Question

One day, some tourists came to a hotel but there were only two rooms left. One was on the fourth floor and the other was on the seventh floor.

“We Chinese like the number 8. 8 means we will get rich. We also like 9 because it means we can live long. But we don’t like the number 4 because it sounds like ‘death’ in Chinese. I think if we sleep on the fourth floor, we may die.”

The Greeks said, “We want the room on the fourth floor. In Greece, 4 is a lucky number.”

The South Korean said, “We don’t like number 4 or 13. 4 sounds like ‘death’ and 13 is an unlucky number in the west.”

The tourists from the west said, “Oh, we love number 7. There are seven days in the world as it says in the Bible (圣经). We don’t like the number 13. It is an unlucky number. If we sleep on the 13th floor, ...”

“In Japan, 4 sounds like ‘death’, so we don’t like it. And 6 is also not welcome. There isn’t the fourth floor or the sixth floor in the tall buildings in our country. However, we like 7 very much”, said the Japanese.

At last, only the Greeks lived on the 4th floor, and the rest slept on the 7th floor.

1.Why do Chinese people like number 9?

A. Because people like drinking wine.

B. Because it means people can live long.

C. Because it can bring people much money.

D. Because it is good for people’s body.

2.Where is 4 a lucky number?

A. In China.    B. In Japan.    C. In Greece.    D. In South Korea.

3.Which of the following can complete the underlined sentence “If we sleep on the 13th floor, ...”?

A. the others will find us easily.    B. we can eat lots of delicious food there.

C. we will have a good sleep.    D. something bad may happen to us.

4.Who would sleep in the same room in the passage?

A. Chinese, Japanese, westerners and South Koreans.

B. Japanese, South Koreans, Chinese and Greeks.

C. Greeks, westerners, Japanese and South Koreans.

D. Chinese, Greeks, Japanese and westerners.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Tourists from different countries had a talk in a hotel.

B. Chinese people like numbers 8 and 9.

C. Numbers have different meanings in different countries.

D. When you choose a room in a hotel, you should think about your lucky number.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】这篇短文给我们讲述了在不同的国家里，数字有不同的意义，文章中提到了中国、希腊、韩国、日本以及一个西方国家。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中We also like 9 because it means we can live long.可知，中国人喜欢数字9因为他们觉得这个数字意味着可以长寿。由此可知应选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中We want the room on the fourth floor. In Greece, 4 is a lucky number.可知，在希腊，4是一个很幸运的数字，由此可知应选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第五段中We don’t like the number 13. It is an unlucky number.可知，来自西方的这个游客说他们不喜欢13这个数字，他们觉得这是一个很不幸的数字。因此我们可以推测，如果住在13楼的话，会有不好的事情发生。故应选D。

4.细节理解题。根据文意以及短文的最后At last, only the Greeks lived on the 4th floor, and the rest slept on the 7th floor.可知，文章中提到了中国人、希腊人、韩国人、西方人和日本人，在希腊，4是一个幸运的数字，而在其他的几个国家里，它都不是一个幸运的数字。因此最后希腊人住在了四楼，而其他人住在了7楼。由此可知应选A。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了在不同的国家里，数字有不同的意义，文章中提到了中国、希腊、韩国、日本以及一个西方国家。因此C选项是最能概括文章的大意，选C。

点睛：这篇短文讲述了数字在不同国家里的不同意义，短文内容非常容易理解。后面的题目有细节理解题、推理判断题和主旨大意题，虽然题型不同，但是题目的答案都可以在原文找到。例如第1小题，根据题意我们应在原文中注意寻找Chinese以及9这个数字，那么在短文第二段中就先介绍了数字在中国的意义，根据这一段中对数字9的介绍可知应选B。第3小题是一个推理题，根据这个西方人所说的话我们可以知道，在他们的国家里，13是一个不吉利的数字，由此可知，如果他住在13楼，那么他会觉得有不吉利的事情发生。故应选D。