D (DBAC)
“You can you up.” The latest Chinglish buzz phra, having swept through Chine cyberspace and society, has now made a landing overas, entering the US web-bad Urban Dictionary.
According to the entry submitted by “gingerdesu”, “You can you up,” which means “If you can do it, go ahead and do it”, is a Chinglish phra referring to people who criticize others’ work, especially when the critic is not that much better.
As well as “you can you up,” other Chinglish catch phras, such as “tuhao” and “no zuo no die”, have also been recorded on the site.
Coined with roots in Chine grammar, and even containing Pinyin, Chinglish words and phras are even spreading beyond grassroots websites.
In 2013, “dama” and “tuhao” found their way into the Wall Street Journal and the BBC, and words such as “feng shui”, “Chengguan” and “people mountain people a” have been adm
itted to the Oxford English Dictionary.
“The frequent u of Chinglish by foreign institutions suggests that people are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Peking University’s Department of Chine Language and Literature.
“Words like ‘dama’ and ‘tuhao’ are so vivid. My friends and I u them a lot—it’s so much fun,” said Satoshi Nishida, a Japane student studying at Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU).
“Behind the Chinglish words and phras is Chine culture. They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chine society and they help people from other countries understand what’s happening in China,” according to Xing Hongbing, a professor of BLCU.
“When the price of gold went down last year, while the super purchasing power of the Chine bargain-hunting middle-aged women drew worldwide attention, there was no eff
ective way available in other languages to describe them, and ‘dama’ filled the gap very neatly,” says Xing.
32. Why does the author take “dama” for example in the last paragraph?
A. To inform us that the price of gold went down last year.
B. To show the Chine women’s super purchasing power.
C. To indicate the women drew worldwide attention.
D. To suggest the culture and trends in the Chine society.
33. How many Chinglish words and phras are mentioned in the passage?
A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. D. 9.
34. Which of the following is NOT among the reasons why Chinglish becomes popular?
A. Chinglish is spreading beyond grassroots websites.
B. Foreigners are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China.
C. Chinglish is so vivid and much fun such as “dama” and “tuhao”.
D. Chinglish is reflections of the changes and trends in the Chine society.
35. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Chinglish swept through Chine cyberspace
B. Behind Chinglish is the Chine culture
C. Chinglish gains popularity overas
D. Different opinions on Chinglish
C (BDDA)
After nearly half a century behind the wheel, Hisao Matsumoto, 85, is not ready to stop driving. “I’m not that old yet,” he says. “I still have 15 more years to go till I reach 100.” Mr.
Matsumo is one of more than 5 million drivers aged 75 or older. A million more will be on the roads by 2021. Worried, the police are trying to persuade many of them out of driving, becau over-75s are twice as likely to cau a fatal accident as younger drivers, according to the National Police Agency (NPA).
Nearly half of older drivers who caud fatal accidents had signs of cognitive impairment (认知障碍). Hundreds of older drivers turn the wrong way into motor way« every year. In January an 85 year-old man steered his vehicle into oncoming traffic on a country road, hitting a car and two school-girls. Police believe he mistook the accelerator for the brake. The man’s family said he had rejected their requests to hand over his keys many times.
Such stubbornness is common, notes Kazunori Iwakoshi, who heads an NGO that supports elderly drivers. Many drivers argue that they have never had an accident and it is unfair to do that, so they rent themlves being cast aside.
Since last March over-75s renewing their licens must take cognitive tests to screen for dementia (老年痴呆). The NPA expects the changes to take 15,000 drivers off the road
each year. Last year more than 250,000 over-75s gave up their licens after their families’constant stream of persuasion, says Mr. Iwakoshi. His organization publishes a check list for elderly drivers, aimed at getting them to asss their respons themlves.
Mr. Matsumoto is lucky. His city gives pensioners unlimited access to public transport. However thousands of elderly people are stuck in rural communities with no bus.
