Question

Social Media

Social media can be defined(解释)as web-based and mobile media that are used for people to interact,connect and communicate with each other.It often involves the creation and sharing of content(writing,pictures,and video)that people make themselves,mostly through the Internet.

1.The first type involves people getting together to work on a project,for example,Wikipedia.Blogs and micro-blogs (such as Twitter)are another type of social media. There are other websites like You Tube that allow people to share content such as pictures,articles or videos.2.These sites allow people to stay in touch with friends,make new ones and join communities.Facebook is an example of this type.Many people like to play games on the Internet and,yes,there are social media games as well.These games allow gamers to interact with each other and play with or against other gamers. 3. The final type of social media is websites like Second Life,where people can create avatars(化身)and use and create objects,as if they were in the real world.

Social media are different from traditional media.With social media,many individual people in diferent places create content.

Another difference is that people who produce content in social media don't need very special skills.4. It takes only a few minutes to write a twitter post,for example.

5. But whatever you might think,social media is here to stay.

A. World of Warcraft is a good example.

B. And social media content can be produced much faster.

C. In general,there are six different types of social media.

D. Another type of social media are social networking sites.

E. Some people think social media is good and some think it is bad.

F. In traditional media,people need special skills to produce something.

G. Social media is one of the fastest-growing industries in today's world.

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. E

【解析】

本文对几种社交媒体进行了详细的介绍。

1.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。下文对几种社交媒体进行了详细的介绍，所以这里应该进行一个总的介绍：一般而言，有六种不同的社交媒体。所以选C。

2.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据These sites allow people to stay in touch with friends, make new ones and join communities. Facebook is an example of this type. 可知这里意思是另外一种社交媒体是社交网站，所以选D。

3.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据Many people like to play games on the Internet and, yes, there are social media games as well. These games allow gamers to interact with each other and play with or against other gamers. 可知这里在谈论电脑游戏，所以接下来会说魔兽世界就是一个很好的例子，所以选A。

4.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据It takes only a few minutes to write a twitter post, for example. 可知这里意思是社交媒体的内容会创作的更快，所以选B。

5.考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据But whatever you might think, social media is here to stay. 可知这里意思是有些人认为社交媒体是好的，有些人认为社交媒体是不好的。所以选E。