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【題目】 Happy, angry, amazed—these are some of the emotions we like to express these days when we’re sending a message on our smart phones! That’s why many of us now add little pictures to our texts to brighten up someone’s mobile screen but we’re also using them as a quick way of telling someone how we’re feeling. Yes, emojis (表情符號) have become a popular tool for communication.

The emoji was first invented in Japan in the late 1990s and the word “emoji” comes from the Japanese words for “picture” and “character”. The number of different images has greatly increased since then and now we have a picture for nearly every mood or situation.

Why are emojis widely used today? Professor Vyv Evans says, “Increasingly, what we’re finding is that digital communication is replacing face-to-face talk in some ways. One of the reasons why emojis are so interesting is that they really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively.”

Another advantage of emojis is that they are an international language—they don’t use words but tell a message with pictures so they can be easily understood whatever your native language is.

But as linguist (語言學(xué)家) Neil Cohn says, “To many, emojis are an exciting evolution (進(jìn)化) of the way we communicate; but to others, they are linguistic Armageddon.” It does show by using emojis, there is a lot more to our communication than words alone, but does this also mean that the traditional writing will die out one day?

【1】What is implied(暗示) in Paragraph 2?

A.The emoji was first invented in Japan.

B.The word “emoji” only means “picture” and “character”.

C.More and more pictures are used to express our mood today.

D.The number of emoji images will increase rapidly in the future.

【2】Why do people use emojis so widely?

A.Emojis can never be misunderstood.

B.Emojis are similar to some native languages.

C.Emojis make us communicate more effectively.

D.Emojis can replace face-to-face communication.

【3】What is the structure of the passage?

A.B.C.D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。本文說的是手機(jī)通訊中的表情符號。文章介紹了它的起源、用途、優(yōu)點(diǎn)，及語言學(xué)家對它的態(tài)度．。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中The number of different images has greatly increased since then and now we have a picture for nearly every mood or situation．（不同的圖像的數(shù)量大大增加，現(xiàn)在我們幾乎每一個情緒或情況都有一個圖片。）可知越來越多的圖片用來表達(dá)我們今天的心情，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Why are emojis widely used today？ Professor Vyv Evans says， "Increasingly， what we're finding is that digital communication is replacing face-to-face talk in some ways． One of the reasons why emojis are so interesting is that they really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively．"為什么今天表情符號被廣泛使用？Vyv Evans教授說："越來越多的人發(fā)現(xiàn)，數(shù)字交流在某種程度上取代了面對面的交流。可知表情符號之所以如此有趣，其中一個原因是它們確實(shí)使我們能夠更有效地表達(dá)自己的情感．"越來越多的人使用表情符號，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。本文先提出手機(jī)通訊中的表情符號，然后文章介紹了它的起源、用途、優(yōu)點(diǎn)，及語言學(xué)家對它的態(tài)度。重點(diǎn)介紹了表情符合，所以是總分式結(jié)構(gòu)，故選A。