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1、Unit23ConflictⅠ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AAfailedplottokillBarackObama,uncoveredbyUSfederalagentsrecently,hasremindedpeopleoftheideasthatsomehumansassociatewithsimplenumbers.TwowhiteAmericanNeoNaziracists(新纳粹种族主义者)hadplannedtokill88AfricanAmericans,beforefinallyassassinating(暗杀)Obama.Thenumbe
2、r“88”isequatedwith“HH”,initials(首字母)fortheNazigreeting,“HeilHitler”.“H”istheeighthletterofthealphabet.ManypeoplewerenotfamiliarwiththeNeoNaziimportanceof88,butassociationsattachedtoothernumbersaremorewellknown,ifnotalwaysbelieved.Thenumber13,forinstance,isconsidereddeeplyunlucky.IntheUS,man
3、ybuildingsdonothaveafloornumbered13.Theyinsteadlabelit12A,orusetheletterM,whichisthe13thletterintheEnglishalphabet.NewYork'sJohnF.KennedyInternationalairportdoesnothaveagatenumber13.AndthepopularIrishflightcarrier,RyanAir,hasbanished(摒弃)row13fromallitsplanes.LastyearwhenBrusselsAirlineput13
4、dotsintheirnewlogo,thefloodofcomplaintswassovastthattheairlinewasforcedtochangetheir“unluckylogo”andaddanadditionaldot.ThefearcomesfromaBiblestory,whichstatesthatJudasIscariot,thedisciple(门徒)whobetrayed(出卖)Jesus,wasthe13thtositatthetableintheLastSupper.Butthemostfascinatingfearofthenumberre
5、latestoFridaythe13th.It'sadayofdoublebadluck.IntheUS,manypeoplewouldnotscheduleaweddingforFridaythe13th.AccordingtotheStressManagementCenterandPhobiaInstituteintheUS,anestimated17to21millionAmericansareaffectedbyafearofthisday.【语篇解读】 本文通过一个刺杀总统奥巴马未遂的谋杀,介绍了人与数字的联系。1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs
6、,wecanknowthat________.A.alotofAmericanswanttokillBarackObamaB.thenumber88isequatedwith13C.therearestillracistsintheUSD.thetwowhiteAmericanshadkilled88AfricanAmericansbeforekillingBarackObama【解析】 细节理解题。由第二段可知在美国仍有新纳粹种族主义者。【答案】 C2.WhenyougoaboardtheRyanAir,youwillprobablyfindthat________.A.r
7、ow13isreplacedwith12AB.thereisnogate13C.passengerscomplainthereis13dotsonitslogoD.noneoftheirplaneshaverow13【解析】 细节理解题。由第四段中的“AndthepopularIrishflightcarrier,RyanAir,hasbanished(摒弃)row13fromallitsplanes.”可知D项正确。【答案】 D3.IfyouareintheUS,youwillprobablynot_
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