Question

Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, emoji(表情符号) are more and more popular among netizens(网民). Some people even feel difficult to talk online without using emoji. Emoji help netizens to communicate with each other easily and vividly(生动地). Yet, not all emoji are properly used on social media. So we are going to introduce some common but confusing(令人困惑的) emoji to help you have a better understanding of these small signs.

1：A recent survey shows, over 53% people use the emoji when they are chatting online. Some people think it means “I'm shy. ”， but others only use it when they are surprised or shocked. But what does it really mean? It is still an unsolved(未解决的) question.

2：What do you think of this sign? Believe it or not, 80% of netizens use it under the meaning of “It is not funny at all, but I have to smile. ” Is it right? Of course not! It actually means that “I saw what you did (usually bad things) and I want to give you a sinister(奸诈的) smile. ”

3：People have very different opinions on this emoji. The Apple company has told that this emoji means “high five(嗨，击掌)”. But most people still use the incorrect meaning—“pray”. Some netizens even thought, “If you see this emoji as two people give each other a high five, you must be a bad guy. ”

4：According to the official guidelines(指南), it is used as “smile through tears”. However, most young netizens consider this emoji as “laugh to tears” or simply “LOL”， which means “laugh out loud”．

You see, emoji are also a kind of language. And different people have different understanding of them.

1.After reading the passage, we still can't understand the emoji well.

A.  B.  C.  D.

2.You are playing with your mobile phone while you are doing your homework, your brother sends you this sign，what does he mean？

A. Stop doing your homework.

B. Send this emoji back to your father.

C. Go on playing with your mobile phone.

D. Put away your mobile phone and do your homework.

3.When your friend tells you online that he won the first prize in the writing competition, which emoji will you send him？

A.  B.  C.  D.

4.The fourth sign means “ ” according to the official guidelines．

A. cry out loud B. laugh to tears

C. smile through tears D. laugh out loud

5.Why does the writer introduce these four emoji？

A. Because they are more important.

B. Because they are not so common.

C. To help netizens use them easily.

D. To help thenetizens use them properly.

Answer 1