Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once:)

A. reported B. different from C. Ｗestern D. take a look at E. fourth F. similar to G. because of

From the first day that man began to study numbers and their importance in everyday life, some numbers have been thought to be lucky, while others are considered unlucky. And it’s not just 【1】 culture that has done this. Cultures in Japan, China, India and Africa have done the exact same thing, but for different reasons. Let’s 【2】 some commonly known lucky and unlucky numbers to see why some numbers are cursed and some are loved.

8 is considered a lucky number to the point of obsession (痴迷). A recent news article 【3】 that the phone number 8888-8888 was sold for over $200,000 in China recently because it was thought that it would bring good luck. In Cantonese, the pronunciation of the number eight is 【4】 the phrase “good luck”.

4 — This number is bad luck in the Far East. The pronunciation of the number four in Japanese is like the word death, and 【5】 this, four has been considered bad luck in Japan, Korea and China. Many buildings in Asian areas do not have a 【6】 floor, much like the way North American cultures treat the number 13.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】F

【5】G

【6】E

【解析】

文章大意：从人类开始研究数字及其在日常生活中的重要性的第一天起，一些数字被认为是幸运的，而另一些则被认为是不幸的。本文介绍了一些幸运数字和不吉利的数字。

【1】根据上文some numbers have been thought to be lucky, while others are considered unlucky. 一些数字被认为是幸运的，而另一些则被认为是不幸的；以及下文Cultures in Japan, China, India and Africa have done the exact same thing, but for different reasons.日本、中国、印度和非洲的文化做了完全相同的事情，但原因不同。结合And it’s not just 1 culture that has done this.和备选词汇，可知此处句意为“这不仅仅是西方文化造成的”，Western西方的，Western culture西方文化，故答案选C。

【2】根据后面的to see why some numbers are cursed and some are loved. 看看为什么有些数字是被诅咒的，有些是被喜爱的，结合Let’s 2 some commonly known lucky and unlucky numbers可知，此处是说让我们来看看一些众所周知的幸运数字和不吉利数字，结合备选词汇，可知应选择take a look at看一看，let sb.do sth.“让某人做某事”，故答案选D。

【3】根据A recent news article，以及后面的that the phone number 8888-8888 was sold for over $200,000 in China recently because it was thought that it would bring good luck.可知，8888-8888手机最近在中国卖出了20多万美元，因为人们认为它会带来好运，这应是最近的一篇新闻报道，结合备选词汇可知reported“报道”符合题意，故答案选A。

【4】根据In Cantonese, the pronunciation of the number eight is 4 the phrase “good luck”. 可知句意为：在广东话中，数字“8”的发音与“好运”相似，similar to和……相似；故答案选F。

【5】根据上文The pronunciation of the number four in Japanese is like the word death, 数字“四”在日语中的发音和“死”很像，结合, and 5 this, four has been considered bad luck in Japan, Korea and China.可知，因为如此，“四”在日本、韩国和中国被认为是不吉利的；because of因为，故答案选G。

【6】根据下文much like the way North American cultures treat the number 13. 很像北美文化对待数字13的方式；以及Many buildings in Asian areas do not have a 6 floor,结合常识，可知，亚洲地区的许多建筑都没有第四层，fourth第四，故答案选E。