Question

【題目】 Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格內填入適當?shù)脑~，使其內容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)

The rise of the Emoji(表情符號)

Happy, angry, amazed－these are some of the emotions we like to express these days when we’re sending a message on our mobile phones. We’re also using them as a quick way of telling someone how we’re f【1】. Yes, emojis have become a very important tool for communication.

Let’s clear one thing up first－there are emojis and emoticons. The latter are little images which are made using normal keys on a keyboard. For example, a colon(冒號), two dots, followed by a close bracket(右括號) is a “smiley face”. But as technology has improved, many images have been created and they can be simply a【2】to your messages, which is great!

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 i【3】 since then. Now we have a picture of every mood or situation.

Another a【4】 of emojis is that they are an international language－they don’t use word but tell a message in pictorial form so they can be e【5】 translated whatever your native language is. However, the emojis you send need some thought as they can sometimes be misunderstood. If a friend sends you an emoji of a hammer(錘), you may think he is angry when really he is s【6】he has hurt!

But as Linguist Neil Cohn says, “To many, emojis are an exciting development of the way we communicate; to others, they are linguistic decline(語言的衰退).” It shows there is a lot more to our communication than words a【7】, but does this mean the decline in traditional writing?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】feeling

【2】added

【3】increased

【4】advantage

【5】easily

【6】saying

【7】alone

【解析】

本文介紹了表情符號是一種非常重要的交流符號，它們有很多優(yōu)點。

【1】句意：我們也用它們來快速地告訴別人我們的感受。

根據(jù)后文的Yes, emojis have become a very important tool for communication.可知，此處指的是感受。主語we與謂語feel之間是主動關系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞。故此處為feeling。

【2】句意：但隨著技術的進步，許多圖片被創(chuàng)造出來，它們可以簡單地添加到你的信息中，這是偉大的!

add to增加，結合句意，主語they與謂語add之間是被動關系，故用過去分詞，故此處為added。

【3】句意：從那時起，不同圖像的數(shù)量大大增加了。

根據(jù)后文的Now we have a picture of every mood or situation.可知，現(xiàn)在每一種情緒或者狀況都有一種圖像，因此表示圖像的數(shù)量增加了。根據(jù)since then可知，此處用現(xiàn)在完成時，故此處為increased。

【4】句意：表情符號的另一種優(yōu)點就是它們是一種國際語言。

根據(jù)that they are an international language可知，它們是一種國際語言，這是表情符號的另一種優(yōu)點，有another修飾，故用單數(shù)名詞，故此處為advantage。

【5】句意：它們不用語言，但是以圖像的形式告訴一種信息，以便于它們能輕松地被翻譯，無論你的母語是什么。

根據(jù)Another a____4____ of emojis is that they are an international language可知，此處介紹表情符號的優(yōu)點，因此很容易翻譯，修飾動詞translated用副詞，故此處為easily。

【6】句意：如果一個朋友給你發(fā)了一個錘頭的表情符號，你可能會認為他生氣了，但他實際說他受傷了。

根據(jù)If a friend sends you an emoji of a hammer(錘),可知，他給你發(fā)表情符號，這是在說他的感受，主語he與謂語say之間是主動關系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞。故此處為saying。

【7】句意：這表明我們的交流遠不止文字，但這是否意味著傳統(tǒng)書寫的衰落呢?

根據(jù)前文的Yes, emojis have become a very important tool for communication.可知，表情符號是非常重要的交流工具，因此交流不只是用文字。故此處為alone。