Japanese. they assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation(tp)of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuff-it's brain stuff. 21. The study of sign language is thought to be A)a new way to look at the learning of language Ba challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language C)an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D)an attempt to darify misunderstanding about the origin of language 22 The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by A)a famous scholar in the study of the human brain Ba leading specalist in the study of liberal arts C)an English teacher in a university for the deaf D some senior experts in American Sign Language 23. According to Stokoe, sign language is A)a Substandard language Ba genuine language C)an artificial language D)an international language 24. Most educators objected to stokoe's idea because they thought A)sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people B sign language was too artifical to be widely accepted c)a language should be easy to use and understand D)a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25. stokoe s argument is based on his belief that A sign language is as efficient as any other language Bsign language is derived from natural language D)language is a product of the brain Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics, she said. But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. The Princess concluded, with a simple message: We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. they described her as"very ill-informed"and a loose cannon(EL 放炮的人 The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms:"This is a distraction (fit)we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.” 21. The study of sign language is thought to be ________. A) a new way to look at the learning of language B) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language C) an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language 22. The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________. A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brain B) a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts C) an English teacher in a university for the deaf D) some senior experts in American Sign Language 23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________. A) a Substandard language B) a genuine language C) an artificial language D) an international language 24. Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________. A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people B) sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted C) a language should be easy to use and understand D) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________. A) sign language is as efficient as any other language B) sign language is derived from natural language C) language is a system of meaningful codes D) language is a product of the brain Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱 放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help