For as long as humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a spoken language problem, communication can be carried out through sign language, in which gestures stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and people unable to hear or speak have often had to turn to this form of expression. When gestures describe words or ideas, they can often be used internationally. When used for spelling words however, where each gesture stands for a single letter, people must share the same written language.
Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement.
Other forms of language can be found in Braille (a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
1.Which of the following ways can not be used as a form of communication?
A. oral speech B. sign language C. body language D. thought
2.What does the author mainly want to say?
A. People can communicate in many different ways.
B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.
C. Language is invaluable to foreigners.
D. Non-spoken communication is of little value.
3.According to the text, which part of the body can be used to show you are joking?
A. Fingers B. Eyes C. Head D. Feet
4.What can’t be effectively communicated by sign language when people belong to different language groups?
A. Spelling B. Idea C. Whole words D. Expressions
5.How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the text?
A. Three B. Five C. Six D. Nine
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 16 that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous 17 .”
Mother was right, 18 I discovered after 19 from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way 20 sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of 21 station—and got 22 every time. In one 23 , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t 24 hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a 25 .” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 26 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 27 . The job sounded just right for me. 28 I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 29 me. Dad 30 me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had 31 hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my 32 boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator 33 I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an 34 game.
On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”. I often 35 what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
1.A. realize B. recognize C. request D. receive
2.A. disappointment B. excitement C. pressure D. anxiety
3.A. what B. as C. when D. how
4.A. studying B. working C. living D. graduating
5.A. up to B. out at C. up for D. down to
6.A. every B. many C. a few D. some
7.A. taken down B. broken down C. turned down D. put down
8.A. room B. image C. studio D. stage
9.A. risk B. avoid C. mind D. regret
10.A. trouble B. chance C. choice D. change
11.A. adviser B. athlete C. photographer D. composer
12.A. applied B. assisted C. approved D. admitted
13.A. And B. But C. However D. So
14.A. reminded B. praised C. demanded D. informed
15.A. supplied B. provided C. prepared D. offered
16.A. still B. even C. already D. yet
17.A. distinction B. frustration C. impression D. expression
18.A. until B. when C. while D. as
19.A. visible B. bitterness C. imaginary D. satisfactory
20.A. think B. suspect C. doubt D. wonder
---What’s your favorite sport?
----Skiing.__________.
A. I get a kick out of it B. I prefer it
C. I choose it D. I’m used to it
We were cut off from the outside world by the sudden flood; what’s worse, our food _______.
A. was run out B. was running outC. has run out of D. has been run out
______ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A. However B. WhateverC. No matter D. Although
----Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Shanghai?
----Yes, the early train is __________ to leave at 5:30 a.m.
A. likely B. possibleC. due D. about
