9.When you are about to do something brave,a cheerful wish of"Good luck!"from a friend can be helpful.But if you think you need lots of luck,what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck.Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying"When you wish upon a star"?If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light,it is probably a shooting star!Seeing one doesn't happen very often.The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky,and so if you make a wish,it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit's foot.Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals,so they carry a part of the rabbit,its foot,for good luck.There are all kinds of strange,unclear rules about which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest.It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all.However,as the funny saying goes,"Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will,but remember it didn't work for the rabbit!"
People in Britain love trees.If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees,some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year-they will need to catch 12falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!
53.A is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.
A.A rabbit's foot
B.A falling leaf
C.A cheerful wish from friends
D.A shooting star
54.From Paragraph 3,we know thatC.
A.shooting stars can often be seen
B.people can see a shooting star on a rainy night
C.your wish may come true if you see a shooting star
D.people believe that it's unlucky to see a shooting star
55.British people try to catch 12falling leaves becauseD.
A.the leaves fall in autumn
B.there are so many leaves to catch
C.the leaves can bring them a lucky month
D.they want to have a whole year of good luck
56.In Paragraph 5,the underlined word"them"refers to(指)B.
A.trees
B.people
C.leaves
D.years
57.The passage is mainly aboutB.
A.how to wish upon a star
B.things that bring good luck
C.British people love leaves
D.which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest.
分析 本文讲述了在英国、美国,人们为了谋求好运的一些做法:像流星许愿、携带兔子的脚以及抓住秋天的12片落叶.
解答 53.A 细节理解题,根据There are all kinds of strange,unclear rules about which of the rabbit's feet is the luckiest.It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all."理解可知兔子的脚是最幸运的.据说,这个吉祥的传统是最古老的.故选A.
54.C 理解归纳题,根据文中语句"The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky,and so if you make a wish,it will come true."理解可知如果你看到一个流星你是非常幸运的,所以如果你许一个愿望,它会成真.故选C.
55.D 细节理解题,根据文中语句"because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year"理解可知一些人试图抓住树叶是因为他们认为他们抓住每个叶子能在接下来的一年的12个月给他们带来好运气!故选D.
56.B 推理判断题.根据文章的意思人们为了谋求好运而去抓树叶.所以,这里的them指代"抓树叶谋求好运的人".故选B.
57.B 理解归纳题,通读全文可知,本篇短文主要是讲述的是能什么给人们带来好运.故选B.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.