56.How Do People Pass on Messages(信息)? When you write a letter or make a telephone call,your words carry a message.People communicate(交流) with words.Do you think you can communicate without words?Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.(1)
When you put up your hand in class,the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions.You shake(搖動) your head,and people know you are saying no.(2)
Other things can also give some information(信息).For example,a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take.A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library.(3)
There are a lot of signs around you and you receive(接收) messages from them all the time. People can communicate in many other ways.An artist can use his pictures to tell about beautiful mountains,the blue sea and many other things. (4)
They also tell about people and their ideas.Books,magazines,TV,radio and movies all help us to communicate with other people.They all help us to know what is going on in the world. A.You nod(點頭),and people know you are saying yes. B.Books are written to tell you about all great things in the world. C.A smile on your face shows you are happy and friendly. D.Signs on doors tell you how to go in or out.
57.As the summer of 2012 draws near,there will be more and more reports about the London Olympic Games.Sportsmen and visitors from all over the world will travel to London.With different people to come from different cultures,speaking different languages is a difficult job for the host city.In the near future,London will have a chance to turn into a multilingual(多語的) city. Languages will play an important part in the Olympics.The need for languages is present in different sides of the games.London will be home to a large multicultural population with more than 300 languages to be spoken in the city.Chances will come for businesses of all sizes to make money by dealing with the visitors from all over the world.To be able to use the good chances,businesses need to pay attention to language services. Language services will be very important for helping people to communicate during the games.Communicating with people in their own language has already been one of the key purposes.To meet the need of the coming games,Londoners are asked to study more languages through short time educational programs while they are preparing for the games.Language services should be prepared months before the start to solve any language problems that might come up during the games.To get the best possible results,translation work should also be carried out months ahead so that language services are ready for future visitors.
59.When will the London Olympics be held?
60.Are languages important in the Olympics?
61.What do businesses need to do if they want to use the good chances?
62.How will Londoners study more languages?
63.What should be done to get the best possible results?