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【题目】阅读表达

WHEN was the last time you used an emoji ? For many of you, the answer is “just now”! Indeed, the cute little pictures have become an important part of our digital lives. But think twice the next time you send out an emoji – the wrong one may get you in hot water

A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US learned this lesson the hard way. She faced charges for using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website, in December. She had to appear in a court for threatening the school and computer harassment (骚扰) last month, reported The Washington Post.

The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid and that the post was a response to bullying (欺凌). It’s not clear whether the case has already been solved, since the hearings (听证) were not open to the public.

There will be more and more of these cases as emojis continue to spread around the world. Last year, 6 billion emojis and other similar pictures were sent every day, according to the UK-based mobile technology company SwiftKey.

While the courts get ready to struggle with upcoming cases with emojis, do you agree that we should start using the icons more carefully?

【1】What is an emoji?

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【2】Why did she have to appear in a court?

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【3】What do you think of the girl’s behaviour? Why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】An emoji is a cute little picture in our digital lives.

【2】Because she threatened the school and computer harassment by using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website in December.

【3】略

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要通过一个12岁小女孩因使用网络表情陷入法律纠纷的事情来告诉我们要慎重使用网络中常见的符号表情。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1段中“Indeed, the cute little pictures have become an important part of our digital lives.”可知一个表情符号就是我们数字生活中的一个可爱的小图片。故答案为：An emoji is a cute little picture in our digital lives.

【2】细节理解题。根据第2段中“She faced charges for using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website, in December. She had to appear in a court for threatening the school and computer harassment (骚扰) last month, reported The Washington Post.”可知她必须出现在法庭是因为她通过在Instagram上发布一些带有枪、炸弹和刀子的表情符号来威胁学校和进行电脑骚扰。故答案为：Because she threatened the school and computer harassment by using gun, bomb and knife emojis in a post on Instagram, a photo-sharing website in December.

【3】主观发挥题。题目问“你认为这个女孩的行为怎么样？为什么？”，答题时可根据自由发挥自己的观点，结合文章内容给出合适的理由即可。故答案为：略。