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(登记) 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
书面表达
假如你是邢台市第一中学学生李华，你的美国笔友约翰来信询问雅安地震情况，并表达了要去灾区当志愿者的愿望。请你回信，内容主要包括：
1. 伤亡情况： 死约200人，伤逾万人。
2. 救援人员： 军队，当地政府及民众。
3. 婉言劝止并说明理由。
注意： 1. 词数100左右。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 相关词汇：rescue 救援 the trapped 被困人员
Dear John,
Thank you very much for your concern over the earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan Province.
Yours
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday morning, I was surprising to hear that my best friend Allee has been hit by a car and was in hospital. The other day when he was going to cross a street, he was such careful that he didn’t go until he saw the traffic light to turn green. But hardly had he got to the middle of the street while he saw a car suddenly appear on his right-hand side and come towards them. It was too late for Allee to escape. He was hit by the car or was thrown a few meters away. He was sent to the nearest hospital immediately and had operation. When I went to see him, he was out of dangers but still looked pale. I sincere hope he will recover and return to normal as soon as possible.
语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Three months ago George was at the Red Sea and when he came back, brown and happy, he said that he had never had __1.__ a terrific holiday before. As he was very good at swimming and diving and was ___2.__(concern) with biology, he managed to join a scientific research group __3.___ was studying the sea life of the Red Sea coast at that time. The researchers allowed him ___4.__(help) them in their work and gave him a special diving suit, so he was able to stay deep in the sea for quite a long time. George was amazed at ___5.___ beautiful the underwater world was. Millions of brightly colored fish moved __6.____( busy) around him. Crabs, turtles, and sea snakes looked at him curiously and then hurried to do their underwater business. Once, when George followed a little crab, a huge fish appeared from behind a coral rock. Luckily, the shark took no interest __7.___ him and disappeared into the __8.__(deep) as if it had much more important things to do.
While George was working for the group, exploring the sea plants and animals in their natural conditions, he __9.____(make) a firm decision to go on studying biology and natural sciences as research work became very ___10.__(attract) to him.
完形填空
阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. ______, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have _____ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.
Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. ______, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were ______ to spend time with our schoolbooks out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum ______ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.
I left ______ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum ______ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) _____ for her.
Then started another ______ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing ______ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was ______ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me ______ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard···Circumstances __ change.”
Things did change, but very slowly and ______, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me ______. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had ______ the exam with honors and was ______ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I ______ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum ______ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a ______of time.”
1.A. However B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Besides
2.A. devoted B. spent C. taken D. wasted
3.A. In that case B. In this way C. On the other hand D. On the contrary
4.A. pleased B. annoyed C. forced D. advised
5.A. demanded B. concluded C. promised D. mentioned
6.A. at B. for C. from D. after
7.A. announcing B. reading C. knowing D. saying
8.A. shame B. challenge C. pride D. honor
9.A. experiment B. research C. conflict D. trial
10.A. though B. while C. as D. unless
11.A. determined B. astonished C. satisfied D. concerned
12.A. predict B. imagine C. guess D. feel
13.A. need B. would C. will D. shall
14.A. quickly B. extremely C. smoothly D. gradually
15.A. made up B. paid off C. took on D. burst out
16.A. attended B. received C. passed D. failed
17.A. accepted B. allowed C. admitted D. permitted
18.A. questioned B. convinced C. persuaded D. called
19.A. nodded B. laughed C. shouted D. joked
20.A. matter B. period C. waste D. length
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的正确选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? ___1.__
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. __2.___ Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. ___3.___ If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
_4.__ According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “__5.__”.
A. A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.
B. Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.
C. What people want to express is like this.
D. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.
E. It needs exercise.
F. You are such a smart child.
G. These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
