题目内容
You must have a favorite line or pet phrase you repeat often in your conversations. Studies say that pet phrases can reflect our changing society and reveal information about a person’s personality. Here are some of the most popular pet phrases among young people.
脑残---nuts
I love the word and use it whenever I think a person is stupid, or a behavior is crazy. I learned the term from one of my classmates. Once, we saw two high school girls wearing miniskirts on a very cold winter day and my classmate called the two girls “nuts”. I don’t think the word reflects my personality. I use it because it sounds cool.
Diao Yujie, 22, computer science major at Nanjing University.
汗---stunning
I use this word very often. Once, my classmates and I were discussing how amusing QQ is. One guy suddenly burst out, “I have MSN too”. This comment had no relation with the topic we were discussing. I used this word and everybody laughed. I think it is a fantastic word that can change awkwardness to amusement.
Mu Li, 20, journalism major at Beijing Normal University.
晕死---I’m giddy!
I use this word a lot---more often than my classmates. It has became a symbol of me, as my friends sometimes refer to me as the guy who often says the word. I am a person who wants to be different and this word gives me that feeling.
Chen Zhou, 21, Nanjing University.
雷---stunning
I only use this word with my friends. My parents don’t understand it. The word, which is only used among people of my age, is intimate. I think it stands for being young and energetic. And I want to be young forever, so I like the word.
Chen Jianjun, 23, senior at Nanjing University.
1.If a man wearing suit and a tie is climbing a mountain, what can we say to him according to the passage?
A. nuts B. I’m giddy. C. 汗---stunning D. 雷---stunning
2.What’s the meaning of “pet phrase” in the first paragraph?
A. 习惯用语 B. 宠物语言 C. 口头禅 D. 座右铭
3. What’s young people’s attitude to pet phrase?
A. indifferent B. crazy C. reasonable D. against
4.Pet phrase can ________ according to studies.
A. reflect our changing society
B. reveal information about a person’s personality
C. make young people popular
D. both A and B
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
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