山西省山阴县2014高考英语阅读理解（9）.doc

山西省山阴县 2014 高考英语阅读理解( 9 )及答案【 2014 高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】 This year the selfie earned its place as the Oxford English Dictionary ’s 2013 Word Of The Year . It has taken over our culture-and our smartphones . The rise of the selfie has e universal-between presidents , celebrities( 名人)and citizens alike-and the trend is only continuing to grow. A recent survey conducted by the Pew & American Life Project found that 54 percent of have posted original photos online . And of those hundreds of millions of photos , many are of selfie photos . For example , currently there are nearly 62 million posted selfie photos on Instagram , the social media tool that has significantly contributed to the personal photo ’s popularity . That figure , which continues to rise every day, does not even begin to include the selfies shared on Facebook and ***. What makes the selfie so attractive - and why do we feel ita must to take one? According to Dr. Pamela Rutledge , psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center , the desire to take , post and get “ likes ” on selfies goes back toa biological behavior of all humans . “I think it influences our sense of social connection in the same way as it does when you go toa party and people say ‘ OhI love your dress ,’” Rutledge told The Huffington Post. “ Biological , social recognition isa real need and there is even an area of the brain