题文
Did you know that the first documented use of OMG(oh my god)was in 1917, or that LOL was once a common term meaning little old ladies in 1960? That's what the world learned when OMG, LOL, and FYI (for your information) were added to the Oxford English Dictionary last week. This dictionary is considered by many to be the reference book that defines the English language.Words added to the Oxford English Dictionary are truly considered new members of the language. People invent new words all the time, but only a few become popular enough to get defined in dictionaries.
Typed online or in text messages, LOL, FYI, and OMG are initialisms,_which can be said aloud letter by letter, like LOL, which now stands for Laugh Out Loud.Faster to type than the full phrases, initialisms like these have been used online since the 1990s. But these three online terms are now spoken outside the Internet too, making them different from other online lingo( 行话). Dictionary editors decided the words are used so commonly that they had to be defined this year.
Another important addition to the dictionary this year was ♥， as in “I ♥ NY.” This is the first graphic (图形的 ) symbol ever defined in the Oxford English Dictionary.The editors added ♥ as a verb under the definition of “heart”， meaning “to love”．
Some slang words — informal language used more commonly in speech than in writing — were also added, like wassup, a shortened way to say “What's up”. Even words that have been in use for many years like biker and happy camper were finally added to the dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary now defines more than 600,000 words.That adds up to more than 21,730 pages! Guinness World Records calls it the longest dictionary in the world.The Oxford English Dictionary is known for recording words of all kinds—popular, outdated, and even foreign words used by English speakers throughout the language's long history.
小题1:The text is mainly about that ________.A．expressions like LOL and FYI have been added to the Oxford English DictionaryB．English words change their meaning as time goes byC．English language is becoming more and more difficult to learnD．the Oxford English Dictionary breaks the Guinness World Record小题2:Which of the following is NOT included in the facts that the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated?A．Some online terms are added to it.B．A graphic symbol is first introduced into it.C．Some slang words are collected in it.D．Some old words are left out.小题3:What does the underlined word “initialisms” refer to?A．Words having foreign origins.B．Words made from the first letters of several words in a phrase.C．Uncommon words frequently appearing on the Internet.D．Official words used in formal documents with capital letters.小题4:Before any new word is added to the Oxford English Dictionary, it must be ________.A．spread widely across the InternetB．used commonly by the dictionary editorsC．used commonly in either spoken or written languageD．a short word 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
这是一篇文化类说明文。在交际领域中被广泛使用的一些首字母缩略词、俚语等最近被收入《牛津英语词典》。小题1:解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，一些便于表达和书写的首字母缩略词，如OMG，LOL，FYI被收入《牛津英语词典》。答案 A
小题2:解析 细节归纳题。短文第三段讲述一些网络缩略词LOL，FYI，OMG被收入词典；第四段讲述一个图形符号被收入词典；第五段讲述一些俚语被收入词典。而D项“一些旧词被删除”，在短文中没有提到。答案 D
小题3:解析 词义猜测题。根据短文中出现的“OMG(oh my god)；FYI(for your information)；LOL，which now stands for Laugh Out Loud”关键信息可知，initialisms指的是“一个短语中几个单词的首字母缩略词”。答案 B
小题4:解析 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“Dictionary editors decided the words are used so commonly that they had to be defined this year.”及第五段第一句中的“informal language used more commonly in speech than in writing”可知，一个新词被收入《牛津英语词典》之前，它必须在人们的口语或书面语中被广泛运用。答案 C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Did you know that th.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
