浅夏殇琉璃The usual explanation(解释) for the origin of this gesture is not really correct. It says that in ancient Roman times, when people werwe pleased with the way a gladiator(角斗士) had fought, they showed their thumbs up. When they were not pleased, they gave the thumbs down. When a gladiator was given the thumbs up, the emperor allowed him to live. When a gladiator was given the thumbs down, the emperor ordered hme to be killed.
The truth is, however, it was translated into a wrong meaning by mistake. If people wanted to save the gladiator, they put out their hands and hid their thumbs in their hands. If they wanted the gladiator to die, they pointed their thumbs stright at him.
46. Westerners lift their thumbs when they __________.
A. want someone to die B. want to go to a play ground
C. like something D. want someone to live
47. Most people think that in ancient Rome, “thumbs up” meant that___________.
A. the emperor could die B. the people wanted the gladiator to live
C. the fighting could continue D. the people were not pleased
48. In fact, if people wanted a gladiator to live, they __________.
A. hid their thumbs B. pointed their thumbs down
C. lifted their thumbs up D. pointed their thumbs at him
49. From the article we know that___________.
A. different gestures have different meanings in different countries
B. a friendly gesture is always the same in different countries
C. the meaning of “thumbs up”is the same both now and the past
D. we should often use the thumbs
50. The main idea of this article is about____________.
A. gestures around the world B. closed thumbs
C. gestures in ancient Rome D. the thumbs-up gesture
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VII综合填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1. The light bulb gives people more time________ every day.
2. You are not supposed t visit a friend’s house without_______first when you’re in Switzerland.
3. Don’t bring food to the classroom, or it__________.
4. Mr King_________ six countries over the years.
5. ---Why are you still here? The movie was over fifteen minutes ago.
---Oh, I________ my wallet.
6. ---Do you like the exhibition?
---The photos of th ecountryside are so great that they _______me a lot.
