Deaf people talk ________. A．with signs B．wit...

Deaf people talk ________.

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Rhemy Elsey, a fifth-grader, is deaf and mainly uses sign language to communicate, along with the ______ of an interpreter. Some of his fellow fifth-graders decided to ______ their break once a week to form an American Sign Language club in order to chat more ______ with Rhemy.

It’s been a few months since the club was ______ and his classmates’ participation has _______ Rhemy. “It’ s like they want to be like me” he said.

Though Rhemy signs to communicate with others. he has cochlear implants（耳蜗植入）that help him ______. His interpreter, Tammy Arvin, ______ the club, which meets every Wednesday. So far, the club members have learned basic ____　 in different topics including school, food and clothing.

Arvin who accompanies him during school said that ______ the club’s formation, not only was it difficult for students to communicate directly with Rhemy, his use of an interpreter also led to ______ challenges for him. “It can be really ______ for deaf kids from a social and emotional standpoint to have an interpreter　　 ____ them around all day long,” Arvin said. So when the other students expressed interest in an ASL club, Arvin was ______.

The club has already had an effect on the way the students ______ with Rhemy. The ______ can have more natural conversations which make Rhemy feel less isolated(孤立的). And the students are also ______ a very important culture.

“They don’t necessarily realize they’ are learning…about deaf culture by ____　　 this club,” Arvin said. “It ______ gives them a perspective on this other ______ that they previously weren’t aware of, so they’re ______ greatly just in terms of learning about diversity and having a broader perspective on the world around them.

1.A.role B.help C.idea D.need

2.A.give up B.put off C.prepare for D.talk about

3.A.openly B.casually C.modestly D.effectively

4.A.improved B.formed C.evaluated D.purchased

5.A.delighted B.worried C.calmed D.disappointed

6.A.touch B.learn C.speak D.hear

7.A.visits B.blames C.instructs D.discovers

8.A.rules B.goals C.signs D.games

9.A.since B.before C.through D.during

10.A.economic B.intellectual C.political D.social

11.A.hard B.lucky C.funny D.helpful

12.A.driving B.disturbing C.following D.protecting

13.A.moved B.embarrassed C.anxious D.concerned

14.A.agree B.fight C.compare D.communicate

15.A.kids B.teachers C.interpreters D.parents

16.A.discussing B.exploring C.saving D.controlling

17.A.breaking up B.approving of C.looking into D.participating in

18.A.frequently B.hardly C.really D.suddenly

19.A.task B.behavior C.culture D.opinion

20.A.fearing B.benefiting C.appreciating D.ignoring

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She _________the sign language before she served as a volunteer to help the deaf.

A. learns　　　　　　 B. has learned

C. was learning　　　 D. had learned

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Gorillas are born with an international sign language of gestures that they use to communicate，says a new study from the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

From beating their chests to putting objects on their heads，shaking their arms，and even bouncing on all fours，the animals use more than 100 gestures to communicate with each other

Professor Richard Byrne，a psychiatrist involved in the research，says it was hard to figure out the meanings of the gestures.

“We don't really know what the animals are thinking. Often the gestures have more than one meaning，depending on the context，”says Byrne.

The study showed that the gorillas did not learn the ges­tures from each other，as had been expected，but performed them instinctively (本能地).

“Everyone had assumed different groups of gorillas would learn different gestures，”he says. “But that's not what we found. The more sites we went to ,the more we saw the same gestures being used. They seem to be naturally equipped with a pretty complex system of communication.”

The study also found that gestures were performed with close attention to the potential audience，so that silent sig­nals，for example， were only given when other apes could see them. Other gestures，such as the "disco arm shake" were only ever seen directed towards humans.

Byrne believes that the findings may explain how the human language developed.

“There has always been speculation（猜测）that the origins of the human language might lie in gestures，”he says.

“Many researchers have therefore studied the gestural communication of the great apes for clues to the evolution­ary origins of human gestures，”he adds.

