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阅读理解 　　When people don’t know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures．However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different part of the world． 　　In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”．In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”．In Southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “I heard you”． 　　In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someone’s life, he would put his thumb up．Today in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right”．However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there． 　　In the United States, raising your clasped hands above your head means “I’m the champion．” or “I’m the winner”．It is the sign fighters make when they win a fight．When a leading Russian Statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner．In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship． 　　In the United States, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the other three fingers spread out means “Everything is O．K．” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians．In France and Belgium, it can mean “You’re worth nothing．” (1) Which statement is NOT right? [　　] A． People have been using gestures for a long time． B． People never use gestures after they knew gestures． C． Gestures have different meaning in the different part of the world． D． Gestures sometimes play an important role in communication． (2) Nodding your head means _________． [　　] A． “Yes” in America B． “No” in America C． “I heard you．” in Asia D． “I heard you．” in Southeast Asia (3) The gesture “put one’s thumb up” can not be used to mean _________． [　　] A． sparing one’s life B． “everything is all right” C． insulting somebody D． “I am the winner” (4) Holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the other three fingers spreading out, putting up your thumb, raising your clasped hands above head are _________． [　　] A． good expressions B． bad manners C． body language to tell something instead of speaking D． useful gestures to show you are important (5) The passage doesn’t say but we can infer that _________． [　　] A． we should use body language in a proper way B． you may be misunderstood if you use body language C． we should not use body language if we can speak D． it is difficult to use body language properly

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．D;4．C;5．A;
解析：

(1)	B项的意思是：人们了解了身势语之后不再使用身势语了。这个信息在文中没有任何的依据。
(2)	从第二段中最后一句可知此答案为D项。
(3)	第三段可知此答案。
(4)	这些都是身势语，不能说明好与坏，都用来表达一个人的感情。
(5)	我们应该正确使用身势语。