When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying, "Please ask me. I know the correct answer." When you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean "Be quiet." The deaf use sign language to talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programmes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.

　　Notes:

　　(1)common/`kmn/adj. 共同的

　　(2)though/u/ conj. 盡管

　　(3)sign language 手勢語

　　(4)wave/weIv/ v. 揮手

　　1.E_______uses sign language.

　　2.Sign language is not d_______, so we can learn it.

　　3.Most people who can s_______use sign language, too.

　　4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t_______you.

　　5.If you can a_______a question, you should put up your hand first.

　　6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone not to s_______anything.

　　7.The deaf can talk to each other w_______sign language.

　　8.Some A_______deaf people can learn sign language in the university.

　　閱讀理解練習題參考答案：

　　1.Everyone 2.difficult 3.speak 4.to 5.answer 6.say 7.with 8.American

　　中考英語閱讀理解練習題2：

　　An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,"I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,"OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's."

　　This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,"Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith's," or"I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They're great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say,"Thank you. That would be very nice."

　　American customs(1) about who pays for dates(2) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university(3) girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means "Come, as my guest(4)." So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

　　Notes:(1)custom/`kstm/n. 風俗 (2)date/deIt/n.約會 (3)university/、ju：nI`v：sItI/n. 大學 (4)guest/gest/n. 客人

　　1.The passage tells us　　　.

　　A.how to eat out B.where to eat out

　　C.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal

　　2.If you have little money,　　　.

　　A.you'll have a cheap meal B.you'll borrow some from others

　　C.you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal

　　D.you won't want your friends to ask you to dinner

　　3."Go Dutch" in this passage means　　　.

　　A.去飯館 B.就餐 C.訂餐 D.各自付款

　　4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means　　　.

　　A.he's going to lend some money to you

　　B.he's going to pay for your meal, too

　　C.he'll be angry with you

　　D.he can't understand you

　　5.In America,some girls and women　　　now.

　　A.ask men to pay for their meals

　　B.try to pay for the men's meals

　　C.try to pay for their own meals

　　D.never have anything outside

　　閱讀理解練習題參考答案：

　　1-5 DADBC