Question

China's hot word, tuhao, may be in Oxford English Dictionary.

​In Chinese, tu means rude and hao means rich. In recent years, people use this term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable way. The word became more popular with Apple's gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao golden”. The word is now often used to refer to people who have money but lack taste.

​There are two other Chinese hot words: dama and No Zuo No Die, 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. Thousands of Chinese women were buying a large amount of gold when the gold price had gone down. Another phrase No Zuo No Die, meaning if you don't do stupid things, they won't come back to bite you, is also very popular. Other words, such as Maotai, Chinglish and dim sum have also been included in the dictionary.

​BBC World News recently made a special program called “Tuhao, let’s be friends!”“ The frequent use of Chinglish by foreign media suggests that foreign people are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Beijing University.

​What does this trend suggest about the Chinese language’s influence?

​Xing Hongbing, a professor from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) said “These show that Chinglish is now being accepted by the rest of the world and they play important roles in daily life of Chinese. Behind these Chinglish words and phrases are the Chinese culture. They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand what’s happening in China.”

1.Which of the following words is NOT a hot Chinglish word?

A. Dama    B. Karaoke

C. Tuhao    D. Dim sum

2.The word “dama” becomes so popular because ________.

A. they are wealthy middle-aged women

B. they bought gold crazily when the price was down

C. they made the gold price up

D. they worked on the Wall Street

3.According to the passage, Xing Hongbing agreed that _________.

A. Foreigners want to know more about the culture of China from Chinglish.

B. Chinglish hot words tell some funny things about China.

C. Chinglish plays important roles in daily life of Chinese.

D. Chinglish hot words are so vivid that people like using them a lot.

4.What’s the purpose of writing this article?

A. To describe the hot words in Oxford English Dictionary.

B. To explain the meanings of some Chinese hot words.

C. To describe the use of Chinglish hot words and their influence.

D. To show the different opinions about Chinglish hot words.

Answer

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。短文讲了中国的一些新热词，这些词可能都出现在牛津英语词典中，详细的讲了这些词的含义和来源，及其它们的影响力。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段句子may be in next year's Oxford English Dictionary．可能会在明年的牛津英语词典里．第三段句子dama and NoZuoNoDie，which may also be taken in the dictionary．dama和nozuonodie，这也可能是在字典里了。"dim sum"have also been included in the dictionary．dim sum"也被列入词典。可知没有karaoke。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段第二行句子Thousands of Chinese women were buying a large amount of gold when the gold price had gone down．当黄金价格已经下降的时候数千名中国妇女大量买进黄金。可知当金价下跌时她们疯狂的买了大量的黄金。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段第一行句子Chinglish is now being accepted by the rest of the world and they play important roles in daily life of Chinese．中式英语正在被世界其他国家所接受，在中国人的日常生活中起着重要的作用。可知中式英语在日常生活中扮演着重要角色。故选C。

4.主旨归纳题。根据整篇文章内容及其最后一段句子Chinglish is now being accepted by the rest of the world and they play important roles in daily life of Chinese．Behind these Chinglish words and phrases is the Chinese culture．They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand what's happening in China．"中式英语正被世界其他国家所接受，在中国人的日常生活中扮演着重要的角色，这些中式词语和短语代表着中国文化。它们反映了中国社会的变化和趋势，它们帮助其他国家的人了解中国发生了什么。可知说的是描述使用中式英语热点词语和它们的影响力。故选C。