Question

    Numbers in different countries may have different meanings. In China, some people think that some numbers bring them________. Take “8” for example, the Chinese pronunciation of the number “8” has almost the________sound as that of the Chinese character “发[fɑː]”, which means making a fortune. So, many Chinese people spend a lot of________to get their telephone numbers or car numbers to include this number "8". They believe without________doubt that the number will bring them money.

________, others don't believe that numbers have anything to do with good luck. They think such an idea is only an ignorant（愚昧的）and superstitious（迷信的）belief. A number is one thing, and good luck is________. They will ask, “________can you ever have any good luck simply because of some lucky numbers, even if you don't work hard, don't have good opportunities and don't get along well with the people around you?”

As for me, I________with the latter（后者）. Clearly, lucky numbers are only a kind of superstition. Perhaps it holds true for some cases, but often it does not. Numbers can________bring good luck to a person at all and our fortune is in our own hands. So, everyone can have a good fortune only if he tries his best. Let's always remember "Opportunities are only for the________mind" and "No pains, no gains."

1.A.good luck B.had luck C.failure D.bad

2.A.different B.same C.similar D.some

3.A.time B.money C.things D.dollar

4.A.no B.some C.any D.many

5.A.However B.What's more C.At last D.But

6.A.other B.the other C.another D.others

7.A.How B.What C.Why D.Where.

8.A.agree B.disagree C.dislike D.like

9.A.often B.always C.never D.ever

10.A.clever B.lucky C.prepared D.good

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.C

【解析】

本文介绍了在中国，有人会认为有些数字给他们带来好运。然而，其他人不相信数字与好运有任何关系。作者认为数字永远不会给一个人带来好运，我们的命运掌握在自己手中。

1.句意：在中国，有人会认为有些数字给他们带来好运。

A. good luck好运，B. had luck厄运，C. failure失败，D. bad坏的。根据后文的“Take “8” for example, the Chinese pronunciation of the number “8” has almost the____2____sound as that of the Chinese character “发[fɑː]”, which means making a fortune.”可知，此处表示好运的数字，故选A。

2.句意：以“8”为例，数字“8”的中文发音几乎和汉字“发f[ɑː]”同样，这意味着发大财。

A. different不同的，B. same相同的，C. similar相似的，D. some一些。the same……as “和……同样的……”，故选B。

3.句意：因此，许多中国人花了很多钱来得到含有数字“8”的电话号码或汽车号码。

A. time时间，B. money金钱，C. things事情，D. dollar美元。根据“to get their telephone numbers or car numbers to include this number "8"”可知，要得到带有数字“8”的电话号码或者汽车号码，因此是花了很多钱，故选B。

4.句意：他们毫不怀疑这个数字会给他们带来金钱。

A. no没有，B. some一些，C. any任何的，D. many许多的。根据without此处是表示否定，因此用any修饰doubt。故选C。

5.句意：然而，其他人不相信数字与好运有任何关系。

A. However然而，B. What's more而且，C. At last最后，D. But但是。上一段的最后一句 “They believe without____4____doubt that the number will bring them money.”可知，他们毫不怀疑这个数字会给他们带来金钱。第二段的第一句“others don't believe that numbers have anything to do with good luck.”可知，其他人不相信数字与好运有关系，前后表示转折关系，有逗号隔开，因此用however，故选A。

6.句意：数字是一回事，好运又是另一回事。

A. other其他的，B. the other两者中的另一个，C. another三者或三者以上中的另一个；D. others其他的（人或物）。one thing, another“一回事，另一回事”，故选C。

7.句意：他们会问：“你怎么能仅仅因为一些幸运数字就有好运气呢？即使你不努力工作，没有好机会，与周围的人相处不好？”

A. How如何，B. What什么，C. Why为什么，D. Where哪里。此处表示疑问，因此用How can you……?表示怎么能……？故选A。

8.句意：至于我，我同意后者。

A. agree同意，B. disagree不同意，C. dislike不喜欢，D. like喜欢。根据后文的“Clearly, lucky numbers are only a kind of superstition.”可知，幸运数字只是一种迷信，因此认为不相信数字与好运有关系，同意后者的说法，agree with“同意”，故选A。

9.句意：数字永远不会给一个人带来好运，我们的命运掌握在自己手中。

A. often经常，B. always总是，C. never从不，D. ever曾经。根据“our fortune is in our own hands”可知，我们的命运掌握在自己手中，因此数字永远不会给一个人带来好运，故选C。

10.句意：让我们永远记住“机遇只留给有准备的人”和“不劳则无获”。

A. clever聪明的，B. lucky幸运的，C. prepared准备好的，D. good好的。根据“So, everyone can have a good fortune only if he tries his best.”可知，只有通过自己的努力，每个人才会有好运，因此好运应是留给有准备的人。故选C。