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1、第 1 页共 7 页 高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（81） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A The 115-year-old prestigious Oxford Dictionary will now include popular new Chinese terms like “ shanzhai ” “ youtiao” and “ fangnu ” , as part of the modern Chinese language As China plays a more and more important role in the
2、 world economy, the Chinese language is forever evolving, attracting more attention from people who want to understand this ancient yet vibrant （充满生气的）language For instance, the word “ shanzhai ” is used to describe the countless knockoffs（名牌仿制品） of iPhones or designer bags imprinted with Louis Vuit
3、ton logos Another new term in the new edition is the word “ fangnu ” , or a “ mortgage （按揭）slave ” a term used to describe the phenomenon in large cities whereby well-educated youth complain of a miserable existence due to the heavy burden of a home mortgage All these new or often fashionable terms
4、can be found in the new Oxford English-Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary that was unveiled in the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair last week The dictionary now is available for retail sales since the beginning of this month This dictionary is the largest single volume English-Chi
5、nese, Chinese-English dictionary and contains 670,000 words and phrases after five years of preparation Sixty editors from the Oxford University Press and its partner in Chinathe Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press worked together on the project According to Julie Kleeman, the dictionary s
6、chief editor, most of the firm s editors were Chinese, while about one fourth were native-English speakers “ We don t want to make it florid （ 绚 丽 的 ） , we want it to be modern and conversational many of the words in the present dictionary are no longer in use, ” said Kleeman “ The need for studying
7、 Chinese by foreigners today is totally different from decades ago Precise, native and practical that is our core advantage,” she said Kleeman said newer publications updates will be available only for the online version as language often changes too quickly for book versions to keep pace The online
8、 version will also offer a Chinese phonetic pronunciation guide The online version, allowing access via different platforms from the PC to the iPad, will be ready “ as soon as possible” , Kleeman said 1According to Kleeman, one of the features that distinguish Oxford English from other dictionaries
9、is that _ A it has a long history of 115 years B it includes ancient but vibrant language C it is the largest English dictionary ever published D it offers native, precise and practical language 2According to the above passage, we learn that _ A well-educated youth in China s big cities have difficu
10、lty buying houses B the Oxford University Press made the dictionary without outside aid C most Chinese editors are also native speakers of English D knockoffs can be found in China but not very often 3The possible reason why newer publications updates are not available for book versions is that _ 第
11、2 页共 7 页 A the computer network is available everywhere B book versions can t keep up with the changes of language C book versions can t offer a Chinese phonetic pronunciation guide D computer technology like the PC and the iPad keeps pace with language 4What is the main idea of the passage? A The l
12、atest Oxford English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary is on the market B New Chinese terms like “ shanzhai ” and “ fangnu ” have got into Oxford Dictionary C Oxford Dictionary has become more fashionable due to the Chinese language D Beijing International Book Fair was where the new Oxford Dictio
13、nary was published B In today s society, a college degree tells little about what you know in comparison to what it tells about what you can learn For instance, the IT world is constantly changing Anything you learn today will probably be useless in a few short years The point is to learn to learn B
14、logging works exactly the same way And I believe this to be true regardless of your end goalIf you re trying to make money, this is abundantly clear There s always more money to be made If you re teaching on a subject, you are constantly looking for new information to share Even if you re just shari
15、ng your words with others for pleasure, you re continuously improving your writing and storytelling, so people don t get bored of you This is one of the reasons that bloggers burn out They forget this They think they have an unlimited amount of content just waiting to burst from their brain They get
16、 comfortable Then they start to run out of juice Sure, at times it seems that some bloggers just have it They are experts in their fields and will simply feed us with invaluable content forever But this is not true Pay attention Even famous bloggers would run out of content eventually without constant learning The point is apparent Don t think you ve succeeded There are plateaus, but there are no peaks
