Readingcomprehension.
NotlongagoIwasinvitedouttodinnerbyagirlcalledJane.IhavemetJaneonlytwiceandshewas
verybeautiful.
Iwasverypleased."Shelovesme"Ithought."Iamsorryatsuchshortnotice."ShesaidwhenIarrived
"butwesuddenlyknewthereweregoingtobethirteenpeopleatthetablesowehadtofindsomeoneelse."
Believingthatthenumber13isunluckyisatypicalofsuperstition.RecentlyIcameacrossalittlegroupof
worriedpeople.Theygatheredroundamanlyingonthepavement(人行道)besidearoadinLondon.They
werewaitingforanambulanceforthemanhadbeenknockeddownbyapassingtaxi.Hehadstappedoff
thepavementandintothestreetinordernottowalkunderaladder(梯子).ToseeablackcatinEnglandis
lucky.ButifyouseeablackcatinIndiaitisconsideredveryunlucky.Thereifyouareabouttosetouton
alongjourneyandsomeonesneezesyoushouldnotgo.Ifyoubreakamirroryouwillhavesevenyear's
badluck.Justsuperstitionofcourse.
1.Janeinvitedthewriterouttodinnerbecause____.
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Ａ:shelikedhim
Ｂ:shewantedtohavetwelvepeopleatthetable
Ｃ:shewantedtomarryhim
Ｄ:shewantedtohavefourteenpeopleatthetable
2.Amanwasknockeddownbyapassingtaxiasaresultofhis____.
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Ａ:slowspeed
Ｂ:badluck
Ｃ:carelessness
Ｄ:superstition
3.Towalkunderaladderisconsideredunluckyin____.
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Ａ:England
Ｂ:India
Ｃ:theU.S.Ａ
Ｄ:Japan
4.In____ifsomeonesneezeswhenyoustartonajourneyyoumightbeunlucky.
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Ａ:England
Ｂ:India
Ｃ:theU.S.Ａ
Ｄ:Japan
5.Thewriter____superstition.
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Ａ:believesin
Ｂ:likes
Ｃ:disbelievesin
Ｄ:makesothersbelievein
6.Theword"superstition"means____.
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Ａ:迷信
Ｂ:信仰
Ｃ:笃信
Ｄ:敬重
7.Thephrase"comeacross"means____.
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Ａ:来到
Ｂ:遇到