Question

    It has become a habit for many of us. When you're tired of online shopping, you head to the bathroom to do your best makeup for the perfect selfie(自拍)for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or all of the above. When you're ready, you hold up your phone and, in an instant, snap(拍照)。

But have you ever wondered what's behind your burning desire to self-document?Most people would say that this is a way to express themselves and perhaps make them become more confident of themselves. But the moment you upload that picture, it's no longer yours to judge. Instead, you pass on that power to the online world.

While you may think that your growing collection of selfies attracts people, quite the opposite may be true. A recent study was conducted on a total of 238 people in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 77%of the people surveyed admitted to regularly taking selfies. Interestingly, 82% of people said that they would rather see fewer selfies on social media. In other words, we like taking selfies but seriously dislike looking at other people's selfies online.

This research finds that there is a big difference between how we see our own selfies and how we judge other people's pictures. It suggests that we are comfortable with the selfies we post since we believe they are obviously not serious or vain, but we think everyone else is an egoist(自我主义者)for doing the very same thing. After all, we are able to separate our own selfies from the sea of them online and naturally think that ours are the only authentic ones.

So, the next time you reach for your phone and take a selfie picture, consider this: The people around you may not  need another carefully planned snap of your face. Instead, you might be better off, giving it a break and calling off the selfie photo today. While you're at it, make sure you never post these pictures on social media either.

1.What is most people's idea on taking their own selfies according to the text?

A.It's a good way to keep others informed of their life.

B.It costs less money than shopping online for makeup.

C.It's a way of self-expression and building confidence.

D.It can help them keep a record of their daily routines.

2.How do other people feel about our online selfies that we consider attractive?

A.They actually take great interest in them.

B.They envy our life after appreciating them.

C.They are likely unwilling to see them online.

D.They hardly make annoying reviews on them.

3.Why do we regard others as egoists for taking selfies?

A.They are not serious but vain in nature.

B.We don't think their selfies are authentic.

C.We are too proud to acknowledge others.

D.They hate getting their selfies polished.

4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A.Approaches to resisting taking selfies.

B.Concerns over posting selfies online.

C.Doubts about contradictory thoughts.

D.Suggestions on dealing with selfies.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。现在我们都喜欢自拍，然后发到社交网站上，并且我们认为自己的自拍照会吸引别人。一项研究发现，我们喜欢在社交网站看自己的自拍照，却不喜欢看别人的自拍照，并且认为他人的自拍照不真实。这个有趣的结论告诉我们，即使我们喜欢自拍，也不要随意将自拍照放到网上。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段的But have you ever wondered what's behind your burning desire to self-document? Most people would say that this is a way to express themselves and perhaps make them become more confident of themselves. (但你有没有想过，在你强烈的自我记录的欲望背后是什么？大多数人会说这是一种展现自我的方式，也许这会让他们更自信)可知，大部分人认为自己拍自拍照是一种表达自我和建立自信的方式。C. It's a way of self-expression and building confidence.(它是一种自我表达和建立自信的方式)符合以上说法，故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段While you may think that your growing collection of selfies attracts people，quite the opposite may be true.(尽管你会认为你越来越多的自拍会吸引别人，然而事实可能恰好相反) 及Interestingly, 82% of people said that they would rather see fewer selfies on social media. In other words, we like taking selfies but seriously dislike looking at other people's selfies online. (有趣的是，82%的人说他们宁愿在社交媒体上少看到一些自拍。换句话说，我们喜欢自拍，但不喜欢在网上看别人自拍)可推断，别人可能不愿意在网上看到我们自认为具有吸引力的自拍照。C. They are likely unwilling to see them online.(他们可能不愿意在网上看到它们)符合以上说法，故选C项。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段的It suggests that we are comfortable with the selfies we post since we believe they are obviously not serious or vain, but we think everyone else is an egoist（自我主义者）for doing the very same thing. After all, we are able to separate our own selfies from the sea of them online and naturally think that ours are the only authentic ones. (这表明我们对自己上传的自拍很满意，因为我们相信它们明显不严肃也不自负，但，我们认为其他所有上传自拍照的人都是自我主义者。毕竟，我们能够将自己的自拍与网上的众多自拍区分开来，并自然而然地认为我们的自拍是唯一真实的)可推断，我们把其他拍自拍照的人看作是自我主义者是因为我们认为他们的自拍照不真实。B. We don't think their selfies are authentic.(我们认为他们的自拍不真实)符合以上说法，故选B项。

4.主旨大意题。通读最后一段，尤其是Instead, you might be better off, giving it a break and calling off the selfie photo today. While you're at it, make sure you never post these pictures on social media either.(相反，你最好不要拍，让相机休息一下，取消今天的自拍。如果你正在自拍，确保你永远不会把这些照片传到社交媒体上。)可知，最后一段主要是关于如何处理自拍的建议：尽量少自拍；如果自拍了，尽量不要上传到网上。D. Suggestions on dealing with selfies.(如何处理自拍的建议)符合以上说法，故选D项。