There is one language that people use in every country in the world. People who use it ar

There is one language that people use in every country in the world. People who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It’s almost everybody’s second language. It’s easy to understand, but you can’t hear it. It’s sign language.

Babies who can’t talk can point at things. They’re using sign language. Sign language can be useful in places that are very noisy and in places that are very quiet. You can talk to the people who are behind windows. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have a“talk”under water!

Many years ago, a Frenchman wanted to help deaf people. He opened the first school for deaf people in Paris in 1760. And they learned sign language there. Teachers and doctors who wanted to help deaf people also went to Paris and had lessons. Then they taught sign language to their students. Soon there were schools for deaf people in other countries.

Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The news broadcaster tells the news in sign language and the words appear on TV, too.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Who can use sign language in the world?

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2.Is it easy or hard to understand sign language?

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3.In which places can sign language be useful?

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4.Why did the Frenchman open the first school for deaf people?

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5.How can the deaf learn TV news in the U.S.A. today?

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1. Nearly everybody in the world uses sign language. 从全文可知手势语可以被世界上每

个国家中几乎所有的人使用。

2. It is easy. 选择疑问句直接回答，在第一段中可直接找到该问题的答案。

3. It can be useful in places that are very noisy and in places that are very quiet. 在第二段中可直接找到该问题的答案。

4. Because he wanted to help them. 从第三段可知那位法国人于1760年在巴黎创办了第一所聋人学校的目的是要帮助那些聋人。

5. There are special TV news programs for deaf people./The news broadcaster tells the news in sign language and the words appear on TV, too. 从文章的最后一段可看出今天在美国有专供聋人收看的电视新闻节目。播音员用手势语播报新闻，新闻内容也会在屏幕上呈现。