The importance of signs
标志的重要性
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Do you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of your daily life?
They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?
The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear words. On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want. “Keep off the grass” is a very good example. It means “Don’t touch or walk on the grass”.
As the saying goes, “A picture paints a thousand words.” Perhaps that’s why you are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words.
However, that’s also the difficult part because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries.
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on the other hand 另一方面
Read and choose. 根据文章内容,选择最佳答案。
() 1. First, a good sign should be .
A. clear B. beautiful C. funny
() 2. The writer uses “A picture paints a thousand words.” to show that .
A. a word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make
B. a picture sign often has more information than a word sign
C. a word sign has more information than a picture sign
() 3. The underlined word “combination” means “” in Chinese.
A. 分开 B. 结合 C. 并列
() 4. What is the disadvantage(不利因素) of picture signs?
A. They are not easy to understand.
B. They are not as interesting as word signs.
C. They may have different meanings in different countries.

1. A 解析由"It is important to use clear words."可知,标志清晰易懂很重要。
2. B 3. B 4. C