牛津译林版高考英语必修3同步检测Unit2LanguagePeriod1.pdf

L话题导入 戴着瓶底眼镜的书呆子们曾经被嘲笑为无用的“geek”，然而时代在变化，咸鱼也有翻身的一天！柯林 斯词典给了这个词一个全新的、积极的含义。 Inthepast, theywerelaughedatforbeingeggheads （书呆子）wearingglasseswithapassionforthepointless.Butnow, beingamemberoftheirgrouphasbecomeasourceofpride, withCollinsonlinedictionarynarningtheterm geek as K’ s “WordoftheYear” onDecemberl6. Geek ” topsthelistfbr2013becauseofits positivemakeover , aspokeswomanforCollinsDictionarytoldTheScotsmannewspaper. Thewordoriginallyappearedinthel9thcenturyasavariant（ ^of geek”，meaning “asimpleton （傻瓜）. “ Inthel980s , thewordstillhadanegativemeaning , refemngtosomeonewhowasboringandsociallyawkward.However , fromthelate20thcentury , duetotheincreasingimportanceoftechnologyinsociety, thewordhascometomeanaclever, switched-onandcoolperson, ” notedTheScotsman. InSeptember, thedictionaiychangedthemaindefinitionof geek from someonepreoccupiedwithcomputing to apersonwhoisveryknowledgeableandenthusiasticaboutaspecificsubj ect. “ Geek isagreatexampleofawordthathasevolvedfromhavinganegativemeaningtohavingapositiveone. lanBrookes , consul tanteditortoCollinsDictionarytoldTheGuardian. “ Thischangeinmeaningrepresentsapositivechangeinviewsofspecialistexpertise （专长； 专业 关口 识）， andisaresultoftheinfluenceoftechnologyonpeople slives.” TheTelegraph sjohnBinghambelievesthatthetransformationofthewordwashelpedalongbythesuccessofthe Smov ieTheSocialN etwork , aboutthecreationofthe SwebsiteFacebook. ^Commentatorssaidthefilmshowedthatithadbecomefashionabletobeageek, Binghamwrote. 根据上面短文回答下列问题 1. Whendidtheword geek” begintohaveapositivemeaning? Fromthelate20thcentury. 2. Accordingtothearticle, whatdoes “geek nowmainlyreferto? Somconcwhoisvcryknowledgeablean