French writer Frantz Fanon once said, “To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.” Since the world changes every day, so does our language.
More than 300 new words and phrases have recently made it into the online Oxford Dictionary, and in one way or another they are all reflections of today's changing world.
After a year that was politically unstable, it's not hard to understand the fact that people's political views are one of the main drives of our expanding vocabulary. One example is “clicktivism”， a compound of “click” and “activism”. It refers to “armchair activists” — people who support a political or social cause, but only show their support from behind a computer or smartphone. And “otherize” is a verb for “other” that means to alienate (使疏远) people who are different from ourselves — whether that be different skin color, religious belief or sexuality.
Lifestyle is also changing our language. For example, “fitspiration” — a compound of fit and inspiration — refers to a person or thing that encourages one to exercise and stay fit and healthy.
The phrase “climate refugee” — someone who is forced to leave their home due to climate change — reflects people's concern for the environment.
According to Stevenson, social media was the main source for the new expressions. “People feel much freer to coin their own words these days，” he said.
But still, not all newlyinvented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream (主流的) dictionary. If you want to create your own hit words, Angus Stevenson, Oxford Dictionaries head of content development, suggests that you should not only make sure that they are expressive (有表现力的) and meaningful, but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.
本篇文章主要讲述了语言与社会生活的联系，世界每天都在变化，语言也在变化。越来越多有表现力的词语出现，并给我们的生活带来一定的影响。
1．What's the purpose of the quotation from French writer Frantz Fanon?
A．To serve as the topic of the passage.
B．To present one of the major views of the society.
C．To show the fact that language mirrors the culture in a way.
D．To lead to the topic of the whole passage.
答案：D
解析：目的意图题。文章开头引用法国作家Frantz Fanon的话借以引入正题，世界在变，语言也在变，说明语言与社会生活之间的联系。故选D。
2．The underlined word “coin” in the secondtolast paragraph probably means “________”．
A．use B．record
C．change D．create
答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。根据全文可知，本篇文章主要讲述的是人们在实践生活中创造出了许多新单词，并且最后一段运用了“But still, not all newlyinvented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream (主流的) dictionary.”这句话进行转折，说明不是所有新单词都会进入主流词典。并且本句的前面提到“social media was the main source for the new expressions”社交媒体是新的表达方式的主要来源，由此可以推测此句应和新词的“发明”有关。故选D。
3．How is the article mainly developed?
A．By giving examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By following a timeline.
D．By presenting research findings.
答案：A
解析：写作手法题。文章第三、四、五段都在介绍一些新的词汇并解释它们的由来和意义，所以本篇文章是通过举例子进行描述的。故选A。
4．According to Stevenson, to make the words you invent popular, they should ________.
A．be easy to remember
B．have unique meanings
C．reflect the changing world
D．be meaningful, expressive and catchy
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。从文章最后一段“suggests that you should not only make sure that they are expressive (有表现力的) and meaningful, but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.”可知，具有表现力、意义丰富并且吸人眼球的新词汇才会被更多人运用。故选D。
