Question

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that you have been very lucky if you see one, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”

People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!

1. Which thing is said to be the oldest good luck tradition?

A. A falling leaf. B. A foot of a rabbit.

C. A shooting star. D. A wish from friends.

2. According to Paragraph 3, we know that ______.

A. people can see a shooting star on a rainy night.

B. shooting stars can often be seen by people

C. people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star.

D. your wish may come true if you see a shooting star.

3. British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.

A. the leaves fall in autumn.

B. there are so many leaves to catch.

C. they want to have a whole year of good luck.

D. the leaves can bring them a lucky month.

4. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to (指) ______.

A. leaves B. people

C. trees D. years

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了英美国家有关好运的一些传统说法。兔子脚据说是最古老的好运传统，如果你看到一颗流星，你的愿望可以实现。英国人试图抓住12片飘落的树叶，因为他想有一整年的好运等。

1.B细节理解题。哪一件事据说是最古老的好运传统？兔子脚。据There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. 故正确答案为B.

2.D细节理解题。根据第三段我们知道，如果你看到一颗流星，你的愿望可以实现。根据The saying goes that you have been very lucky if you see one, and so if you make a wish, it will come true. 故该题正确答案为D.

3.C细节理解题。英国人试图抓住12片飘落的树叶，因为他想有一整年的好运。据they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck! 故正确答案为C.

4.猜测词义题。在第五段划线单词“them”指“人们”。根据If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year. 故该题正确答案为B.

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。

考点分析： 考点1：日常生活类

日常生活类阅读理解：

    阅读能力是中学生学习英语应具备的一种基本能力。学习英语的一个重要目的在于获取信息。通过阅读这一重要手段，我们可以大量地获取知识，拓展知识面，还可以增强语感，培养敏捷的思维能力。

阅读理解也是各地中考试题的必考题型之一，在中考试题中占有较大比例，主要考查学生通过文字获取信息的能力。在中考中，阅读的篇数一般是三到四篇，选材范围越来越广，除故事、幽默、人物轶事外，科普性文章也多了起来。体裁也趋于多样化，有记叙文、说明文、应用文等。还要求学生能理解及解释图表多提供的简单信息等。三四篇短文中有的难度跨度较大，以便拉开档次，体现选拔功能。并且扩大了选材范围，主要考查考生阅读所给材料，理解其中词语、句子或片段含义的能力。有时涉及对全文意思和篇章结构的理解，对一些问题作出推理和判断。阅读理解的考核中包括了对词汇、语法等语言知识的考查，要求学生具备一定的背景知识、各种常识、科普知识和一定的分析及逻辑推理能力；要求学生具有归纳段落大意、中心思想的能力。测试的方向由时间、地点、身份、人物等一些细节问题，改为测试对全文整体意义的理解程度；由考查短文的表层现象改为考对文章深层含义的理解和逻辑推断能力。另外，任务型阅读形式灵活多样，内容丰富多彩，联系实际，易考查学生的灵活运用能力和对语言的综合运用能力。在中考中占30-40分。

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