Question

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　When people don't know the language, the most common way is 1 communicate through 2 . However, many gestures have different meanings, or on meaning at all, in different parts of the world. In the United States, 3 example 4 your head 5 means “Yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, 6 , this motion can mean “ 7 ”. In Southeast Asia , nodding your head 8 a polite way of 9 “I heard you”.

　　In ancient Rome, 10 the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would put his 11 up. Today in the United States, when someone put his/her thumb 12 , it means“ 13 is all right”. However in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and 14 not be used there.

　　In the United States, 15 your clasped hands 16 your head means “I' m the champion” or “I'm the winner”. It is the sign fighters make 17 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 18 .

　　In the United States, 19 your hand tip with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the 20 three fingers spread out means “Everything is OK” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “You are worth nothing”.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.to	B.on	C.for	D.of
(2)A.smiles	B.with	C.of	D.language
(3)A.for	B.with	C.of	D.about
(4)A.nodding	B.tossing	C.nodded	D.tossed
(5)A.upAnd 　　 down	B.toAnd 　　 fro	C.backAnd 　　 forth	D.neckAnd 　　 neck
(6)A.but	B.otherwise	C.however	D.yet
(7)A.No	B.Yes	C.OK	D.Go
(8)A.be	B.is	C.am	D.are
(9)A.say	B.said	C.says	D.saying
(10)A.when	B.after	C.since	D.while
(11)A.finger	B.thumb	C.index	D.hand
(12)A.down	B.above	C.up	D.below
(13)A.Nothing	B.Everything	C.Nothing	D.Anything
(14)A.must	B.can	C.might	D.should
(15)A.to 　　 raise	B.raising	C.to 　　 be raised	D.raised
(16)A.above	B.down	C.below	D.up
(17)A.when	B.after	C.since	D.while
(18)A.friends	B.friendship	C.friendly	D.being 　　 friend
(19)A.hold	B.holding	C.held	D.to 　　 be held
(20)A.no	B.other	C.another	D.either

Answer 1

答案：A;B;A;A;A;C;A;B;D;A;B;C;B;D;B;A;A;B;B;B
解析：

(2) gestures手势。 (3)for example是一个固定短语，“比如，例如”。 (4)nodding是一个动名词，在句中作主语。 (5) up and down来回，上下;to and fro来回;back and forth前后;neck and neck并驾齐驱。 (6) however表示“然而”，比较委婉;otherwise“否则”;but 比较直转折。 (8)nodding引导一个动名词短语作主语，故谓语动词用单数。 (10) when引导一个时间状语从句。 (11) thumb拇指; index食指。 (12)up向上。 (13) Everything一切。 (14) should表示“应该”;should not不应该。 (16) above在……上方。 (17) when引导一个状语从句。 (18) friendship友谊。 (19) holding动名词短语作主语。 (20) 表示其人三个，而不是(another three)另外三个。