Several studies have shown that great apes are capable of imitating gestures. However，the scientists found that what appeared to be copies of human actions were actually gestures the apes were already able to make themselves. They're “reusing” gestures from their own repertoire，not learning new ones.

64.According to the passage，Richard Byrne's research has found________.

A. different groups of gorillas would learn different gestures

B. gorillas know the sign language from birth

C. how gorillas learn from each other

D. gorillas develop a variety of languages when growing up

65.Why can't the researchers really know the meanings of gorilla gestures?

A. Because gorillas possess the ability of making many kinds of gestures.

B. Because they haven't made deep research into the animal.

C. Because a gorilla gesture may have different meanings.

D. Because gorillas can't exactly express their thoughts.

66.If a gorilla wants to make a silent gesture towards another gorilla，he________.

A. needs to know how many other gorillas are watching him

B. needs to make noise first in order to draw attention

C. will first make sure his gesture can be seen

D. will first consider whether he can carry out his gesture

67.According to the passage，many scientists study the sign language of great apes in order to.

A. find the origins of the human language

B. find ways for people to communicate with apes

C. learn how animals communicate

D. discover the meanings of animal gestures

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_____________ the ability to speak, so he used sign language to communicate with others.

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How to Say “Help Me” in American Sign Language

American Sign Language (ASL) is the standard sign language used by the deaf community in the United States. ASL is a means for the deaf to communicate. ASL is not a replication(复制) of English. It is vastly different from British Sign Language (BSL). 1. To sign the phrase “help me” in American Sign Language, use these steps.

★Make the “help” sign. Place the right first on top of the flat left palm（手掌）. Elbows should be slightly out. Raise hands together. 2. Some people do this sign by placing the left fist on the right palm. Do it however your local teachers or deaf friends do it.

★Combine with movement. 3. In this phrase, start the movement toward the person being addressed. If you are talking to someone in front of you and start the sign to your right and bring it nearer to you, it means “He helps me.” If you start the sign near to the other person and bring it toward yourself, it means “You help me.” However, the sign can be made without having to sign each word.

★Add facial expressions. American Sign Language is a visual language. 4. Raised eyebrows, for example, usually convey a question, such as “You help me?” or “Will you help me?” A harsh or frowning expression means importance or urgency, as in “Help me!”

★5. American Sign Language has an entire alphabet using finger signs. By learning the entire alphabet, an individual can use his/her fingers to spell any word, as in this case “Help!”

★Tips & Warnings: Signing should be comfortable. Hold hands and arms where they are most comfortable; for older people, this may be lower.

A. Learn to fingerspell.

B. Ask someone for help.

C. Facial expression add greatly to the meaning.

D. This is similar to the gesture of assisting something upwards.

E. ASL has a clear vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure.

F. We acquire sign language in the same way as we acquire spoken language.

G. ASL uses the direction of the movement to determine the subject of the phrase.

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CURRENCY

• New Zealand dollars（＄）

LANGUAGE

• English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language

MONEY

• ATMs are widely available, especially in larger cities and towns，credit cards accepted in hotels and restaurants

VISAS

• Citizens of Australia, the UK and 56 other countries don't need visas for New Zea

(length-of-stay vary).

MOBILE PHONES

• European phones will work on NZ's network, but not most American or Japanese phones.

• global roaming or a local SIM card and prepaid account.

DRIVING

• Drive on the left; the steering wheel is on the right side of the car（…in case you can't find it).

When to Go

• HIGH SEASON (DEC-FEB)

Summer: busy beaches, outdoor explorations, festivals, sporting events.

Big-city accommodation prices rise.

High season in the ski towns is winter (Jun-Aug).

• SHOULDER (ATAR APR)

Prime travelling time：fine weather, short queues, kids in school，warm(ish) ocean．

Long evenings supping Kiwi wines and craft beers.

Spring (Sep-Nov) is shoulder season too.

• LOW SEASON (MAY-AUG)

Head for the Southern Alps for some brilliant southern hemisphere skiing.

