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19.Why are black cats bad?November 17is an important day for black cats in Italy.An animal rights group has named that day"Black Cat Day"to stop the killing of thousands of the cats.Why do peopleCthe animal so much?It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.The black cat is just one of theAof superstition(迷信).You may already know that Western people don't like the number 13.They also believe that walking under a ladder,opening an umbrella indoors andBa mirror can also bring bad luck.
According to Andrew Macaskill,who works for Times,British people believe it isBto see one magpie(喜鹊).But two bring good luck."In Britain,people like to have a horseshoes over the door.They believe it can bring good luck,"Macaskill said."But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up.The luckB if it is upside down."
In the US,people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time.They think this can bring good luck.Also,it is believed that good spirits live in trees.So by knocking on anything made from wood,people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune.People in the US also believe there are evil(邪恶的) spirits in blooms(扫帚).SoD lean a broom against a bed.The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.
| 33.A.love | B.keep | C.hate | D.raise |
| 34.A.symbols | B.stories | C.ways | D.means |
| 35.A.buying | B.breaking | C.borrowing | D.bringing |
| 36.A.lucky | B.unlucky | C.possible | D.impossible |
| 37.A.throws away | B.runs away | C.gives away | D.puts away |
| 38.A.always | B.usually | C.sometimes | D.never |
分析 这篇短文告诉我们几个国家的一些禁忌.意大利人很讨厌黑猫,认为黑猫走过你的路会带来霉运.西方人不喜欢数字13.英国人认为看到一只喜鹊不好,看到两只喜鹊会有好运气.美国人认为扫帚里有邪恶精灵等等.
解答 33.C.:考查动词及语境的理解.句意:人们为什么那么讨厌这种动物呢?A.love喜爱,B.keep养,C.hate讨厌,D.raise饲养.据It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.可知人们是讨厌黑猫.故选C.
34.A:考查名词及语境的理解.句意:黑猫只是迷信的象征之一.A.symbols象征,B.stories故事,C.ways方式,D.means方法.据下文the number 13 与walking under a ladder,opening an umbrella indoors等几个象征实例可知答案.故选A.
35.B:考查动名词及语境的理解.句意:他们也相信在梯子下走,在室内打开伞,打破镜子也会带来霉运.A.buying买,B.breaking打破,C.borrowing借,D.bringing带来.B符合题意即打破镜子,故选B.
36.B:考查形容词及语境的理解.句意:英国人相信看到一只喜鹊是不幸的.A.lucky幸运的,B.unlucky不幸的,C.possible可能的,D.impossible不可能的.据But two bring good luck.看到两只喜鹊会带来好运可知,看到一只喜鹊是不幸的,故选B.
37.B:考查动词短语及语境的理解.句意:如果它放倒了,运气就会跑走了.A.throws away扔掉,B.runs away跑掉,C.gives away赠送,D.puts away放到一边.据But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up.马蹄铁需要正面朝上(能带来好运)可知,如果它放倒了,运气就会跑走了,故选B.
38.D:考查形容词及语境的理解.句意:所以从不让扫帚斜靠着床.A.always总是,B.usually通常,C.sometimes有时候,D.never从不.据People in the US also believe there are evil(邪恶的) spirits in blooms(扫帚).人们相信扫帚上有邪恶的灵魂可知,人们从不让扫帚斜靠着床放.故选D.
点评 通读全文、明了大意、理清观点、分清层次是十分重要的一步.考生解题时必须自始至终依托语境,注意上下文之间、词与词之间,从语法到意义的合理搭配.
to America.( )
| A. | may | B. | must | C. | can't | D. | mustn't |
How many friends do you have?Making a lot of friends makes you popular at school.Also,whenever you want to find someone for help,there is always a certain friend there.Now scientists suggest that parts of the brain in those with a higher number of friends are larger than those with (75)Afriends.
Scientists have studied the connection between brain size and social interactions (互动) on monkeys.They found that parts of the brain in more sociable monkeys were larger.They were better(76)D predicting the intentions (意图) of other monkeys.
As for humans,the researchers at McGill University,Canada,studied the differences between those with larger social groups,and those with smaller groups.The researchers studied 18people.In order to (77)B the size of each person's social group,the people were asked how many social interactions they'd had in the past month.
Then researchers looked at brain scans (扫描).They found that,just like monkeys,parts of the brain in humans with larger social groups were larger.
Although long-term studies are needed to figure out(78)B social interaction caused these changes in the brain,scientists were sure about one thing:Some brain regions that are larger suggests other regions might be smaller,lead scientist Mary Ann Noonan said to LiveScience.
For example,if you're spending a lot of time with friends,you won't have much free time to learn other (79)A,such as playing the piano,Noonan said.These parts of the brain stay small.
So having too many friends is not always good.(80)C,it's difficult to maintain a lot of meaningful relationships.Maybe we should stick to a smaller,but closer,group of friends.
| 75.A) fewer | B) better | C) worse | D) smller |
| 76.A) in | B) on | C) with | D) at |
| 77.A) take out | B) find out | C) put out | D) look at |
| 78.A) that | B) whether | C) when | D) what |
| 79.A) skills | B) experience | C) technologies | D) hobbies |
| 80.A) Finally | B) At least | C) What's more | D) Above all. |