The V Sign The sign comes in two formats:one with the palmfaced outwards, and one with the palm inwards．In America they mean the same thing - victory ．However, if the outside of your hand is facing your target, you抮e giving somebody a long-built insult in Great Britain and many English-speaking countries such as Australia, Ireland and New Zealand．Winston Churchill famously used the incorrect version of the V sign during the early years of the war, turning the outside inside later．The V sign is also considered rude in Italy． The Corna The corna hand gesture has most recently been adopted by fans of rock and heavy metal music．Nowadays many Americans use the gesture simply to mean rock on , or in support of the University of Texas in Austin(known as the Hook抏m Horns )．Today it is still popular in Spain, Brazil and Slovakia．Historically, however, the symbol possibly dates back to Ancient Greece． (1) Which of the following signs doesn抰 have an insulting meaning? [ ] A． The Thumbs-Up ． B． The A-OK ． C． The V Sign ． D． The Corna ． (2) What information can we get from the passage? [ ] A． The V Sign was first used by Winston Churchill． B． Italians often use the Thumbs-Up to praise others． C． You are most likely to see the Corna in a heavy metal music concert． D． The A-OK and the Thumbs-Up have the same meaning to divers． (3) If you travel abroad, you 抎 better not use the V Sign in ． [ ] A． Greece or Italy B． Germany or Japan C． Ireland or Italy D． Spain or Brazil">

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The "Thumbs-Up"

　　While Western culture has become used to the thumbs-up as a good signal(probably coming from World War II pilots using the signal to show that they were "good to go" with ground crews), there are cultures where a thumbs-up may land you in trouble．In West Africa, as well as Greece, Italy and Middle East, the thumbs-up is pretty much the biggest insult(侮辱)．

　　Rather more interesting is a thumbs-up in Germany and in parts of Japan－they just see it as the hand signal for the number one．

The "A-OK"

　　This sign is mainly used by divers(潛水員)to mean "OK"(to prevent being confused with the thumbs-up sign, which means "rise")．Basically the meaning comes out as "great", or "completely fine"．However, in a few countries in Europe, people may think you抮e telling them that you think they抮e a 'zero挘?/P>

The "V Sign"

　　The sign comes in two formats：one with the palm(手掌)faced outwards, and one with the palm inwards．In America they mean the same thing －"victory"．However, if the outside of your hand is facing your target(目標), you抮e giving somebody a long-built insult in Great Britain and many English-speaking countries such as Australia, Ireland and New Zealand．Winston Churchill famously used the "incorrect" version of the V sign during the early years of the war, turning the outside inside later．The V sign is also considered rude in Italy．

The "Corna"

　　The corna hand gesture has most recently been adopted by fans of rock and heavy metal music．Nowadays many Americans use the gesture simply to mean "rock on", or in support of the University of Texas in Austin(known as the "Hook抏m Horns")．Today it is still popular in Spain, Brazil and Slovakia．Historically, however, the symbol possibly dates back to Ancient Greece．

(1)

Which of the following signs doesn抰 have an insulting meaning?

[　　]

A．

The "Thumbs-Up"．

B．

The "A-OK"．

C．

The "V Sign"．

D．

The "Corna"．

(2)

What information can we get from the passage?

[　　]

A．

The "V Sign" was first used by Winston Churchill．

B．

Italians often use the "Thumbs-Up" to praise others．

C．

You are most likely to see the "Corna" in a heavy metal music concert．

D．

The "A-OK" and the "Thumbs-Up" have the same meaning to divers．

(3)

If you travel abroad, you 抎 better not use the "V Sign" in ________．

[　　]

A．

Greece or Italy

B．

Germany or Japan

C．

Ireland or Italy

D．

Spain or Brazil

答案：1．D;2．C;3．C;
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