五、(核心素养·文化意识)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
中华拱手礼
Different countries have different manners in social situations. In Mexico, people shake hands when they meet for the first time. In Brazil, people sometimes kiss. In Japan, people usually bow. Do you know the Chinese fist and palm salute(拱手礼)? It is one of the classic greeting manners in China. 1.
The occasions(场合) of making the fist and palm salute
For centuries, China has been known as “Liyi Zhibang”. Nowadays, Chinese usually shake hands when meeting others, but sometimes they also make the fist and palm salute. 2. People make the fist and palm salute when they visit someone during the Spring Festival or attend someone's wedding ceremony, birthday party and so on.
The history of the fist and palm salute
3. It started in the West Zhou Dynasty. If people met strangers, they would prepare for a fight if necessary, and their hands were always ready for holding weapons(武器). Making the fist and palm salute was a sign of expressing kindness. Later it became one of the traditional Chinese manners for greeting each other.
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How do you make the fist and palm salute properly? First, stand at attention. Then, if you are a man, form a fist with your right hand and cover it with the palm of your left hand. For a woman, form a fist with your left hand and cover it with the palm of your right hand. Next, watch each other, and raise both hands to the chest(胸部). 5. Also, you could say some lucky greeting words to each other three times.
A. Now let's learn more about it.
B. When do people use it?
C. The way to make the fist and palm salute
D. The person who can make the fist and palm salute
E. Finally, shake your hands up and down three times.
F. The fist and palm salute has a history of about 3,000 years.
G. Why do people use it during the festivals and ceremonies?

1~5. ABFCE

【分析】
做七选五题型时，需先通读全文把握文章主旨和各段落核心内容，再结合空格前后的语境、逻辑关系（如承上启下、段落主旨、步骤顺序等）匹配选项。本题围绕中国传统拱手礼展开，各空格需结合段落小标题和上下文内容选择合适的句子：第1空需承上启下引出更多内容，第2空对应“场合”段落的设问，第3空对应“历史”段落的内容，第4空是“做法”段落的小标题，第5空对应步骤的最后环节。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文介绍拱手礼是中国经典问候礼仪，后文开始介绍其相关内容，需承上启下的句子，选项A“Now let's learn more about it.”符合语境，故选A。
2. 第2空：本段围绕“拱手礼的场合”展开，后文具体说明使用的场合，空格处需引出关于使用时间的设问，选项B“When do people use it?”符合，故选B。
3. 第3空：本段小标题为“拱手礼的历史”，后文讲述其始于西周，有3000年左右历史，选项F“The fist and palm salute has a history of about 3,000 years.”匹配历史主题，故选F。
4. 第4空：本段介绍行拱手礼的具体步骤，需概括该段主旨的小标题，选项C“The way to make the fist and palm salute”（行拱手礼的方式）符合，故选C。
5. 第5空：前文是行拱手礼的步骤，后文提到还可以说吉祥话，空格处需为步骤的最后一步，选项E“Finally, shake your hands up and down three times.”对应步骤的“最后”环节，故选E。
【答案】1~5. ABFCE
【知识点】七选五阅读技巧、文章结构分析、语境推理
【点评】本题以中国传统拱手礼为主题，兼具文化性与考查性，既要求学生具备英语阅读理解能力，又渗透了文化意识的培养，解题时需结合段落主旨和上下文逻辑，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6