15.French writer Frantz Fanon once said:"To speak a language is to take on a world,a culture."Since the world changes every day,so does our language.
More than 300 new words and phrases have recently made it into the online Oxford Dictionary,and in one way or another they are all reflections of today's changing world.
After a year that was politically unstable,it's not hard to understand the fact that people's political views are one of the main drives of our expanding vocabulary.One example is"clicktivism",a compound of"click"and"activism".It refers to"armchair activists"-people who support a political or social cause,but only show their support from behind a computer or smartphone.And"otherize"is a verb for"other"that means to alienate (使疏遠)people who are different from ourselves-whether that be different skin color,religious belief or sexuality.
Lifestyle is also changing our language.For example,"fitspiration"-a compound of fit and inspiration-refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy.
The phrase"climate refugee"-someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change-reflects people's concern for the environment.
According to Stevenson,social media was the main source for the new expressions."People feel much freer to coin their own words these days,"he said.
But still,not all newly-invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream (主流的) dictionary.If you want to create your own hit words,Angus Stevenson,Oxford Dictionaries head of content development,suggests that you should not on y make sure that they are expressive (有表現(xiàn)力的) and meaningful,but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.
28.What is the article mainly about?A
A.Some new word that got included into the online Oxford Dictionary.
B.The application of new words and phrases.
C.How a language mirrors the changing world.
D The impact of social media on our language.
29.The underlined word"coin"in the second-to-last paragraph probably meansD.
A.use B.record C.change D.create
30.How is the article mainly written?A
A.By giving examples.
B.By making comparisons.
C.By following a timeline.
D.By presenting research findings.
31.According to Stevenson,to make the words you invent popular,they shouldD.
A.be easy to remember
B.have unique meanings
C.reflect the changing world
D.be meaningful,expressive and catchy.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了一些新單詞被收錄到在線牛津詞典中,反映了當今世界的變化.
解答 28.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段More than 300 new words and phrases have recently made it into the online Oxford Dictionary,and in one way or another they are all reflections of today's changing world可知文章主要講一些新單詞被收錄到在線牛津詞典中;故選A.
29.D.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章According to Stevenson,social media was the main source for the new expressions."People feel much freer to coin their own words these days,"he said可知據(jù)史蒂文森說,社交媒體是新表達方式的主要來源,人們對于新的單詞感覺更加自在;意為創(chuàng)造;故選D.
30.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章For example,"fitspiration"-a compound of fit and inspiration-refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy可知文章主要采用舉例說明;故選A.
31.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段Angus Stevenson,Oxford Dictionaries head of content development,suggests that you should not on y make sure that they are expressive (有表現(xiàn)力的) and meaningful,but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud可知要使你所發(fā)明的詞語受歡迎,他們應(yīng)該是有意義的,有表現(xiàn)力的和有吸引力的;故選D.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.