No crowds, good accommodation deals and a seat in any restaurant.

Warm-weather beach towns might be half asleep.

• Auckland International Airport

Airbus Express-24-hour

Shuttle Bus一一24-hour door-to-door services

Taxi一around＄70; 45 minutes to the city

• Wellington Airport

Bus——Airport Flyer from 6 am to 9.30 pm

Shuttle Bus-24-hour door-to-door services

Taxi-around＄30；20 minutes to the city

• Christchurch Airport

Bus一一City Flyer from 7.15 am to 9．15 pm

Shuttle Bus一一24-hour door-to-door services

Taxi-around $50；25 minutes to the city

Driving Around New Zealand

There are extensive bus networks and a couple of handy train lines crisscrossing New Zealand, but for the best scenery, flexibility and pure freedom it's hard to beat piling into a camper van or rent-a-car and hitting the open road. Scanning the map you might think that driving from A to B won't take long, but remember that many of the roads here are two-lane country byways, traversing hilly landscape in curves, crests and convolutions：always allow plenty of time to get wherever you’re going. And who's in a hurry anyway? Slow down and see more of the country：explore little end-of-the-line towns, stop for a swiinlsurfi beer, and pack a Swiss Army knife for impromptu picnics at roadside produce stalls.

1.What is the last part but one mainly about?

A. Travelling in NZ. 　　 B. Arriving in NZ.

C. Where to go. 　　　　 D. When to stop.

2.Which of the following is NUT recommended by the author?

A. Using global roaming on American phones.

B. Using credit cards in large cities and towns.

C. Heading for the Southern Alps for skiing in February.

D. Renting a car and drive by yourself.

3.In the author's opinion, when you have a chance to visit New Zealand,__________

A. hurry all the time because driving is difficult there

B. drive quickly enough to enjoy more surfing and picnicking

C. don't hurry because two-lane country byways will help you save time

D. find enough time because of too much to enjoy and the difficulty in driving

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Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are ______ —a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and ______ language, and throw new light on an old scientific ______: whether language, ______ with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a ______ behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the ______ work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.

When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something ______; among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.

Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural ______, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand ______” his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be ______ any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people ___________ their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy – a belief contrary to what was generally accepted.

It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a(n) ______. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages ______ English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of ______. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff(素材)—it’s ______ stuff.”

1.A.unique B.neutral C.inexact D.vague

2.A.varies B.applies C.interrelates D.understands

3.A.argument B.definition C.conclusion D.statement

4.A.familiar B.complete C.changeable D.comparative

5.A.adopted B.inherited C.introduced D.learned

6.A.pioneering B.concluding C.proceeding D.imitating

7.A.casual B.odd C.witty D.tricky

8.A.clue B.file C.code D.digit

9.A.talk B.gossip C.clap D.shake

10.A.characteristic of B.different from C.equal to D.worthy of

11.A.contributed B.signified C.justified D.dismissed

12.A.evolution B.procedure C.revolution D.presentation

13.A.with B.among C.as D.like

14.A.space B.rhythm C.volume D.rate

15.A.culture B.brain C.muscle D.heart

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Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to explore how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of a teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.

When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something strange: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.

Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the“hand talk”his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people considered their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).

It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades, educators fought against his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.”

1.What aroused the present growing interest in sign language?

A. A famous scholar in the study of the human brain.

B. A leading specialist in the study of liberal arts.

C. An English teacher in a university for the deaf.

D. Some senior experts in American Sign Language.

2.According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.

A. a substandard language　　 B. a genuine language

C. an artificial language　　 D. an international language

3.Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.

A. sign language was not widely used even by deaf people

B. sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted

C. a language should be easy to use and understand

D. a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds

4.Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.

A. sign language is as efficient as any other language

B. sign language originated from natural language

C. language is a system of meaningful codes

D. language is a product of the brain

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________ copies of Mo Yan's works will be on sale after his talk at the Press Conference.

A．Signing　     B．Sign

C．Signed　     D．To sign

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