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For centuries, China has been known as liyizhibang, which means “a state of ceremonies”. There was much greeting etiquette in ancient China. And the fist-and-palm salute（拱手礼）was quite a great example. While handshakes are common today, people still perform fist-and-palm salutes when they are visiting someone during the Spring Festival or attending someone’s wedding or birthday party.
With a history of over 3,000 years dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was a gesture to show that one carried no weapons（武器）at the beginning. Holding hands together and pointing towards oneself was a way of saying “relax”, meaning “ ______ ▲ ” Later, it became a polite way to greet or thank others.
So, how should people do the fist-and-palm salute properly? Firstly, stand up straight. If you’re a man, make a half fist（拳头）with your right hand, then hold the right hand with your left hand in front of your chest, look at the person, raise both hands to your eyebrows, bow slightly, and move your hands gently three times. At the same time, you can also say some lucky greeting words. If you’re a woman, you should do it the other way, with your right hand on top.
People might also know the “hold-fist salute”（抱拳礼）, used among kung fu practitioners. Here, the right fist is tightly closed and covered by the open left hand, with arms held slightly forward. The left thumb must be close to the index finger and not point at oneself, as that shows arrogance（傲慢）.
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A. Need. B. Manners. C. Time. D. Groups.
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A. Let’s fight. B. I have a weapon.
C. I’m not here to fight. D. Thank you very much.
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A.
B. C. D.
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A. He should keep his right hand open.
B. He should put his right hand on his left hand.
C. He shouldn’t point his left thumb at himself.
D. He shouldn’t spread out his arms.
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A. To explain why China is called “a state of ceremonies”.
B. To introduce and explain a traditional Chinese greeting.
C. To compare different Chinese festival customs.
D. To describe the history of Chinese martial arts.
For centuries, China has been known as liyizhibang, which means “a state of ceremonies”. There was much greeting etiquette in ancient China. And the fist-and-palm salute（拱手礼）was quite a great example. While handshakes are common today, people still perform fist-and-palm salutes when they are visiting someone during the Spring Festival or attending someone’s wedding or birthday party.
With a history of over 3,000 years dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was a gesture to show that one carried no weapons（武器）at the beginning. Holding hands together and pointing towards oneself was a way of saying “relax”, meaning “ ______ ▲ ” Later, it became a polite way to greet or thank others.
So, how should people do the fist-and-palm salute properly? Firstly, stand up straight. If you’re a man, make a half fist（拳头）with your right hand, then hold the right hand with your left hand in front of your chest, look at the person, raise both hands to your eyebrows, bow slightly, and move your hands gently three times. At the same time, you can also say some lucky greeting words. If you’re a woman, you should do it the other way, with your right hand on top.
People might also know the “hold-fist salute”（抱拳礼）, used among kung fu practitioners. Here, the right fist is tightly closed and covered by the open left hand, with arms held slightly forward. The left thumb must be close to the index finger and not point at oneself, as that shows arrogance（傲慢）.
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B
）1. What does the underlined word “etiquette” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Need. B. Manners. C. Time. D. Groups.
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C
）2. Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2?A. Let’s fight. B. I have a weapon.
C. I’m not here to fight. D. Thank you very much.
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A
）3. Which picture shows the correct way for women to do the fist-and-palm salute?A.
B. C. D.（
C
）4. If Mike wants to do the hold-fist salute, what should he do?A. He should keep his right hand open.
B. He should put his right hand on his left hand.
C. He shouldn’t point his left thumb at himself.
D. He shouldn’t spread out his arms.
（
B
）5. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain why China is called “a state of ceremonies”.
B. To introduce and explain a traditional Chinese greeting.
C. To compare different Chinese festival customs.
D. To describe the history of Chinese martial arts.
答案
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.B
