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 understand, although you can’t hear it. It is sign(手势) 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 body 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(手势) 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 Gallaudet 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.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.

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. smile to the person

D. make a roof with your hands

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Hand signs instead of finger signs are used every day.

B. There are schools, colleges and universities for the deaf in the USA.

C. The French priest Charles invented sign language.

D. Even babies are using sign language.

4.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. an introduction to sign language

B. the importance of sign language

C. a famous priest in France

D. how to use sign language

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是篇说明文，讲述了“手势语”。

1.B细节信息题。根据文章第一段中“There is one language that is used in every country in the world.”（有一门语言（手势语）通用于全世界的每一个国家。），排除A. “It is everybody’s second language.”（它（手势语）是每个人的第二语言。），排除C. “It is easy to understand, although you can’t hear it.”（尽管你听不见它，但它很容易就被理解。），排除D. 同时根据以上信息也可知，手势语是一种不用语言来表达自己想法的方式。故该题正确答案为B.

2.C细节信息题。根据文章第二段中“When you smile at someone, you are saying, “I want to be friendly”, ”（当你对别人微笑时，这是在表示“我希望友好”），故该题正确答案为C.

3.D细节信息题。根据文章中“Babies who can’t talk can point at things.They are using sign language. ”可知，不会说话的孩子也会用手势语来表达。故选项D为正确答案。

4.A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，该文讲述了手势语在日常生活的广泛使用，同时告诉了读者一些简单的手势语，此外文章还讲述了关于手势语发展中的重要事件。故能涵盖这些内容的最佳标题应为A.an introduction to sign language.

考点：社会生活类说明文的阅读