Question

China's new term, Tuhao, may be in next year's Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the at?tention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC's re?cent programme on influential Chinese words. "If its in?fluence continues, it is very likely to appear on our up?dated list of words," said Julie Kleeman, project manag?er with the editing team.

In Chinese "tu" means uncouth(笨拙的)and "hao" means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around inChina's coun?tryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple's new gold-coloured iPhone, which is loved byChina's rich people. The colour be?came 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 two other Chinese words―Dama and Hukou―which may also make it into the dictionary.

People can have an intuitive(直观的)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 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary," she said. Some of them are guanxi, which means connection and taikonaut, 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 ver?sion 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 time," ac?cording to a statement from ex-chief-editor John Simpson.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE accord?ing to the text?

A.    Dama and Hukou have made it into Oxford Eng?lish Dictionary.

B.    Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC's recent programmes.

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.

 

2.    What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.    Give orders to others.

B.    Get ready to help others.

C.    Go on a diet.

D.    Put on weight.

3.    Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because   .

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-coloured iPhone

4.    The main idea of the text is that   .

A.    Tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictiona?ry

B.    sometimes pinyin makes Chinese words better understood

C.    Tuhao has a new meaning at the present time

D.    Ox ford English Dictionary includes new words faster than before

Answer 1

【文章大意】"土豪"一词有望被收录人《牛津词典》。中国的词汇进入英语并不稀奇，但英语国家的人们希望词汇保持它原来的意义。

B 细节理解题。由文章第一段中的句子"The word caught the attention of the dictionary's editing team after BBC's re?cent programme on influential Chinese words."可知BBC的一

个节目对于有影响力的汉语词汇进行了相关报道。故选B项。

A 推理判断题。由文章第二段的句子"In Chinese tu means uncouth(笨拙的)and  hao means rich. It has tradi?tionally been referred to rich people…"可知"土豪，，传统意义上指的是喜欢发号施令的有钱人。Give orders to others.对别人发号施令。Get ready to help others.准备好去帮助别人。Goon a diet.节食减肥。Put on weight.长胖。故选A项。

D 细节理解题。由文章第二段的句子"The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple's new gold-coloured iPhone, which is loved by China's rich people... 可知，9月苹果发布"土豪金"的苹果手机让"土豪"一词变得更流行。故选D项。

A主旨大意题。从整篇文章和第一段的句子"China's new term, Tuhao, may be in next year's Oxford English Diction?ary."可知，文章讲了"土豪"这个汉语词汇要被收录进《牛津词典》的事情。故选A项。