Thereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandold,shortandtall,thinandfat.Itiseverybody’ssecondlanguage.Itiseasytounderstand,althoughyoucan’thearit.Itissignlang

　　Thereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandold,shortandtall,thinandfat.Itiseverybody’ssecondlanguage.Itiseasytounderstand,althoughyoucan’thearit.Itissignlanguage.

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

　　Babieswhocan’ttalkcanpointatthings.Theyareusingsignlanguage.Apolicemanwhowantstostoptrafficholdsuphishands.Heisusingsignlanguage.

　　Manyyearsago,aFrenchpriest（神父）,CharlesMicheldeEpee,becameinterestedineducationfordeafpeople.Heinventedafingeralphabet(字母表).Itisstillinuse.Peoplecanmakethesignforlettersandspellwordswiththeirhands,anddeafpeoplecanreadandunderstandthem.Soontherewereschoolsforthedeafinmanycountries.TheonlyuniversityforthedeafisGallaudetCollegeinWashington,D.C.

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

　　TheactorsintheTheatreofDeafdon’tspelleveryword.Sometimestheyusehandsigns.Whentheyputtwohandstogether,itmeanssandwich.Theycanmakearoofwiththeirhandswhentheywanttoshowahouse.Onefingerinfrontofanactor’smouthcanmeanquiet.Youcantalktopeoplewhoarebehindwindowsthatareclosed.Andwhenyougoswimmingwithyourfriends,youcanhaveconversationsunderwater.

　　Howmanyhandsignsdoyouuseeveryday?

　　小题1:.WhichofthefollowingaboutsignlanguageisTRUE?A．Itisaspeciallanguageusedinafewcountriesintheworld.B．Itisawaytoexpressone’sideaswithoutwords.C．Itisonlyusedbythedeaf.D．Itcanbeheard.小题2:.Ifyouwanttoexpresstheideathat“Iamveryfriendly”tosomeone,youwill______.A．raiseyourhandB．putonehandontotheotherC．smiletothepersonD．makearoofwithyourhands