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1、Unit2 TheOlympicGames阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A(2018江西质检)TheUSpresidentDonaldTrumphaspopularizedthephrase“fakenews”.ButnottoolongagothesewordsinbinationwouldhavemeantlittletoeverydayEnglishspeakers.AnatolyLiberman,aGerman,writesabouttheoriginsoftheword
2、“fake”.Theword,itturnsout,hasaverydarkpast.Thebestguessathow“fake”becamethemainstream,arguesLiberman,isthatitwasakindusedbythievesintheLondonunderworld.But“howitgotthere,nobodyintheworldknows,andprobablynobodywilleverknow,”hetellsQuartz.LibermanisaprofessorattheUniv
3、ersityofMinnesotaandtheauthorofWordOriginsandHowWeKnowThem.Hewritesthatearlyrecordsof“fake”asanEnglishadjectiveappearedaroundthemiddleofthe18thcentury.Thewordlikelyesfromcant,orthiefjargon(行话).TheOEDmentions“fake”asaverbstartingin1819,whichbasicallymeant“todo”injarg
4、on,butalso“tokill,wound,orrob”.Anentryfromadictionarythatyearreads:“Tofakeanypersonorplace,torobthem;tofakeapersonmayalsoimplytoshoot,wound,orcut;tofakeamanoutandout,istokillhim.”LibermantracesthewordnexttoCharlesDickens,whoused“cly-faker”,where“cly”meanspocket,inOl
5、iverTwist.Thisishowhebelievestheknowledgeof“fake”asawordthatmeanstosteal,spread.EventuallyitbecameamonplaceEnglishword.1.Theunderlinedword“fake”inParagraph1probablymeans . A.lyingB.trueC.monD.interesting2.WhatcanwelearnaboutAnatolyLiberman?A.Heis
6、skilledinsomeforeignlanguages.B.HeisinterestedinalltheEnglishwords.C.HelivedinEnglandforalongtime.D.HelikeswritingarticlesinEnglishverymuch.3.Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A.ThehistoryofEnglishwords.B.SomestoriesaboutEnglishwords.C.TheimportanceoftheEnglishword
7、“fake”.D.TheoriginsofanEnglishword.4.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.WemustfocusonthewordsofDonaldTrump.B.WeshouldstudyEnglishwordsverycarefully.C.“Fake”likelyesfromwordsusedbyaclassofpeople.D.AnatolyLibermanlikestotracethemonplaceEnglishwords.答案[语篇解读] 美国总统特朗普使得“假新闻
8、”这个词成为流行词。文章探讨了“fake”这个词的起源。它曾是伦敦底层社会里小偷之间的行话,意为“做”“杀死”“偷”等。1.A 词义猜测题。美国总统特朗普使得“假新闻”一词成为流行词。由此可知,fake的意思应为“假的”,故选A项。2.A 推理判断题。由第三段中的“Liber
