英语阅读理解：一门普通的语言

英语阅读理解：一门普通的语言

A Common Language

There is a common language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it.

It’s everybody’s second language. It’s easy to learn, though you don’t hear it. It’s sign language。

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 y our 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: common/`kmn/adj. 共同的though/u/ conj. 尽管sign language 手势语wave/weIv/ v. 挥手

_______uses sign language.

language is not d_______, so we can learn it.

people who can s_______use sign language, too.

someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly

t_______you.

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

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

deaf can talk to each other w_______sign language.

A_______deaf people can learn sign language in the university.