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The University of Manchester made waves recently when its students' union announced it would be encouraging students to replace clapping with jazz hands at events.“Jazz hands” is the British Sign Language expression of clapping，and the university union hopes that by doing away with clapping and cheering，events will be more accessible to people suffering from anxiety and those with hearing problems.
The decision has been made in order to be more inclusive.According to student newspaper The Mancunion，the motion to replace clapping and cheering with jazz hands received little opposition from the university senate(理事会)when it was raised on September 27，2018. However，the National Union of Students(NUS)has actually been encouraging students to applaud with jazz hands rather than clapping since 2015.What's more，in 2017 the NUS suggested there should be “consequences” for students who clap and cheer at events，following requests for people to stop.
However，the move was also denounced by some who pointed out that blind people cannot hear jazz hands.Carol Povey of the National Autistic Society said she understood the university's position as“many autistic(自闭症的)people experience sensory overload.” But her organization did not advocate a complete ban on clapping.“Hand waving might cause sensory overload for people with visual sensitivity，”she said.
While clapping is one of the main ways applause is expressed across the world and jazz hands are used in British Sign Language，they're not the only forms of ovation(喝彩)．In Germany，for example，and in schools in particular，applause is often expressed by knocking on tables or desks with your knuckles(指关节). Similarly，in newsrooms there's a tradition of cheering someone out of the office—employees bang(猛敲)their hands on their desks as a colleague leaves the room on their last day at the company.According to The New York Times, in recent years，clicking your fingers has been adopted in place of clapping in some workplaces.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。曼彻斯特大学规定在学校大型活动中用手语“jazz hands”取代拍手，以照顾听障人士或对声音敏感的人士的需求。
12．The announcement in Paragraph 1 was made to show respect for ________．
A．blind people B．jazz singers
C．deaf people D．school event organizers
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...the university union hopes that by doing away with clapping and cheering，events will be more accessible to people suffering from anxiety and those with hearing problems.”可知，曼彻斯特大学的学生会发布用“jazz hands”取代拍手的公告是为了照顾声音敏感人群和听障人士。
答案：C
13．What did the NUS suggest?
A．Ending the “jazz hands” movement.
B．Reducing the number of school events.
C．Punishing students clapping at events.
D．Encouraging students to state their opinions.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“in 2017 the NUS suggested there should be‘consequences’ for students who clap and cheer at events，following requests for people to stop”可知，the NUS建议惩治那些在学校活动中拍手和大声喝彩的学生。
答案：C
14．What does the underlined word “denounced” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Criticized. B．Inspired.
C．Examined. D．Ignored.
解析：词义猜测题。画线词所在句是本段的主题句。根据下文Carol Povey的言论可知，她反对完全禁止拍手。故可推知，denounced在此处意为“批评，诟病”。
答案：A
15．What does the last paragraph mainly focus on?
A．The origins of applause.
B．The customs in Germany.
C．Other alternatives to clapping.
D．Body language in workplaces.
解析：段落大意题。最后一段主要介绍了除拍手之外的其他在世界各地所流行的喝彩方式。
答案：C
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