If someone says to you, “give me five”, don't give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person isn't asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the U.S.A, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a good gesture(手势). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping (拍打)of each other's right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student does well in exams or gets No. 1 in his school sports meet, he will give high fives to his friends to celebrate.

Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman (古罗马的) gesture of raising（举起）the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn't hurt the emperor.

Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

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

A. make people laugh

B. ask for money

C. celebrate good things

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

A. feet         B. hands       C. heads

3.Now you can do “give me five” when you  _______.

A. lose your money

B. do badly in exams

C. meet your best friend

4.The gesture started in  _______ according to(根据) the story.

A. Rome（罗马）         B. America              C. China

5.The Romans raise the right arms for the emperor to show they  _______

A. liked him very much

B. were happy to see him

C. were safe for him

 

(One day Alice runs after a strange rabbit and comes into a deep hole. She becomes smaller when she wakes up the next day. She finds herself in a wonderland with many amazing things inside.)
The Caterpillar(毛毛虫) and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence. At last the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth, and said to her in a tired, sleepy voice.
“Who are YOU?” said the Caterpillar.
This opening for a talk couldn’t make Alice at ease. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I----I hardly know, sir, just at present ----at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”
“What do you mean by that?” said the Caterpillar, “Explain yourself!”
“I can’t explain MYSELF. I’m afraid, sir.” said Alice, “because I’m not myself, you see.”
“I don’t see.” said the Caterpillar.
“I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly.” Alice replied very politely, “for I can’t understand it myself. And being so many different sizes in a day is very puzzling.”
“It isn’t.” said the Caterpillar.
“Well, perhaps you haven’t found it so yet.” said Alice. “But when you have to turn into a chrysalis(蛹，茧)----you will some day, you know ----and then after that into a butterfly, I think you’ll feel it a little stranger, won’t you?”
“Not a bit.” said the Caterpillar.
“Well, perhaps your feelings may be different.” said Alice. “All I know is, it would make ME feel very strange.”
“You!” said the Caterpillar scornfully. “Who are YOU?” The question brought them back again to the beginning of the talk. Alice felt a little angry because the Caterpillar was making such VERY short sentences. She drew herself up and said very seriously, “I think you ought to tell me who YOU are first.”
“Why?” said the Caterpillar.
Here was another puzzling question. As Alice could not think out any good reason, and as the Caterpillar seemed to be very unpleasant, she turned away.
“Come back!” the Caterpillar called after her. “I’ve something important to tell you!”
This certainly gave Alice some hope. Alice turned and came back again.
【小题1】Where may their talk take place?

A．In a wonderland.	B．In the field.
C．In the tree.	D．Outside the hole.

【小题2】Alice didn’t feel __________ during her talk with Caterpillar.

A．shy

B．sad

C．angry

D．strange

【小题3】Why did Alice think she was not herself?

A．Because she was too young to understand the changes.

B．Because being changed several times in a day made her feel puzzled.

C．Because she didn’t like her changes

D．Because she didn’t feel very well.

【小题4】Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.
① Alice drew herself up.
② Alice used an example to explain the changes to herself.
③ Alice couldn’t explain herself.
④ Alice turned away.
⑤ Alice looked at Caterpillar for some time in silence.

A．⑤②③④①	B．⑤②③①④
C．⑤③②④①	D．⑤③②①④

【小题5】Which of the following sentences can be added to the end of the story?

A．“Don’t be silly. You are still yourself.” said the Caterpillar.

B．“Don’t be angry. You think you’re changed, do you?” said the Caterpillar.

C．“Don’t be sad. You’ll grow bigger again.” said the Caterpillar.

D．“Don’t be afraid. You can go home now.” said the Caterpillar.

“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence  People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.
1. Be friendly and polite. Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.
2. Go out of your way to be nice. Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.
3. Remember names. They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.
4. Be open-minded. Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5. Listen patiently. When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.
【小题1】The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely isolated life” means “______” in this passage.

A．No one can live a hard life

B．No one can live without difficulty

C．No one can live alone

D．No one can live on an island

【小题2】Some of us feel it not easy to make friends because ________.

A．we are afraid to make bad friends

B．we are too shy to take the first action

C．we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends

D．we feel sure that we already have enough friends

【小题3】We can learn from this passage that ________.

A．John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B．friends are always friends

C．few people bought Carnegie’s book

D．the writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Carnegie’s book?

A．Say “excuse me” before you ask.

B．Don’t visit your neighbor too often.

C．Think more about others.

D．People enjoy hearing their own names.

【小题5】The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.

A．How to Make Friends

B．A Famous Book

C．About Friendship

D．John Donne and Dale Carnegie