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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
B. laugh out loud thumbs up wink and kiss
C. laugh 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.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是说明文。文章讲述了软件制造商Adobe的对于2021表情符号趋势的分析。报告结果显示，“笑”表情符号成为全球最流行的表情符号，“茄子”险胜“桃子”和“小丑”，成为最让网友感到困惑的表情符号，大部分被调查的人赞成表情符号的使用。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“The “laugh out loud” face is officially the world’s most popular emoji(“笑”表情符号成为全球最流行的表情符号)”和第二段的“The “thumbs up” emoji came in second, followed by the “red heart” emoji.( “点赞”表情位列第二，其次是“红色爱心”表情。)”可知，三个最受欢迎的表情符号是“笑”，“点赞”“红色爱心”。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“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.(这份最新的报告分析了全球最让人迷惑的三种表情符号：“茄子”险胜“桃子”和“小丑”，成为最让网友感到困惑的表情符号。)”可知，“茄子”是最让用户迷惑的表情符号。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的“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.(绝大多数表情符号用户（90%）认为这种现代图像符号让他们更容易表达自己。89%的受访者表示，表情符号简化了跨语言障碍的交流。)”可推断，大多数被调查者对表情符号的态度是赞成的。故选A。
