Question

China’s new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary.

“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(粗野的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s rural areas. In recent years, people borrowed the term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable manner. The word gained acceptance in September with the launch(上市) of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, an item loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold”. The word is now often used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it.

Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words—dama and hukou—which may also be taken in the dictionary. Hukou means household registration(登記) in Chinese and has been widely used.

Dama, meaning 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 June when the gold prices had gone down.

“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary, ” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, literally meaning “connection”, is the system of social networks and influential relationships which promote business and other dealings. Taikonaut is a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new 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 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the era, ” according to John Simpson.

1.What does “Tuhao” mean now?

A. The rich who like iPhone made of gold.

B. The people who have power in the countryside.

C. The people who spend money reasonably.

D. The rich who find no class to belong to.

2.Why is the word “Dama” popular now?

A. They bought gold in the global market.

B. They are wealthy middle-aged women.

C. They brought the gold prices down.

D. They worked on the Wall Street.

3.According to John, the Oxford English Dictionary__________.

A. updates its new version every three months

B. takes 10 years to include a new word now

C. speeds up its acceptance of new words

D. has its online version to collect new words

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

試題分析：中國的時髦熱名詞，“土豪”，明年有望被收入《牛津英語詞典》。這個詞引起了《牛津英語詞典》的編輯團隊的關(guān)注。

1.小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段得知“土豪”現(xiàn)在用來形容那些花錢大手大腳、揮霍錢財，財大氣粗但缺乏相應(yīng)品位的人。選D。

2.小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段得知“大媽”這個詞非常流行，是因為《華爾街日報》刊出中國大媽買入創(chuàng)紀錄數(shù)量黃金的消息而現(xiàn)身西方媒體。在今年4月至5月全球黃金市場金價大跌期間，數(shù)以千計的中國中年女性成為黃金搶購風潮中的主力軍。選A。

3.小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段約翰的話：這至少打破了陳規(guī)，以前需要10年時間來收人一個新詞，而現(xiàn)在，《牛津英語詞典》跟上了這個時代的步伐。得知選C。

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