7．When people meet each other for the first time in Britain，they say"How do you do？"and shake hands（握手）．Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye．But they shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time．
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday．Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands．So when they met their English friends at the station，they kept their hands behind their backs（后背）．The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible，so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them．It made both of them laugh．
41．It isCif you know the language and some of the customs（風俗） of the country．
A．not useful
B．not helpful
C．very helpful
D．very bad
42．English people usually shake hands when they．B
A．meet every time
B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other
D．say hello to each other
43．Usually English people don't shake hands．C
A．when they will be away for a long time
B．when they say"How do you do？"
C．when they just meet or say goodbye
D．a(chǎn)fter they haven't met for a long time
44．Which is right？A
A．German people shake hands as often as possible．
B．English people like shaking hands very much．
C．German people hardly shake hands．
D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands．
45．This story is about．C
A．shaking hands
B．languages
C．customs
D．languages and customs．
分析 本文談論的是英國人的禮儀：在英國，人們見面時，他們談論家庭、工作、學校及行動等等．但是一些個人的、私人的問題是不禮貌的．問英國人的薪水、所買東西的價格、問英國人有關政治、政黨、宗教及婚姻狀況都是不禮貌的．
解答 41．C理解推斷題．根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容德國的一批學生去英國度假，因為不懂英國人的禮儀而鬧笑話的故事可知如果你知道國家的禮儀是有用的，故選C．
42．B細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一句When people meet each other for the first time in Britain，they say"How do you do？"and shake hands可知英國人第一次見面是握手的，故選B．
43．C細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye可知他們只是見面或說再見時候是不握手的，故選C．
44．A細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible可知德國人經(jīng)常握手，故選A．
45．C主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知可知本文談論的是英國人的禮儀，故選C．
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎上，與題目有機的結合，從文章中找到相關細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對，進行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項．做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案．
