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A new social media superstar has arrived on the Chinese internet.

On Oct 8, Leonardo DiCaprio joined Sina Weibo, posting: “Hello, China! I’m Leonardo.”

But despite lots of likes, shares and comments, many other users sent humorous memes(表情包)including photosshopped images of the US actor, to DiCaprio’s account.

The Chinese are not the only ones who love to use memes. As the Sizzle website noted, “Memes have become a humorous means of communication and expression across cultures.”

What has made memes so popular?

Memes can be a funny reference to real people or events with serious ideas behind them. For example, during the 2016 US presidential election, a lot of memes have been created about the candidates(候选人)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, meaning that memes have the ability to show political views.

Memes have also come to show a simple form of humor that has managed to tie much of the world together. “Perhaps it is not the humor of the meme itself that gets people to post and share, but the identity tied to the humor in that only people ‘in the know’ will get its meaning, at the same time alienating other audiences,” the Plainsman website noted.

We are digital natives living in a time when we have everything at our fingertips. We no longer settle for just consuming content; we want to produce it too. Memes come in handy. They sum up popular culture, politics, sports, fashion and art. “Memes give us instant gratification(即时满足). They give us information in an easy, humorous way,” Hunger magazine commented. “People would much rather repost a meme that gives their opinion than read and repost a piece of text on the same topic.”

24. The author mentions DiCaprio’s story at the beginning of the text to _________.

A. introduce a new trend B. present an argument

C. prove an opinion D. put forward a suggestion

25. What can we conclude from the text about memes?

A. Memes tend not to be about important matters.

B. The appeal of memes only lies in their simple humor

C. Memes are all linked to events with serious ideas behind them

D. Memes are used in different fields and give information in an amusing way

26. The underlined word “alienating” in Paragraph 7 probably means __________.

A. drawing someone’s attention

B. helping someone get used to something

C. making someone feel that they are not part of a group