40 Communication　　

　　　  People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class, the teacher knows that you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying 〝No.〞You nod and people know you are saying〝Yes〞．

　　　　 Other things can also carry messages，for example，a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take．Signs on the door tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time？

　　　　 People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful mountains；about the blue sea and many other things．

Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books，magazines，TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with others，They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．

交流

　　　　人们用语言进行交流。你想过没有语言能够交流吗？你脸上的微笑表明你是高兴的或友善的。眼里的泪珠告诉别人你很悲伤。你在课上举手时，老师会知道你想说什么或要问问题。你摇头，人们知道你在说“不”你点头人们知道你在说“是的”。

其他的东西也能传送信息。例如，公共汽车站的一个符号就能帮你了解你应该乘哪一辆公共汽车。车上的符号会告诉你从哪儿进，从哪儿出。你曾经注意过你周围的许多符号，你一直在从它们那里获得信息吗？

人们可以通过其他的方法来进行交流。一位画家能够用他的笔来讲述美丽的山、蓝色的大海和其他许多东西。写出来的书会告诉你那些世界上神奇的东西，也讲述了人以及他们的思想。书、杂志、电视、收音机和电影都可以帮助你与别人进行交流。它们都在帮助我们了解世界上正在发生什么别人正在考虑什么。

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词汇：

Communicate　 交流　　　　　 sign　　  符号，标志

Example　　　 例子　　　　　 tear　　  眼泪

I．听全文录音，选择正确答案

　  1 ．Which example about communication without words isn't mentioned?

　　　A．A smile on one's face．B．Tears in one's eyes．

　　　C. Nodding one's head. D. Shaking hands.

　  2 ．From the passage we know that signs on the door tell you 　　 ．

　　　A .which floor the room locates on

　　　B .who lives in it

　　　C .where to go in or out

　　　D .the layout of the whole building

　  3 ．In the writer's opinion，　　 .

　　　A .word is the best way for people to communicate with each other

　　　B .a sign at the bus stop can also carry messages

　　　C ．people can’t communicate without words

　　　D，the two main ways for communication are words and signs

　II．听录音，补全下列段落

　　　People can communicate in many other ways．An artist can use His 　 1　 to tell about beautiful 　 2　 ，about the blue 　 3　 and many other things．　 4　  are written to tell you about all the 　 5　 things in the world and also about people and their 　6　 ．Books， 　　7　  ，TV and radio and 　　8　  all help us to communicate with others．They all help us to 　 9　　 what is going on in the world and what other people are　　 10　 about．

答案：

I ．1．D 2. C 3．B

　　　 II ．1．drawing 2. mountains 3．sea 4. Books 5．wonderful

　  　　　　6. ideas 7.magazines 8.films 9.know 10.thinking