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【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 There are over one million superstitions(迷信),and most people believe at least one or two of them. Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers. The number 13 is often considered unlucky.
In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13. In Japan,“4”is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word“four”is pronounced the same as the word“death”. The Japanese never give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.
What are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places, and“8”is considered a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8,and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on August 8. Superstitions about numbers are so widespread that some people—called numerologists—make a living giving advice about numbers. In 1937,when the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if“Toyoda”would be a good name for the company. The numerologist said it would not be. He explained that“Toyota”would be a better name for the company. The family took his advice. As a result, millions of people drive“Toyotas”and not“Toyodas. ”
There are many other kinds of superstitions. There are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing and itching. There are superstitions about animals and holidays and horseshoes.
There are even superstitions about superstitions. Those superstitions tell people how toreverse bad luck. When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first bump means their parents will die, but the second bump“erases”the first bump. To reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times, turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards.
（1）It can be inferred that superstitions about numbers are.
A.popular all over the world
B.accepted by many people in the world
C.valuable to businessmen
D.dangerous to common people
（2）From this passage we can find that.
A.a numerologist is an expert in maths
B.Japan's development depends on numerologists

C.a numerologist is a superman
D.the Japanese have a strong belief in numerologists
（3）The word“reverse”in this passage means.
A.cause to go in the opposite direction
B.read carefully
C.turn over in the mind
D.make…worse
（4）If we see a Japanese bumps his head once again, we can know that he is.
A.mad
B.angry
C.superstitious
D.foolish

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】(1)该题是推断题。根据第一段第二句话Many people are superstitious about numbers. 可以推断出，B项“世界上许多人都接受这一观点”正确。(2)该题是推断题。根据第二段第二三句话In Japan,“4”is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word“four”is pronounced the same as the word“death”. The Japanese never give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything. 和第三段得知出日本人非常迷信数字，故D项“日本人非常迷信数字”正确。(3)该题诗词义猜测题。根据上下文推测，从下文的When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first bump means their parents will die, but the second bump“erases”the first bump. 可以猜测到reverse意为“向相反方向转化”之意。(4)该题是推断题。 文章第四段讲当日本人撞了一下头后，他们会立刻再撞一下。因为根据日本的迷信，撞第一下的时候意味着他的父母会死去，而撞了两下就意味着可以取消第一下的负面作用。所以我们说看到日本人再次撞头时，我们就知道他很迷信。