Question

The prestigious (久负盛名) Peking University and Tsinghua University held graduation ceremonies on the same day this year. The presidents of the two universities delivered excellent speeches at the ceremonies as they used words, phrases or ways of expression that are very popular on the Internet currently. At the same time, graduation speeches by other university presidents were also under the spotlight for the same reason. Their speeches were warmly welcomed by students as they contained many fashionable words today, such as "floating clouds" ( meaning "too small and of little importance to mention") and "gelivable" (meaning " very helpful") . In the speeches , these university presidents recalled campus life together with students and finally moved all the audiences. They were very different from the usual run of lectures.

     Many university presidents have changed their regular manner of addressing graduation ceremonies from an advising and preaching (说教) mode to a more fashionable and funny approach. They try to use those words popular among young people in their speeches.

     In the past, university presidents' speeches were criticized for being too standard and lacking sentiment. Now , they quote fashionable words in their addresses, reflecting they are starting to adopt more everyday attitudes to students. The use of these new expressions has triggered a heated discussion. It focuses on the question of whether university presidents should speak in an informal way at graduation ceremonies.

     Supporters agree with the new approach. They consider it good to build close ties with students by using the youth's own words. Opponents argue the new ways have no practical value or significance for education but are merely to please those leaving university.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

    A. Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth

    B. Must University Presidents Learn to Please Students

    C. Must University Presidents Meet Students' Needs

    D. Should University Heads Use Newly-created Words

2.What can we infer from the passage?

    A. University presidents consider it good to build close ties with students.

    B. More and more students are eager to make speeches in public.

    C. The new ways of making speeches are popular with the young.

    D. University presidents have special opinions about the world.

3.What dose the underlined word "triggered " in Paragraph 3 probably mean ?

A. Break off     B. Set off      C. Sum up      D. Focus on

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Many people are likely to be influenced by the Internet.

B. The writer thinks it necessary for us to follow the traditional customs.

C. More and more words are changing with the development of technology.

D. People argue about whether to use fashionable words on formal occasions.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】文章讨论的是大学校长用流行的网络语言进行毕业演讲，以及人们对此的不同看法。

1.A 主旨大意题。文章讨论的是大学校长用流行的网络语言进行毕业演讲，以及人们对此的不同看法。故A正确。

2.C 推理题。根据第一段6,7行Their speeches were warmly welcomed by students as they contained many fashionable words today可知学生很欢迎这样的演讲，故C正确。

3.B 猜测词义题。根据The use of these new expressions has triggered a heated discussion中的discussion可知校长引用这些新词引起了热烈的讨论。"triggere意为：引起；故B正确。

4.D 段落大意题。根据文章最后一段可知人们对于这种现象有分歧，有人支持，有人反对。故D的说法正确。