名校高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解精讀selfie

Astudyofteenagegirls'selfie-taking（自拍）behaviorsfound

thattakingandsharingselfiesonsocialmediaisnotlinkedto

poorbodyimageorappearanceconcerns.However,when

adolescentgirlsspendtoomuchtimestrugglingoverwhich

photoofthemselvestopost,orrelyheavilyoneditingappsto

altertheirimages,theremaybecauseforconcern.

Thestudy,byresearchersattheUniversityofArizonazfound

thatselfieeditingandtimeinvestedincreatingandselectingthe

perfectselfiewerebothrelatedtoself-objectification,whichled

tobodyshame,appearanceanxietyandmorenegative

appearanceevaluationsinteengirls.^Self-objectificationisthe

ideathatyoucometothinkofyourselfasanexternalobjectto

beviewedbyotherpeopleJsaidseniorstudyauthorJennifer

Aubrey,anassociateprofessorattheUA.

Basedonastudyof278teenagegirk,〃Ourmainfindingwas

thatwereallyshouldnztbetooworriedaboutkidswhotake

selfiesandsharethem;that'snotwherethenegativeeffects

comefrom.It/stheinvestmentandtheeditingthatyielded

negativeeffectsJAubreysaid."Selfieeditingandselfie

investmentpredictedself-objectification,andgirlswho

self-objectifyweremorelikelytofeelshamefulabouttheir

bodiesoranxiousabouttheirappearance//

"Self-objectificationisthepathwaytosomanythingsin

adolescencethatwewanttoprevent,“Aubreysaid.〃So,

interventionsreallyshouldfocusonhowwecanencouragegirls

todevelopanawarenessofthemselvesthatdoesn1tonly

dependonwhattheylookliketootherpeople."Theresearchers

saidparentsandcaregiversofadolescentgirlsshouldbeaware

thatifateenseemstobeobsessed（癡迷的），itmightbetimefor

atalk.

Theresearchersalsonotethattherecanbedifferent

motivationsforsharingselfies."Selfiesareapartofthemedia

landscape,butyoushouldpostthemforreasonsotherthan

tryingtogetpeopletoadmireyourappearanceoryourbody

Aubreysaid.Withanestimated93millionselfiestakeneachday,

;

theyarentgoingawayanytimesoonfnorshouldthey.The

importantthingtorememberis:Selfiesaren'tbadJustdonzt

obsess.

12.Whatbehaviorofadolescentgirlsmaycauseconcern?

A.Takingselfies.

B.Caringabouttheirimages.

C?Sharingselfiesonsocialmedia.

D.Overusingeditingappstobeautifytheirimages.

13.Fromthetext,whatcanwelearnaboutself-objectification?

A.Itpredictsselfieinvestment.

B.Itislinkedtoselfieobsession.

C.Itpreventsproblemsinadolescence.

D.Itcontributestoobjectiveevaluation.

14.Whatshouldinterventionscenteron?

A.Whentohaveatalkwithteengirls.

B.Whentoendselfie-takingbehaviors.

C.Howtohelpformahealthyself-awareness.

D.Howtopreventteenagegirls'crazeforselfies.

15.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

climbedtotheirhighestinadecadein2021,whichsuggeststhat

someformerusersoflibrariesmayhaveboughtbooksinstead.

Privatelibrariesathome,whetherlargecollectionsorsingle

bookshelves,appeartobedevelopingwell.Butthehopemustbe

thatvisitsandloansatpubliclibrarieswillsoonreturntotheir

formerleveltoo.Likeanyotherservice,librariesneedusers.And

whilebooksellersmightinonesenseberegarded

ascompetitors,infactthevastmajorityofthoseinvolvedinthe

trade,frompublisherstopoets,arelibrarylovers.

Thishassomethingtodowiththeromanticideaofthe

readerasexplorer,witheverybookadoortoanewstoreof

feelingorunderstanding.Butitalsoinvolvestherecognitionthat

ifbooksaretoformpartofourlife,theremustbespaceinpublic

forthem.Bookscanbetreasuredpossessions,butthereisalso

somethingspecialaboutacopythatarrivesinyourhandshaving

passedthroughthoseofothers一andthatwillgoonbeing

passedbetweenstrangerswhoshareyourcuriosity.

1.WhathashappenedtoBritishlibraries?

A.Theyhavebeeninabadstate.

B.Theyhavebecomeromanticplaces.

C.Theyhavegotgreatappealforartists.

D.Theyhavesufferedgreatlossofusers.

2.WhathasledtothehomelibraryboominBritain?

A.Peopleavoidclosecontactinpublic.

B.Manylibrarieshavebeenpulleddown.

C.Peoplehaveaccesstoaffordablebooks.

D.Morepeopledisapproveofpubliclibraries.

3.Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A.Booksarepersonalbelongings.

B.Librariesareaparadiseforadventurers.

C.Booksshouldbeattachedimportanceto.

D.Librariescontributetohumanconnection.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Librarieswillfadeoutofstage.

B.Librarieswillholdapromisingfuture.

C.Booksellersbenefitfromlibraries'collapse.

D.ThepandemichasboostedBritishbooksales.

DADB

Theterm“quietquitting"wentvirallastyear,describing

peoplewhostayintheirjobsbutmentallytakeastepbackfor

example,workingthebareminimumandnotmakingtheirjob

thecenteroftheirlives.Nowin2023,thereisanewworkplace

trendonthehorizon,called"quiethiring".

Quiethiringisastrategyusedtofillthecriticalgapsina

companywithouthiringnewemployees.Onecompanyhasa

limitedamountoftalentandneedstomakeacallaboutwhereit'

sgoingtohavethebestimpact.Thisyearitmayneedtoaddfive

moredatascientiststoitsteamtomeetthestrategicgoals.Asa

solution,itmaymovefiveemployeesfromanotherdepartment

onlyforashorttime,likedataanalystsinthehumanresources

andmarketingdepartment,intothefiveopendatascientist

roles.

Inthiscase,thebossissaying,"We'regoingtointentionally

deprioritizesupportforHRandmarketingforthenextsix

monthssothatwecanincreasetheproductivityofourdata

scienceteam,andwearesayingthissoundandclearly.Everyone

knowsthis."Theimportantdistinctionwithquiethiringisthata

companyisopenlycommunicatingwithemployeesaboutits

prioritiesandmovingemployeestoareasthatservethose

priorities^insteadofjustloadingemployeeswithmoreworkor

simplyhiringmorepeople.

Whilebeingassignedtoanewrolemayseemscary,quiet

hiringshouldbebeneficialtoemployees.Ifyouwereaskedto

takeonadditionalresponsibilities,itwouldindicateyourvalue.

Meantimeyoumightsay,"Ifit'snotpossibletoincreasemy

paymentcanwemakeitsothatIcanworkfromhomefivedays

aweek,reducingmycommute（通勤）costs?Or,couldIwork

flexiblehours,makingiteasierformetolivetherestofmylife?,/

Anindividualconversationmaybeineffective.Ifyou'repartofa

departmentorteambeingaskedtoswitchroles,employthat

powerandapproachhumanresourcesasagroup.

8.Whatdoesthestrategyofquiethiringreferto?