When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How doyou do?”and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meetor say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time orwhen they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Theirteacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they mettheir English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs.The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often aspossible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands withthem. It made both of them laugh.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。(2×5)

(1)It is if you know the language and some of the customs of thecountry.

A.not usefu B.not helpful C.very helpful D.very bad

(2)English people usually shake hands when they .

A.meet every time　 B.meet for the first time

C.say goodbye to each other D.say hello to each other

(3)Usually English people don’t shake hands .

A.when they will be away for a long time

B.when they say“How do you do?”

C.when they just meet or say goodbye

D.after they haven’t met for a long time

(4)Which is right?

A.German people shake hands as often as possible.

B.English people like shaking hands very much.

C.German people hardly shake hands.

D.Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

(5)This story is about .

A.shaking hands B.languages

C.customs　 D.languages and customs

【答案】

(1) C　 (2) B　 (3) C　 (4) A　 (5) C

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