Question

China’s new popular word, “tuhao”, may be taken 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. Kleeman told the Beijing Youth Daily that “tuhao” has some similarities with the English word “bling”, which refers to expensive, ostentatious (闊綽的) clothing or jewelry. Both the two words have existed for long but later on took a new meaning.

In Chinese, “tu” means rude 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 in the ACG (anime, comic and game) circle borrowed the term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable manner.

The word gained acceptance in September with the launch (投放) of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, an item loved by China’s nouveau riche (暴發(fā)戶). 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 another Chinese word “dama” which may also be taken in the dictionary.

“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 dropped. “People can have an intuitive (直覺(jué)的)grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin”, Kleeman said adding that people avoided using an English word to keep the original meaning. The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months.

1.Why is the word “tuhao” likely to be taken in Oxford English Dictionary?

A.Because it represents noble and rich

B.Because it has the same meaning with an English word.

C.Because its influence becomes bigger and bigger

D.Because it is popular in online game circle.

2.What’s the similarity between “tuhhao” and “dama”?

A.Both take new meanings.

B.Both were created in British.

C.Both will be uploaded in the next dictionary version.

D.They have the same meaning.

3.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A, The popularity of the two words “tubao” and “dama”.

B. The possibility to be taken in Oxford English Dictionary for “tuhao” and “dama”.

C. The new meanings of the two words “tuhao” and “dama”

D. The influence of Chinese in modern world.

4. The passage most probably belongs to _____________.

A. a social survey B. an advertisement

C. a news report D. a publishing notice

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 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。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到The word caught the attention of the dictionary’s editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words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，故選C項(xiàng)。

2.A 推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到Kleeman also mentioned another Chinese word “dama” which may also be taken in the dictionary可知他提到另外一個(gè)詞匯，這個(gè)詞匯也被收入詞典，因?yàn)橐灿辛诵碌囊馑�，故選A項(xiàng)。

3.B 主旨大意。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，故選B項(xiàng)。

4.C 推斷題。本文主要講述中國(guó)的新詞匯--“土豪”，可能會(huì)被編入明年的牛津詞典，可知屬于新聞?lì)�，故選C項(xiàng)。

考點(diǎn)：文化類閱讀。