1．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，F(xiàn)YI，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（ 行話）．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 （圖形的 ） 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 600，000words．That adds up to more than 21，730pages!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it the longest dictionary in the world．The Oxford English Dictionary is known for recording words of all kinds-popular，outdated，and even foreign words used by English speakers throughout the language's long history．

21．The text mainly tells us thatA．
A．expressions like LOL and FYI have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary
B．English words change their meaning as time goes by
C．English language is becoming more and more difficult to learn
D．the Oxford English Dictionary breaks the Guinness World Record
22．Which of the following is NOT included in the facts that the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated？D
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．
23．What does the underlined word"initialisms"refer to？B
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．
24．It can be inferred that the Oxford English DictionaryB．
A．includes all words from all languages       
B．gets one of the Guinness World Records
C．changes some words'meaning at intervals    
D．is the most respected dictionary in the world．

分析 這是一篇文化類說明文．在交際領(lǐng)域中被廣泛使用的一些首字母縮略詞、俚語等最近被收入《牛津英語詞典》．

解答 21．A　主旨大意題．通讀全文可知，一些便于表達和書寫的首字母縮略詞，如OMG，LOL，F(xiàn)YI被收入《牛津英語詞典》．答案　A
22．D　細節(jié)歸納題．短文第三段講述一些網(wǎng)絡(luò)縮略詞LOL，F(xiàn)YI，OMG被收入詞典；第四段講述一個圖形符號被收入詞典；第五段講述一些俚語被收入詞典．而D項"一些舊詞被刪除"，在短文中沒有提到．答案　D
23．B   詞義猜測題．根據(jù)短文中出現(xiàn)的"OMG（oh my god）；FYI（for your information）；LOL，which now stands for Laugh Out Loud"關(guān)鍵信息可知，initialisms指的是"一個短語中幾個單詞的首字母縮略詞"．答案　B
24．B   細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段第三句"Guinness World Records calls it the longest dictionary in the world．"可知，《牛津英語詞典》創(chuàng)造了一項吉尼斯世界記錄．其他三項都不符合文章意思．故選B．

點評 本文是一個社會文化類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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