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14．Gesture may mean something pleasant in one culture，but is highly opposite in another．Once a man visited a local restaurant in a foreign country．He ordered something on the menu．When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious-looking fried noodles，he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb（大拇指） and forefinger（食指） linked in a circle．Looking angry，the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap．What he did wrong，he wondered．Well，actually the reason is that this sign has quite different meanings in different countries．It means‘OK'，‘good'to Englishmen，French understands it as‘zero'or‘worthless'，while Japanese would read it as‘money'．And don't show this to a Northern Greek．About 2000years ago，ancient Greek have been found showing this gesture as a sexual insult（性侵犯）．It is still thought the same way today．
The gesture‘thumb-up'is also commonly translated differently．In English，it is popularly known as‘OK'．But to most Europeans，it signals the number 1，since they count from 1to 5beginning with the thumb for 1and ending with the little finger at number 5．While American，British and Australian would use the thumb up to show someone needs a ride on the road．
For another example，in Columbia，when describing height，people must choose different gestures depending on whether he is talking about a human being or an animal．If he keeps the palm（手掌） of the hand parallel（平行） to the floor，as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child for example，he will very likely be greeted by laughter．In Columbia，this gesture is made for the description of animals．
28．What does the OK signal mean to Japanese？D
A．Good． B．Zero． C．Worthless． D．Money．
29．Why did the waiter in the second paragraph get angry？C
A．The man didn't like the food he ordered．
B．The waiter brought the wrong food．
C．The waiter misunderstood the customer．
D．The man had a fight with the waiter．
30．Which gesture may Americans use to ask for a ride？A
A．Thumb-up． B．Bow． C．Hand-shaking． D．Keeping-the-palm-up．
31．What's the best title of the article？B
A．Funny stories about gestures．
B．Gestures in different cultures．
C．Interesting things around the world．
D．Travel around the world．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了文化背景的不同导致人们对手势语有不同的理解，在一种文化中，手势可能意味着愉快，但在另一种文化中则是相反的．
解答 28．D．细节理解题．根据文章第二段的内容"while Japanese would read it as"money"可知OK信号对日本人意味着钱；故选D．
29．C．推理判断题．根据第二段：Well，actually the reason is that this sign has quite different meanings in different countries可知因为文化背景的不同导致对方对手势语产生了误解．故选C．
30．A．细节理解题．根据文章第三段：While American，British and Australian would use the thumb up to show someone needs a ride on the road可知Thumb-up是美国人用来打车的姿势；故选A．
31．B．主旨大意题．根据文章第一段：Gesture may mean something pleasant in one culture，but is highly opposite in another可知文章主要讲不同文化中的手势；故选B．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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