单选题 The New York Times recently reported that American teens are hugging practically everyone they see. Say goodbye to the greetings of the past, from the hands-off "What"s up!" to the handshake or high-five. For young people across the country, hugging is the new "Hello".
Girls are hugging girls. Boys are hugging boys. Girls and boys are hugging each other. And, like every major trend, there are lots of variations on the form. There"s the classic, full-body, arms-around-the-person bear hug, the casual one-armed side hug, the group hug and the hug from behind. There is the handshake that turns into a hug and the hug that turns into a pat on the back.
As trends go, this one seems pretty innocent. But some parents, teachers and school administrators are worried nonetheless. Will young people who aren"t as comfortable with physical contact feel peer pressured into hugging? Will kids who don"t receive hugs feel left out? Could an extra-long hug slide into the more ominous territory of sexual harassment?
In response to some of these concerns, some schools have set up new rules to limit or eliminate hugging.
A few important points are being left out of the discussion. While the US has traditionally been reserved about touching—saving hugs and kisses for relatives, romantic partners and very close friends—people in many other parts of the world have been greeting each other this way for ages.
Latin American men are more likely to shake hands when greeting other men, but in some countries like Turkey, it"s not unusual for men who know each other well to exchange kisses on the cheek. Meanwhile, for the Maori people of New Zealand, a traditional greeting called the "hongi" involves pressing noses together.
So, from a global perspective, the new trend of teen hugging in America is not so "new" after all. People all around the world move in close to say hello, and Americans are just now joining in.

单选题 The word "practically" in the first paragraph could be best replaced by ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为猜词题。由该词所在的句子：“The New York Times recently reported that American teens are hugging practically everyone they see.”可知此词的词性为副词，而A项过于绝对为错误选项。C项也过于绝对，D项是“自动地”与本文语义不符合，故答案为B。而nearly的意思为“实际地，几乎”。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT among the typical ways of greetings in the past?

单选题 Some parents, teachers and school administrators concern the new trend of hugging for the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节定位题。题干定位处在“But some parents, teachers and school administrators are worried nonetheless.”worry对应题干的concerned。而几个一般疑问句“Will young people who aren"t as comfortable with physical contact feel peer pressured into hugging? Will kids who don"t receive hugs feel left out? Could an extra-long hug slide into the more ominous territory of sexual harassment? 正是他们担心的内容，故答案为D。

单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节判断题。“And, like every major trend, there are lots of variations on the form.”可知A项错误；由“In response to some of these concerns, some schools have set up new rules to limit or eliminate hugging.”可知已经针对这些担忧提出了很多应对措施，故B项错误；由“While the US has traditionally been reserved about touching—saving hugs and kisses for relatives，romantic partners and very close friends—people in many other parts of the world have been greeting each other this way for ages.”的插入成分可知拥抱方式只在亲属、爱人、亲密朋友间保留，而C项中说对任何人都保留，故错误；而由“but in some countries like Turkey, its not unusual for men who know each other well to exchange kisses on the cheek.”可知D项正确。注意文中的双重否定not unusual就是usual的意思。