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Why are black cats bad?
November 17 is an important day for black cats in Italy. An animal rights group has named that day “Black Cat Day” to stop the killing of thousands of the cats. Why do people 1 the animal so much? It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.
The black cat is just one of the 2 of superstition (迷信). You may already know that Western people don’t like the number 13. They also believe that walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors and 3 a mirror can also bring bad luck.
According to Andrew Macaskill, who works for Times, British people believe it is 4 to see one magpie (喜鹊). But two bring good luck. “In Britain, people like to have a horseshoes over the door. They believe it can bring good luck,” Macaskill said. “But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck 5 if it is upside down.”
In the US, people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time. They think this can bring good luck. Also, it is believed that good spirits live in trees. So by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune.People in the US also believe there are evil (邪恶的) spirits in brooms (扫帚). So 6 lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.
- A.love
- B.keep
- C.hate
- D.raise
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正确答案：C
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这篇短文告诉我们几个国家的一些禁忌。意大利人很讨厌黑猫，认为黑猫走过你的路会带来霉运。西方人不喜欢数字13。英国人认为看到一只喜鹊不好，看到两只喜鹊会有好运气。美国人认为扫帚里有精灵等等。试题1考查动词及语境的理解。句意：人们为什么那么讨厌这种动物呢?A. love喜爱, B. keep养, C. hate讨厌, D. raise饲养。据It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.可知人们是讨厌黑猫。故选C。
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