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六、任务型阅读。〔人与社会——社会服务与人际沟通〕
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项为多余选项。
People in different countries speak different languages. But is there a language that can be understood by everyone in the world? 1. ______
Emojis are a kind of special language. Pictures are used to express meaning. A group called Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official（官方的）emojis. It has been adding new emojis every year since 2014. These new emojis do not come out of nowhere. 2. ______
3. ______ In 2015, emoji faces with different skin colours were added. In 2016, different jobs were added. Later, emojis of disabled people were added, including emojis of blind people and people in wheelchairs.
But there is also more to emojis. They can refer to pop culture and new cultural trends（趋势）. New emojis in 2019 have included several animals, such as sloths（树懒）and flamingos（火烈鸟）. 4. ______ For example, sloths have become popular because of the 2016 film Zootopia. Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their design in recent years. These animals make people feel like they're on a tropical（热带的）vacation.
5. ______ Let's expect how they will change in the coming years.
A. These animals are not very common, but are known to many people.
B. Emojis can be used to represent（代表）different groups of people.
C. So you see, emojis don't change over time.
D. It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world that we live in.
E. The answer is, “Of course, emojis are that language.”
F. English is one of the most popular languages which is spoken around the world.
G. They come from what people think about, like and care about.

答案： 六、1~5. EGBAD