1. (2020八上·驿城期末) 阅读理解

    If someone says to you: "give me five", do not search your pocket to get five yuan!

    It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.

    In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture(动作)，You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping(拍) of each other's raised(举起的) right hands together.

    People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens, For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票). If a foot-ball team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

    This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (剑) in his hand.

    Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1. （1） The gesture "give me five" is the clapping of           .

   A . toes B . hands C . arms D . legs
3. （2） "Give me five" is a gesture to               .

   A . make people laugh B . ask for money C . celebrate success D . search one's pocket
5. （3） When you               , you give your friends high five.

   A . lose your money B . go back home C . win a football game D . do badly in exams
7. （4） The gesture started in                according to the story.

   A . Rome B . America C . China D . Britain
9. （5） Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor?

   A . Because they were proud of their emperor. B . Because they were happy to see the emperor. C . Because they wanted to showed there were no swords in their hands. D . We don't know.