The Buzzwords of 2016 in China In 2016, Chinese people came up with some funny and confusing new phrases. Here are three examples for you. | |
Blue Thin Mushroom | Blue Thin Mushroom became very popular when a video about a young Chinese man from Guangxi Province, saying to his girlfriend in his local accent（方言）that he was upset and wanted to cry because of losing love |
Badass Word Br other Lì haile wǒde ge | You may find it strange to say "word brother". That's because the pronunciation of "word" is similar to "my" (wǒde) in Chinese. The phrase is used to show admiration. Though there is a "brother" here, women are included as well. |
Hǒng huāng zhī Lì Prehistoric Powers
| It first appeared in the Chinese TV play The journey of Flower（《花千骨》）.However, it wasn’t until last year’s Summer Olympic Games in Rio that this buzzword rose to fame（名声）.Chinese athlete Fu Yuanhui mentioned the energy helped her swim so fast. Her funny expressions made her become a famous Internet person overnight, and “Prehistoric Powers” becomes one of the most popular words in China. |
1.According to the passage, you can use________ to express your sad feelings.
A.Blue Thin Mushroom B.Badass Word Brother
C.Prehistoric Powers D.The journey of Flowers
2.According to the passage, you can use________ to express your sad feelings.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.Where did the expression “Prehistoric Powers” first appear?
A.A video B.Local accent C.TV play D.Olympic Games in Rio
4.In the passage, we can use “________’’to replace “Buzzwords”.
A.perfect words B.funny words C.boring words D.popular words
5.Which phrase uses the similar English pronunciation to express the Chinese?
A.Blue Thin Mushroom B.Badass Word Brother
C.Prehistoric Powers D.Hǒng huāng zhī li
More than 95 percent of people in the world have phones today. Phone calls and messages help us easily keep in touch with others. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive is bringing back this old habit.
Letters Alive got its idea from a UK program with a similar name. Both shows invite famous actors and actresses, but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, it’s just one person walking up to microphone and read the letter.
The letters were written by people from different times in history. Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show, said, “Every letter opens another world for us. It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers.”
Since its first episode（集）on December 5th, Letters alive has been widely praised. Many audiences-- the people who watched the TV show, said that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today’s TV shows.
Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences. They include Chinese Poetry Conference, a classical Chinese poetry competition, and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote.
“This means that our audiences are not only looking for entertainment like gossip（八卦）and eye-catching games, ” reported China Youth Daily. “Cultural values and true feeling are the keys to winning praise.”
1.According to the passage, people seldom ________to keep in touch with others today.
A.write letters B.make calls C.send messages D.send e-mails
2.We can enjoy ________ in the TV show Letters Alive.
A.funny jokes B.different competitions
C.eye-catching games D.the real lives and feelings of the writers
3.What does the underlined word “audiences” mean?
A.导演 B.作者 C.观众 D,朗读者
4.We can know that Readers is the name of________ from the passage.
A.a game B.a program C.a director D.a competition
5.Why is Chinese Poetry Conference popular with people?
A.It has the similar name as a UK program.
B.It can express the feelings of the readers.
C.Gossip and eye-catching games in it are funny.
D.There is the value of Chinese traditional culture in it.
A young rich man was traveling down a street, going a bit fast in his new sports car. There were many________-playing among the cars.
As his car passed, one child appeared, and_______a brick hit the car’s side door, The young man stopped the car and_______. He grabbed（抓住） the kid, shouting, “What is wrong with you?
That’s a new car.________you did will cost me a lot of money. Why did you do it?”
“I am sorry, sir. I didn’t know what else to do!” He said, “My brother fell out of his wheelchair. I can’t lift him up” Almost_________the boy asked the man, “ Would you please help me get him back to his wheelchair? He is hurt and he’s too________for me,”The young man was deeply moved. He lifted the kid’s brother back into the wheelchair.
“Thank you, sir.” the child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother towards their home.
It was a long walk back to his car... a long, slow walk. He_______ repaired the side door. He kept it that way _______ a reminder. Don’t go through life so fast that someone_______ throw a brick at you to get your attention. Sometimes, when you don’t have the time to listen, life throw a brick at your head. It’s your _______.Listen to the sound of your sour(心灵),or wait for the brick.
1.A.men B.students C.kids
2.A.suddenly B.luckily C.importantly
3.A.took photos B.jumped out C.fell down
4.A.When B.How C.What
5.A.fighting B.shouting C.crying
6.A.heavy B.noisy C.scary
7.A.never B.sometimes C.often
8.A.with B.without C.as
9.A.may B.has to C.should
10.A.turn B.choice C.punishment
一The game is too hard for me. I will certainly lose. —________. You never say no before you try.
A.Come on! B.Forget it! C.Pardon me?
—Does anybody want to share________on Father’s Day? —I bought a tie for my father. He loves it.
A.where you went B.what did you shop C.what you did
—You know that? The first aircraft carrier（航母）made in China has hit the water.
—Really? ________exciting news!
A.What a B.What C.How
