Question

What is the hottest English word of 2013? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smart phone(智能手機(jī)) and send them to a social media website.

The word was first used in 2002. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出現(xiàn)頻率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.

“Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空間),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.

Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.

What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自戀). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科醫(yī)生) Carole Lieberman.

Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.

Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.

1. According to the story, a “selfie” is _______.

A. a person with a smart phone

B. a smart phone which can take photos

C. a photo taken by oneself

D. an English dictionary

2.When was the word “selfie” first used?

A. More than ten years ago. B. In 2013.

C. When smart phones appeared. D. 12 months ago.

3. We can tell from the story that _________.

A. only famous people enjoy taking selfies

B. all the people love selfies because of narcissism

C. people love to share selfies online

D. US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies

4.We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way.” at the beginning of _______.

A. Paragraph 4 B. Paragraph 5

C. Paragraph 6 D. Paragraph 7

5. What is the best title of this passage ?

A. Selfies and narcissism.

B. Selfies and sharing.

C. Selfies and smart phones.

D. Selfies, the hottest word in 2013.

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了2013年最熱單詞自拍：自拍的由來，以及利與弊，這個詞是2002年首次使用的，自拍的目的是在線分享，年輕人用自拍來交朋友。

1. is a photo that one takes of oneself, Selfie是某人自己拍自己�？芍�選C。

2.2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段，The word was first used in 2002，這個詞是2002年首次使用的�？芍獞�(yīng)選A

3.3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段，The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online”自拍的目的是在線分享。故選C。

4.4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第六段中Some people say it’s narcissism一些人說那是自戀。本段介紹了自拍的反面觀點。故選C

5.5】歸納推理題。根據(jù)全文介紹了Selfie是1013年的最熱詞匯，及和自拍有關(guān)的事情，故選D。

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