题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
四川省德阳市中江县2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷
You might often use emojis(表情符号) when you talk to your friends online. But did you know when emojis came into our lives?
Before emojis, emoticons(颜文字) first appeared. Scott Fahlman was a teacher at Carnegie Mellon University, US. On Sept 19, 1982, he made history by posting": —)" online. Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records called it the" first digital (数字) emoticon".
Over the past 40 years, emoticons and later emoji s became central to our online chats(聊天). GIFs and memes(表情包) also appeared. Now there are 3,600 emoji s for us to show our feelings, according to CNN.
Emojis are like our body language online. When we can't find the right words, emoji s can help. They make our chats more understandable. According to a 2017 study, emojis help us get the same happiness from online talks that we get from talking in person. Our brain sees them as language.
Emoji s change, too! Unicode brings new emoji s every year. And it cares about race (种族), gender(性别) and other things. In 2015, for example, it brought out emoji s with different skin tones(肤色). In 2016, emoji s about different jobs came out, with women's versions(版本) of them.
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Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home{#blank#}1{#/blank#}school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I threw down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over. "Could you please take the dog for a walk?" she asked.
"Could I watch one show first?" I asked. "No!" she replied{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. "You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house! I can't work all day and do housework all evening. "
"Well, I work all day at school, too! I'm just as tired as you are!" I shouted back.
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The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.
"What happened?" she asked {#blank#}5{#/blank#}surprise.
"I'm so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need to share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home, " I replied.
The Internet is changing our way of life. Here is a report about it.
Today's Internet in China | Timeline |
99.6% of Internet users use mobile phones to go online. People spend about 29.5 hours online every week. | 2013 ● WeChat Pay comes into people's lives and many people use it. 2016 ● Many people do their live shows with mobile phones. 2020 ● China builds the world's biggest 5G network. 2022 ● Doctors use robots to do surgery* with 5G network. |
Number of people and their Internet use (unit: millions) |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Bill cares about sports events and how the sports players are now. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Tony is interested in reading. He wants to know what kind of new books have come out and how some famous writers are living now. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Jackson is really a film fan. Recently he would like to know what new movies are like and what some famous singers' songs are. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Kate's father is working abroad in Syria. Unrest(动乱) took place there, so she is rather worried about the situation in Syria. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Lily is in poor health. She is so eager to know how to keep fit. | A. Home News In this section you will read news about the events which happened in the country. B. Entertainment News In this section all kinds of news about movies, songs and pop stars are available. C. Advertisement Section Here are advertisements of various products, such as food, medicine , electric machines and so on. D. Reading Section New and good books and magazines are introduced here.Of course, you can learn about some well-known writers. E. International News Here are news about events that happened all over the world. F. Sports News Important sports events are broadcasted here. And we often interview some good players. G. Health Section Winter is coming and it is easy to get ill. If you want to know how to keep away from disease, you should pay attention to this section. |
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