In some countries, the most common unlucky number is thirteen. People don’t like to live in a house that is number 13. People don’t like to have parties with thirteen people. People don’t like to do important things on the thirteenth of the month. Also, when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together---nine and four ---they make thirteen.
There aren’t many business meetings on the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth is on a Friday. Friday is always unlucky. Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden (伊甸园) on a Friday. Jesus Christ died on a Friday. There were thirteen people at his last supper. In Europe, they kill criminals(罪犯) on Fridays.
For some people, unlucky numbers do the opposite things. My elder brother was born on the thirteenth. He passed his exams on the thirteenth. He married on the thirteenth. He became a pilot on the thirteenth. It was always a lucky number for him.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】What is the unlucky number in Japanese?
| A．Thirteen | B．Nine | C．Four | D．Nine and four |
| A．9 | B．12 | C．13 | D．24 |
| A．Adam and Eve. | B．Jesus Christ’s death. |
| C．Jesus Christ’s last supper. | D．The author’s brother’s marriage date. |
| A．On the thirteen every month. | B．On Fridays of the fifth month every year. |
| C．On Fridays. | D．On the third week of every month. |
| A．The author was born on the thirteenth. |
| B．The author’s elder brother passed his exams on the thirteenth. |
| C．The author’s elder brother married on the thirteenth. |
| D．Thirteen was a lucky number for the author’s brother. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
解析【小题1】根据文章内容when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together---nine and four ---they make thirteen.可知答案为D
【小题2】根据文章内容There aren’t many business meetings on the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth is on a Friday.可知答案为B
【小题3】根据文章内容There were thirteen people at his last supper. In Europe, they kill criminals(罪犯) on Fridays.可知答案为D
【小题4】根据文章内容Friday is always unlucky. Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden (伊甸园) on a Friday. Jesus Christ died on a Friday. There were thirteen people at his last supper. In Europe, they kill criminals(罪犯) on Fridays.可知答案为C
【小题5】根据文章内容大意可知答案为A
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| A．How to make the mind map? |
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| D．Is the mind map helpful in thinking? |
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| C．Math and reading skills help little for workers to solve daily problems. |
| D．Parents ask high schools to offer college-prep curriculum in Texas. |
| A．High School Diploma Means Little |
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| D．Judge Coursework at High Schools |
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