1. (2020七下·衢州期中) 阅读理解
    When you travel in a foreign country, it is very important to know the meanings of some gestures (手势). Following the customs (习俗) will help you.

Gestures

Meanings

    Americans often touch their temples (太阳穴) to say somebody is clever. But this means one is silly to Chinese.

    In America, people do this to say "OK", but it means somebody will lose his or her job in Japan.

    In China, the thumbs (拇指) -up sign means good. But in Australia and South Africa, it is a bad sign.

    In America, waving one's hand means goodbye. But in Peru, people will not leave when they see this; they will run towards you.

（1） How many countries are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A . 4. B . 5. C . 6. D . 7.
（2） In Australia, people don't like the ____________ sign.

A . thumbs-up B . hand-waving C . OK D . temple-touching
（3） In America, people usually wave their hands to say ____________.

A . hello B . goodbye C . one is silly D . one is clever

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Gestures	Meanings
	Americans often touch their temples (太阳穴) to say somebody is clever. But this means one is silly to Chinese.
	In America, people do this to say "OK", but it means somebody will lose his or her job in Japan.
	In China, the thumbs (拇指) -up sign means good. But in Australia and South Africa, it is a bad sign.
	In America, waving one's hand means goodbye. But in Peru, people will not leave when they see this; they will run towards you.