Question

【题目】 When we talk to our friends online, typing can become a little boring. We turn to memes( 表情包)to make our conversations more fun.【1】

At least 10 students who were admitted to Harvard University lost their chance to study there after posting offensive(攻击性的) memes in a private Facebook group， the university’s student newspaper，the Harvard Crimson, reported on June 5. Rather than just regular jokes, the memes “went to truly dark and ugly place， joking about Orthodox Jews(犹太教徒)， the gas chambers(毒气室)， Mexican children and suicide,” reported CNN【2】But later, some students set up another group where they traded several offensive memes. When Harvard University found out about the group, it took back the students’ offers,【3】

“I appreciate humor, but there are so many topics that just should not be joked about,” incoming freshman Jessica Zhang told the Harvard Crimson. “I do not know how those offensive images could be defended”.【4】“It sounds like Harvard is going too deeply into the private lives of students, Alan Dershowitz, a retired Harvard Law School professor, told The Guardian. “It may affect them for life.”

【5】 Last year, a similar Facebook group for admitted Harvard students drew criticism from the university after some of its members posted racist jokes.

A. The incident has caused fierce debates, both in the university and around the world

B. A world-class university should help students open minds and overcome bias( 偏见)

C. However, others believe the university overstepped the boundaries.

D. The group was originally meant for would-be Harvard freshmen to get to know each other before they began university

E. Jeff Yang, himself a graduate of Harvard, said the university was right to punish the students

F. But sometimes, sending the wrong meme can make trouble.

G. In fact, this is not the first time Harvard has dealt with a case like this

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了一些学生在某个群体内发送具有攻击性的表情包，结果被哈佛大学拒绝入学的故事。不同的人就此表达了自己的看法。

【1】结合下文At least 10 students who were admitted to Harvard University lost their chance to study there after posting offensive(攻击性的) memes in a private Facebook group， the university’s student newspaper，the Harvard Crimson, reported on June 5.（据哈佛大学学生报《哈佛深红报》6月5日报道，至少有10名被哈佛大学录取的学生在Facebook上的一个私人群组里发布了攻击性的表情包，从而失去了在那里学习的机会。）可知是在说明表情包带来的麻烦，故F选项：表情包可以使我们的交流更有趣，可是有时候也会产生麻烦。符合上下文语境。故选F。

【2】上一段提到一些学生在群里发送有攻击性的表情包。以及下文 But later, some students set up another group where they traded several offensive memes.（但后来，一些学生成立了另一个小组，在那里他们交换了一些攻击性的表情包。）可知本空继续说明：这个群开始为了使得大学新生们彼此认识，但是后来就出现有攻击性的表情包。故选D。

【3】根据下文“I appreciate humor, but there are so many topics that just should not be joked about,” incoming freshman Jessica Zhang told the Harvard Crimson.（“我喜欢幽默，但有太多的话题不应该被拿来开玩笑，”即将入学的大一新生Jessica Zhang告诉《哈佛深红报》。）为讨论这个问题的内容，可知这个问题引起了激烈的讨论。故选A。

【4】根据下文“It sounds like Harvard is going too deeply into the private lives of students, Alan Dershowitz, a retired Harvard Law School professor, told The Guardian. “It may affect them for life.”（哈佛大学法学院退休教授艾伦德肖维茨在接受《卫报》采访时表示:“听起来哈佛大学对学生的私生活干涉得太深了。“这可能会影响他们的一生。”）可知论述的是有人不赞成这一行为，认为哈佛大学侵犯了学生的隐私。故选C。

【5】根据下文Last year, a similar Facebook group for admitted Harvard students drew criticism from the university after some of its members posted racist jokes.（去年，一个类似的哈佛新生Facebook群遭到了校方的批评，原因是该群的一些成员发布了种族主义笑话。）说明这不是哈佛大学第一次处理类似的事情。故选G。