ReadingComprehension Passage1 Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim(格言)hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookEnglishisspoken 3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare________. A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguistic B.verbalandlinguistic C.non-verbalbutneverthelesslinguistic D.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic 4.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means________. A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone’sownculture ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife 5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis_______. A.signsB.gesturesC.maximsD.bodylanguage