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Love it or hate it, there is no escape from Internet slang(俚语).

This is especially true among young people in some English-speaking countries such as Australia, the UK and the US. These days, if they haven’t caught up with the latest popular Internet slang, chances are that they often feel behind the times.

Take these posts by The Washington Post for example: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal, it made me totes emosh.

What on earth do these mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of the adverb “totally”. Likewise, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”.

It seems that, for millennials (those born between the early 1980s and late 1990s), typing in this abbreviated form is not only time-saving but also in.

Many millennial slang words are formed by what linguists(语言学家) call the practice of  “totesing” the systematic abbreviation of words, according to a recent article in The Washington Post.

Some people think that millennial slang affects the English language negatively. However, Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesn’t agree.

“When you are able to use language in a creative way, you show you are linguistically knowledgeable because you know the language rules well enough to use words in a different way. Billington told News.com.au.

Her view is supported by two linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, from the City University of New York and the University of Pennsylvania respectively. The two believe that totes-speak is a highly-organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation.

The ability to break apart syllables(音节) and mix different sounds together is key. “Totesing is about sounds, and it follows the sometimes-complex sound system of English,” Jones told The Washington Post. “Totesing is considered random by some people, but its not true. Instead, it has strict rules to follow. You need to be very fluent in the English language to be able to understand totes-speak. ”

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1.How does the author explain the meaning of totesing?

A. With comparisons.

B. Through examples.

C. By listing facts.

D. By analyzing causes and effects.

2.What is Lauren Spradlin’s attitude toward the practice of totesing?

A. Worried.       B. Indifferent(漠不关心的).

C. Positive.      D. Doubtful.

3.The underlined wordrandom” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

A. complex        B. organized

C. irregular      D. meaningless

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The reasons why totesing is popular among the young.

B. The ways that the young use in totesing.

C. The popularity of totesing and linguists’ attitude to it.

D. The definition(定义) and practice of totesing.

 

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.C 【解析】 试题分析:本文是应用文,主要介绍了网络用语totesing深受人们欢迎和语言学家对网络俚语的态度。 1.1】B考查判断推理题。A. With comparisons使用比较方法;B. Through examples通过举例;C. By listing facts通过列举事实;D. By analyzing causes and effects通过分析事实和影响。根据文章第四和六段可知作者是通过举例来介绍什么事totesing的。故可知选B。 2.2】C考查判断推理题。A. Worried焦急的;B. Indifferent(漠不关心的);C. Positive积极的;D. Doubtful怀疑的。根据文章倒数第二段的The two believe that totes-speak is a highly-organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation可知Lauren Spradlin对totesing是持积极的态度的。 故选C。 3.3】C考查猜测词义题。A. complex复杂的;B. organized有组织的;C. irregular不规则的;D. meaningless无意义的。根据文章最后一段的it’s not true. Instead, it has strict rules to follow可知前文的介绍是不规则的,相反是有严格规则要遵守的。故判断选C。 4.。考查主旨大意题。通读全文,并根据文章的最后三段可知文章主要介绍了是网络用语totesing的含义。故选C。 【名师点睛】 一、速读全文,了解大意知主题。 阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面。阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力。考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读,搜寻关键词、主题句,捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点,并且理清文章脉络,把握语篇实质。 抓主题句是快速掌握文章大意的主要方法。主题句一般出现在文章的开头和结尾。 主题句往往对全文起提示、启迪、概括、归纳之作用,主旨大意题,归纳概括题,中心思想题往往直接可从主题句中找到答案。如28.5. 二、看题干,带着问题读文章。 首先要掌握问题的类型,客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案;而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调等,这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等。其次,了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息,然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读,对有关信息进行快速定位。此法加强了阅读的针对性,提高了做题的准确率。 三、 逻辑推理,做好深层理解题。 在实际阅读中,有时作者并未把意图说出来,阅读者要根据字面意思,通过语篇逻辑关系,研究细节的暗示,推敲作者的态度,理解文章的寓义。要求读者对文字的表面信息进行分析、挖掘和逻辑推理,不能就事论事,以偏概全。推理题在提问中常用的词有:infer, imply, suggest, indicate等。如26.6.2】C考查判断推理题。A. Worried焦急的;B. Indifferent(漠不关心的);C. Positive积极的;D. Doubtful怀疑的。根据文章倒数第二段的The two believe that totes-speak is a highly-organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation可知Lauren Spradlin对totesing是持积极的态度的。 故选C。 考点:社会知识类阅读理解
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