三、信息还原
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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 South Korea, 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 of making a fist and palm salute
For centuries, China has been known as a “Liyi Zhibang”. Nowadays, Chinese usually shake hands when meeting others, but sometimes they also make a fist and palm salute. 2. People make a 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 Western 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). Holding hands together pointed to themselves was a way of expressing kindness. Later, it became one of the traditional Chinese manners when meeting each other.
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How do you make a fist and palm salute properly? First, stand at attention. Then, if you are a man, right - hand half - fist, and then left - hand hold the right - hand in front of your chest. For a woman, left - hand half - fist, then put the right - hand on the top of left - hand. Next, watch each other, raise both hands to the brow (额头) and bend down. 5. Also, you could say some lucky greeting words to each other three times.
A. Now let’s learn more about it.
B. When and where do people use it?
C. The way to make a fist and palm salute
D. It is often widely used in Western countries.
E. Finally, shake hands towards each other three times.
F. The fist and palm salute has a history of more than 3,000 years.

1~5 ABFCE

【分析】
本题为英语七选五信息还原题，需结合短文各段落主题、上下文逻辑衔接选择合适选项。先通读全文，明确短文围绕中国拱手礼展开，分为引出拱手礼、使用场合、历史、做法四个部分；再逐个分析空白处的前后语境，匹配对应选项：第1空需承上启下引出更多内容，第2空需引出使用场合的介绍，第3空需呼应历史主题，第4空需概括做法段落，第5空需对应步骤的最后一环。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文介绍中国拱手礼是经典问候方式，后文开始介绍拱手礼的相关内容，A选项“Now let’s learn more about it.”起到承上启下的过渡作用，符合逻辑，故选A。
2. 第2空：后文具体说明使用拱手礼的场合（春节、婚礼等），B选项“When and where do people use it?”引出下文关于使用场合的介绍，符合语境，故选B。
3. 第3空：本段主题是拱手礼的历史，后文提到它始于西周，F选项“The fist and palm salute has a history of more than 3,000 years.”介绍其历史时长，与主题呼应，故选F。
4. 第4空：后文段落详细说明正确做拱手礼的步骤，C选项“The way to make a fist and palm salute”作为该段的主题句，概括了段落内容，故选C。
5. 第5空：前文是做拱手礼的步骤（First...Then...Next...），E选项“Finally, shake hands towards each other three times.”对应步骤中的最后一步，符合逻辑顺序，故选E。
【答案】
ABFCE
【知识点】
英语七选五、信息还原
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统拱手礼展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑衔接的理解，需结合段落主题和前后文语境匹配选项，整体难度适中，能有效考查学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6