15．A failed plot to kill Barack Obama，uncovered by US federal agents recently，has reminded people of the ideas that some humans associate with simple numbers．
Two white American Neo-Nazi racists （新納粹種族主義者） had planned to kill 88African Americans，before finally assassinating （暗殺） Obama．The number"88"is equated with"HH"，initials （首字母） for the Nazi greeting，"Heil Hitler"．"H"is the eighth letter of the alphabet．
Many people were not familiar with the Neo-Nazi importance of 88，but associations attached to other numbers are more well-known，if not always believed．The number 13，for instance，is considered deeply unlucky．
In the US，many buildings do not have a floor numbered 13．They instead label it 12A，or use the letter M，which is the 13th letter in the English alphabet．New York's John F．Kennedy International airport does not have a gate number 13．And the popular Irish flight carrier，Ryan Air，has banished （摒棄） row 13from all its planes．
Last year when Brussels Airline put 13dots in their new logo，the flood of complaints was so vast the airline was forced to change their"unlucky logo"and add an additional dot．
The fear comes from a Bible story，which states that Judas Iscariot，the disciple （門徒） who betrayed （出賣） Jesus，was the 13th to sit at the table in the Last Supper．
But the most fascinating fear of the number relates to Friday the 13th．It's a day of double bad luck．In the US，many people would not schedule a wedding for Friday the 13th．According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in the US，an estimated 17to 21million Americans are affected by a fear of this day．

51．From the first two paragraphs，we can know thatC．
A．a(chǎn) lot of Americans want to kill Barack Obama
B．the number 88is equated with 13
C．there are still racists in the US
D．the two white Americans had killed 88African Americans before killing Barack Obama
52．When you go aboard the Ryan Air，you will probably find thatD．
A．row 13is replaced with 12A
B．there is no gate 13
C．passengers complain that there is 13dots on its logo
D．none of their planes have row 13
53．If you are in the US，you will probably notA．
A．live on the 13th floor   B．a(chǎn)ttend a wedding on Saturday the 14th
C．see a floor numbered 3   D．have an M floor
54．From the passage，we can know that the Brussels AirlineB．
A．doesn't have row 13                B．has 14dots on its logo
C．has no flight take off on Fridays   D．was once stuck in a flood
55．From the last paragraph but one，we can learn thatD．
A．Jesus wrote the Bible
B．Judas was the 13th disciple of Jesus
C．Judas read a Bible story in the Last Supper
D．Judas betrayed Jesus．

分析 本文是社會(huì)生活類的說明文，文章以一次失敗的密謀暗殺奧巴馬引出文章討論的話題：一些人對(duì)簡(jiǎn)單數(shù)字的聯(lián)想．88被聯(lián)想成HH，等同于Heil Hitler；13被看成不吉利的數(shù)字，很多大樓機(jī)場(chǎng)等場(chǎng)所摒棄使用13，或用字母代替，或直接去掉不用；據(jù)說對(duì)13的害怕來自于圣經(jīng)中最后一頓晚餐中的傳說：出賣耶穌的加略人猶大就坐在13號(hào)位置上；但是最吸引人的一種說法是與電影《十三號(hào)星期五》有關(guān)．

解答 51．C．推理判斷題．文章前兩段主要講的是兩個(gè)新納粹種族主義者試圖暗殺非裔美國人和美國奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的事，由此可知，在美國仍然存在種族主義者，故選C．
52．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由文章中的"Ryan Air，has banished （摒棄） row 13 from all its planes"可知，Ryan Air的飛機(jī)上沒有13排，故選D．
53．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由文章中的"In the US，many buildings do not have a floor numbered 13（在美國很多大樓沒有13層）"可知，在美國，你很可能不會(huì)住在13層，故選A．
54．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由文中的"Last year when Brussels Airline put 13 dots in their new logo，the flood of complaints was so vast the airline was forced to change their"unlucky logo"and add an additional dot（去年Brussels航空公司在他們的新的徽標(biāo)上加上13個(gè)點(diǎn)，結(jié)果大量的抱怨使他們不得不改變他們"不幸運(yùn)的徽標(biāo)"，再加上一個(gè)點(diǎn)．）．"可知，由于人們的抱怨，Brussels Airline在logo上增加了一個(gè)點(diǎn)，變成14個(gè)，故選B．
55．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由文中的"Judas Iscariot，the disciple （門徒） who betrayed （出賣） Jesus"可知，D項(xiàng)正確．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解要在整體理解文章的基礎(chǔ)上，關(guān)注細(xì)節(jié)：閱讀強(qiáng)調(diào)整體把握；解題強(qiáng)調(diào)依據(jù)原文細(xì)節(jié)推敲推斷．

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D．It's against the law to make false statements．

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5．Emily sat down on the sofa．She took off her shoes．She put her feet on the coffee table．She leaned back．She picked up the remote and turned on the TV．It was 6o'clock．The news was on three channels．She didn't want to see the news．The news depressed her．It was usually about accidents and murders．There was too much bad news on TV．She found a talk show to watch．It was Ellen．She liked Ellen who was a comedian and told good jokes．She showed animals doing funny things．She gave expensive gifts to her fans occasionally．This show was a rerun．because Ellen's live show was usually on at 4o'clock．But that didn't matter to Emily．All she wanted to do was relax．
Her life has one problem after another．Her husband had just lost his job while her only child had dropped out of high school．Even worse，he had left home．He told his mom he would call from time to time．but he hadn't called in two weeks．She was worried sick．She didn't know where he was．She didn't know if he was dead or alive．Her husband said she shouldn't worry．He had done the same thing when he was 17．But when he found out that life on the road wasn't as easy as he thought it was，he returned home and got his high school diploma （畢業(yè)證書）．
Hearing this，Emily became a little relaxed and to her relief their son returned home two days later，though tired and hungry．

56．Which of the following is TRUE about Ellen？A
A．She usually came to tell jokes at 4p．m．．
B．Her performances became very popular recently．
C．She knew many fans and often bought expensive gifts．
D．She wanted to be relaxed after her performances on TV．
57．What was the matter with Emily's family？B
A．The parent-child relationship became strange．
B．There was more than one unhappy thing happening to them．
C．Both Emily and her husband had no work to do．
D．Husband and wife didn't love each other．
58．Why did Emily's husband comfort her about their son？B
A．Because he knew where their son was．
B．Because he had the same experience when young．
C．Because he didn't love his son as Emily did．
D．Because he never minded where his son was．
59．Why did Emily's husband then return home after he left home at a young age？D
A．Because he had no money on him．
B．Because he didn't get his high school diploma．
C．Because he missed his parents very much．
D．Because he found life wasn't as easy as he had imagined．

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