Question

Most people use their mouths to talk, but do you know same people use their hands to speak? Some people who cannot hear use their hands to communicate messages to others. This is called sign language. These people make shapes with their fingers, movements with their hands, as well as different faces in order to talk to other people.

One way people speak with their hands is by making shapes for letters with their fingers. For example, if you make an "OK" sign with your thumb and finger, that is the shape for the letter "f" in American sign language. Each letter has a hand shape. This way people can spell words using their hands. For example, if you want to spell "fun", you need to make three shapes. First you make the shape for the letter "f", then the shape for the letter "u", and then the shape for the letter "n".

___________. If you move your hand from your nose to your chin(下巴), you can say“mother” in American sign language. Of course, you have to use the correct hand shape, too. That shape is like holding your hand open with all five fingers showing. If you move your hand from the top of your head to your chin, you can say "father＂， Again, you have to use the same hand shape that you used for "mother".

Finally, people can change their faces to communicate in a sign language. For example, if you want to ask a question, you need to make your eyebrows (眉毛) go up. You also need to move your head forward a little.

If you want to say "I do not know", you need to make your eyes smaller and make your eyebrows go down.

1.If you want to spell the word "nice", you need to make _______ hand shapes.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

2.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3?

A. People also need to learn sign language

B. People also make hand shapes to communicate

C. People also move their hands to talk in a sign language

D. People also make different faces to express their meanings

3.You need to use your _______ to say "I do not know" in American sign language.

A. eyes and eyebrows

B. eyes and head

C. hand and head

D. fingers and eyes

4.The purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. help people know more about America

B. introduce American sign language to readers

C. teach readers how to make hand shapes

D. encourage people to use more sign language

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】本文结合许多案例向我们介绍了美国的符号语言。

1.句意：如果你想要拼写单词“nice”，你需要做出四个手型。原文“Each letter has a hand shape.”（每一个字母都有一个手型），所以四个字母的nice一词需要四个手型，故选D

2.句意：下面哪一项可以被填入第三段的空格里？A.人们也需要学习符号语言B.人们也需要做手型去交流C.人们也移动他们的手部以用符号语言来交谈D.人们也做出不同的脸型来表达含义。原文“If you move your hand from your nose to your chin(下巴), you can say“mother” in American sign language.”（如果你把手从鼻子移动到下巴，你可以用美国符号语言来表示“妈妈”），所以这里开始是在描述移动手部来进行的符号交流，选项C最贴近这句话，故选C

3.句意：在美国符号语言里，你需要使用你的眼睛和眉毛来说“我不知道”。A.眼睛和眉毛B.眼睛和头C.手和头D.手指和眼睛，原文“If you want to say "I do not know", you need to make your eyes smaller and make your eyebrows go down.”（如果你想要表达“我不知道”，你需要眯起眼睛，让你的眉毛往下移动一点），所以用到的是眼睛和眉毛，故选A

4.句意：这篇文章的目的是向读者介绍美国符号语言。A.帮助人们更了解美国B. 向读者介绍美国符号语言C.教会读者如何使用手型D.鼓励人们使用更多的符号语言。读完全文，发现这篇文章的关键词是“sign language”，即符号语言，所以这篇文章的目的就是在介绍符号语言，ACD过于片面，故选B