单选题
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most (1) held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder—even if it means (2) the pavement into a busy street! (3) you must pass under a ladder you can (4) bad luck by crossing your fingers and (5) them crossed until you have seen a dog. (6) you may lick your finger and (7) a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the (8) has dried. Another common (9) is this it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house—it will either bring (10) to the person who opened it or to the whole (11) . Anyone opening an umbrella in fate weather is (12) , as it inevitably brings rain! The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month (13) on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay (14) . The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (15) it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (16) in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods. Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (17) witchcraft. It is (18) lucky if a black cat crosses your path—although in America the exact opposite belief prevails. Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (19) luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never (20) , touch wood".
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】语义线索题。此空所在句的意思为“在英国最广为流传的迷信之一是……”。broadly表示“一般地，大体上，概括地”；widely表示“广泛地，遍布”，例如：it is widely known that…众所周知；quickly表示“快速地”；speedily表示“迅速地，快，立即”。故根据上下文意思选项[B]为正确答案。
【答案解析】语法线索题。and连接的两个并列分句在形式上应前后一致，即by crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】语义线索题。此空表达的意思为“或者，其他的选择是”。consequently表示“所以，因而”；however表示“不管怎样”；comparatively表示“比较地”；alternatively表示“作为一种选择”，例如：We could take the train or alternatively go by car.我们可以坐火车去，也可以坐汽车去。故选择[D]。
【答案解析】词汇线索题。label表示“标签，贴纸，商标”；symbol表示“象征，标志”，例如：The cross is the Symbol of christianity. 十字架是基督教的标志；mark表示“痕迹，污点，斑”；cut表示“(刀、剪刀等留下的)伤口，破口”，例如：a cut in the leg腿上的伤口。因此[C]为正确答案。
【答案解析】语义和词汇线索题。此句强调“给整个房子里的人带来厄运”。house表示“(通常作单数)住在一所房子中的人们，家人”，例如：Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点吧，别把全家人都吵醒了!household表示“一家人，家眷，家庭，户”，此词本身已有强调“所有人”的意思，所以一般不再与whole搭配，例如：I grew up as part of a large house hold.我是在一个大家庭里长大的；home表示“家，房子，住所”；circle表示“(有共同兴趣、职业等的人形成的)圈子，阶层，界”，例如：business/political/theatrical circle商/政/戏剧界。因此选项[A]为最佳答案。
【答案解析】词汇线索题。originate表示“始自某事物/某人，起因，发端”，此句主语为superstition，应选择主动态，句中出现状语in ancient times，故选择不定式的完成时形式。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】词汇线索题。此句的意思是“尽管黑猫与巫术相关”。在表达“相关”的含义时，以上四词相应的用法为：be concerned with；be related to；be associated with；be connected with。故根据词汇搭配，只有[C]为正确答案。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】词汇线索题。especially表示“尤其，特别”；specially表示“特别地，专门地，特地”，例如：I came here specially to see you.我特地到这来看你；frequently表示“经常”；rarely表示“很少，难得”，后两个均为频度副词，显然不是正确答案，此题主要区分前两个词的用法。