《2025年通成学典课时作业本高中英语选择性必修第一册人教版》

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How social media has changed language
Social media has had an immeasurable impact on the world. It has increased interconnectivity and sped up the spread of information, but its biggest impact of all might be the changes it has made to language.
Dozens of terms and phrases have originated on social media. "Selfie" was named the Word of the Year by the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013 and the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji in 2015. Many social media slangs like "hashtag" "lol" and "emoji" are included in the dictionary and have become commonplace due to wide usage on social media platforms.
Other social media words are new combinations of words. Photobomb, for instance, describes the phenomenon of intruding (闯入;侵入) on somebody's photograph, which came about due to the success of image-sharing platforms.
Social media has done more than invent new words and combine existing ones. It has completely transformed the meaning of a large portion of our language. The word "add" means sending an invite to connect social media accounts. "Likes" are now a numerical measurement of popularity.
So far, we have only discussed social media's effect on English, but it also has major impacts on cross-language communication. Some social media platforms have a built-in translation function that intends to minimize linguistic barriers between users. This has been described as "surprisingly accurate". But as translation agency Global Voices points out, social media usage across cultures differs greatly, and no built-in algorithm(算法) can translate this.
Another way social media has made progress in breaking down the language barrier is with AI chatbots. Chatbots are gaining in popularity on social media for their smart interactions. Some have said chatbots could eventually be used to teach languages. They say the best way of learning a language is to try speaking it, and with social media dominating communication, who's to say speaking to a chatbot is not just as good?
(A) 12. How has social media contributed to the development of language in Paragraph 2?
A. By introducing new vocabulary.
B. By encouraging formal language usage.
C. By changing the original meaning of words.
D. By improving cross-cultural communication.
(C) 13. Which word has changed its meaning due to social media?
A. Emoji.
B. Selfie.
C. Add.
D. Photobomb.
(D) 14. What does Global Voices say about the translation function of social media platforms?
A. It lacks accuracy in practical application.
B. It fails to recognize informal language.
C. It should further improve the built-in algorithm.
D. It does not fully deal with cultural differences in language use.
(A) 15. According to the last paragraph, what is some people's attitude towards chatbots when it comes to language learning?
A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Indifferent.
D. Uncertain.

答案： D[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了社交媒体对语言发展的影响，包括新词汇的创造、旧词意的变化以及对跨文化交流的促进作用。
12.A 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，很多术语和短语起源于社交媒体，说明社交媒体引入了新词汇。
13.C 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，add这个词由于社交媒体而改变了其意义，现在指的是发送邀请以连接社交媒体账户。
14.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“But as translation agency Global Voices points out, social media usage across cultures differs greatly, and no built-in algorithm can translate this.”可推知，全球之声认为社交媒体平台的翻译功能没有完全解决语言使用中的文化差异问题。
15.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，聊天机器人因其智能互动而在社交媒体上越来越受欢迎，与聊天机器人对话也是一种同样好的学习方式，表明一些人对将聊天机器人用于语言学习持积极态度。