2016届高考英语考前必做黄金易错点：专题14 阅读理解（易错练兵）（原卷版）
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word="with">with</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="naming">naming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="geek">geek</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 16.</p><p> “<span word="Geek">Geek</span>” <span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017 <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> “<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="makeover">makeover</span>”，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Scotsman">Scotsman</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variant">variant</span>(变形) <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="geck">geck</span>”，<span word="meaning">meaning</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="simpleton">simpleton</span>(傻瓜)”.</p><p> “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>，<span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>，<span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clever">clever</span>，<span word="switched">switched</span>－<span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="person">person</span>，” <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Scotsman">Scotsman</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="geek">geek</span>” <span word="from">from</span> “<span word="someone">someone</span></p><p> <span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="computing">computing</span>” <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="knowledgeable">knowledgeable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span></p><p> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>”.</p><p> “‘<span word="Geek">Geek</span>’ <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="one">one</span>.” <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Brookes">Brookes</span>，<span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span>.“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span>(专长；专业知识)，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.”</p>
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