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19．Handshaking，the most popular way of showing friendliness，is often seen in cities and towns all over the world．It is，in fact，（25）aEuropean custom，but nobody knows exactly when this practice started．It is said that long，long ago in Europe when people met，they showed their （26）unarmed（unarm） hands to each other as a sign of goodwill．As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly，people in cities began to clap each other's hands （27）to make（make） a deal or to reach an agreement．This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other．Now"Let's shake hands on it"sometimes （28）means（mean） agreement reached．
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet？No，sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite．It is really very impolite to give your hand when the meeting does not mean （29）anythingto him or her in some cases，and when the other person，especially when it is a woman，shows little interest in shaking hands with you．（30）Even if，for politeness，he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand，just touch it slightly．There is generally a misunderstanding among the Chinese，which sometimes brings about unnecessary troubles，（31）thatwesterners are usually open and straightforward，while the Chinese are rather reserved in manner．But，as a matter of fact，some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today．So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only （32）whenhe shows interest in further relations with you．

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分析 本段文字講述了無論在世界各地，握手都是人們表示有友好的最普遍的方式．實際上握手這種方式最早起源于歐洲，很久以前，歐洲人相遇時就彼此伸出手表示友好，后來隨著貿(mào)易的出現(xiàn)和發(fā)展，人們拍手以示交易的成功，再后來這種行為就發(fā)展成人們見面或分別時的一種禮節(jié)--握手．握手是要分場合的，不分場合過多的去握手也是不禮貌的，實際上西方國家的有些人比當今的中國人還要"保守"，所以只有對方有興趣與你交往時才可以去與一個西方人握手．

解答 25．a(chǎn)；考查冠詞的用法，custom作為"風俗，習慣"講是可數(shù)名詞，European發(fā)音是以輔音開頭，所以用a European custom表示"一種歐洲習俗"．
26．unarmed；考查分詞作定語，這里動詞unarm與hands是被動關(guān)系，所以用過去分詞作定語．
27．to make；考查動詞的不定式，根據(jù)上下文句意，這里用動詞的不定式表示目的．
28．means；考查動詞的時態(tài)，短文用了一般現(xiàn)在時，句子主語是"Let's shake hands on it"，所以動詞要用第三人稱單數(shù)形式．
29．a(chǎn)nything；考查不定代詞，does not mean anything=mean nothing，理解為"沒有意義"．
30．Even if；考查讓步狀語從句，根據(jù)上下文句意，這里要用一個讓步狀語，"即便是他不情愿的伸出手，也只能輕輕的觸一下就可以了"．
31．that；考查定語從句，這是一個that引導的定語從句，先行詞是前面的a misunderstanding among the Chinese．
32．when；考查時間副詞，這是一個時間狀語從句，意為"只有當對方顯示出與你進一步交往的興趣的時候才去與一個西方人握手"，所以這里用when．

點評 首先要通讀全文，了解大意，抓住上下文語境所提供的信息，仔細分析帶空格的句子，明確空格所要填的詞義，詞型和短語搭配給出所要填的正確形式，然后整體閱讀短文，核對答案．