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Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape.

Known as “Hand heart”, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the gesture in recent photos.

“The heart hand gesture means something between I love you and thank you,” said the country singer Taylor Swift. It’s a sweet, easy message which you can send without saying a word.

Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she as believed to be the first to make the gesture popular. Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the hand heart and put the photo online. They did it to help three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became more popular after that.

“It used to take longer for nonverbal (不用语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, it’s much faster,” said Patti Wood, an American language expert (专家).

In our neigkbor country - South Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time. In a different way, people there like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means “I love you”.

1.What is the meaning of doing the V gesture?

A. We’ve won. B. Good luck. C. Best wishes. D. That is OK.

2.Among the young stars,　　　　　 ________ is the first to make the hand heart gesture popular.

A. Justin Bieber B. Blake Lively C. Taylor Swift D. Patti Wood

3.A charity show is a show that is put on to ________.

A. make a gesture popular B. help people in need

C. express your love or thanks D. show your special gesture

4.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the V gesture is not popular now

B. the hand heart gesture only means-I love you

C. it takes longer for nonverbal culture to move now

D. people in South Korea don’t like the gesture

5.The best title of this passage may be ________.

A. The Heart Gesture B. A Strange Gesture

C. Nonverbal culture D. Smart phones

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Are you still doing the V sign for victory? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture is to curl(卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape. Known as “hand heart”, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the move in recent photos.

“The heart-hand gesture means something between ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’,” said the country singer Taylor Swift, “It’s a sweet, simple message which you can send without saying a word.”

Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to make the gesture popular.

Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became a real hit after that. “It used to take longer for nonverbal(非语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, it’s much faster,” said Patti Wood, an American language expert(专家).

In Korea(韩国), the hand heart has been popular for a long time in a different way. People there like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means “I love you.”

1.According to the passage, Taylor Swift has done Gesture 　　　 in her photos.

A. B. C. D.

2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 means 　　　 .

A.Taylor Swift’s concert B.the V sign

C.the car accident D.the charity show

3.Nonverbal culture moves much faster nowadays than before because of 　　　 .

A.superstars B.smart phones and the Internet

C.charity shows D.language experts

4.People in Korea like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and makinga heart shape with their arms. Picture 　　　 gives the best description of the gesture.

A. B. C. D.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词, 并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为1—10的相应位置上。

Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture(手势) is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heart-shape. It is c　　 1.　　 “hand heart”.

Many young pop stars in the US, l　　 2.　　 Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift, have done the move in recent photos. “The heart-shape hand gesture means something b　　 3.　　 ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’,” said the country singer Taylor Swift, 21. “It’s a sweet, simple message which you can send without s　　 4.a word.” Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to m　　 5.　 it popular.

Last month，Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the “ hand heart” and put the photos online during a charity show. Their fans could enjoy them on the c 6.　　 or mobile phones. They did it to h　 7.　　 three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. “It used to take much l　　 8.　 time for nonverbal（非语言的）culture to move. But now, it moves faster b　　 9.　　 we have smart phones and the Internet.”

In South Korea(韩国), the “hand heart” has been popular for a long time, but in a d　　 10.　 way. People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means: “I love you.”

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五、短文填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture(手势) is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heart-shape. It is c1.“hand heart”.

Many young pop stars in the US, l2. Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift, have done the move in recent photos. “The heart-shape hand gesture means something b3.‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’,” said the country singer Taylor Swift, 21. “It’s a sweet, simple message which you can send without s4. a word.” Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to m5. it popular.

Last month, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the “ hand heart” and put the photos online during a charity show. Their fans could enjoy them on c6. or mobile phones. They did it to h7. three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. “It used to take much l8. time for nonverbal（非语言的）culture to move. But now, it moves faster b9. we have smart phones and the Internet.”

In South Korea(韩国), the “hand heart” has been popular for a long time, but in a d10.way. People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means: “I love you.”

九年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两项多余的。

Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture（手势）is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heart—shape. It is1.“hand heart”.

Many young pop2.in the US have done the move in recent photos. “The‘hand heart’gesture means something3.‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’, ”said Taylor Swift,the country singer. “You can send a sweet，simple message without4.a word.”

Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to5.it popular.

Last month，Justin Bieber and6.superstar friends did the “ hand heart” and put the photos online.They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident.

“It used to take much7.for nonverbal（非语言的）culture to move. But now ,It moves faster8.we have smart phones and the Internet.

In the Republic of Korea, the “hand heart “ has been9.for a long time, but in a different10.. People there put their hands above their heads and making a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means: “I love you.”

九年级英语选词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确的形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两项多余的。

Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture（手势）is putting both of your hands and put them together to make a heart—shape. It is 　　 1.　　 “hand heart”.

Many young pop 　 2.　　 in the US have done the move in recent photos. “The‘hand heart’gesture means something 　 3.　　 ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’, ”said Taylor Swift,the country singer.　 “You can send a sweet，simple message without 　 4. a word.”

Swift often does it at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to 　　 5.　　 it popular.

Last month，Justin Bieber and 6.　　　 superstar friends did the “ hand heart” and put the photos online.They did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident.

“It used to take much 　　 7.　　 for nonverbal（非语言的）culture to move. But now ,It moves faster 8.　　 we have smart phones and the Internet.

In the Republic of Korea, the “hand heart “ has been 　　 9.　　　 for a long time, but in a different 　　 10.　　 . People there put their hands above their heads and making a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means: “I love you.”

九年级英语选词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—The lights in the classroom are still on. Do you know______.

—To revise for the coming exams.

A. what they stay up late for                    B.why they stay out late

C. when will they stop studying              D.how they work on their lessons

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—What are you doing?

—I’m 　　 the key to the door.

A. finding out　　 B. looking after　　 C. looking for　　 D. looking at

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—What are you doing?

—I'm________the key to the door.

A. finding out       B. looking after    C. looking for

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The sign ______, “ No photos!”　 Why are you still taking photos here ?

A. is written；　　　　 B. is said；　　　　 C. says；　　　　　　　 D. is read；

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