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【題目】What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie" may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.

Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.

What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what's going on in their personal life. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Ozone. These photos record my happy and sad moments." said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. "I'm too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it's easier to do it by myself."

Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned（警告）not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie isbannedin some museums and galleries, too.

【1】The word "selfie" has a history of about .

A. 12 years B. 13 years C. 15 years D. 20 years

【2】In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned (提到) 2 young people to .

A. talk about their school lives

B. introduce the development of selfie

C. help people take a clear and beautiful selfie

D. explain the different reasons why people love selfies

【3】The underlined word "banned" means .

A. not visited B. not stopped

C. not allowed D. not watched

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了自拍的由來，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】B:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段，The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002.，這個詞是2002年首次使用的。到現(xiàn)在13年了，可知應選B。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。題干意為:第三段，作者提到兩位年輕人，是______。提到第一個是介紹What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what’s going on in their personal life.提到第二個是介紹Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others.，解釋了人們愛自拍的兩個理由。故選D。

【3】C詞義猜測題。題干意為:第四段的劃線部分的“banned”意思是______。根據(jù)最后一節(jié)的最后兩句話People are warned (警告) not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, in some museums and galleries, too.介紹了禁止人們玩自拍的兩種場合，此處的劃線部分的單詞的意思應該是“被禁止”。故選C。