For many years,no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing.These deaf people were not able-to use a spoken language. But beginning in the 1700s,the deaf were taught a special la-nguage.Using the language,they could share thoughts and ideas with others.The language they used was a language without sou-nd. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work?The deaf were taught to m-ake certain movements using their hands,faces,and bodies.These movements stood for things and ideas.A man might move his fo-refing er across his lips.This meant:"You are not telling the truth."He might tap his chin with three f ingers.This meant".my uncle"The deaf were also taught to use afinger alphabet.They used their fi ngers to make the letters of the alphabet.In this way,they spelled out words.Some deaf people co uld spe-ll out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much asthey once were.Today the deaf are t aught to understand othersby watching their lips.They are taught how to speak.
1.The story does not say so,but it makes you think that______.
A.the deaf must have special tenchers
B.there is still no way to communicate with the deaf
C.deaf people make signs to make a living
D.deaf people are not as clever as nomal people
（答案是：A 属推断理解题）
2.On the whole the story is about_____
A.how the deaf communicate
B.learning to spell
C.teaching the deaf to speak
D.writing sign languages
（答案是：A 属综合评价题）
3.How did sign language help the deaf?
A.It helped them to learn to read
B.The deaf could understand Indian sign language
C.It helped them communicate with other people
D.The deaf could move their thumbs across their lips
(2)阅读(skimming)：其目的只是为了获取、知道文章的内容大意，例如，simple stories for enjoymen t,news,letters fromfriends,bis of news from the local paper.因为这些内容对你的阅读理解文章无大妨碍，而且简单，清晰明了，故只需略读即可。
All through the night Lincoln fought with death.At 7:22 in the morning it was all over.The g reat man was at peace with world.划线这个短语同学们可能没见过，但是沿着事态发展的逻辑推理，自然会得出是"与世长辞"这一结论。
Would you like to do some shopping together with me?If you are free,please ring me back to t ell me about it.从上面这个句子不难看出划线部分就是这段话的核心词。
4.抓住主题句。在多数文章中，开篇的首句或前几句就揭示了文章的主题，而每一段的首句或未句就为该段的主题句或核心句。以高二（下）UNIT23"TelePhnes"为例：第一段第一句，How a telephone works is a question which not everyone can answer.第二段第一句，The earliest telephones were not popular.第 三段第一句，The firsttelephone directory was printed in a town in the USA in 1878.第四段第一句， There have been great advances in telephne equi-pment in the last quarter of the 20th century.高 二（上） UNIT 7 CANADA,UNIT 8 FIRST AID，高一（上）UNIT 3 AMERICANENGLISH,UN-IT13 ABRAHAM LINCOLO N都是比较典型的例子。这样的例子在教材中还有很多，有经验的教师在教学中都是能教会学生这一本领的。
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