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 smartphone(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.
小題1:According to the story, a “selfie” is _____.
A.a(chǎn) person with a smartphone
B.a(chǎn) smartphone which can take photos
C.a(chǎn) photo taken by oneself
D.a(chǎn)n English dictionary
小題2:When was the word “selfie” first used?
A.More than ten years agoB.In 2013
C.When smartphones appearedD.Nobody knows
小題3:We can tell from the story that _____.
A.only famous people enjoy taking selfies
B.a(chǎn)ll people love selfies because of narcissism
C.people love to share selfies online
D.US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies
小題4:We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of _______.
A.Paragraph 4B.Paragraph 5C.Paragraph 6D.Paragraph 7
小題5:What is the best title of this passage ?
A.Selfies and narcissismB.Selfies and sharing
C.Selfies and smartphonesD.Selfies, the hottest word in 2013

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析:這篇文章主要介紹了自拍的由來(lái),以及利與弊,這個(gè)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(lái)交朋友。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段,Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, Selfie是某人自己拍自己?芍xC。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段,The word was first used in 2002,這個(gè)詞是2002年首次使用的?芍獞(yīng)選B。
小題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。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第六段中Some people say it’s narcissism一些人說(shuō)那是自戀。本段介紹了自拍的反面觀點(diǎn)。故選A。
小題5:歸納推理題。根據(jù)全文介紹了Selfie的由來(lái),以及利與弊。故選C。
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