Question

Do you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?

The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear language. On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do. “Keep off the grass” is a very good example. It means “Don’t touch or walk on the grass”.

Nowadays, there is a saying that “A picture paints a thousand words”. Perhaps that’s why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words. However, that’s the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries.

1. First, a good sign should be ____.

A. clear  B. beautiful   C. funny   D. interesting

2.The writer uses “A picture paints a thousand words” to show that ____.

A. a word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make

B. a picture sign often has more information than a word sign

C. a word sign has more information than a picture sign

D. a word sign and a picture sign have the same information

3. What does the underlined word “combination” mean?

A. 分开  B. 结合    C. 并列    D. 平行

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Word Signs              B. Picture Signs

C. The History of Signs    D. Signs Are Important

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了我们身边的指示牌。它是我们生活的重要组成部分。好的指示牌标语应该简单易懂。一般有三种类型：文字类、图片类、文字与图片相结合类。

1.A细节理解题。依据短文中的句子The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear language.可知，好的指示牌标语应该简单易懂。故答案为A。

2.B细节理解题。下文提到我们看到的是越来越多的图片警示牌。可以猜测，图片警示牌比单纯的文字警示牌富有更多的信息。故答案为B。

3.B词意猜测题。依据短文中的句子：or a combination of pictures and words.图片与文字相结合。故答案为B。

4.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了我们身边的指示牌。它是我们生活的重要组成部分。故答案为D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。