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 users 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, doesn’t 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 (寬度) 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.”
小題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.
小題2: According to the passage, people like “selfie” so much, because they ___________.
A．want to show off their new dresses
B．need to be acknowledged in social life
C．desire to share good things
D．mean to amuse the public
小題3: The underlined word “novice” in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”.
A．greenhandB．publisher C．novelistD．celebrity
小題4:When it comes to posting on social media, Rutledge advises people to ______.
A．share photos only on Instagram
B．talk about your photos in an elevator
C．be cautious in posting things online
D．follow rules set by your grandmothers

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：“自拍”成了一種時(shí)尚，也讓其進(jìn)入了牛津英語辭典的2013年度詞匯。無論是名人還是普通老百姓都開始熱衷于給自己拍照，為什么呢？
小題1:主旨大意題。第一段講了“自拍”成為2013年的年度詞匯的事。故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由““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. ”可知人們對(duì)社會(huì)認(rèn)同的需要促進(jìn)了自拍。故選B。
小題3:推理判斷題。無論你是菜鳥還是老手……后面是“老手”，前面就應(yīng)該是“新手”。Greenhand 新手； publisher出版人；novelist小說家；celebrity名人。選A最佳。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由““Don’t post anything online, whether text or visual, that you don’t want grandmother or future employer to see,” Rutledge said. “Selfies especially.””可知向網(wǎng)上發(fā)信息時(shí)要注意自己信息的安全。故選C。
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