高考英语素能提高题：units 1～2（译林牛津版选修7）

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1、高考英语素能提高题：Units1～2（译林牛津选修7）　Ⅰ.填词Manypeoplearesuperstitiousaboutnumbers.Theythinkthatthereareluckynumbersandunluckynumbers.Thenumber13isoftenconsideredunlucky.Insomepartsoftheworld，buildingshaveno13thfloorandstreetshavenohouseswiththenumber13.InJapan，“4”isconsideredunluckybecausein

2、Japanesetheword“four”ispronouncedthesameastheword“death”．Japanesenevergivegiftsoffourknives，fournapkins，orfourofanything.Whataretheluckynumbers？Sevenisaluckynumberinmanyplaces，and“8”isconsideredaluckynumberinJapanandChina.InChina，businessesoftenopenonAugust8，andmanycouplesregister

3、togetmarriedateightpasteightonAugust8.Superstitionsaboutnumbersaresowidespreadthatsomepeople，callednumerologists，makealivingbygivingadviceaboutnumbers.In1937，whentheToyodafamilyofJapanwantedtoformacarcompany，theyaskedanumerologistif“Toyoda”wouldbeagoodnameforthecompany.Thenumerolo

4、gistsaiditwouldnotbe.Heexplainedthat“Toyota”wouldbeabetternameforthecompany.Thefamilytookhisadvice.Asaresult，millionsofpeopledrive“Toyotas”andnot“Toyodas”．Therearesuperstitionsabouteating，sleeping，sneezinganditching.Therearesupersitionsaboutanimalsandholidays.Thereareevensuperstit

5、ionsaboutsuperstitions.Thosesuperstitionstellpeoplehowtoreversebadluck.WhentheJapanesebumpheads，theyimmediatelybumpheadsagain.AccordingtoaJapanesesuperstition，thefirstbumpmeanstheirparentswilldie，butthesecondbump“erases”thefirstbump.Toreversebadluckingeneral，peopleturnaroundthreet

6、imes，turntheirpocketsinsideout，orputtheirhatsonbackwards.IntheUnitedStates，baseballplayerssometimesweartheircapsbackwardswhentheirteamislosing.Itlookssilly，butthebaseballplayersdonotmindifithelpsthemwinthegame.SuperstitionsintheWorldSuperstitionsPlacesExamplesordetails__1__number：

7、13SomepartsoftheworldThere’s__6__inatallbuildingandtherearenohouseswith__7__.Unluckynumber：4__4__Fourhas__8__pronunciationastheword“death”；nevergivegiftsoffourknives，fournapkins，orfourofanythingLuckyManyplacesnumber：7__2__：8Japanand__5__BusinessesopenonAugust8and__9__areheldateigh

8、tpasteightonAugust8ToyotaJapanCha