Question

Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居住） on the 13th floor（樓）.

My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three . . . oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(臉) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（別擔心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”

All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.

1.The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 幸運的 B. 倒霉的 C. 難得的 D. 常見的

2.Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.

A. there are thirteen people

B. there are fourteen people

C. they don’t like Mr. Brown

D. they don’t like the baby

3.Who will have a baby next week?

A. Mary B. Mr. Brown C. GodD. Mrs. Brown

4.When does the story happen(發生)?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. D. At night.

5.What is NOT true(正確的)?

A. some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor.

B. Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13.

C. Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too.

D. Mary and her friends became happy at last.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了13這個數字在西方社會很不受歡迎的故事.作者的朋友們在一次聚會時,正好是13人,大部分人因此不高興,但是布朗先生的太太正好要生孩子,巧妙的化解了這個尷尬的局面,皆大歡喜.

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