Question

8．OK，I admit it：emoticons（表情符号）are popular．Some people even think they are fun．Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one．Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications．
Some people，such as a Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal，however，blastthe use of emoticons as"infantile（幼稚）just like the people who use them"．He believes that words themselves should be enough．"If you're funny，happy or sad，that should be apparent from the comment that goes before the emoticons，"he argues．
In the eyes of Blumenthal，the use of emoticons is a gender issue．"Men don't use emoticons very much．Maybe not at all，"he said，"Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot．Maybe there's an emoticon gene．"
It's an interesting opinion，but it is not shared by all．
In an interview with The New York Times，Dacher Keltner，professor of psychology at the University of California，said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed"to seek out representations of humanity"．He believes that they are popular not because they are shortcuts for the lazy，but because they bring in something beyond language．They satisfy our needs to be with and communicate with people．
All of these arguments may be somehow right．Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way．I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in．I'd rather let my words do the talking．
Friends，however，send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons．I have no problem with this．I don't regard any of my friends as lazy or immature．It's just a question of individuality．
59．What does the underlined word"blast"in the second paragraph mean？B
A．clarify      B．criticize      C．support        D．approve 
60．Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with？A
A．It's enough to use language in digital communication．
B．Instant Message chatters are childish．
C．Men never use emoticons．
D．There must be an emoticon gene in everybody．
61．From the text，we can conclude that the authorB．
A．feels he has no difficulty using emoticons
B．thinks emoticons don't suit him
C．encourages his friends to use emoticons
D．believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone
62．What is the main point of the article？B
A．Advice on language used over the Internet．
B．Arguments over the use of emoticons．
C．The history of the use of emoticons．
D．Reasons for the popularity of emoticons．

Answer 1

分析 这是一篇关于使用"表情符号"的议论文．文章通过好莱坞编剧约翰•布卢门撒尔不赞成使用表情符号和加州大学的心理学教授达彻尔•凯尔特纳赞成使用表情符号这样不同的观点来论述是否使用表情符号是人们的个性问题．

解答 59．答案：B  考查事实细节．根据第一段"infantile just like the people who use them"表示"像使用它们的人一样幼稚"是批评的语气，所以选B．
60．答案：A  考查事实细节．根据第一段"He believes that words themselves should be enough．"可知答案是A．
61．答案：B  考查事实细节．根据第六段"I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in．I'd rather let my words do the talking．"可知作者并不适应用表情符号，所以答案是B．
62．答案：B  考查文章主旨．根据全文可以了解虽然作者举例辩论了"人们是否会使用表情符号是他们自己的个性问题"，所以选B．

点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是，仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案，这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱．所谓阅读理解，对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文，因此，每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查，再得出答案．也就是说，阅读理解的每一道题目，在原文都应该有明确的出处，我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句，（1）排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项（2）排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项  （3）排除用于过于极端或负面的选项（4）注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除．