练习：
1. The word "practically" in the first paragraph could be best replaced by
A) certainly
B) nearly
C) actively
D) voluntarily
2. Which of the following is NOT among the typical ways of greetings in the past?
A) hands off "Whats up"
B) handshake
C) high-five
D) embrace
3. Some parents， teachers and school administrators concern the new trend of hugging for the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) Some young people get involved into the trend due to peer pressure.
B) Those who dont receive hugs feel left out.
C) Theres the danger that hugging slide into the more ominous territory of sexual harassment.
D) Diseases could be transmitted more easily through the extra-long body contact.
4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) Teenagers across the US hug everyone they see in nearly the same way.
B) Although some adults worry about the trend， few measures have been taken to ban on it.
C) Traditionally， the US people have been reserved about hugging between anybody.
D) In some countries， its usual for men to kiss each other on the cheek.
5. We can infer that the author holds a attitude toward the new trend of hugging.
A) positive
B) negative
C) indifferent
D) conservative
答案与题解：
1.B 文章开篇第一句话意为“《纽约时报》最近报道美国的青少年现在几乎见到每一个人都会拥抱”。“practically”常来表达“nearly”、“almost”的意思。
2.D 第一段中列举了过去美国人见面打招呼的常见方式，不包括“拥抱”。
3.D 第三段谈及成年人对青少年越来越多地以拥抱的方式打招呼这一趋势所表达的关切，包括担心有一些人纯粹因为来自同伴的压力而不得不接受这样一种方式，担心那些不接受拥抱这种打招呼方式的人有被边缘化的感觉，甚至担心见面拥抱会成为******的保护外衣。但没有提及对拥抱可能更容易传播疾病有所担心。
4.D 倒数第二段中，作者谈到在一些国家，比如土耳其，男人见面时互相亲吻脸颊很正常。
5.A 从整篇文章的内容来看，作者对拥抱成为美国年轻人间打招呼的方式这一趋势持一个比较积极的态度。他认为其他文化中这样一种方式已经存在了很长的时间，从全球范围来看，美国不过是加入了其他国家的行列而已。