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初中英语阅读理解 　Passage 1 If someone says “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money, but for your fingers. In the US, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping（拍）of raising 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 emperor. This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword（刀）in his hand. Why not try to give the high five to your friends? 1. The gesture “give me five” is the slapping of . A. legs B. hands C. arms 2. “Give me five” is a gesture to . A. celebrate success B. ask for money C. search one’s pocket 3. When you , you give your friends high fives. A. lose your money B. have something unhappy C. win a football game 4. The gesture started in according to the story. A. Rome B. America C. 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 Passage 2 Being a youth is one thing and being a good one is another. A good youth should have these qualities: First of all, health is the most important. Without it, nothing can be done well. If you are poor in health, you can’t work, do sports and so on. Secondly, one must have a kind heart. Always do something good for others. Help those in trouble and care about the people around you. If everyone does the same, we will have a wonderful world. Thirdly, one must have the ability to work with others. Coo