2019年英语新外研必修五讲义Module1SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule

Section_ⅣOther_Parts_of_the_Module[原文呈现]TheManWhoMadeSpellingSimpleInEnglishthespellingofwordsdoesnotalways①represent②thesound.Sopeoplesay/raIt/butspellitright,orwrite,orevenrite.Combinations③ofletters(likeough)maybepronouncedinanumberofways④.Andsomewordsjustseemtohavetoomanyletters.ForAmericansthingsarealittlebit⑤easier,thanksto⑥theworkofNoahWebster,ateacherwhograduatedfrom⑦YaleUniversityin1778⑧.Asayoungman⑨hehadfoughtagainst⑩theBritishintheAmericanWarofIndependence,andhefeltthatwrittenEnglishinthenewlyindependentUnitedStatesshouldhaveadistinctive⑪“American”look⑫.[读文清障]①notalways并不总是，表示部分否定。②representvt.代表；象征③combination/ˌkɒmbI'neIʃn/n.组合；结合④inanumberofways以多种方式⑤alittlebit稍微⑥thanksto幸亏，多亏⑦graduatefrom毕业于⑧ateacher是NoahWebster的同位语，who引导定语从句，修饰ateacher。⑨asayoungman年轻时，注意as不要直译为“作为”。⑩fightagainst与……作斗争；为反对……而斗争fightfor为……而斗争⑪distinctive/dI'stIŋktIv/adj.与众不同的⑫look/lʊk/n.外观；外表；样子用作复数时，意为“相貌”。简化拼写的人[第1～2段译文]在英语中单词的拼写并不总是代表其发音。所以人们说/raIt/，但是拼写成right或write，甚至rite。字母的组合(如ough)可能有很多发音方式，并且一些单词看上去有太多的字母。对美国人来说，事情(单词拼写)稍微容易些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚·韦伯斯特的人，他是一位1778年毕业于耶鲁大学的教师。年轻时，他就参加过反对英国的美国独立战争，并且他觉得书面英语在新独立的美国应该有明显的“美国”特色。SohebeganhisworkonAmericanEnglish.Hisfirstbook,TheElementarySpellingBook,suggested⑬simplifying⑭thespellingofEnglishwords.Thebookwasextremely⑮popular.Bythe1850sitwassellingonemillioncopiesayear,making⑯itoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever⑰.Manyofthesuggestionswerequicklyadopted⑱.Centerinsteadofcentre,programinsteadofprogramme,andflavorinsteadofflavour.Others,however,suchasremovingsilentletters⑲likethesinislandorthefinaleinexamine,werenot.Websterisbestknownfor⑳hisAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,whichfirstappearedin1828eq\o(○,\s\up1(21)).Itintroducedeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))lotsofnewAmericanwords,withinformationabouttheirpronunciationeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))anduse,and,ofcourse,thenewspelling.TheBritishcriticisedeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))thedictionary,butitquicklybecameastandardeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))referenceeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))bookintheStates.Today,Webster'sdictionaryisstillthenumberonedictionaryforAmericanstudents.⑬suggestdoing...建议做……⑭simplify/'sImplIfaI/vt.简化⑮extremelyadv.尤其，非常⑯现在分词短语在此处作结果状语。⑰ever与最高级连用，意为“空前，有史以来”；与比较级连用，意为“曾经，以往任何时候”，用来加强语气。⑱adoptvt.采用，采纳；收养注意形似词adapt，意为“使适应，改编”。⑲silentletters不发音的字母⑳bebestknownfor因……而最著名原级：bewellknownforeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage。eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))introducevt.引进eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))pronunciationn．发音，pronouncev．发音eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))criticise/'krItIˌsaIz/vt.批评criticisesb.forsth.