Sign, baby, sign!

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题目与答案

1. A statement about the different things people use language for.
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   答案：A

   原文定位：Language is a powerful tool that humans use for a wide variety of purposes-from expressing emotions and sharing ideas to passing down cultural values and acquiring knowledge

   同义替换：「different things」↔「a wide variety of purposes」，「people use language for」↔「humans use for」

2. How knowing ASL may benefit students in their future subject choices.
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   答案：B

   原文定位：This change has opened the door for hearing students to choose ASL as an academic subject;may even influence students to pursue careers in special education;speech therapy;or interpreting

   同义替换：「future subject choices」↔「pursue careers in」

3. An assertion that deaf children have a right to be taught a sign language.
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   答案：G

   原文定位：She, along with other advocates, stresses that deaf children have a right to a full, accessible language from birth-and that language is often sign

   同义替换：「assertion」↔「stresses」，「taught」↔「full, accessible」

4. An observation regarding the ability of small children to use their hands.
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   答案：E

   原文定位：Very young children often develop motor skills before verbal skills. Dr. Daniels notes that even babies as young as six months can learn to use simple signs like "milk" or "more" with their hands

   同义替换：「ability to use their hands」↔「use simple signs like "milk" or "more" with their hands」，「observation」↔「notes」

5. The advantage for hearing children of knowing ASL for wider social interaction.
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   答案：C

   原文定位：One clear benefit of learning ASL for hearing children is the opportunity for broader social interaction

   同义替换：「advantage」↔「benefit」，「wider」↔「broader」，「knowing」↔「learning」

6. Different views on when deaf children should be taught to speak.
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   答案：G

   原文定位：Some educators argue that speech and lip reading should come first, while others advocate for immediate exposure to sign language

   同义替换：「views」↔「argue」，「when deaf children should be taught to speak」↔「speech and lip reading should come first」

7. An observation about the reading ability of primary-school-age hearing children who have been taught ASL.
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   答案：F

   原文定位：Studies have shown that hearing children exposed to sign language from an early age tend to have stronger reading skills by the time they enter primary school

   同义替换：「ability」↔「skills」，「primary-school-age」↔「by the time they enter primary school」，「who have been taught ASL」↔「exposed to sign language from an early age」

8. 34 Dr. Daniels believes that parents should make up their own gestures to communicate with their babies.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：she emphasizes that there is no need for parents to invent their own signs

   同义替换：「make up their own gestures」↔「invent their own signs」，「believes」↔「emphasizes」，「should」↔「need to」

9. 35 American Sign Language is the most widely used sign language in the world.
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   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

10. 36 For hearing children in America, learning American Sign Language is an equivalent option to learning a foreign language.
    • TRUE
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    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：many American schools have begun to recognize American Sign Language (ASL) as a valid foreign language credit, just like Spanish or French

    同义替换：「equivalent option」↔「as a valid foreign language credit」，「children」↔「students」

11. 37 Brain research indicates that vocabulary is more easily learned than grammar.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
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    答案：NOT GIVEN

12. 38 First and second languages are stored on different sides of the brain.
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    答案：NOT GIVEN

13. 39 Children have less difficulty learning to make signs than learning to make sounds.
    • TRUE
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    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：Very young children often develop motor skills before verbal skills. Dr. Daniels notes that even babies as young as six months can learn to use simple signs;long before they can articulate those words

14. 40 According to Dr. Daniels, the view that deaf children must learn lip reading before sign language is old fashioned.
    • TRUE
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    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：She calls the idea that children must learn to lip-read before learning sign language "an outdated notion

    同义替换：「old fashioned」↔「outdated notion」，「view」↔「idea」