题目内容
14.China's new term,tuhao,may be in next year's Oxford English Dictionary.The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC's recent program on influential Chinese words."If its influence continues,it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,"said Julie Kleeman,project manager with the editing team.In Chinese tu means uncouth(粗鲁的) and hao means rich.It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China's countryside.The word became more popular with the launch of Apple's new gold-colored iPhone,which is loved by China's rich people.The color became known as"tuhao gold".The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it.Kleeman also mentioned other Chinese word-dama,which means middle-aged women,was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold.They were the driving force in the global gold market between April and July when the gold prices had dropped.
People can have an intuitive(直觉的)grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin,Kleeman said,adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.
"We have nearly 120Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,"she said.Some of them are:guanxi,which means"connection"; taikonaut,a mix of taikong,meaning outer space,and astronaut.
The ne words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive.The online version is also renewed every three months."It at least broke our old rules.It used to take 10years to include a new word but now we keep pace with the time,"according to a statement rom ex-chief-editor John Simpson.
32.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?B
A.Dama and tuhao have made it into Oxford English Dictionary.
B.Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC's rcent programs.
C.Tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class.
D.John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules.
33.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A
A.Give orders to others.
B.Get ready to help others.
C.Go on a diet.
D.Put on weight.
34.Tuhao became more popular partly becauseD.
A.it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary
B.it is often used by the online community
C.people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning
D.Apple launched a new gold-colored iPhone
35.What's the similarity between"tuhhao"and"dama"?A
A.Both take new meanings.
B.Both were created in British.
C.Both will be uploaded in the next dictionary version before the official website.
D.They have the same meaning.
分析 中国的新词汇--"土豪",可能会被编入明年的牛津词典.这个词是在BBC最近的一个关于"中国有影响力的词汇"这个节目播出之后引起了牛津词典编辑团队的注意.
解答 32.B.细节理解题.由"The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC's recent program on influential Chinese words."可知BBC 的节目对汉语词汇产生了影响.故选B.
33.A.推理判断题."土豪"传统意义上指的是有钱人、喜欢发号施令的家伙.Give orders to others.对别人发号施令; Get ready to help others.准备好去帮助别人; Go on a diet.节食、减肥; Put on weight.长胖. 故选A.
34.D.细节理解题.由"The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple's new gold-colored iPhone,which is loved by China's rich people."可知9月苹果发布"土豪金"让"土豪"变得更流行. 故选D.
35.A.细节理解题.根据第二段Kleeman also mentioned other Chinese word-dama,which means middle-aged women,was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold可知两个词之间的相似性是都具有新的含义;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.