因某事批评某人eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))standard/'stændəd/adj.标准的eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))reference/'refrəns/n.参考；查阅areferencebook参考书第3～5段译文]因此他开始了美式英语的工作。他的第一本书，《基础拼读教材》，建议简化英语单词的拼写。这本书非常受欢迎。到19世纪50年代，每年售出100万册，结果使它成为史上最受欢迎的校园用书之一。,许多建议很快被采纳了。center代替了centre，program代替了programme，flavor代替了flavour。然而，其他的，例如去掉island中不发音的字母s和examine中的最后一个字母e，则没有被采纳。,韦伯斯特最出名的是他的《美国英语词典》，这本词典在1828年首次出版。书中引进了大量新的美式单词，且带有它们的发音和用法，当然也有新的拼写方式。英国人批评该词典，但是在美国它却很快成为标准的参考书。今天，韦伯斯特的词典对于美国学生来说依然是头号重要的词典。ReadthepassageTheManWhoMadeSpellingSimpleandchoosethebestanswers.1．WhatisWebsterbestknownfor?A．TheElementarySpellingBook.B．FightingagainsttheBritish.C．SimplifyingsomeEnglishwords.D．AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.2．WhydidNoahWebsterbeginhisworkonAmericanEnglish?A．BecausehegraduatedfromYaleB．BecausehefoughtagainsttheFrenchasayoungman.C．BecausehethoughtwrittenEnglishinthenewcountryshouldhaveadistinctive“American”look.D．BecausethenewlyindependentcountryhadnowrittenEnglish.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Websterwasateacher.B．HefoughtagainsttheBritish.C．HewroteTheElementarySpellingBook.D．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependence.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．BritishspellingseemssimplerthanAmericanspelling.B．WebstergraduatedfromYaleC．AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagefirstappearedin1828.D．AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageisstillofgreatuse.答案：1～4DCDA这样记单词记得准·写得对记得快·记得多Ⅰ.基础词汇1.rapidlyadv.迅速地2.editionn.(广播、电视节目的)期；版3.cuteadj.逗人喜爱的4.presentvt.陈述；提出(观点、计划等)5.attemptn.努力；尝试6.distinctiveadj.与众不同的7.lookn.外观；外表；样子Ⅱ.拓展词汇1.announcementn．声明；宣告→announcevt.宣布；宣告2.addvt.加；增加→additionn．增添；添加3.simplifyvt.简化→simpleadj.简单的4.combinationn．组合；结合→combinev．使结合5.referencen．参考；查阅→referv．参考；查阅1.rapidlyadv.迅速地[同义]①quicklyadv.迅速地，很快地②fastadj.迅速的，快速的adv.迅速地③directlyadv.直接地；立即；马上④swiftlyadv.很快地2.editionn．(广播、电视节目的)期；版[记法]词根edit(编辑)＋­tion(名词后缀)[联想]盘点后缀­tion名词①situation情况；形势；处境②starvation饿死；挨饿③operation手术④reaction反应，感应3.distinctiveadj.与众不同的[联想]后缀­tive形容词荟萃①attractive吸引人的②creative有创造性的③active活跃的④instructive有教育意义的二、这样记短语记牢固定短语多积常用词块1.ontheair正在广播2.getusedto习惯于3.sofar迄今为止4.acoupleof两三个5.pickup(偶然)学会；捡起；搭载6.wearoff磨损；慢慢消失7.belongto属于8.infavourof同意；支持9.referto...as...称……为……10.thanksto由于；幸亏，多亏1.asyouknow正如你所知道的2.giveyourviewsonthesubject说明你对这个话题的观点3.mostnativespeakersofEnglish大多数以英语为母语的人4.communicatewithnon­nativespeakersaswellasnativespeakers和非本地人交流，同样也和本地人交流5.varietiesofChinese汉语的变体6.onefifthoftheworld'spopulation世界人口的五分之一7.alittlebiteasier稍微容易些8.astandardreferencebook一本标准的参考书三、这样记句式先背熟再悟通后仿用1.Asyouknow,everyweekonthisprogrammewediscussanaspectofthewaywelivenow...正如大家所知道的，本栏目每个星期都要讨论我们现在生活的一个方面……你应该像我那样去传球。当theway作先行词且在从句中作状语时，定语从句可以用that/inwhich或省略关系词。Youshouldpasstheballthe_way_(that/_in_which)_I_did_it.2.I'mgettingonjustfine,nowthatIunderstandthelocalaccent.由于我懂得了当地方言，所以一切都很顺利。既然你已经长大了，就不应该依赖父母了。nowthat意为“既然”，引导原因状语从句。