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【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Love it or hate it, there is no escape from Internet slang(俚语).
This is especially true among young people in some English-speaking countries such as Australia, the UK and the US. These days, if they haven't caught up with the latest popular Internet slang, chances are that they often feel behind the times.
Take these posts by The Washington Post for example: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal, it made me totes emosh. ”
What on earth do these mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of the adverb “totally”. Likewise, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”.
It seems that, for millennials (those born between the early 1980s and late 1990s), typing in this abbreviated form is not only time-saving but also in.
Many millennial slang words are formed by what linguists(语言学家) call the practice of “totesing” —the systematic abbreviation of words, according to a recent article in The Washington Post.
Some people think that millennial slang affects the English language negatively. However, Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesn't agree.
“When you are able to use language in a creative way, you show you are linguistically knowledgeable because you know the language rules well enough to use words in a different way.” Billington told News.com.au.
Her view is supported by two linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, from the City University of New York and the University of Pennsylvania respectively. The two believe that totes-speak is a highly-organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation.
The ability to break apart syllables(音节) and mix different sounds together is key. “Totesing is about sounds, and it follows the sometimes-complex sound system of English,” Jones told The Washington Post. “Totesing is considered random by some people, but it's not true. Instead, it has strict rules to follow. You need to be very fluent in the English language to be able to understand totes-speak. ”

（1）How does the author explain the meaning of totesing?
A.With comparisons.
B.Through examples.
C.By listing facts.
D.By analyzing causes and effects.
（2）What is Lauren Spradlin's attitude toward the practice of totesing?
A.Worried.
B.Indifferent(漠不关心的).
C.Positive.
D.Doubtful.
（3）The underlined word “random” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A.complex
B.organized
C.irregular
D.meaningless
（4）What is the main idea of this passage?
A.The reasons why totesing is popular among the young.
B.The ways that the young use in totesing.
C.The popularity of totesing and linguists' attitude to it.
D.The definition(定义) and practice of totesing.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】本文是应用文，主要介绍了网络用语totesing深受人们欢迎和语言学家对网络俚语的态度。

（1）B考查判断推理题。A. With comparisons使用比较方法；B. Through examples通过举例；C. By listing facts通过列举事实；D. By analyzing causes and effects通过分析事实和影响。根据文章第四和六段可知作者是通过举例来介绍什么事totesing的。故可知选B。

（2）C考查判断推理题。A. Worried焦急的；B. Indifferent(漠不关心的)；C. Positive积极的；D. Doubtful怀疑的。根据文章倒数第二段的The two believe that totes-speak is a highly-organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation可知Lauren Spradlin对totesing是持积极的态度的。故选C。

（3）C考查猜测词义题。A. complex复杂的；B. organized有组织的；C. irregular不规则的；D. meaningless无意义的。根据文章最后一段的it's not true. Instead, it has strict rules to follow可知前文的介绍是不规则的，相反是有严格规则要遵守的。故判断选C。

（4）C。考查主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据文章的最后三段可知文章主要介绍了是网络用语totesing的含义。故选C。