Question

If someone says to you, “give me five”, do not search your pocket for five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person’s not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping( 拍) of each other’s raised right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery(彩票). If a football team wins game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to cerebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Rome gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor (皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword(剑) in his hand.

1.”Give me five ” is a gesture to _______.

A．make people laugh B． ask for money

C．celebrate success D． search one’s pocket

2.The gesture “give me five” is the slapping of ____.

A．toes B．hands C．arms D．legs

3.If someone _____, he WON’T show the gesture “give me five”.

A．passes the exam B． wins a lottery

C．does well in a match D． wants to say goodbye

4.The gesture started in ___ according to the story

A．Rome B．America C．China D． Britain

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国一条重要的交际用语give me five，文中介绍了它的含义及由来。

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3. People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery(彩票). If a football team wins game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to cerebrate.可知比如说，一个学生在考试中取得了好成绩或是中了彩票的时候，还比如说，一支足球队赢了一场比赛，那么球队的球员就会与身边的人相互击掌以示庆祝。根据这些，故选D。

4. gesture may come from the old Rome gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor (皇帝).可知这个动作可能来源古罗马向皇帝举起右手的动作。故选A。

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