话题16 社会现象（年度热词、盲盒）-2021年中考英语临考冲刺必考题型过关练之回答问题（全国通用）

2021中考英语临考回答问题热点话题押题-16 姓名：__________ 班别：__________ 用时：______/mins 正确率：____/5 ____/5 【话题：社会现象（年度热词、盲盒）】 【1】 For many of us, the word “lockdown?” has become part of our daily vocabulary with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic（新冠疫情）. Collins Dictionary has chosen the word as its 2020 Word of the Year. Collins chooses a word each year that has had the biggest influence on the world. But of course, “lockdown” was not the only word in everyone’s mind. There were other words that were also related（相关的）to COVID-19 on Collins’ list of the year’s top 10 words. The word “pandemic” itself was on the list, as well this year’s top words, such as “social distancing” and “key workers”（those whose work was necessary to keep society from breaking down during the pandemic）. With all of these somewhat depressing words it’s nice to know that this year also brought us some other words. You may have read articles about BLM. It has the same meaning as Black Lives Matter. This social movement in the US drew a lot of attention to the discrimination（歧视）that black people face, particularly when dealing with police. Although the BLM movement has been around for a while, it became much bigger this year. Other words include “TickToker（抖友）” and “‘Mukbang’（吃播）”. A TikToker is a person who regularly shares videos on TikTok. “Mukbang” comes from the Korean language and refers to a livestream（直播）in which the host eats a ridiculous（荒唐的）amount of food. It might be fun to watch, but it’s also very wasteful and unhealthy. In fact, China banned（禁止）such videos earlier this year. 1．Which word has Collins dictionary chosen as its 2020 Word of the Year? 2．Why did Collins Dictionary choose this word? 3．What is Paragraph 2 about? 4．What does BLM mean? 5．What means a livestream of a host eating food? 【2】 Do you know a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you will get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind boxes are quite popular. Merchants (商家) fill the box with