Now_that_you_have_grown_up,_youshouldnotrelyonyourparents.3.Bythe1850sitwassellingonemillioncopiesayear,makingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever.到19世纪50年代，每年售出100万册，结果使它成为史上最受欢迎的校园用书之一。中国建了更多的高速公路，这使人们的出行变得更便利了。现在分词短语作结果状语。MorehighwayshavebeenbuiltinChina,making_it_much_easier_for_people_to_travelfromoneplacetoanother.1．(教材P7)IfCallumpickedupthelocalaccenthestartedtouseit.如果凯乐姆学会当地口音，他就会开始使用它。pickup(偶然)学会；开车(接某人)；接收(节目、信号)；买到某物；改进，(身体)好转；捡起，举起[一词多义]写出下列句中pickup的含义①Youwillsoonpickupafteradayortwoinbed.好转②WhenlivinginEngland,hepickedupsomeEnglish.(偶然)学会③YoucanpickupBBCNewswithashort­waveradio.接收④WedrovetotheairportthenextmorningtopickupSusan.开车(接某人)⑤Wemanagedtopickupafewbargainsattheauction.买到某物[联想发散]常见的“动词＋up”型短语还有：①putup修建，举起，张贴②goup上升，上涨③turnup出现，把声音调大④takeup占据⑤giveup放弃⑥bringup提出；教育；培养2．(教材P8)Nowaddsomemoreideasinfavourofyourchosenvariety.现在再补充一些观点来支持你所选择的种类。addvt.加；增加；补充说add...to...在……中加上……addto增加；增添addup加起来addupto总计，总共有①“Iquiteagreetoyourplan.”headded.他补充说：“我十分同意你的计划。”②Thebadweatheronlyadded_toourdifficulties.恶劣的天气更增加了我们的困难。③Willyouaddmoresugartothecoffee?咖啡里你需要再加些糖吗？④Headded_upthosenumbersandtheyadded_up_to5,050.他把那些数字加起来，它们合计为5050。infavourof同意；支持eq\b\lc\\rc\}(\a\vs4\al\co1(dosb.afavour,doafavourforsb.))帮某人一个忙eq\b\lc\\rc\}(\a\vs4\al\co1(asksb.afavour,askafavourofsb.))请求某人帮忙insb.'sfavour有利于某人①AreyouinfavourofhisopinionthatBritishEnglishwilldisappear?你赞成他的英式英语会消失的观点吗？②Couldyoudo_me_a_favourtofavourus?Ifso,thesituationwillbein_our_favour.你能帮我一个忙来支持我们吗？如果这样的话，局势会对我们有利。[联想发散]类似infavourof的“in＋n.＋of”结构的短语还有：①inplaceof代替②inchargeof负责，管理③incaseof万一④inneedof需要⑤infaceof面对，面临⑥insearchof寻找3．(教材P8)Presentyourideastotherestoftheclass.向班里其他同学陈述你的想法。present(1)vt.陈述；提出(观点、计划等)；赠给presentsth.tosb.向某人提出/陈述某事；向某人颁发某物presentsb.withsth.向某人颁发/赠送某物①Somegirlstudentspresentedtheforeignvisitorswithflowers/presentedflowerstotheforeignvisitorsassoonastheyarrived.这些外国参观者一到达，一些女学生就向他们赠送了鲜花。(2)adj.eq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(前置定语目前的，现在的,后置定语出席的，到场的))thepresentday/situation现在/现状atthepresenttime目前bepresentat出席，到场②Thepracticehascontinuedfrommedievaltimestothe_present_day.这种做法从中世纪时期一直延续至今。(3)n.礼物；目前forthepresent就目前来说，暂时uptothepresent直到现在atpresent目前，现在③I'vegotenoughmoneyfor_the_present,_butImustgotothebanktomorrow.我的钱暂时还够用，但我明天必须去银行。④I'msorryhe'soutat_present.很抱歉他这会儿不在。[语境串记]Thebosswasnotsatisfiedwiththepresentplan,soheaskedtheengineerspresentatthemeetingtopresentanewoneinaday.老板对当前的计划不满意，所以他要求出席会议的工程师们在一天之内提出一个新的计划。4．(教材P8)TheChineserefertotheirlanguageasHan,asitbecamepopularamongthepeopleduringtheHanDynasty.中国人把自己的语言称为汉语，是因为该语言早在汉朝就在人们中流行了。referto...as...称……为……referto参考，查阅；提到，涉及；与……相关referencen.提及，谈到；参考；查阅forquick/easy/furtherreference以便快速/容易/日后查阅referencebook参考书①Peoplewhoworkinofficesareusuallyreferredtoas“whitecollarworkers”．那些在办公室工作的人被称为“白领工人”。②Weallagreednevertorefer_to_the_matteragain.我们一致同意永远不再提这件事。③Avocabularyindexisincludedfor_easy_reference.附有词汇索引以便查阅。