题文
Kiss crisis, hug horrors and the UK's handshake headachesGreeting someone, saying goodbye – these situations fill me with unease. You have a second to make a dangerous decision. One peck (轻吻)? Two pecks? Three? No kisses at all? Why, I think, as I crash into the other person’s face, why can’t it be as simple as a handshake?
A survey by the soap company Radox in May showed one in five Brits now feels a handshake is “too formal”, according to the Daily Mail. Some 42 percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends. For one third of people the alternative was a hug, for 16 percent a kiss on the cheek.
British people are known to be reserved (保守的) – unfriendly, some would say. Handshakes used to work for us because we didn’t have to get too close. But the super-British handshake is no longer fashionable. We want to be more like our easygoing Mediterranean neighbors who greet each other with kisses and hugs.
The trouble is, we still find it a bit awkward. What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend, for example? How should someone younger greet someone older?
Guys don’t tend to kiss one another; my male friends in Britain go for the “manly hug”, taking each other stiffly (不自然地) in one arm and giving a few thumps on the back with words like “Take it easy, yeah?”.
The biggest questions, if you do decide to kiss, are how many times and which cheek first. Unlike the French, who comfortably deliver three, our cheek-pecks usually end in embarrassed giggling (咯咯笑): “Oh, gosh, sorry, I didn’t mean to kiss you on the lips, I never know where to aim for first!”
But then it’s never been easy for us poor, uncomfortable Brits. Even the handshake had its problems: don’t shake too hard, but don’t hold the other person’s hand too limply (无力地) either, and definitely don’t go in with sweaty hands.
Maybe it’s better to leave it at a smile and a nod.
小题1:What is the article mainly about?A．Origin of the traditional British way of greeting someone.B．New trends and problems that Brits have with the way they greet people.C．Why the author feels uneasy when greeting someone or saying goodbye.D．Differences in greetings between Britain and other Western countries.小题2:What did the survey by the soap company Radox show?A．It is now considered unfriendly to greet friends with a handshake in Britain.B．A kiss on the cheek is becoming the most popular form of greeting in Britain.C．Most Brits no longer offer to shake hands with those they meet.D．More and more Brits prefer to be greeted with a hug or kiss.小题3:The underlined word “awkward” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.A．not helpfulB．too informal C．quite embarrassedD．very interesting小题4:Which does the author think might be the safest form of greeting for a British person?A．A hug. B．A smile and a nod.C．A handshake. D．A kiss on the cheek.小题5:Who wrote the article?A．A British writer.B．An American writer.C．A French writer.D．A Chinese writer. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
这篇文章介绍的是英国人的问候方式有了新的方式，人们不再喜欢向以前一样正式的握手，越来越多的英国人更喜欢用拥抱和亲吻来问候，但也出现了一系列的问题。
小题1:纵观全文，这篇文章介绍的是英国人的问候方式有了新的方式但也出现了一系列的问题。选B
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：Some 42 percent said they never shook hands when greeting friends. For one third of people the alternative was a hug, for 16 percent a kiss on the cheek.可知越来越多的英国人更喜欢用拥抱和亲吻来问候，选D
小题3:猜词题：从后面的举例：What does a married man do when greeting a married female friend, for example?可知已婚的男性遇到已婚的女性，用拥抱和亲吻会很尴尬，选C
小题4:细节题：从最后一段的句子;Maybe it’s better to leave it at a smile and a nod.可知最安全的问候方式是微笑和点头，选B
小题5:推理题：从第五段的句子：Guys don’t tend to kiss one another; my male friends in Britain go for the “manly hug”, 可以推断出这是英国的作家，选A
考点
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社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
