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Our world is full of signs and symbols.Most of the time we don't really need to think about them.Good examples of these “invisible” symbols are the ones used for “Play”, “Fast Forward”, and “Rewind”.We find them on everything from old tape players to DVD players, remote controls, and computer keyboards.They are so familiar that we don't really need to pay attention to them anymore.We certainly never think about who first designed them, or when.
A more recent, but increasingly familiar kind of symbol is the “emoticon”, sometimes called the “smiley”.You might not be familiar with the names, but you’ve certainly seen them many times.Here, for example, is the emoticon for happy::-)This is the one for sad::-(“Emoticon” is a combination of two words, “emotion” and “icon”.An icon was originally a religious picture but has now more commonly come to mean a symbol used on the computer.Emoticons are used to show feelings that are often difficult to express when writing an email or sending a text message.
Modern emoticons are thought to have been invented by a computer scientist called Scott Fahlman in 1982.He got so tired of people thinking that he was serious when he was joking that he suggested marking all jokes like this::-).The idea took off rapidly and, as the Internet became more popular, so did emoticons.The original two or three have now become hundreds, collected in “dictionaries” or on websites.And, although most emoticons still try to imitate an expression of the human face, some, like/o(a man scratching head, meaning confusion), or o/(a man waving goodbye), show an action.
1.Why does the author refer to the symbols on DVD players as “ invisible”?(No more than 16 words)
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2.Explain the underlined phrase “ took off” in English.(No more than 5 words)
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3.What made Scott Fahlman invent the first emoticon?(No more than 10 words)
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4.According to the author, how do emoticons show feelings?(No more than 15 words)
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5.Do you like or dislike using emoticons? Why or Why not?(No more than 20 words)
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1.Because most of the time we don't really need to think about them. Or:Because they are so familiar that we don't really need to pay attention to them anymore. 2.became popular/was widely used/was widely accepted, etc. [时态须是过去时,否则扣1分] 3.People would think/thought he was serious when he was joking. Or:People's thinking he was serious when he was joking. 4.By imitating an expression of the human face or showing an action. [未答action的扣1分] 5.I like using emoticons. Because emoticons can show feelings that are difficult to express in words. Or:I don't like using emoticons. Because I don't think they express my feelings as fully as words can. [判断1分,原因1分;缺一不可。] |