中考英语时文解读(9)—— SBTI: A Funny Online Personality Test

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    If you opened your social media on the evening of April 9, 2026, you might have noticed something strange. Your friends posted results of a personality test with funny labels like “Malo”and “ATM-er”.This is SBTI, a popular test that quickly swept across the internet.

SBTI is a playful, laugh-at-yourself version of the classic MBTI test. Unlike MBTI, which divides people into 16 serious personality types, SBTI offers funny and self-mocking titles. It has 31 questions and only takes 3 to 5 minutes to finish. The result provides a silly label, a short description and scores on 15 different dimensions. Meanwhile, the test reminds users that it is just for fun. It should never be used for psychological diagnosis, job interviews or as a life guide, so we should not take its results too seriously.

The creator is a Bilibili user who is not a psychology major. He first made the test just to help a friend who drank too much stop drinking. He also apologized: “Because my personality type is 'Cynic', I have been equally mean to everyone. I’m sorry if I offended you.”

SBTI became popular because young people are under great pressure from study and work. Experts say it's because of emotional resonance. Young people today face a lot of stress from school and work. The test's funny self-mocking labels-like "Malo" (a slang for tired workers)-give them a way to laugh at their struggles. It's a way to say "I'm tired, and that's okay." The test is also easy to share which made it spread like wildfire on WeChat Moments and Weibo.

However, experts warn SBTI has no scientific basis. The same person may get different results each time. They advise teenagers to enjoy it as entertainment and not let silly labels define themselves.

1. What is SBTl according to the passage?

A.A professional psychological test used by companies

B.A serious personality test developed by experts

C.A fun, self-mocking personality test for entertainment

1. Why did the creator make the SBTl test?

A.To make money from online advertisements

B.To help a friend who drank too much stop drinking

C.To become an internet celebrity

1. What does the word in bold “resonance" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.排斥 

B.共鸣 

C.矛盾

1. What can be inferred from the experts' opinions in Paragraph 5?

A.People should take SBTl results very seriously.

B.SBTl can be used to diagnose mental health problems.

C.The same person might get different results from SBTl if they take it again.

1. What is the best title for this passage

A.How to Become an Internet Celebrity Overnight

B.SBTl: The Personality Test That Swept Chinese Social Media

C.The Scientific Truth Behind MBTl and Other Tests

【What】这是一篇介绍网络热门趣味测试 SBTI 的说明文，清晰介绍了 SBTI 的起源与形式、轻松自嘲的测试特点、走红网络的社会原因，以及专家对该测试的理性提醒与正确态度。

【Why】文章以网络流行现象 SBTI 为切入点，贴近当代青少年生活与社交场景，帮助学生理解青少年情绪压力与情感共鸣, 同时训练学生信息提取与思辨阅读的能力，引导学生理性看待网络潮流，树立不盲从、不被标签定义的健康观念，落实新课标下思维品质与文化意识的培养目标。

 【How】第 1 段（现象引入）：由 2026 年 4 月 9 日晚社交平台现象切入，引出带有搞笑标签、迅速刷屏网络的趣味测试 SBTI。

第 2 段（基本介绍）：介绍 SBTI 是 MBTI 的轻松自嘲版，题型少、用时短，结果含搞笑标签与维度评分，同时强调仅供娱乐，不可用于严肃用途。

第3 段（创作背景）：介绍 SBTI 由 B 站非专业用户创作，初衷是帮助朋友戒酒，并对可能造成的冒犯致歉。

第 4 段（走红原因）：分析 SBTI 爆火源于年轻人学业工作压力大，通过自嘲标签实现情感共鸣，且易分享，在朋友圈、微博迅速传播。

第 5 段（理性提醒）：专家指出 SBTI 无科学依据，建议青少年仅当作娱乐，不被搞笑标签束缚与定义自我。     

1. C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段，SBTI被描述为"a playful, laugh-at-yourself version of the classic MBTI test"以及测试提示"it is just for fun."，同时第三段指出创作者并非心理学专业。这说明SBTI 是一个娱乐性质、供人自嘲的测试。A、B 选项与文中表述不符。

2. B

【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段，创作者表示" He first made the test just to help a friend who drank too much stop drinking."这是他的原始创作动机。A选项文中明确禁止用于商业盈利;C 选项可能是一种结果但不是原始动机。

3. B

【解析】词义猜测题。根据第四段上下文，SBTI 受欢迎是因为年轻人压力大，测试的幽默自嘲标签让他们感到“被理解”.专家提到年轻人可以借测试"laugh at their struggles",找到共鸣感。"Emotional resonance"意为"情感共鸣"，即找到情感上的认同和连接。A"排斥"、C"矛盾"均不符合语境。

4. C

【解析】推理判断题，根据第五段，专家指出 SBTI缺乏科学依据，特别说明"The same person may get different results each time."。由此可推断，如果一个人反复做SBTI 测试，很可能会得到不同的结果。A、B选项与专家观点相反--专家明确说这没有科学依据、不要当真。

5. B

【解析】主旨大意题。全文围绕SBTI这一现象级网络热点展开:第一段引出 SBTI刷屏现象介绍它是什么，第三段讲述创作者和创作动机，第四段分析爆火原因，第五段给出专家提醒。B选项“刷屏中国社交媒体的性格测试"准确概括了文章核心内容。A选项偏离主题;C选项文章并未深入探讨 MBTI的科学性。

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