单选题 By" things like..." "happen in threes" ( Para. 3 ), the author indicates that people believe ______.

A、 Personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then
B、 Personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen together
C、 Misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns
D、 Misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】这个事例是用以说明第三段的中心句：人们总是希求从纷繁的事件中找出某种规律；很多时候，这些得出的结论都是为了印证人们头脑中早已形成的某种判断，因而不乏牵强附会之处。