Every year.a handful of new words enter the world's collective vocabulary.but only one has the honor of being named Oxford Dictionaries'Word of the Year．And this year's top honor goes to selfie ．The 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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19．Every year，a handful of new words enter the world's collective vocabulary，but only one has the honor of being named Oxford Dictionaries'Word of the Year．And this year's top honor goes to"selfie"．
The frequency of the word selfie used in the English language has increased by 17，000per cent since this time last year．This figure is calculated by Oxford Dictionaries using a research program which collects around 150million English words currently in use from around the web every month．To qualify，a word need not have been invented within the past 12months but it does need to stand out or become notable at that time．
Selfie is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as："A photograph that one has taken of oneself，typically one taken with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website．"Oxford Dictionaries said the earliest known usage is an Australian online forum post in 2002．A man posted a picture of injuries to his face when he tripped over some steps．He apologized for the fact that the picture was out of focus，saying that it was not because he was drunk but because it was a selfie．
Judy Pearsall，editorial director for Oxford Dictionaries，said："Using the Oxford Dictionaries language research program，we can see a phenomenal upward trend in the use of selfie in 2013，and this helped to win its selection as Word of the Year．"She also added："Social media sites helped to popularize the term，with selfie appearing on the photo-sharing website Flicker as early as 2004，but usage wasn't widespread until around 2012，when selfie was being used commonly in mainstream media sources．"
Selfies have taken the world by storm．Everyone from the first family to ordinary people has taken the time to pose for a selfie．Celebrities like Miley Cyrus，Jennifer Lawrence，and Jennifer Aniston have all showed their new haircuts with selfies this year．Selfie was added to the Oxford Dictionaries online in August，but not yet in the Oxford English．
32．What does this passage mainly talk about？C
A．The definition of the word"Selfie"．
B．The widespread usage of the word"Selfie"in 2012．
C．"Selfie"has been chosen as the Word of the Year of 2013．
D．"Selfie"began to be used in the Oxford English．
33．What can we learn from the passage about the word Selfie？A
A．Social media sites helped to popularize the word Selfie．
B．The frequency of the word"selfie"has increased to 17，000% since 2004．
C．Celebrities and the first family have all showed their new haircuts with selfies．
D．The earliest known usage of"selfie"was a man who was drunk．
34．The word"selfie"was chosen the Word of the Year byC．
A．A social media website．
B．The photo-sharing website Flicker．
C．A research program by Oxford Dictionaries．
D．People who take picture using a smart phone or webcam．
35．In which column of a newspaper can we find this article？D
A．Arts B．entertainment C．Science D．Culture．

分析本文是一篇说明文，针对牛津字典年度新词selfie（自拍照）进行了一系列以事实为基础的解说．"自拍照"风靡全球．在前年8月，自拍照已经被加入到牛津网络词典，但是还没有添加到牛津英语．

解答 32．C．主旨大意题．文章主要针对牛津字典年度新词selfie（自拍照）进行了一系列以事实为基础的解说，讲selfie"已被选为2013年度单词；故选C．
33．A．细节理解题．根据第三段：photograph that one has taken of oneself，typically one taken with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website．一张某人拍摄的自己的照片，尤其是用智能手机或者网络摄像头拍摄的，被上传至社交网站的照片．故选A．
33．C．细节理解题．根据第二段：figure is calculated by Oxford Dictionaries using a research program which collects around 150 million English words currently in use from around the web every month．这项数字是由牛津字典使用的一个能够收集网上15亿每月最近使用的英语词汇的研究程序计算而来．故选C．
34．D．推理判断题．文章主要讲针对牛津字典年度新词selfie（自拍照）进行了一系列以事实为基础的解说．"自拍照"风靡全球．在前年8月，自拍照已经被加入到牛津网络词典，但是还没有添加到牛津英语；可知出现在文化板块；故选D．

点评考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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13．cheer sb．up使某人振作起来．

7．A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops．Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts （概念）they have been taught．
Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes"mindlessly"by taking down word for word what the professors said．
In the first experiment，students were given either a laptop or pen and paper．They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills．Thirty minutes after the talk，they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts．
The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand．However，laptop users performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts．Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts．
The researchers'report said，"While more notes are beneficial，if the notes are taken mindlessly，as is more likely the case on a laptop，the benefit disappears．"
In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory，students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture．This time，the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam．
These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding，but that they also lead to revision in the future．

63．More and more students prefer laptops for note-taking because they can．B
A．write less notes
B．write more notes
C．get higher scores
D．understand lectures better
64．The results of the study show that laptop users performed．C
A．better on the exam．
B．worse at remembering facts
C．worse at remembering concepts
D．better for immediate learning
65．The author of the passage aims toC
A．examine the importance of revision
B．encourage the use of laptops
C．explain the benefit of taking notes
D．explain the benefit of taking notes by hand
66．The passage is likely to appear in．A
A．a science magazine
B．a computer textbook
C．a newspaper advertisement
D．a finance report．

