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.What does the frequent use of Chinglish by foreign media suggest?

A. Foreigners want to know more about the lifestyle and culture of China.

B. Foreign people found it funny.

C. Chinese is one of the most important languages in the world.

D. Chinese people are very friendly.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。“土豪”要收录入牛津词典啦，相似的还有诸如“大妈”、“点心”等等。中国的词汇进入英语并不是什么稀奇事，英语国家的人们希望词汇保持它原来的意义。外国媒体对中式英语的频繁使用说明外国人想要更多地了解中国的生活方式和文化。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段China’s hot word, tuhao, may be in Oxford English Dictionary.

第三段中Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal. 和Other words, such as Maotai, Chinglish and dim sum have also been included in the dictionary.可知，Karaoke不是中式英语热词。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中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.可知，“大妈”这个词非常受欢迎，是因为《华尔街日报》刊出中国大妈在黄金价格下跌的时候买入大量黄金的消息，数以千计的中国中年女性成为黄金抢购风潮中的主力军。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段“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.”可知，外国媒体对中式英语的频繁使用说明外国人想要更多地了解中国的生活方式和文化。故选A。