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 newly-invented 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.

4. 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.

5. The underlined word "coin" in the second-to-last paragraph probably means "________".

A. use B. record

C. change D. create

6. How is the article mainly developed?

A. By giving examples.

B. By making comparisons.

C. By following a timeline.

D. By presenting research findings.

7. 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

Ⅱ. 七选五阅读理解

　　根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　April 22nd every year marks the start of Earth Day, a day that is celebrated every year to raise awareness(意识)about our home planet and how we can save it from being damaged. 　1　

　　·Green up your home

　　This is one of the most common things that people do whenever Earth Day rolls around, that is, switch off their lights. 　2　 Conserve (节约)energy by switching off all power of electricity points whenever they are not on use. In addition, take out all the plugs(插头) from plug points even after switching them off.

　　·　3　

Cars, being the greatest source of air pollution, can be left at home this weekend.