Now, almost everybody knows the hottest English word "selfie". Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford (牛津) online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to Wechat (微信) or Qzone (QQ 空间).

"Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone," said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.

Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. "She has used many selfies to tell us about her life and work," said Li.

What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). "The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!" said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.

Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in the Guardian. (《卫报》) "The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others," wrote Freedland.

Huang Xu agrees with that. “During the summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.

1.According to the story, a "selfie" is ________________.

A. a person with a smart phone B. a smart phone which can take photos

C. a photo taken by oneself D. an English dictionary

2.We can tell from the story that _____________.

A. only famous people enjoy taking selfies

B. people love to share selfies online

C. all the people love selfies because of narcissism

D. US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies

3.We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way.” at the beginning of ______.

A. Paragraph 3 B. Paragraph 4 C. Paragraph 5 D. Paragraph 6

Mr. Black decided to know more about the different jobs of his students’ parents. But some of students were laughing as he talked with Mary. Betty shouted, "Mary’s father is a garbageman!"Then everybody in the class laughed out loud. Mary felt her face tum red.

“Be quiet! Stop laughing!"Mr. Black said, " It is difficult but useful to be a garbageman. We should all be thankful to Mary's father.”

Mary’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Mary went to her room and cried for a long time. Her father came into her room, "What happened? Why are you so sad?”

Mary told her father what happened and looked at him sadly. He didn't seem angry or hurt, “Well. “He said, " They are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me,Mary.”

Mary wrinkled her nose because of the bad smell. "Don't worry. In five minutes you won't smell a thing.”said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Mary’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. At last, no more garbage was left and Mary felt very proud and happy.

“Garbage makes us uncomfortable and unhealthy but when we clear it away, everything is nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy.”

Mary gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss because she regarded him as an unselfish man. Now whenever someone asks Mary what her daddy does, she says, "He is a garbageman! Everyone makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1.From the passage, we can know .

A. Mary ran up to her father the way she always did

B. Mary gave her father a sweet kiss after school(es usual

C. Mary went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home

D. Mary didn't tell her father what had happened

2.Why did Mary's father take her to his workplace?

A. To make Mary calm down.

B. To prove how dirty his job is.

C. To keep Mary away from her classmates.

D. To help Mary learn about his Job.

3.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. How Mary changed her mind about her father's job.

B. Why Mary's teacher asked the students such a question.

C. What Mary's father's job is.

D. What garbagemen do in their daily life.

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