Question

【题目】 Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

The rise of the Emoji(表情符号)

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(冒号), two dots, followed by a close bracket(右括号) 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(锤), 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(语言的衰退).” 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】

本文介绍了表情符号是一种非常重要的交流符号，它们有很多优点。

【1】句意：我们也用它们来快速地告诉别人我们的感受。

根据后文的Yes, emojis have become a very important tool for communication.可知，此处指的是感受。主语we与谓语feel之间是主动关系，故用现在分词。故此处为feeling。

【2】句意：但随着技术的进步，许多图片被创造出来，它们可以简单地添加到你的信息中，这是伟大的!

add to增加，结合句意，主语they与谓语add之间是被动关系，故用过去分词，故此处为added。

【3】句意：从那时起，不同图像的数量大大增加了。

根据后文的Now we have a picture of every mood or situation.可知，现在每一种情绪或者状况都有一种图像，因此表示图像的数量增加了。根据since then可知，此处用现在完成时，故此处为increased。

【4】句意：表情符号的另一种优点就是它们是一种国际语言。

根据that they are an international language可知，它们是一种国际语言，这是表情符号的另一种优点，有another修饰，故用单数名词，故此处为advantage。

【5】句意：它们不用语言，但是以图像的形式告诉一种信息，以便于它们能轻松地被翻译，无论你的母语是什么。

根据Another a____4____ of emojis is that they are an international language可知，此处介绍表情符号的优点，因此很容易翻译，修饰动词translated用副词，故此处为easily。

【6】句意：如果一个朋友给你发了一个锤头的表情符号，你可能会认为他生气了，但他实际说他受伤了。

根据If a friend sends you an emoji of a hammer(锤),可知，他给你发表情符号，这是在说他的感受，主语he与谓语say之间是主动关系，故用现在分词。故此处为saying。

【7】句意：这表明我们的交流远不止文字，但这是否意味着传统书写的衰落呢?

根据前文的Yes, emojis have become a very important tool for communication.可知，表情符号是非常重要的交流工具，因此交流不只是用文字。故此处为alone。