英译汉 Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. For people who are superstitious about numbers, odd numbers are luckier than even numbers. The numbers three, seven, and nine have special powers of good luck, but thirteen is very unlucky. In many places, tall buildings don’t have a floor numbered thirteen. Even people who say they aren’t superstitious often act in superstitious ways. If a person says to a friend, “I haven’t had a cold all winter,” that person may immediately touch wood. Touching or knocking on something made of wood after speaking of some lucky event is supposed to prevent the luck from leaving. This superstition comes from the ancient belief that good spirits lived in trees. Another action which many “unsuperstitious” people perform involves triangles. People believe that triangles have special powers because of their three sides, so they are afraid to break them. If a ladder is leaning against a wall, for example, most people won’t walk under it because it would “break” the triangle. It seems that almost everyone is superstitious in one way or another. We all want to be able to tell the future, control the world around us, or have some luck. In the last part of the 20th century now that the science is the way of the world, we still hold many of our ancient superstitions. Do they work? Are they facts? Of course not. Or are we sure? 1.People who are superstitious often think that （ ）. A、all odd numbers are lucky B、all odd numbers but thirteen are lucky C、all even numbers are luckier than odd numbers D、all odd numbers are as lucky as even numbers except thirteen 2.From the second paragraph, that person touches wood （ ）. A、to draw the attention of his listener B、because he said something untrue C、to prevent his luck from leaving him D、to keep himself away from his friend forever 3.People would not walk under a ladder （ ）. A、to prevent from breaking the triangle with the wall and the ground B、because they are afraid of the ladder’s falling down C、because they are afraid of the wall’s collapsing D、because the triangle had the power of preventing them from walking under the ladder 4.The topic sentence of this passage can be found in Paragraph （ ）. A、1C、3 B、2D、4 5.What can be learned from the passage is that（ ）. A、odd numbers are luckier than even numbers B、wood is powerful to avoid unlucky things C、many people are superstitious no matter they admit or not D、triangles have special powers