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
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Long March exhibition
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the Long March．On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged(被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi Province in the mid-1930s．Explanations are all in Chinese．The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road
Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese /15 yuan for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a pole, dancing and blowing a mouthorgan（口琴）．People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them．The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at l:30 pm at weekends．The show will end on November 15．
Address: 189 Daduhe Road
Admission: 30-40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium（海豚馆） in Peace Park an attraction for children．Seals and sea lions also perform.
Hours: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm
Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children. (252 words)
1.If you go to visit the Long March exhibition with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?
A．16 yuan． B．30 yuan． C．23 yuan. D．20 yuan.
2.Which of the following is NOT done by the Thai elephants?
A．Riding bicycles.
B．Blowing a mouth-organ．
C．Having a tug-of-war with people.
D．Doing math．
3.The dolphinarium in Peace Park is a hall where you can see ______.
A. only seals and sea lions perform
B. only dolphins perform
C. not only dolphins but also seals and sea lions perform
D. only seals perform
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When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station . When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “ Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.
Liz Murray，a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.
Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “ What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they loved me all the time.”
Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.
1.The main idea of the passage is __________ .
A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University
B. What a hard time Liz had in her childhood
C. why Liz loved her parents so much
D. how Liz struggled to change her life
2.In which order did the following things happen to Liz ?
a. Her mother died of AIDS.
b. She worked at a petrol station.
c. She got admission into Harvard University.
d. The movie about her life was put on.
e. She had trouble about finding a place to sleep.
A. b, a , e , c, d B. a , b , c , e , d
C. e , d, b , a , c D. b , e , a , d , c
3.What actually made her go towards her goal ?
A. Envy and encouragement.
B. Willpower and determination .
C. Decisions and understanding.
D. Love and respect for her parents.
4.When she wrote “What drove me to live on … I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that __________ .
A. she had little experience of social life.
B. she could hardly understand the society.
C. she would do something for her own life.
D. she needed to travel more around the world.
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根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Michael’s birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he wouldn’t have to walk to school anymore. 1. ． Michael got a book instead but he did not complain ( 抱怨 ).
One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a bookstore on his way to school, he saw a big boy on a bike. The bike was too small for the boy. 2. ．
The boy was a student in Michael’ s school. Michael recognized him. The boy’s name was William. His leg seemed to have broken. Michael picked up William’s bike which was not damaged and rode to the nearby hospital to get help. 3. ． Michael rode William’ s bike to school so he would not be late for class.
After school, Michael quickly rode the bicycle to William’ s house with a book for him. 4. ．But he had to put some medicine on his leg and stay in bed for some time.
To Michael’ s surprise, William was getting a new bike for his birthday in two months so he let Michael have his old bike. Michael was overjoyed（喜出望外）.
5. . Michael visited William every day until Williams’s leg was better.
A. Luckily, William was not seriously hurt.
B. Michael found it interesting and couldn’t help laughing.
C. From then on, Michael and William became good friends
D. William gave his new bike to Michael to show his thanks.
E. However, Michael’ s dad had lost his job and did not have much money.
F. As the boy was turning around a corner, the bike crashed into a tree.
G. A few minutes later, an ambulance (救护车) came and took William to the hospital.
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A businessman, with a large amount of money, was walking through a remote (偏远的) area. Upon ________ this, a thief followed him, planning to________ his money at a certain time. The businessman noticed something was ________, and he started to pay much more ________to the thief.
The businessman soon asked the thief if he________help find some water nearby, and when the thief went to________ the water, the businessman put all of his________into the thief’s bag. Then the thief returned and told the businessman________ the water was. ________the businessman left to get some water, the thief quickly________the businessman’s bag. Certainly, there was nothing that the thief________ .
The thief was ________, but he still did not give up hope. After some time, the businessman returned and they both ________for a long time. Then the businessman got tired and________ under a big tree. The thief again checked the businessman’s bag and still did not find any money. So the thief ________that the businessman did not actually have any money with him.
Finally, they arrived at a city. When the thief went after a job and left his own bag behind, the businessman ________in and took back all of his own money he had put there ________ When the thief came back, he was surprised to see that the businessman was________ some jewels with the money in his bag. The thief couldn’t ________ asking the question, “I didn’t know you had money on the________ .” The businessman smiled to him, “Of course you didn’t, because it is not yours.”
1.A. talking B. learning C. thinking D. speaking
2.A. keep B. borrow C. steal D. put
3.A. new B. common C. strange D. dangerous
4.A. care B. mercy C. need D. attention
5.A. would B. could C. should D. must
6.A. carry on B. look for C. watch over D. bring along
7.A. goods B. food C. money D. clothes
8.A. how B. what C. that D. where
9.A. As soon as B. As far as C. As well as D. As long as
10.A. hid B. searched C. explored D. changed
11.A. saved B. planned C. owned D. wanted
12.A. frightened B. angry C. surprised D. nervous
13.A. drank B. walked C. rested D. discussed
14.A. sat B. stood C. slept D. stopped
15.A. agreed B. wished C. doubted D. believed
16.A. put B. got C. reached D. broke
17.A. rightly B. luckily C. really D. formerly
18.A. buying B. wearing C. having D. showing
19.A. keep B. help C. enjoy D. avoid
20.A. trip B. visit C. holiday D. business
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