"Happy Birthday"has become a cake with lit candles. And"I'm happy"has become a smiling face .Have you ever used emojis?The answer will probably"Yes". Nowadays more and more people use emojis to communicate online.
Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan.According to a survey of a mobile technology company,6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day,It is reported that the icon was used often,20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US.It became the most widely﹣used icon in 2015.
Emojis are now used as a now expression without language barriers,people can understand each other more easily even though they use different languages.Emojis are popular all over the world,especially among the young people,who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s,because they welcome new technology and new things.And they think emojis are convenient and show meanings beautifully.
Since the young people became the biggest part in the American workforce,emojis have been more accepted in the workplace.For many people,the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream society.In the digital age,most people communicate and show their personally with emojis many times every day.
But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing.Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said That the success of emoji is"a step back for human",hurting people's ability to use languages,"There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures 一 the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level he said.
Do you feel or about emojis?
63.If you receive a dream present,what emoji will you use according lo the passage?
64.When were emojis invented?
A. |
In 1990s. |
B. |
In 2015. |
C. |
In 1980s. |
D. |
In 2000s. |
65.The underlined word"emojis"is probably
A. |
a survey |
B. |
a new expression |
C. |
the written word |
D. |
the workplace |
66.Some people don't think the use of emojis is a good thing because
A. |
emojis can express your ideas and feelings completely |
B. |
emojis are easy to be used and show meanings beautifully |
C. |
six billion emojis are used in text messages every day |
D. |
D,the success of emojis hurts peopled ability to use languages |
67.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. |
Emojis are used to communicate online by more and more people,especially the young. |
B. |
The young people aren't attracted by new technology or new things easily. |
C. |
Most people communicate and show their personally without emojis in the digital age. |
D. |
Everyone thinks the use of emojis is good. |