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【題目】 People in different countries speak different languages. But is there a lanuage that can be understood by everyone in the world ? Emojis might be the first truly universal(通用的)language.

Emojis are a kind of special language. Pictures are used to put meaning across. A group called the Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official(官方的) emojis. It has added new emojis every year since 2014. These new emojis do not come out of nowhere. They come from what people think about, like and care about.

Emojis can be used to represent (代表) different groups of people. In 2015, emoji faces with different skin tones (膚色） were added. In 2016, different jobs were added, such as doctor, police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs. This year, emojis of disabled people were added, including emojis of blind people and people in wheel chairs.

But there is also more to emojis. They can also refer to pop culture and new cultural trends. New emojis in 2019 have included several animals, such as sloths（樹懶） and flamingos (火烈鳥).These animals are not very common, but are known to many people. For example, sloths have become popular thanks to the 2016 film Zootopia (《瘋狂動物城 》 ). Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their designs in recent years. This animal makes people feel like they're on a tropical (熱帶） vacation.

It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world we live in. It will be interesting to see how they change and grow in the years to come.

【1】Emojis are a special language using the_____to put meaning across. (僅填1個詞）

【2】Where do new emojis come from?（回答不超過9個詞）

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【3】When did emojis begin to show different jobs?（回答不超過2個詞）

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【4】What kind of animals have been included in 2019?（回答不超過6個詞）

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【5】將畫線句子翻譯成漢語。

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】pictures.

【2】They're from people's real life and thoughts.

【3】In 2016.

【4】Animals such as/like sloths and flamingos./Animals known but not common.

【5】看它們（表情符號）將來如何變化發(fā)展是很有趣的。

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要介紹表情符號的發(fā)展史。以及對它未來的期待。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Emojis are a kind of special language. Pictures are used to put meaning across可知，表情符號是一種特別的語言，圖片被用來表達含義。所以空處應填picture圖片，且用復數(shù)，故填pictures。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)These new emojis do not come out of nowhere. They come from what people think about, like and care about可知，這些圖片來自于人們所想和所關(guān)心的事物，所以表示人們真實的生活和想法，故填They're from people's real life and thoughts。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In 2016, different jobs were added, such as doctor, police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs可知，表情符號在2016年開始展示不同的工作，故填In 2016。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)New emojis in 2019 have included several animals, such as sloths（樹懶）and flamingos (火烈鳥).These animals are not very common可知，在2019年新的表情符號包括一些像樹懶和火烈鳥的動物，這些動物并不常見，故填Animals such as/like sloths and flamingos./Animals known but not common。

【5】翻譯題。根據(jù)句式可知，it作形式主語，真正的主語為to see how they change and grow in the years to come。in the years to come在未來幾年，how如何，故填“看它們（表情符號）將來如何變化發(fā)展是很有趣的”。