14．Gesture may mean something pleasant in one culture，but is highly opposite in another．
Once a man visited a local restaurant in a foreign country．He ordered something on the menu．When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious-looking fried noodles，he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb（大拇指） and forefinger（食指） linked in a circle．Looking angry，the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap．What he did wrong，he wondered．Well，actually the reason is that this sign has quite different meanings in different countries．It means‘OK'，‘good'to Englishmen，French understands it as‘zero'or‘worthless'，while Japanese would read it as‘money'．And don't show this to a Northern Greek．About 2000years ago，ancient Greek have been found showing this gesture as a sexual insult（性侵犯）．It is still thought the same way today．
The gesture‘thumb-up'is also commonly translated differently．In English，it is popularly known as‘OK'．But to most Europeans，it signals the number 1，since they count from 1to 5beginning with the thumb for 1and ending with the little finger at number 5．While American，British and Australian would use the thumb up to show someone needs a ride on the road．
For another example，in Columbia，when describing height，people must choose different gestures depending on whether he is talking about a human being or an animal．If he keeps the palm（手掌） of the hand parallel（平行） to the floor，as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child for example，he will very likely be greeted by laughter．In Columbia，this gesture is made for the description of animals．

28．What does the OK signal mean to Japanese？D
A．Good． B．Zero． C．Worthless． D．Money．
29．Why did the waiter in the second paragraph get angry？C
A．The man didn't like the food he ordered．
B．The waiter brought the wrong food．
C．The waiter misunderstood the customer．
D．The man had a fight with the waiter．
30．Which gesture may Americans use to ask for a ride？A
A．Thumb-up． B．Bow． C．Hand-shaking． D．Keeping-the-palm-up．
31．What's the best title of the article？B
A．Funny stories about gestures．
B．Gestures in different cultures．
C．Interesting things around the world．
D．Travel around the world．

4．In a computer age，a broadband Internet connection is very popular now．Whether cable or mobile broadband，today's connections are many times faster than those in the early days．Videos play smoothly，complex websites load quickly，and files download much faster than ten years ago．And the files are much bigger too．
There's a hidden problem：You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet．If you don't，it's slow dial-up access for you．And for those living really far out，there may be no Internet access at a11．
Technology experts often talk about the"last mile"problem，which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations．In cities and suburbs（郊区），it's relatively easy to provide access for everyone．It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities，especially in developing countries．Internet service providers．for their part，have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely（稀疏地）populated areas．The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn't cover the expense．
But every year，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users．Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren't available everywhere．
Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines．Advancements in cheaper more efficient fiber optics cables（光纤电缆）promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users．Still．the"last mile"problem remains hard to deal with．There will always be somewhere that doesn't have an affordable broadband connection．But someday that might not matter．If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication，it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go．
29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Internet connections have been popular everywhere．
B．Internet service providers are willing to care about rural（农村的）customers．
C．The problem of Internet access hasn't been completely dealt with
D．Computer can't become popular in developing countries．
30．Paragraph 4mainly tells us that technological advancementsD．
A．make TV and telephone available everywhere
B．bring great change to people's everyday life
C．bring faster Internet connections to users
D．make it possible for more people to use the Internet
31．What may eventually settle the"last mile"problem？B
A．The broadband connection's getting faster．
B．The rapid progress in cell phone technology．
C．More and more Internet connections．
D．More and more Internet users
32．The best title for this passage may beA．
A．Internet Connection Problems
B．Internet Connections Need Improving
C．Progress in Internet Connections
D．Internet Connections Today．

11．首先阅读下列文章的提示性图片及简介：

A		By combing through newly digitized census data from the 19th century，J．David Hacker，a demographic historian from Binghamton University in New York，has recalculated the deathtoll and increased it by more than 20 percent-to 750，000．
B		Called the iBrain，this simple-looking contraption is part of an experiment that aims to allow Dr．Hawking-long paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis，or Lou Gehrig's disease-to communicate by merely thinking．
C		What we wear can affect not only what people think of us，but also the way our brains work，a study involving a doctor's coat shows．
D		Even after 20 years of studying in the country，Brian L．Fisher，an entomologist，was surprised by the ability of a cyclone to derail an expedition．
E		A Canadian project aimed at creating a genetically engineered pig whose manure would be less harmful to the environment is being halted after failure to find a company willing to bring the animal to market，according to the lead researcher．
F		Scientists have for the first time identified several gene mutations that they say sharply increase the chances of autism，and have found that the risk increases with the age of the parents，particularly the father．

9．It is a general rule that all types of activity result in boredom when they are performed on （61）a routine basis．Actually，we can see this principle at work in people of all （62）ages（age）．For example，on Christmas morning，children are excited （63）about playing with their new toys．But their interest soon dies down and by January （64）it is those same toys that can （65）be found（find） put away in the basement．The world is full of half-filled stamp albums and unfinished models，each （66）standing（stand） as a monument to someone's passing interest．Adolescents enter high school with great （67）excitement（excite） but are soon looking forward to graduation．And then，how many adults，（68）who now complain about the long drives to work，eagerly drove for hours at a time when they first got their driver's license？Before people retire，they usually plan to do a lot of great things，which they never had time to do while working．But soon after retirement，all of the hobbies become as boring as the jobs they （69）left/have left（leave）．And，like the children in January，they go searching for new toys．Therefore，it is high time that you （70）added/should add（add） variety to your daily life．

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