Question

Handshaking, though a European practice, is often seen in big cities of China．Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or-her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly- There is generally a misunderstanding (误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

64．In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.

A．to make a deal                                 B．to greet each other

C．to show friendliness                          D．to reach an agreement

65．The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

       A．where handshaking was first practised

B．how handshaking came about

C．about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D．about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

66．According to the text. which of the following statements is true?

A．Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B．Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C．We should make a judgement before shaking hands.

D．We shouldn’t shake hands with European women.

67．The main purpose of the text is ______.

A．to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B．to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C．to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D．to give us some advice before we travel abroad

Answer 1

64.C 

解析：见文章中的as a sign of goodwill，它是一种善意亲切的表现。

65.B 

解析：在文章第一段说明了握手的来历。实际上也就是谈论握手是怎样产生的。

66.C 

解析：A与文章的the Chinese are rather reserved in manner不符；B在文章中并没有被谈到，握手愿意与否主要是要根据具体的情况来分析；D说的是太绝对了。而只有C与文章第二段所描述的情况一致。

67.B 

解析：文章在第一段主要的说明了握手的来历，在第二段主要的说明了握手的时候，我们要具体情况具体分析。所以可以推断出：文章主要的是给我们介绍关于握手的一些具体事实。