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Buzzwords (流行词汇)
Splinternet
Europe is floating regulation that could impose temporary bans on US tech companies that violate its laws. If such territorial agreements become more common, the globally-connected Internet we know will more like what some have called the “splinternet”, or a collection of different Internets whose limits are determined by national or regional borders.
Cyberpunk
—Do you think we are already in a cyberpunk age?
—I think we are. Just look around us, we are enjoying the fruit of high technology when we order almost everything at our fingertips. But the people delivering the products can’t even have a decent meal. That’s a typical “high tech, low life” contrast.
Mansplaining
—You must follow my instructions to complete the project. Don’t you ever screw up.
—Stop mansplaining, OK? I’m far more experienced than you.
Digital natives
If you are wondering why “Phone” app icon is designed like that and looks almost the same on every smartphone, you are definitely one of the digital natives who don’t know what a telephone is.
Social bankruptcy
Have you ever found it extremely exhausting trying to maintain a balanced relationship with all your social media friends and followers? Perhaps it’s time that you go social bankruptcy. Just close all your accounts and go out and enjoy the sunshine.
1. The social media platform Facebook briefly decided to prevent Australian users from sharing new links. Which word is most relevant to this affair?
A. Splinternet B. Mansplaining C. Digital natives D. Social bankruptcy
2. Mencius (孟子) once said: “Disgust for someone by others does focus on his/her pretending to be others’ master.” Which word means the same thing?
A. Splinternet B. Cyberpunk C. Mansplaining D. Digital natives
3. Which column in Teen Space Magazine is the text probably from?
A. Preface B. Outlook C. Story D. Witticism
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些如今流行的流行词汇的含义。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Europe is floating regulation that could impose temporary bans on US tech companies that violate its laws. If such territorial agreements become more common, the globally-connected Internet we know will more like what some have called the “splinternet”, or a collection of different Internets whose limits are determined by national or regional borders.(欧洲正在实施一项浮动法规，可能对违反欧洲法律的美国科技公司实施临时禁令。 如果这样的领土协议变得更加普遍，我们所知道的全球互联互联网将更像一些人所说的“分裂互联网”，或不同互联网的集合，其界限由国家或地区边界决定)”可知，社交媒体平台Facebook暂时决定阻止澳大利亚用户分享新的链接，Splinternet与之相关。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Mansplaining部分中“—You must follow my instructions to complete the project. Don’t you ever screw up. —Stop mansplaining, OK? I’m far more experienced than you.(——你必须按照我的指示完成这个项目。 千万别搞砸了。——停止好为人师好吗？我比你经验丰富多了)”可知，孟子说过“人之患在好为人师”与C选项“Mansplaining”意思是一样的。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章标题“Buzzwords (流行词汇)”以及文章主要介绍了一些如今流行
流行词汇的含义，可推知，文章可能来自《青少年空间杂志》的“前景”专栏。故选B。
