This year the selfie earned its place as the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 Word Of The Year．It has taken over our culture-and our smartphones．The rise of the selfie has become universal-between presidents，celebrities(名人)and citizens alike-and the trend is only continuing to grow.

A recent survey conducted by the Pew Internet＆American Life Project found that 54 percent of Internet have posted original photos online．And of those hundreds of millions of photos， many are of selfie photos．

For example，currently there are nearly 62 million posted selfie

photos on Instagram，the social media tool that has? significantly contributed to the personal photo’s popularity．That figure，which continues to rise every day, does not even begin to include the selfies shared? on Facebook and Twitter.

What makes the selfie so attractive-and why do we feel it a must to take one? According to Dr．Pamela Rutledge，psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center，the desire to take，post and get“l(fā)ikes” on selfies goes back to a biological behavior of all humans．

“ I think it influences our sense of social connection in the same way as it does when you go

to a party and people say‘Oh I love your dress，’” Rutledge told The Huffington Post.“Biological，social recognition is a real need and there is even an area of the brain that contributes to social activity．”

There is a way to adapt to the growing selfie culture．Whether you’re a selfie novice or an advanced poster，there are always things to be mindful of when you’re posting，Rutledge advises.

She offered two main principles to follow when it comes to posting on social media:

1．The Grandmother Rule

“Don't post anything online，whether text or visual，that you don't want grandmother or future

employer to see，” Rutledge said．“Selfies especially．”

2．The Elevator Rule

“You wouldn’t say something in an elevator that you or no one else wants to hear—the whole

world of social media is an elevator，” Rutledge said．“Be aware of the breadth of platform．It's easy to think you’re sharing a photo with a few people，but Instagram is public and people can come across things．”???

1.What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．The selfie is taking the lead．???

B．Many people are fond of smartphones．

C．The selfie will take over everything．

D．The selfie is an important new word．

2.According to the passage，people like“selfie”so much，because they___________.

A．need to be acknowledged in social life

B．want to show off their new dresses

C．desire to share good things

D．mean to amuse the public

3.The underlined word“novice”in Paragraph 6 probably means“___________”.

A．publisher??? B．greenhand??? C．novelist???? D．celebrity

4.When it comes to posting on social media，Rutledge advises people to___________.

A．share photos only on Instagram

B．talk about their photos in an elevator

C．be cautious in posting things online

D．follow rules set by their grandmothers

 

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 近一項由美國調(diào)研機構(gòu)皮尤組織的調(diào)查顯示，54%的網(wǎng)民曾將拍好的原圖直接上傳，提出為什么我們喜歡自拍。

1.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到This year the selfie earned its place as the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 Word Of The Year．It has taken over our culture-and our smartphones．The rise of the selfie has become universal-between presidents，celebrities(名人)and citizens alike-and the trend is only continuing to grow今年，“自拍”還被牛津英語字典列為“2013年度詞語”�？梢哉f，自拍已經(jīng)席卷了我們的文化，以及我們的智能手機。人們對自拍的熱情已經(jīng)遍布各行各業(yè)，從總統(tǒng)、教皇、明星到普通的民眾無一例外，并且有愈演愈烈的趨勢，可見講得是為什么人們喜歡自拍，所以選A項。

2.A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到According to Dr．Pamela Rutledge，psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center，the desire to take，post and get“l(fā)ikes” on selfies goes back to a biological behavior of all humans．媒體心理學研究中心主任、心理學家拉特里奇博士認為，自拍、上傳、求贊的心理是我們?nèi)祟愃灿械囊环N生物學行為，所以選A項。

3.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段提到There is a way to adapt to the growing selfie culture．Whether you’re a selfie novice or an advanced poster，there are always things to be mindful of when you’re posting，適應(yīng)日益壯大的自拍文化是有方法的。拉特里奇建議，不論你初涉自拍界還是已對自拍頗有心得，上傳自拍照的時候都應(yīng)該留心，所以選B項。

4.C 細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第六段提到Whether you’re a selfie novice or an advanced poster，there are always things to be mindful of when you’re posting，Rutledge advises. 拉特里奇建議，不論你初涉自拍界還是已對自拍頗有心得，上傳自拍照的時候都應(yīng)該留心。關(guān)于在社交媒體上上傳自拍照，她提供了兩大主要原則，所以一定要小心，所以選C項。

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