这个作业怎么做?ThereisonelanguagThereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandold,shortandtall,thinandfat.Itiseverybody'ssecondlanguage.Itiseasytounderstand,

　　这个作业怎么做?Thereisonelanguag

　　Thereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungand

　　old,shortandtall,thinandfat.Itiseverybody'ssecondlanguage.Itiseasytounderstand,althoughyou

　　can'thearit.Itissignlanguage.

　　Whenyouwavetoafriendwhoisacrossthestreet,youareusingsignlanguage.Whenyousmileatsomeone,youaresaying,"Iwanttobefriendly",butyouarenotusingspeech.Youareusingsignlanguage.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass,youaresaying,"Pleaseaskme.IthinkIknowthecorrectanswer."

　　Babieswhocan'ttalkcanpointatthings.Theyareusingsignlanguage.Apolicemanwhowantsto

　　stoptrafficholdsuphishands.Heisusingsignlanguage.

　　Manyyearsago,aFrenchpriest,CharlesMicheldeEpee,becameinterestedineducationfordeaf

　　people.Heinventedafingeralphabet(字母表).Itisstillinuse.Peoplecanmakethesignforlettersand

　　spellwordswiththeirhands,anddeafpeoplecanreadandunderstandthem.Soontherewereschoolsforthedeafinmanycountries.TheonlyuniversityforthedeafisGallaudetCollegeinWashington,D.C.

　　Today,intheUnitedStates,therearespecialTVnewsprogramsfordeafpeople.Thenewsreadertellsthenewsinsignlanguage.Atthesametime,thewordsappearontheTVscreen.

　　TheactorsintheTheatreofDeafdon'tspelleveryword.Sometimestheyusehandsigns.Whenthey

　　puttwohandstogether,itmeanssandwich.Theycanmakearoofwiththeirhandswhentheywantto

　　showahouse.Onefingerinfrontofanactor'smouthcanmeanquiet.Youcantalktopeoplewhoare

　　behindwindowsthatareclosed.Andwhenyougoswimmingwithyourfriends,youcanhave

　　conversationsunderwater.

　　Howmanyhandsignsdoyouuseeveryday?1.WhichofthefollowingaboutsignlanguageisTR