Day 9-2021年中考英语考前抢分练之阅读理解专练（杭州专用）

Day 9 A As COVID-19 broke out and spread in the world, many countries are changing their social habits in order to reduce the risk of spreading the Novel Coronavirus. France is famous for its romantic greetings. They touch each other’s cheeks and make a kissing sound. But now, this habit may be coming to an end. They are advised to simply look into a person’s eyes as a greeting. Australians are quite casual when it comes to greetings. “G’Day, mate”, a handshake, and a smile will be enough. But now the Australian government asks Australians to take a pat on the back instead of a handshake. In Brazil, chimaeras (马黛茶) is a special drink that is commonly shared among a group of close friends. When sharing chimaeras, the tea is passed around in a metal cup, sometimes with a straw (吸管), and people take turns drinking from it. But to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Brazil announced that citizens should not share straws. 1．The purpose of changing social habits is to ______.