4.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 300new 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"otherize".It is a verb for"other"that means to alienate (使疏远) people who are different from ourselves-whether that be different skin color,religious belief or sexuality."We had all the words around Brexit (脱欧) in the last update and we are now starting to see all the words around Trump coming into the dictionary,"Angus Stevenson,Oxford Dictionaries'head of content development,told The Guardian.
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.
But still,not all newly-invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream dictionary.If you want to create your own hit words,Stevenson's suggestion is that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful,but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.
21.What's the meaning of"fitspiration"?B
A.The people who have healthy spirit.
B.Someone or something that helps people keep fit.
C.A lifestyle with fit and positive spirit.
D.The people who often do exercises to keep fit.
22.Which word reflects our care about the surroundings?A
A.climate refugee
B.otherize
C.clicktivism
D.fitspiration
23.According to Stevenson,what should you do if you want to create your own hit words?D
A.Make sure that they are expressive and meaningful as much as possible.
B.Ask for valuable advice from language experts.
C.Try to imitate the words in a mainstream dictionary.
D.Make the words meaningful with fascinating sound.
分析 本文主要讲述了在社会发展的过程中,语言也在发生变化,而我们的生活方式也因语言的变化而变化了.
解答 21.B词义猜测题.根据关键词"fitspiration"可知,信息源为第四段."fitspiration"…refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy.可以知道.fitspiration指的是那种帮助别人鼓励他人积极锻炼身体保持身体健康的人或者事,结合选项,故正确答案为B.
22.A细节理解题.根据题干中的"the surroundings"与"the environment"同义,则The phrase"climate refugee"-someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change-reflects people's concern for the environment.由此可以推断,气候难民指的是因为气候变化而改变了他们居住环境而不得不离家的人,结合选项,故选择A.
23.D细节理解题.根据根据题干"create your own hit words",锁定信息源为最后一段If you want to create your own hit words,Stevenson's suggestion is that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful,but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.如果你想创造属于自己的热搜词汇,那么你要确定它们不仅有意义而且还得有一个吸引人的名字,那样人们可以随时响亮的说出来.结合选项,可以得知答案为D.
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.