Question

【题目】Emojis（表情符号）

Have you found that more and more people are using emojis to communicate online? For example. "Happy Birthday" has become a cake with lit candles. And "I’m happy" has become a smiling face.

Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan. According to a survey of a mobile technology company， 6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day. Last year，20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US was the icon.It became the most widely-used icon in 2015.

Emojis are now used as % new fo~ of expression"， and one which can cross language barriers(障碍). "'Emojis are popular among millennials， who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s， because they welcome new technology and new things and they think emojis are ' flexible(灵活的 ) and show meanings beautifully'"， president of Oxford Dictionaries told The Wall Street Joural.

Since millennials became the biggest part in the American workforce(劳动 )， emojis have been more accepted in the workplace. For many people， the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream(主流) society. In the digital age， emojis are "how most people communicate and show their personality many times every day. "

But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing. Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said that the success of emojis is "a step back for humans"， hurting people's ability to use languages.

"There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures--the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level，" he said.

Do you feelorabout emojis?

【1】What emoji is "Happy Birthday" according to the passage?

A. B. C. D.

【2】Where were emojis invented?

A. In Japan B. In China.

C In the UK. D. In the US.

【3】What does the underlined word "millennials" in the 3rd paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 80后 B. 00后 C. 独生子女 D. 千禧一代

【4】Why are emojis popular among millennials?

A. Because emojis limit what they say with pictures.

B. Because they think emojis are a step back for humans.

C. Because 6 billion emojis are used in text messages eve~ day.

D. Because young people are easily attracted by new technology and new things.

【5】 The writer makes us learn about the emojis in Paragraph 2 by______.

A. telling stories

B. explaining the word "emojis"

C. listing numbers

D. making comparisons(比较)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了在网络上越来越多的人使用表情符号进行交流。表情符号跨越了语言障碍，表达非常灵活，但是也有人认为表情符号的使用是人类的退步，对人类语言的使用没有好处。

【1】C细节理解题。根据短文For example. "Happy Birthday" has become a cake with lit candles.故选C。

【2】A细节理解题。根据Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan.故选A。

【3】D词义猜测题。根据who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s，可知是指出生在二十世纪八十年代末及二十一世纪处的人，即千禧一代，故选D

【4】D细节理解题。根据because they welcome new technology and new things and they think emojis are ' flexible(灵活的 ) and show meanings beautifully'"，故选D。

【5】C归纳理解题。根据第二段作者通过列举大量的数字说明表情符号应用越来越广泛，故选C。