Question

【題目】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 (癡迷). 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：從人類開始研究數(shù)字及其在日常生活中的重要性的第一天起，一些數(shù)字被認為是幸運的，而另一些則被認為是不幸的。本文介紹了一些幸運數(shù)字和不吉利的數(shù)字。

【1】根據(jù)上文some numbers have been thought to be lucky, while others are considered unlucky. 一些數(shù)字被認為是幸運的，而另一些則被認為是不幸的；以及下文Cultures in Japan, China, India and Africa have done the exact same thing, but for different reasons.日本、中國、印度和非洲的文化做了完全相同的事情，但原因不同。結合And it’s not just 1 culture that has done this.和備選詞匯，可知此處句意為“這不僅僅是西方文化造成的”，Western西方的，Western culture西方文化，故答案選C。

【2】根據(jù)后面的to see why some numbers are cursed and some are loved. 看看為什么有些數(shù)字是被詛咒的，有些是被喜愛的，結合Let’s 2 some commonly known lucky and unlucky numbers可知，此處是說讓我們來看看一些眾所周知的幸運數(shù)字和不吉利數(shù)字，結合備選詞匯，可知應選擇take a look at看一看，let sb.do sth.“讓某人做某事”，故答案選D。

【3】根據(jù)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手機最近在中國賣出了20多萬美元，因為人們認為它會帶來好運，這應是最近的一篇新聞報道，結合備選詞匯可知reported“報道”符合題意，故答案選A。

【4】根據(jù)In Cantonese, the pronunciation of the number eight is 4 the phrase “good luck”. 可知句意為：在廣東話中，數(shù)字“8”的發(fā)音與“好運”相似，similar to和……相似；故答案選F。

【5】根據(jù)上文The pronunciation of the number four in Japanese is like the word death, 數(shù)字“四”在日語中的發(fā)音和“死”很像，結合, and 5 this, four has been considered bad luck in Japan, Korea and China.可知，因為如此，“四”在日本、韓國和中國被認為是不吉利的；because of因為，故答案選G。

【6】根據(jù)下文much like the way North American cultures treat the number 13. 很像北美文化對待數(shù)字13的方式；以及Many buildings in Asian areas do not have a 6 floor,結合常識，可知，亞洲地區(qū)的許多建筑都沒有第四層，fourth第四，故答案選E。