SummaryNowadays,Chinese people usually shake hands when they meet for the first time.But peopleused the fist and palm salute in ancient China.It 49 about 3,000 years ago.People usedthe gesture to make others feel 50.The gesture between men and women is 51.Men use the hand that is52 tohold the other one while women put their right hand on the top.The hold fist salute,or Baoquan in Chinese is another way of greeting especially in manywuxia or kung fu TV series and movies.The right hand is 53 by the left hand.It's widelyused among people who practice kungfu.(E)请阅读下面短文,按要求完成所给任务,并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。A kind of beer made from ancient yeast(up to 5,000 yearsold has been shown to the public by Israeli researchers.These researchersgot six types of yeast from old pottery()discovered in the Holy Land.The beer is believed to be similar to the drinks enjoyed by the Pharaohs(法老)of ancient Egypt.."I remember that when we first brought out the beer we sat aroundthe table and drankand I said either we'll be good or we'll all be dead in five minutes,"said ArenMaeir.an archaeologist from Bar-Ilan University."We lived to tell the story."In the past,beer was a basic thing -like bread -enjoyed by all the people in Israel.Sincethere was always a risk of water pollution,fermented()beer and wine were consideredmuch safer to drink.Ronen Hazan and Michael Klutstein,two biologists at Hebrew University,came up with theidea of creating beer using old yeast.With the help of beer expert Itai Gutman,the team used moderntechniques to create a drink similar to wheal beer(小麦啤酒)."The greatest wonder here is that the yeast has lived for thousands of years-just waiting to bedug and grown,"Dr.Hazan told reporters."By the way,the beer isn't that bad."The team says they hope to make more beer using ancient techniques instead in the future.54.What is the new kind of beer made from?55.Where did researchers discover old pottery with yeast?56.What does the underlined sentence tell us?57.What did people in Israel usually have in the past?58.What would the researchers like to do in the future?59.What kind of drinks would you like to drink?Why?八、词语运用(每空1分,共20分)A.请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,在空白处填入恰当的单词,使短文通顺、连贯。每空一词。Have you ever been to the US?Do you find anything a bit strange there?No matter howmany times a European visits the US,he or she just can't get used 60 the culture there.Let's take a look at 61 they have complained()about most.九年级英语第7页(共8页)