76．How did Wayne Mix communicate with his teachers in the school?

A．In American Sign Language．                  B．By drawing pictures．

C．By spelling words on their hands．                     D．By making simple motions．

Wayne's father died in 1971．There was no place for Wayne to live，so they sent him to Mountain Meadows nursing home．He was only 51 and much younger and healthier than the other people in the nursing home，but he was treated like the 80 and 90-year-old people because he did not hear or speak．No one knew that Wayne was able to use sign language．

Twenty-nine years passed slowly and silently for Wayne．Then one day he saw a visitor using sign language with her deaf mother during a visit to the nursing home．He walked up to them and signed，“I’m Wayne Mix．”

Suddenly everything changed for Wayne．He found many people who knew sign language．These people communicated through sign language，e-mail，television with subtitles and a special telephone that prints（打印）the words that are spoken．It was a whole new world for Wayne．Now he could tell people his feelings，his needs，and his thoughts．

The people in Wayne's town were sad about the thousands of days in Wayne's life when no one knew that he could communicate．They wanted to help Wayne to do some of the things he always wanted to do．The workers at the nursing home found out that as a young man he loved to swim，and he loved to see pictures of dolphins swimming．When he started signing again，they asked him where he wanted to go．“Water．” Wayne signed．

Mountain Meadows workers had an idea．“Let’s send Wayne to Sea World in San Diego．” They told other people in town about their idea．Many people in Wayne's town and in other states gave money to help Wayne make the trip．The people at Sea World were very kind to Wayne．They let him swim with the dolphins and help them feed all the sea animals．Newspapers wrote about Wayne，so many people gave money to buy him a special TV and a telephone set．These were things Wayne never knew about before．

When Wayne Mix was a child in the 1930s，his family sent him to a school for the deaf and blind．He learned American Sign Language．With American Sign Language，deaf people use their hands to communicate．They can spell words with their fingers，or they can use signs for whole words．Wayne communicated with teachers and friends in sign language．He graduated at the age of 20．In those days，people who were deaf did not get jobs and were not part of the community（社区），so Wayne went back to the family farm．His family did not know sign language，so Wayne communicated a little by making simple motions（手势）with his hands．He was never able to tell them his thoughts and feelings．

75．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．More recycling stations should be built around the country．

B．Old shoes will pollute the environment if not recycled properly．

C．The students' survey shows millions of old shoes are thrown away each year．

D．The students suggest that environment-friendly material should be used to make shoes．

C

74．How did the three students begin their research?

A．They designed a questionnaire first．

B．They wrote a research paper about the old shoes．

C．They gave out the questionnaires and won a prize．

D．They visited many shoemakers，trash and recycling stations．

73．What does the word “questionnaire” mean in the underlined sentence?

A．A station to deal with the waste materials．

B．A recycling station to treat the old shoes．

C．An office to deal with the problems of old shoes．

D．A list of questions to be answered by a group of people．

72．Liu Xuyang began to care about the old shoes              ．

A．because he decided to do some research

B．when he wanted to throw away his old shoes

C．because his thirty pairs of shoes were all very old

D．when he sent the shoes to the recycling factory

71．Liu Xuyang                  ．

A．has fifteen pairs of old shoes

B．has more than thirty pairs of old shoes

C．has more than thirty classmates in his class

D．is a student of No. 35 Middle School in Beijing

Doing the survey，They found that on average（平均），a family throws away 5.17 pairs of shoes each year．That means millions of old shoes are thrown away a year around the country．

However．most old shoes are not treated properly，according to the students．

“Usually．the old shoes are just burnt or buried（填埋）with other garbage，”said Luo．

Most of the shoes are made of chemical materials．If they are burnt or buried，they can give off gas（气）or other things that pollute the air and rivers，said the students．

They suggest there should be big boxes in cities f6r people to put old shoes in．The shoes could then be taken to recycling stations to be treated．

On the other hand，the shoemakers，said the students，could use more environment-friendly material to make shoes．