NEW word in 2020
Coronavirus is this year’s Children’s Word of the Year. This is very interesting given that the 500 Words competition closed on 27 February 2020, the day before the first case was documented in the UK. This shows the influence of important events around the world on children’s creativity.
Highlights
The word coronavirus appeared for the first time in the 500 Words stories in 2020. It is not a word that has been used before.
The word has been used 459 times in the stories in 2020, with 287 of them as coronavirus, 168 as corona virus, and 4 as corona-virus.
It is amazing that many of the themes young writers explored in fiction soon became a reality with the world in lockdown.
Examples
The nurses came running over. I felt a pain in my neck, I started to gasp for air. My body started shaking I couldn’t control myself. My eyes rolled to the back of my head, a mask covered my mouth, my temperature raised and I have the coronavirus.
(The Ex, girl 13)
A few years later he finally landed on earth ... but when he landed he found out a deadly virus had struck earth, the corona virus ...
(Bob’s Trip Around the Universe
boy 10)
28. This passage is most probably part of ________.
A. a language report B. a science report
C. a book review D. a film review
29. The result is based on the findings from ________.
A. a 2019 survey B. a 2020 survey
C. a 2019 competition D. a 2020 competition
30. What can we learn about the word coronavirus?
A. Most children like the word very much. B. Most children use the word very often.
C. Children first used it in stories this year. D. Children first used it in stories years ago.
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了今年儿童的年度词汇——Coronavirus。
28.A【解析】题意：这篇文章很可能是________的一部分。推理判断题。根据原文Coronavirus is this year’s Children’s Word of the Year可知，本文关注的语言方面的现象，由此可推断本文可能是一份语言报告的一部分。A选项a language report“一份语言报告”符合题意，故选A。
29.D【解析】题意：得到这个结果是基于________的发现。细节理解题。根据原文The word coronavirus appeared for the first time in the 500 Words stories in 2020可知，得到这个结果是基于一个在2020年举办的500字故事比赛的发现。D选项a 2020 competition“一个2020年的比赛”符合题意，故选D。
30.C【解析】题意：关于单词“coronavirus”我们可以知道些什么？推理判断题。根据原文The word coronavirus appeared for the first time in the 500 Words stories in 2020. It is not a word that has been used before可知，今年孩子们第一次在故事中使用它。C选项Children first used it in stories this year“今年孩子们第一次在故事中使用它”符合题意，故选C。
