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Tom: I'm interested in gestures.
Ellen: Are you? Gestures differ from country to country.
Tom: Yes. Listening about gestures is a lot of fun.
Ellen: I've noticed that Japanese women often cover their mouths when they laugh.
Tom: They think it's impolite to show their teeth.
Ellen: I once talked to some students from India. They moved their heads up and down when they meant “No”, and from side to side for “Yes”. That looked strange to us.
Tom: Is that right? I thought nodding meant “Yes”in all parts of the world.
Ellen: No, not in some parts of India. But those students said their gestures were so natural to them they couldn't change them.
Tom: This is one of the most popular comics(滑稽剧) in my country. Do people in American comics jump his way when they are surprised?
Ellen: Yes, they do. Comics always use big gestures, you know. (Ellen shows Tom a picture of a man.)
Tom: I've often seen this picture. He is shrugging his shoulders(耸肩), isn't he?
Ellen: Yes, he is. It means I don't care or I give up. How do you gesture with your hand when you mean “Come here” in Japan?
Tom: We hold out our hand with the palm(手掌) down, and move it up and down.
Ellen: That looks like “Sit down”, “Be quiet”, or “Get away” to us. When we mean “Come here”, hold out our hands with the palms upward, and move our fingers toward our bodies.
1.The main idea of this dialogue is ________.
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A.Americans, Japanese and Indians have different languages of gestures
B.Americans, Japanese and Indians have one and the same language of gestures
C.American, Japanese have one and the same language of gestures
D.Indians and Chinese have one and the same language of gestures
2.Which of the following statements is true?
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A.Americans nod their heads to mean “No”.
B.Americans shrug their shoulders to show they are interested.
C.American women cover their mouths when they laugh.
D.Japanese women often cover their mouths when they laugh.
3.Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude(看法)?
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A.The language of Indian students' gestures is unlike the American one.
B.The language of Indian students' gestures is quite like the American one.
C.The language of Chinese students' gestures is quite like the American one.
D.The language of Japanese gestures has something to do with that of Chinese gestures.
4.In some parts of India, nodding means ________
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A.“Yes, I agree.”
B.“No, I don't agree.”
C.“Yes, I do.”
D.“No, I do.”
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B.attention on the present
C.worry about what might happen in the future
D.anxiety about dress rehearsal
B.remind people to make good plans for their future
C.warn people that their children are growing up
D.remind people that their bodies are out of shape
B.the first time for us to look forward to our future
C.the only time we have and can control
D.the busy time we can make good preparations for the future