2020年沈阳市同泽高级中学女中部高三英语期末考试试卷及参考答案

2020年沈阳市同泽高级中学女中部高三英语期末考试试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

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The “laugh out loud” face is officially the world’s most popular emoji, according to researchers from Adobe (ADBE) who surveyed 7,000 users across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, and South Korea.

The “thumbs up” emoji came in second, followed by the “red heart” emoji. The flirtatious “wink and kiss” and “sad face with a tear” emojis respectively rounded out the top five.

The software maker on Thursday released the findings from its 2021 Global Emoji Trend Report ahead of World Emoji Day on Saturday.

Adobe’s latest Emoji Trend report also examined the three most misunderstood emojis in the world. The “eggplant” symbol edged out the “peach” and the “clown” emojis respectively as the most confusing for users.

The vast majority of emoji users (90%) believe the modern —day hieroglyphs make it easier for them to express themselves. Eighty — nine percent of respondents said emojis simplify communicating across language barriers. And 67% said they think people who use emojis are friendlier, funnier and cooler than those who don’t. A slight majority of respondents said they are more comfortable expressing emotions through emojis than talking on the phone or in —person. More than half of global emoji users (55%) said using emojis in communications has positively impacted their mental health. Seventy — six percent of those surveyed said emojis are an important communication tool for creating unity, respect and understanding. And 88% said they feel more empathetic toward people who use emojis.

1.What are the three most popular emojis according to the passage?

A.clown thumbs up laugh out loud

ugh out loud thumbs up wink and kiss

ugh out loud thumbs up red heart

D.thumbs up red heart sad face with a tear

2.Which emoji is the most confusing one for users?

A.Peach.

B.Eggplant.

C.Clown.

D.Wink and kiss.

3.Which of the following best describes the attitude of most people surveyed to emojis?

A.Favorable.

B.Passive.

C.Indifferent.

D.Doubtful.

B

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of 400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of the entire nation of Ireland. And all three men have decided to put vast sums of their wealth into chasing their space travel dreams, creating a modern space race in which ultra — rich men — rather than countries — shoot for the stars.

But why the three billionaires choose the crazy plan? Just for the travel dreams? It’s not that simple.

As we all know, the space travel is a mirror of comprehensive national strength, whether it’s the cold war or the present. The first space racespannedmultiple presidents and premiers — Kennedy, Krushchev, Brezhnev, Nixon. It made heroes of astronauts and cosmonauts, and it focused national prides. But obviously, this year’s race between the billionaires features none of that national pride or opposing ideas. It’s tax — averse tycoons (大亨) who want to sell high — priced tickets to rich people interested in experiencing weightlessness. Amazon’s Bezos has said he is funding his portion by selling off large chunks of his Amazon stock (股票) — 1 billion or more a year.

What are the odds? If anyone is taking bets on how this will end, and who will have the more profitable space tourism business, consider Amazon’s method of making very little profit in order to eat up competition. So, from this point of view, what’s hiding behind this crazy race is business. As a method of expand influence, it is not a bad idea.

Richard Branson has carried out his plan on July 12, and Jeff Bezos announced that he will start his space travel on July 20. Bezos is getting some good press because he’s taking Wally Funk along for the ride. She’s the pilot now in her 80s who was kept out of space in the 1960s because she’s a woman. This may be a bonus for him. As for Musk, he thinks these two above are not real space trips, he wants a larger move.

Who will win the race in the end? Let’s wait and see.

4. Which of the following people might be the potential client of the space travel?

A. Daisy aged 45 with a heavy debt.

B. Clarkson who doesn’t enjoy taking risks.

C. Billy aged 60 with an ample retirement pension.

D. Alexander who knows nothing about space travel.

5. What stopped Wally Funk flying to space in the 1960s?

A. Age.

B. Gender.

C. Height.

D. Disposition.

6. What does the author think of the billionaires race?