Itisimportanttoknowanotherlanguageandhowtocommunicatewithoutwordswhenyouareinanothercountry.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatewitheachotherbyusinggestures（手势）.Howevermanygestureshavedifferentm

Itisimportanttoknowanotherlanguageandhowtocommunicatewithoutwordswhenyouareinanothercountry.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatewitheachotherbyusinggestures（手势）.Howevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworld.

IntheUnitedStatesnoddingyourheadupanddownmeans“yes”whileinsomepatsofGreeceandTurkeyitmeans“no”.InthesoutheastofAsiaitisapolitewayofsaying“Iheardyou”.

TodayintheUSAwhensomeoneputshisthumbupitmeans“Everythingisallright.”HoweverinGreeceitisbad.Alsoputtingyourclasped（紧握的）handsupaboveyourheadmeans“Iamthewinner.”Itisthesignwhichplayersoftenmake.InRussiaitisthesignoffriendship.

IntheUSAholdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfinger（食指）andtheotherthreestraightmeans“EverythingisOK.”InFranceitmeans“Youareworthnothing.”

Itisalsoimportanttomakeeyecommunication.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmericanheorshemayfeelthatyouareshyoryouaretryingtohidesomething.

Besidestheseyoushouldalsoknowtherearesometopicsthatcannotbetalkedaboutsuchasageweightandmarriage.Youcantalkabouttheweatherworksportsfoodwhereonelivesandnewsoftheday.

56.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicatebywords.

B.Manygestureseitherhavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningsatall.

C.Gesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommunicate.

D.Peoplecantalkaboutanythinginanothercountry.

57.InGreecenoddingyourheadmeans“_________.”

A.Yes. B.No C.Iheardyou D.Iamthewinner

58.Puttingthethumbupshouldnotbeusedin_____.

A.Greece B.theUSA C.England D.China

59.Whatdoesthissentencemean“….youractioncanspeaklouderthanyourwords”?

A.Whatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousay.

B.Youtryyourbesttobepolite.

C.Youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords.

D.Whatyousayisbetterthanwhatyoudo.

60.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry_____.

A.itisimportanttoknowthelanguage.