10．The"selfie"is not new； many people have always produced self-portraits （自畫像）．Personally I didn't enjoy art at school，but I did remember that we were always drawing pictures of our faces．However，I think this shows just how old the self-portrait is．The only thing that has really changed is the technology which we use to create self-portraits．We have gone from pencil to the digital camera．The digital version has now become"selfie"（a word now so popular that it is named the Oxford English Dictionary Online's"Word of the Year"）．
Traditionally，the best way to take a selfie was to stand in front of a mirror．This was fine though it did look a little silly as，no matter how hard you tried，you couldn't hide the camera．Of course，phones now have cameras on both the back and the front so you don't need a mirror to guide you．The drawback （缺點） to this more modern method is that you can usually see the photographer's arm in the photo．
I don't really understand the attraction of the selfie．Taking a photo of yourself in the bathroom doesn't provide the best scenery （especially if you forget to put the toilet seat down，gentlemen）．At famous tourist attractions，it always saddens me to see people take selfies； travelling on your own is fine，but are you so mistrustful of strangers that you cannot ask a passer-by to take the photo for you？
However，there have been a lot of arguments over the selfie．Recently，one New York tourist took a selfie with a man threatening to commit suicide （自殺） on the edge of a bridge behind her； and，even more recently，Barack Obama，along with David Cameron and the Danish prime minister，Thorning Schmidt，took a"group selfie at Nelson Mandela's funeral．
28．Why is the word"selfie"named the Oxford English Dictionary Online's"Word of the Year"？D
A．It can be written in pencil easily．
B．It is very important in the dictionary．
C．It means the development of technology．
D．It is a new word used widely and popularly．
29．Which of the following is the drawback to the traditional way of taking a selfie？B
A．There are arms in the picture．
B．The camera is always in the picture．
C．The picture is often not very clear．
D．The mirror can hardly be avoided．
30．We can learn from the last paragraph that the selfieC．
A．may lead to commit suicide
B．may bring unlucky things to us
C．is not suitable at some moments
D．is popular on the ledge of a bridge
31．What's the author's attitude towards selfie？C
A．Doubtful．
B．Negative．
C．Objective．
D．Optimistic．
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，屬于說明文，主要講述了自拍并不是新鮮事物，許多人一直都會有自畫像，而我本人在學校不喜歡藝術，但我記得我們總是畫我們的臉．本文以此展開，主要談論了自拍一現象．
解答 28．D．細節理解題．根據We have gone from pencil to the digital camera．The digital version has now become"selfie"（a word now so popular that it is named the Oxford English Dictionary Online's"Word of the Year"）．可知，這是一個新詞被廣泛和普遍使用，因此被收入牛津字典．故選D．
29．B．細節理解題．根據This was fine though it did look a little silly as，no matter how hard you tried，you couldn't hide the camera．可知，傳統方法的缺點是照片中會有相機．故選B．
30．C．推理判斷題．根據However，there have been a lot of arguments over the selfie．以及所舉例可知，自拍在有些時候是不合適的．故選C．
31．C．主旨大意題．閱讀全文，根據文章內容可知，作者對自拍進行了客觀的描述以及探討，作者對于自拍的態度是客觀的．故選C．
點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，題目涉及多道主旨大意題，細節理解題，推理判斷題．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內容，聯系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據，切忌胡亂猜測．
