第二部分 阅读理解
Greetings are important in every culture, but people from different countries greet each other in very different ways. Knowing these customs helps us get along well with others and understand different cultures better.
In the UK and the US, people usually shake hands or give a quick hug when they meet friends. In Japan, people bow to show respect. The deeper the bow, the more polite it is. In Thailand, people put their hands together and bow their heads slightly. In some Middle Eastern countries, people shake hands and touch their hearts with the other hand to show sincerity. Even in China, we shake hands with friends when we meet for the first time and bow slightly to the elders as a polite greeting. Understanding these greeting customs is really important. It can make us avoid embarrassment and show our respect for others. If we meet a greeting custom we don't know, we can watch and follow local people quietly, or just ask politely about it.
Learning different greeting ways is not just about being polite. It also helps us see the beauty of cultural differences. When we learn about other cultures, we can make more friends and build better connections with people from all over the world. It's a great way to open our eyes and learn new things every day.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
()1. What do people in Japan do to greet others politely?
A. Shake hands. B. Bow. C. Hug.
()2. Which picture shows the greeting way in Thailand?
A. B. C.
()3. What should we do if we meet an unknown greeting custom?
A. Refuse to follow it.
B. Shout and ask others loudly.
C. Watch and follow local people quietly.
()4. What can learning different greeting ways help us do?
A. Become more confident in public.
B. Make fewer friends from other countries.
C. Understand the beauty of cultural differences.
()5. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to travel to different countries easily.
B. Different greeting customs and their importance.
C. Why people in different countries have different hobbies.

1-5 BACCB

1. 细节理解题，根据文章第二段"In Japan, people bow to show respect."可知，日本人礼貌问候他人的方式是鞠躬，故选B。
2. 细节理解题，根据文章第二段"In Thailand, people put their hands together and bow their heads slightly."可知泰国的问候方式是双手合十、微微低头，对应图片A；图片B是握手、图片C是拥抱，均不符合泰国的问候习俗，故选A。
3. 细节理解题，根据文章第二段"If we meet a greeting custom we don't know, we can watch and follow local people quietly, or just ask politely about it."可知，遇到不了解的问候习俗时，我们可以安静观察并跟随当地人的做法；A选项“拒绝遵循”、B选项“大声喊叫询问他人”都不符合原文描述，故选C。
4. 细节理解题，根据文章第三段"Learning different greeting ways is not just about being polite. It also helps us see the beauty of cultural differences."可知，了解不同的问候方式能帮助我们理解文化差异的美；A选项文中没有提及，B选项表述和原文"make more friends"的内容相反，故选C。
5. 主旨大意题，全文介绍了不同国家各不相同的问候习俗，同时阐述了了解这些问候习俗的重要意义；A选项“如何轻松到不同国家旅行”、C选项“不同国家的人有不同爱好的原因”都和文章内容无关，故选B。