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【题目】 When you go to the US, someone often says ＂Give me five＂. What should you do? Do not get five dollars from your pocket! It will make them laugh! They are not asking for your money, but your fingers. In the US, ＂give me five＂ or ＂give me the high five＂ is a popular gesture(手势). You can see it often in movies or on TV. It means hitting each other’s right hand together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens(发生). For example, when a student gets good grades in tests. If a football team wins a game, the players will give the high five to everyone around to celebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising(举起) the right arm for the king. This showed the person raising his arm did not have a sword(宝剑) in his hand.

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

【1】＂Give me five＂ is a gesture to ____________.

A. make people laugh B. say hello to others

C. ask for money D. ask for help

【2】When you ____________, you can give your friends high five.

A. ask for money B. have a sword

C. win a football game D. watch movies

【3】The gesture may start in ____________.

A. Rome B. America C. China D. England

【4】The word ＂celebrate＂ in the second paragraph means ＂____________＂ in Chinese.

A. 聚会 B. 领奖 C. 庆祝 D. 纪念

【5】The Romans raised the right arm for the king to show that ____________.

A. they were afraid of the king

B. they were happy to see the king

C. they want to show the sword in the hand

D. there was no sword in the hand

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】这篇文章讲述了“Give me five鼓掌，加油”的意义和起源。

【1】题意：“Give me five（击掌，加油）”是一个________的手势。A. make people laugh让别人笑；B. say hello to others向别人打招呼，问号；C. ask for money向别人要钱；D. ask for help，B.请求帮助。根据第一段第1句When you go to the US, someone often says “Give me five”.结合下文及最后一句It means hitting each other's right hand together.可知Give me five是向别人打招呼，用右手击掌。故选B。

【2】题意：当你________，你可以给你的朋友高举起手而击掌。A. ask for money要钱；B. have a sword拥有一把剑；C. win a football game赢得足球比赛；D. watch movies看电影。根据第2段最后一句If a football team wins a game, the players will give the high five to everyone around to celebrate．（如果一个足球队赢了一场比赛，球员们会高举手手给周围的人击掌来表示庆祝。）结合题意可知选C。

【3】题意：手势可能起源于________。A. Rome罗马；B. America美国；C. China中国；D. England英国。根据第三段第1句This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising(举起) the right arm for the king.（这个手势可能来自古罗马人为国王举右臂的手势。）结合题意可知选A。

【4】题意：第2段中单词“celebrate”中文意思是___________________。根据第2段最后一句If a football team wins a game, the players will give the high five to everyone around to celebrate．（如果一个足球队赢了一场比赛，球员们会把手高举给周围的人击掌来表示庆祝。）的句意和语境（胜利会庆祝）可知选C。

【5】题意：罗马人举起右臂给国王表明________。A. they were afraid of the king他们害怕国王；B. they were happy to see the king他们很高兴见到国王；C. they want to show the sword in the hand他们想展示手中的剑；D. there was no sword in the hand。手上没有剑。根据最后一句This showed that the person raising his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn't hurt the emperor.（这表明他举起手臂的人手里什么也没有，也不能伤害皇帝。）可知，古罗马人向他们的国王举起他们的右手，这表示他不能伤害他的国王。故选C