阅读理解

　　In order to communicate thoughts and feelings, there must be a conventional system of signs or symbols which mean the same to the sender and the receiver.

　　The means of sending communications are too numerous and varied for systematic classification; therefore, the analysis must begin with the means of receiving communication. Reception of communication is achieved by our senses. Sight. hearing and touch play the most important roles.

　　Examples of visual communication are gesture and mimicry. Although both frequently accompany speech, there are systems that rely solely on sight, such as those used by deaf and dumb persons. Another means of communicating visually is by signals of fire, smoke, flags, or flashing lights. Feelings may be simply communicated by touch, such as handshaking or backslapping, although a highly developed system of handshaking has enabled blind, deaf, and dumb persons to communicate intelligently. Whistling to someone, applauding in a theater and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver. The most fully developed form of auditory communication is, of course, the spoken language.

　　The means of communication mentioned so far have two features(特点)in common; they last only a short time, and the persons involved must be relatively close to each other. Therefore, all are restricted in time and space.

1．Why does the author explain that he will deal with reception of communication first?

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A．communication actually takes place when the message is received

B．there are more means of receiving than sending communications

C．it is difficult to organize by type the means of sending communications

D．reception of communications involved use of the senses

2．Applauding is specifically mentioned as an example of ________.

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A．a simple system of visual communication

B．communication by touch

C．gesture and mimicry

D．communication by sound

3．Which of the following statements about communication by touch is true?

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A．It is possible to communicate intelligently by touch alone

B．Touch must accompany visual communication

C．Touch is not important as a means of communication

D．There is no well－developed system of communication based on touch

4．Which of the following statements about the ways of communicating ideas and feelings mentioned in the passage is false?

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A．They can be used to communicate over long distances

B．They require both a sender and a receiver

C．They involve use of conventional signs and symbols

D．They utilize the senses for reception

5．The author specifically mentions that speech is ________.

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A．necessary for satisfactory communication by gesture

B．the only highly developed form system of communication

C．often used when communicating by touch

D．the mast developed form of communication based on hearing

　　Under normal conditions the act of communication requires the presence of at least two persons: one who sends and one who receives the communication. In order to communicate thoughts and feelings, there must be a conventional system of signs or symbols which mean the same to the sender and the receiver.

　　The means of sending communications are too numerous and varied for systematic classification, therefore, the analysis must begin with the means of receiving communication. Reception of communication is achieved by our senses. Sight, hearing, and touch play the most important roles. Smell and taste play very limited roles, for they cannot receive intellectual expression from fully developed systems of signs and symbols.

　　Examples of visual communication are gesture and mimicry（模仿）. Although both frequently accompany speech, there are systems that rely solely on sight, such as those used by deaf and dumb persons. Another means of communication visually is by signals of fire, smoke, flags and flashing lights. Feelings may be simply communicated by touch, such as by handshaking or backslapping, although a highly developed system of hand-striking has enabled blind, deaf, and dumb persons to communicate intelligently. Whistling to someone, applauding in a theater, and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver. The most fully developed form of auditory communication is, of course, the spoken language.

　　The means of communication mentioned so far have two features in common：they last only a short time and the persons involved must be relatively close to each other. Therefore, all are restricted in time and space.

(1) The author explains he will deal. with reception of communication first because _______.

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A．communication actually takes place when the message is received

B．there are more means of receiving than of sending communication

C．reception of communications involves use of the senses

D．it is difficult to organize by the means of sending communication

(2) Persons who cannot see, hear, or speak are able to communicate through a system of ________

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(3)A form of visual communication often used with a type of auditory communication is _______

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(4) The author specifically mentions that speech is________.

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A．often used when communicating by touch

B．necessary for satisfactory communication by all the people

C．the only highly developed system of communication

D．the most fully developed form of communication based on hearing

　　Under normal conditions the act of communication requires the presence of at least two persons：one who sends and one who receives the communication．In order to communicate thoughts and feelings，there must be a conversational system of signs or symbols which mean the same to the sender and the receiver．

The means of sending communications are too great in number and various for systematic classification（分类）： therefore，the analysis（分析） must begin with the means of receiving communication．Reception of communication is achieved by our senses．Sight，hearing and touch play the most important roles．Smell and taste play very limited roles．

　　Examples of visual（视觉的） communication are gesture and imitation（模仿）．Although both frequently accompany speech，there are systems that rely only on sight，such as those used by deaf and dumb persons．Another means of communicating visually is by signals of fire，smoke，flags or flashing lights．Feelings may be simply communicated by touch such as by handshaking，although a highly developed system of handshaking has enabled blind，deaf and dumb persons，to communicate intelligently．Whistling to someone，clapping hands in a theatre，and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver．The most fully developed form of auditory communication is，of course，the spoken language．

The means of communication mentioned so far have two features（特征）： they last only a short time，and the persons involved（牵涉到的） must be relatively close to each other．Therefore，all are limited in time and space．

1．The word “auditory” in the third paragraph means communication by________．

A．smelling

B．seeing

C．hearing

D．touching

2．The writer explains that he will deal with reception of communication first because ________．

A．communication actually takes place when the message is received

B．there are more means of receiving than of sending communications

C．reception of communication involves use of the sense

D．it is difficult to organize by type the means of sending communications

3．Clapping hands is mentioned as an example of________．

A．communication by sound

B．gesture and imitation

C．communication by touch

D．a simple system of visual communication

4．The writer specifically mentions that speech is________．

A．often used when communicating

B．necessary for satisfactory communication by gesture

C．the only highly developed system of communication

D．the most developed form of communication based on hearing

5．Which of the following statements about the ways of communicating ideas and feelings is FALSE？

A．They can be used to communicate over long distances．

B．They require both a sender and a receiver．

C．They involve use of conversational signs and symbols．

D．They make use of the senses for reception．