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(键盘侠)"-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 keep a distance from people who are different from ourselves-whether that be different skin color, religious belief or sexuality.

　　"We had all the words around 'Brexit(英国脱欧)' in the last update and we are now starting to see all the words around 'Trump' coming into the dictionary，" Angus Stevenson, Oxford Dictionary Online's head of content development, told The Guardian.

　　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 newly­invented words get the chance to make their way into a mainstream dictionary. If you want to create your own hit words, Stevenson's suggestion is that you should not only make sure that they are expressive and meaningful, but also have an attractive sound so that people will enjoy saying them out loud.

　　语篇导读　《牛津在线词典》最近收录了300多个单词和短语，本文介绍了这些单词和短语的来源、特点等。5.Why does the author mention "Brexit" and "Trump"？

　　A．To inform the reader of the origin of the word "clicktivism"．

　　B．To show the influences of current affairs on the English language.

　　C．To highlight two major political events that changed the world.

　　D．To explain what kind of new words can make it into a dictionary.

　　解析　B　写作意图题。根据文章结构可知，中间几段讲新词和短语的来源；Brexit(英国脱欧)和Trump(川普)相关的词都入选词典中，反映了时事对英语的影响，故选B项。

　　6．How is the passage mainly written?

　　A．By giving examples． B．By making comparisons.

　　C．By following a timeline． D．By presenting research findings.

　　解析　A　篇章结构题。前两段点明文章的主旨后，下文大量列举了比较典型的新收录的词汇。由此可推知，文章主要使用了例证法，故选A项。

7．According to Stevenson, to make the words you invent popular, they should ________.