If someone says to you: “ Give me five”, do not search your pocket to get 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 ( 动作 ). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping ( 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 ticket ( 彩票  ). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

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

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

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

A．ask for money                          B．celebrate success

C．search one’s pocket                    D．play

2.The gesture “ give me five” is the clapping of _________.

A．toes             B．hands            C．arms             D．legs

3.When you ________, you give your friends high fives.

A．lose your money                        B．go back home

C．win a football game                      D．do badly in exams

4.The gesture started in _______ according to the story.

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

5.Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor?  Because ________.

A．they were proud of their emperor

B．they were happy to see the emperor

C．they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands

D．We don’t know

In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.

The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.

    Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.

1. The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.

    A. the difference between to two blood types

    B. the relationship between the two blood types

    C. the influence of blood type on one’s behavior

    D. the connection between personality and blood type

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

    A. It was lightly believed.             B. It was brought to them.

    C. They liked and accepted it.              D. They stole the idea from others

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory.

    B. The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.

    C. The blood-type personality theory is about blood type.

    D. People don’t change their personality to match the theory.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

    A. Is the blood-type theory poplar?     B. Is the personality changeable?

C. Is it in your blood?                 D. Is it in you mind?

完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

    One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country with in order to show his son how poor people   16   be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of    17    would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek（小溪）that has no    18  . We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the   19   at night. Our patio（院子）reaches to the front yard and they have the   20   horizon（地平线）. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go   21   our sight. We buy our food, but they grow   22  ."

With this the boy's father was speechless (无语的) .

Then his son added , "Thank dad for showing me how    23   we are."

Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on（集中注意力）what we don't have. What is one person's worthless object is another's prize possession (财富). It is all  24    

on one's opinion. Make you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for all the bounty（恩赐）we have,   25   worrying about wanting more . Take joy in all you have.

1.  A. must         B. can          C. should           D. need

2.A. how            B. which            C. what         D. that

3.A. beginning      B. way          C. end          D. water

4.  A. dark         B. darkness     C. stars            D. day

5.  A. beautiful        B. full         C. longer           D. whole

6.A. beyond     B.in                C. out          D. straight

7.A. ours           B. them         C. theirs           D. themselves

8.  A. poor         B. rich         C. lucky            D. happy

9.  A. basing           B. to base          C. bases            D. based

10. A. instead      B. instead of       C. more than        D. less than

In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely think the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists are against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
【小题1】The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.