[联想发散]我们还学过以下表示“把……看做/称为……”的短语：regard...as,lookon...as,treat...as,thinkof...as,consider...as等。5．(教材P9)CanyouseeanysimilaritiesbetweenWebster'sworkandattemptstosimplifyChinese?你能找出韦伯斯特的工作同简化汉语的尝试之间的相同点吗？attemptn．努力；尝试vt.试图，企图；尝试makeanattempttodo/atdoingsth.试图做某事atone's/thefirstattempt某人第一次尝试attempttodosth.尝试做某事attemptedadj.未遂的，企图的①Shemadeanattempttoget/atgettingthemonthetelephone,butnobodywashome.她试着与他们取得电话联系，但家里没有人。②Hewasasproudasapeacockwhenhepassedhisdrivingtestat_his/the_first_attempt.当在第一次尝试中通过驾照考试时，他得意洋洋。③Heattemptedto_work(work)outthequestion,butfailed,whichmadehimabitblue.他试图算出那道题，但没算出来，这使他有点郁闷。④Aprisonerisbeingquestionedinreferencetotheattempted(attempt)escapelastnight.昨晚逃跑未遂的一个犯人正在被审问。[辨析比较]attempt,manageattempt表示试图做某事，但不一定有结果，与try同义，但比try正式manage表示设法成功做成某事选用以上单词填空⑤Theyattemptedtoclimbthesteepestpartofthemountain,butfailed.Theydidn'tloseheartandtriedagain.Atlast,theymanagedtogettothetopofthemountain.6.(教材P9)ForAmericansthingsarealittlebiteasier,thankstotheworkofNoahWebster,ateacherwhograduatedfromYaleUniversityin1778.对美国人来说，事情(单词拼写)稍微容易些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚·韦伯斯特的人，他是一位1778年毕业于耶鲁大学的教师。thanksto幸亏，多亏(多作状语)；由于①Thankstothetimelyhelp,manyluckypeoplesurvivedtheearthquake.多亏了及时的帮助，很多幸运的人得以在地震中幸存下来。②Thanks_tothedisease,Ihavetheopportunitytoimprovemycharacter.由于疾病，我有机会磨炼自己的意志。[名师点津]thanksto表示原因时暗含“感激”之意，其中to是介词。常见的其他表示“原因”的短语：becauseof因为，由于dueto因为，由于(作表语或状语)owingto因为，由于(作状语)asaresultof由于onaccountof由于③Hehadtoretirebecause_ofillhealth.他因为健康问题不得不退休。④Ourdelaywasdue_totheheavytraffic.我们的延误是因为交通拥堵。1．Asyouknow,everyweekonthisprogrammewediscussanaspectofthewaywelivenow,andtoday'stopicisthelanguagewespeak—English.正如大家所知道的，本栏目每个星期都要讨论我们现在生活的一个方面，今天的话题是我们所说的语言——英语。本句中theway后接定语从句，省略了引导词that。此时that为关系副词，相当于inwhich，在从句中作方式状语。(1)way表示“方式；方法”时，其后常接inwhich或that引导的定语从句，也可以将关系词inwhich或that省略掉，此时关系词在从句中作状语。①Noonelikestheway(that/inwhich)hetreatsthechild.没人喜欢他对待那个孩子的方式。(2)way后接定语从句时，如果关系词在从句中作主语或宾语则用关系代词that/which，作宾语时还可以省略。②Thewaythat/whichcameupatthemeetingwasunpractical.在会议上提出的方法不切实际。(3)way表示“方式，方法”时，其后还可接不定式或“of＋doingsth.”的形式。③Canyoushowusthewaytokeepapples?＝Canyoushowusthe_way_of_keepingapples?你能教我们保存苹果的方法吗？2．Bythe1850sitwassellingonemillioncopiesayear,makingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever.到19世纪50年代，每年售出100万册，结果使它成为史上最受欢迎的校园用书之一。(1)句中makingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever为现在分词短语作结果状语，是由上文的原因推出的一个必然结果。①By1820,thepopulationofNewYorkhadgrowntoabout125,000,makingitthelargestcityintheUSA.到1820年，纽约的人口增长到大约125000人，使它成为美国最大的城市。②Shelefttheroomsohurriedly,leaving(leave)thelightsonforthewholenight.她离开房间时太匆忙了，结果(忘了关灯而)让灯亮了整整一个晚上。(2)表示结果的现在分词短语通常放在句子的后面，其前常用逗号隔开，分词短语前有时可加上副词thus或therefore(因而，因此)。③Carbonburnsinoxygenorair,thusformingcarbondioxide.碳在氧气或空气中燃烧，这样就形成了二氧化碳。[名师点津]现在分词作结果状语，表示自然而然、顺理成章的结果；而动词不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果，有时为了加强语气，还在其前面加only。④Hehurriedtothebookingoffice,onlyto_be_told(tell)thatalltheticketshadbeensoldout.他匆匆去了售票处，却被告知票已售完。Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Materialaboutrecentresearchadded(add)tothisneweditionhasattractedmanyreaders.2．Here'satipIpickedupfrommymother.3．Hedroppedtheglassontheground,breaking(break)itintopieces.4．Thegroupplannedtopresentthisplantothepresident.5．Theplayermadeanattemptattheworldrecord,butfailed.6．Thereareseveralreference(refer)booksforyoutochoosefrom.Ⅱ.完成句子1．Hepicked_up_a_walletonthewaytopicking_up_his_daughteryesterday.昨天他在接他女儿的路上捡到一个钱包。2．Pleaseadd_up_the_numbersandI'msuretheywilladd_up_to_more_than_2,000.请把这些数字加起来，我相信总数将会超过2000。3．It'sreportedthatthirtypeoplewere_present_at_the_meetingyesterday.据报道，昨天有30人出席了会议。4．Itwassillyofhimto_refer_to_his_notesduringthatimportanttest,andasaresult,hegotpunished.他在那次重要测试中查阅笔记是非常愚蠢的，结果他受到了惩罚。5．Itwasthanks_to_Jenny's_timely_helpthatweaccomplishedthetaskontime.正是由于珍妮的及时帮助，我们才按时完成了任务。6．Whatreallymattersatadebateisnotwhatyousaybutthe_way_(that/in_which)_you_say_it.在辩论中重要的不是你说了什么而是你说话的方式。一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高[本课语言点针对练习]Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Thelittlegirlissocute(逗人喜爱的)thateveryonelikesher.2．Shehasaverydistinctive(与众不同的)wayofwalking.3．Anewchapterisincludedinthesecondedition(版)．4．Wewouldliketopresent(提出)somesuggestionswhichwillhelpsettlethequestion.5．Afterrepeatedattempts(尝试)theyfinallysucceeded.6．Trytosimplify(简化)yourexplanationforthechildren.7．Generationsofstudentshavelearnttorepeatthestandard(标准的)explanations.8．Hecarriedonthebusinessincombination(联合)withhisfriends.9．Hecriticised(批评)meforfailingtocompletetheworkontime.10．Thelibrarycontainsalargenumberofforeignlanguagereference(参考)books.Ⅱ.单句改错1．It'ssurprisingthatyourbrotherpickedoutRussiansoquickly—hehasn'tlivedthereverylong.out→up2．You'dbetteradduptoyourscoresandseeifyouhavepassedtheexam.去掉to3．Anewstadiumisbeingbuiltinpresentinourcity.Workonitwillcompleteinanothertwomonths.第一个in→at4．IfyoucomeacrossanunknownEnglishword,youcanreferwithyoure­dictionarytofinditsmeaning.with→to5．Thanktoyourhelp,Igotthefirstinthefinal­termEnglishexamination.Thank→Thanks6．Thebellindicatedtheendoftheperiodrang,interruptedourheatederrupted→interruptingⅢ.选词填空infavourof，referto...as...，makeanattempt，incombinationwith，thanksto，inreferenceto，pickup，getusedto1．We'vereachedourgoalofD|S50,000,thanks_tothegenerosity(慷慨)ofthepublic.2．Areyouin_favour_ofmyplanoragainstit?3．Imade_an_attempttotalktohimbuthetooknonoticeofme.4．Nevertakethismedicinein_combination_withalcohol(酒)oryouwilldie.5．Themanlikestorefer_tohiscatashisgirlfriend.6．Youngpeoplearepicking_upsomeInternetwords.7．Thesekidsusedtoliveinasmallvillage.Ittookthemalmostayeartoget_used_tolivinginalargecity.8．Shekeptsayinghorriblethingsin_reference_tothefilm.[本单元语言点温故练习]Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Theyfinditverydifficulttofinishtheirworkintwodays.2．MyfriendsuggestedthatI(should)_make(make)moreeffortstoimprovemyoralEnglish.3．Theshocked(shock)lookonherfacesuggestedthatshecouldn'tbelievewhathermanagersaid.4．