山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（五十九）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。AThe115-year-oldprestigiousOxfordDictionarywillnowincludepopularnewChinesetermslike“shanzhai”“youtiao”and“fangnu”,aspartofthemodernChineselanguage．AsChinaplaysamoreandmoreimportantroleintheworldeconomy,theChineselanguageisforeverevolving,attractingmoreattentionfrompeoplewhowanttounderstandthisancientyetvibrant（充满生气的）language．Forinstance,theword“shanzhai”isusedtodescribethecountlessknockoffs（名牌仿制品）ofiPhonesordesignerbagsimprintedwithLouisVuittonlogos．Anothernewtermintheneweditionistheword“fangnu”,ora“mortgage（按揭）slave”—atermusedtodescribethephenomenoninlargecitieswherebywell-educatedyouthcomplainofamiserableexistenceduetotheheavyburdenofahomemortgage．AlltheseneworoftenfashionabletermscanbefoundinthenewOxfordEnglish-Chinese,Chinese-EnglishdictionarythatwasunveiledintherecentlyconcludedBeijingInternationalBookFairlastweek．Thedictionarynowisavailableforretailsalessincethebeginningofthismonth．ThisdictionaryisthelargestsinglevolumeEnglish-Chinese,Chinese-Englishdictionaryandcontains670,000wordsandphrasesafterfiveyearsofpreparation．SixtyeditorsfromtheOxfordUniversityPressanditspartnerinChina—theForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPress—workedtogetherontheproject．AccordingtoJulieKleeman,thedictionary’schiefeditor,mostofthefirm’seditorswereChinese,whileaboutonefourthwerenative-Englishspeakers．“Wedon’twanttomakeitflorid（绚丽的）,wewantittobemodernandconversational．．．manyofthewordsinthepresentdictionaryarenolongerinuse,”saidKleeman．“TheneedforstudyingChinesebyforeignerstodayistotallydifferentfromdecadesago．．．Precise,nativeandpractical—thatisourcoreadvantage,”shesaid．Kleemansaidnewerpublicationsupdateswillbeavailableonlyfortheonlineversionaslanguageoftenchangestooquicklyforbookversionstokeeppace．TheonlineversionwillalsoofferaChinesephoneticpronunciationguide．Theonlineversion,allowingaccessviadifferentplatformsfromthePCtotheiPad,willbeready“assoonaspossible”,Kleemansaid．1．AccordingtoKleeman,oneofthefeaturesthatdistinguishOxfordEnglishfromotherdictionariesisthat________．A．ithasalonghistoryof115yearsB．itincludesancientbutvibrantlanguageC．itisthelargestEnglishdictionaryeverpublished用心爱心专心1D．itoffersnative,preciseandpracticallanguage2．Accordingtotheabovepassage,welearnthat________．A．well-educatedyouthinChina’sbigcitieshavedifficultybuyinghousesB．theOxfordUniversityPressmadethedictionarywithoutoutsideaidC．mostChineseeditorsarealsonativespeakersofEnglishD．knockoffscanbefoundinChinabutnotveryoften3．Thepossiblereasonwhynewerpublicationsupdatesarenotavailableforbookversionsisthat________．A．thecomputernetworkisavailableeverywhereB．bookversionscan’tkeepupwiththechangesoflanguageC．bookversionscan’tofferaChinesephoneticpronunciationguideD．computertechnologylikethePCandtheiPadkeepspacewithlanguage4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThelatestOxfordEnglish-Chinese,Chinese-EnglishDictionaryisonthemarket．B．NewChinesetermslike“shanzhai”and“fangnu”havegotintoOxfordDictionary．C．OxfordDictionaryhasbecomemorefashionableduetotheChineselanguage．D．BeijingInternationalBookFairwaswherethenewOxfordDictionarywaspublished．BIntoday’ssociety,acollegedegreetellslittleaboutwhatyouknowin...
