When we speak,we put our thoughts into words,and when we gesture,we put our thoughts into our hands.But gestures don’t just show what we’re thinking—they actually help us think.Toddlers(初学走路的孩子) who are encouraged to gesture tend to start producing more words.Adults involved in various problem-solving tasks do better when they are encouraged to gesture.Putting ideas into motions brings us closer to grasping what we need to grasp.

　　【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章解释了人们说话时为什么会做手势。

　　1.Which can best replace the underlined word “queer” in Paragraph 1?

　　A.Strange. B.Terrible. C.Boring. D.Funny.

　　答案:A

　　解析:词义猜测题。由下文那位女士做手势、讲话、翻译的情节及段末的“that moment of confusion”可推断,那位女士的表现很奇怪。

　　2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

　　A.Newborn babies don’t gesture.

　　B.Gesture and language are closely related.

　　C.Babies learn to gesture from their parents.

　　D.People gesture when they talk face to face.

　　答案:B

　　解析:段落大意题。由第二段中的“how movements are tied to speech”及“gesture is so tightly bound to language that”以及所举例子可推断,本段主要是说手势和语言是紧密联系的。

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