Question

  There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old,short and tall,thin and fat. It is everybody's second language. It is easy to un?derstand ,although you can't hear it. It is sign language.

  When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you are saying, "I want to be friendly"，but you are not using speech, you are using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, " Please ask me. I think I know the correct answer.”

Babies who can't talk can point at things. They are using sign language. A policeman who wants to stop traffic holds up his hands. He is using sign language.

  Many years ago，a French priest，Charles Michel de Epee，became interested in education for deaf people. He invented a finger alphabet(字母表) .It is still in use. People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands，and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there were schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gal-laudet College in Washington, D C.

   Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The newsreader tells the news in sign language. At the same time,the words appear on the TV screen.

   The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don't spell every word. Sometimes they use hand signs. When they put two hands together, it means sandwich. They can make a roof with their hands when they want to show a house. One finger in front of an actor's mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people who are behind windows that are closed. And when you go swimming with your friends，you can have conversations under water.

How many hand signs do you use every day? 

(   ) 1. The passage is mainly about        .

   A.a famous priest inFrance

   B.the importance of sign language

   C.an introduction to sign language

   D.how to use sign language

(   ) 2. If you want to express the idea that "I am very friendly" to someone, you will

A. raise your hand   B. put one hand onto the other

   C. make a roof with your hands   D. smile to the person

(   ) 3. Which of the following about sign language is true?

   A.It is a special language used in a few countries in the world.

   B.It is a way to express one's ideas without words.

   C.It is only used by the deaf.

   D. It can be heard.

(   ) 4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a sign language?

   A.You wave to your friend happily.

   B.You raise your hand in the class.

   C.A deaf people reads a passage aloud.

   D.A policeman stops your car by holding up his hand.

Answer 1

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A篇文章主要介绍了什么是sign language， 人们使用sign language的情况以及人们对sign language的研究_c

1.C主旨大意题。文章第一段讲到身势语是一种全世界通用的语言，在下文举出很多例子来对身势语进行解释。所以文章主要谈论的是身势语。

2.D细节理解题。答案见第二段第二句话。

3.B事实判断题。由第一段可知身势语在全世界通用，是一种非话语的语言方式，虽然听不到，但可以让人们顺畅沟通。通过下文可知这种方式被聋人使用，但不是仅被聋人使用。所以B选项说法正确。

4.C逻辑推理题。根据文章第一段可知sign language是一种不发出声音的沟通交流方式，所以C项所述的动作不是身势语。而从文章所举例子可知A，B.D项所述动作都是sign language .