1. 初中进阶 (2294 期 20151127) 1 版 Mind your language

2. Pre-reading 1.Do you know or often use these hot words or phrases in the pictures?

3. Pre-reading 2.Do you think it is good to use these words or phrases? Why?

4. While reading Choose the best answer. 1.“Boom shakalaka,” the words used by the young friend of the author ______. A. were famous in an American TV series B. showed her delight in busy work C. are now used negatively in NBA D. are regarded as nonsense so the author won’t use them 2.You may NOT see these new words on/in ______. A. WeChat B. Facebook C. Weibo D. textbooks that are approved by the Ministry of Education B D

5. While reading 3.The report issued last month said the vulgar words and phrases on the Internet ______. ① should be regulated ② are always used by diaosi, or loser ③ amplified the negative emotions of some Web users ④ polluted the online community A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ 4.The third paragraph mainly talks about ______. A. the frequently used vulgar words online B. the reason why we shouldn’t use vulgar words C. the problems caused by using vulgar words D. the author’s preference in word choice C C

6. Language Study Find a word in the article that best matches each definition. The first letter has been given. 1.m________: a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly 2.m________: to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words essage ention

7. Language Study 3.n________: having no intelligible meaning 4.a________: to increase the size or effect of something 5.h________: not considering yourself or your ideas to be so important as other people’s onsense mplify umble

8. Language Study Grammar point  Well, we shouldn’t use vulgar words online or anywhere else, but what troubles me most about online slang and catchphrases is that they become shortcuts for expressing thoughts and they limit our ability to use proper, meaningful language.  句中 “what” 引导的从句在句中担任主语成分。 不同于形式主语 “it” 引导的主语从句， “what” 不能省略, 后面跟随陈述句语序。

9. Language Study Translate the following sentences. 1. 让她高兴的是她终于通过了考试。 2. 让他妈妈担心的是他生病了。 What made her happy was that she finally passed the exam. What worried his mum was that he was sick.

10. Language Study 3. 令很多科学家质疑的是它是否能在高温 下运行。 What made scientists doubtful was whether it could work at high temperature.

11. After reading Do you think all the hot online words should be banned? Can you give some suggestions on how to use online words in a good way?