英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇03: 手势 “V”(含答案)
<p> 3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="Sign">Sign</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="palm">palm</span>-<span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>, <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>1 ,<span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1941 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Belgian">Belgian</span>, <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Lavalaye">Lavalaye</span>. <span word="Wanting">Wanting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span>2 <span word="occupation">occupation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="V">V</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="name">name</span>3, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="Flemish">Flemish</span> <span word="virijheid">virijheid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="victoire">victoire</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="symbolism">symbolism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>4 <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940 <span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1950 <span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> .<span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960 <span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="implication">implication</span>, <span word="Americanantiwar">Americanantiwar</span> <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="sarcastically">sarcastically</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="implication">implication</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>, <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>5, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="radicals">radicals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="jokingly">jokingly</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="V">V</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> , <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="snapshots">snapshots</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unknowingly">unknowingly</span> <span word="reproducing">reproducing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="mischief">mischief</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span> , <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variant">variant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obscene">obscene</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cheating">cheating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viewer">viewer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="palm">palm</span>-<span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="version">version</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obscene">obscene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corresponds">corresponds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> 6 . <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="stares">stares</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1941 <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="evidently">evidently</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vulgar">vulgar</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palm">palm</span>-<span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="hermit">hermit</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span>. <span word="Astonishingly">Astonishingly</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Thatcher">Thatcher</span>7 <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1979 <span word="election">election</span>.</p>
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