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(粗魯?shù)模?nbsp;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(直覺(jué)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 中國(guó)的新詞匯--"土豪",可能會(huì)被編入明年的牛津詞典.這個(gè)詞是在BBC最近的一個(gè)關(guān)于"中國(guó)有影響力的詞匯"這個(gè)節(jié)目播出之后引起了牛津詞典編輯團(tuán)隊(duì)的注意.
解答 32.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由"The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC's recent program on influential Chinese words."可知BBC 的節(jié)目對(duì)漢語(yǔ)詞匯產(chǎn)生了影響.故選B.
33.A.推理判斷題."土豪"傳統(tǒng)意義上指的是有錢(qián)人、喜歡發(fā)號(hào)施令的家伙.Give orders to others.對(duì)別人發(fā)號(hào)施令; Get ready to help others.準(zhǔn)備好去幫助別人; Go on a diet.節(jié)食、減肥; Put on weight.長(zhǎng)胖. 故選A.
34.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.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月蘋(píng)果發(fā)布"土豪金"讓"土豪"變得更流行. 故選D.
35.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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可知兩個(gè)詞之間的相似性是都具有新的含義;故選A.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.