He'sgivingherFrenchlessonsinexchangeforherteachinghimEnglish.5．Naturaldisastershaveobviously(obvious)contributedtothecontinent'seconomiccrisis.6．It'saheadachetryingtogetaroundinastrangetown.Iwilljusttakeataxiandavoidallthetrouble.7．Unlesssomeextramoneyis_found(find),thetheatrewillclose.8．Thewatersupplyhasbeencutofftemporarilybecausetheworkersare_repairing(repair)oneofthemainpipes.Ⅱ.完成句子1．Asweallknow,theearthtravels_around_the_sun.众所周知，地球绕着太阳转。2．Sheisalwayshelping_other_people.她总是帮助别人。3．Thestudentswill_have_five_English_classesperweekthisterm.本学期学生每周要上五节英语课。4．Jimis_going_to_be_a_scientistwhenhegrowsup.吉姆长大后要当科学家。5．Iwas_about_to_go_to_have_dinnerwhenhecalledmeup.我正要去吃饭，这时他给我打电话。6．Sofar,thediseasehas_not_been_so_terribleasitseemstobe.到目前为止，这种疾病没有它看起来那么糟糕。7．Anychangeinlifestylewillmake_a_difference_to_your_health.生活方式的任何变化都会影响你的健康。8．Thoughhecamefromafamilysimilar_to_mine,_wehavelittlesimilarityintaste.虽然他和我来自相似的家庭，但我们的嗜好没有相似之处。二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧Ⅰ.阅读理解Uploadingcountlessselfies(自拍照),writingpersonalstatusupdates,andcheckingyourmessageseveryotherminuteseemlikejustapartofmoderndailylife,right?Thesearethemarkersoftherelationshipweallhavewithsocialmedianow,whichstartedoutjustasawaytocommunicatewithoneanother.AccordingtoarecentstudybyexpertsattheUniversityofGeorgia,theremaybemoretoitthanthat.Thefindingssuggestedsomeunmistakablecorrelationsbetweensocialmediauseandwhat'sknownas“grandiosenarcissism(浮夸的自恋)”.Peoplecrazilyposttheirpicturesandupdatetheirpersonalstatusonlinetomakethemselvesknowntoothers.Theirpostsarealwaysintheirverybestlight.Afterall,it'Whendoessocialmediausebecomeaproblem?TheUniversityofGeorgiacarriedouttheresearchaccordingtothefollowingquestions:Howlongdopeoplespendonsocialmedia?Howoftendotheytweetorupdatestatuses?Howmanyfriendsorfollowersdotheyhave?Howmanyselfiesdotheytendtopost?Ifyoudoalltheabovethings,itlikelysendssignalsaboutyourpersonality.Alloftheseonlineactionshaveonethingincommon:Theyareallwaysinwhichwetrytopromoteourselvesonline.Therefore,itThen,exactlyhowmuchtimespentonlineistoomuch?Theresearchersdidn'tmeasure.However,anotherstudyfromBaylorTherefore,it'showyouusetheplatformthatmatters.Socialmediaitselfmeansnoharm.Instead,morebenefitscanbegotifyouuseitcarefullyandwisely.语篇解读：很多人在日常生活中已离不开社交媒体，社交媒体在一定程度上已变成一个展示自我的平台。1．Accordingtotheauthor,what'stheoriginalpurposeofsocialmedia?A．Topostselfies.B．Tomakenewfriends.C．Tosharepersonallife.D．Toexchangeinformation.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“whichstartedoutjustasawaytocommunicatewithoneanother”可知，社交媒体出现的最初目的是方便人们交流信息。2．AccordingtoresearchoftheUniversityofA．socialmediahasbecomeastagetoshowoneselfB．mostsocialmediausershavebecomeaddictedtoitC．whatappearsonsocialmediaisnotalwaystrustworthyD．it'snecessaryforustocheckourmessagesfromtimetotime解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Peoplecrazilyposttheirpicturesandupdatetheirpersonalstatusonlinetomake...much­neededattent