Question

Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He found it was strange.

‘I don’t know why, but I frightened your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a purse from Dongtai. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider (蜘蛛) on the table, and I killed it for her. She seemed very unhappy. Do English people like spiders?

‘Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop front, so there was a ladder. Grandmother stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought some lovely rose soap for my mother, a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right. Your grandmother came in and screamed!

‘Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left, I gave your grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She didn’t like them.’

I explained to Lu, ‘My grandmother follows the old customs. You must not give someone an empty purse, or they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”, or the same will happen. Also it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table. An open umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is also a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid.’

1.Why did Lu frighten the writer’s grandmother?

A. Because he could not speak English.

B. Because he did many unlucky things.

C. Because he understood British customs.

D. Because he went shopping in England.

2.What do many British people think of spiders?

A. They are afraid of them.

B. They keep spiders as pets.

C. They hope to see every kind of spiders in their houses.

D. They think some kinds of spiders are lucky.

3. What did the writer’s grandmother feel when she saw the umbrella?

A. Excited.  B. Satisfied.

C. Afraid.   D. Happy.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Thirteen is an unlucky number in England.

B. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table in England.

C. For most British people, breaking a mirror means bad luck.

D. People never give purses as presents in England.

5.How many wrong things did Lu do altogether?

A. 5.    B. 6.    C. 8.    D. 10.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了 Lu去英国，在英国和作者的祖母住在一起时的情况。Lu做的一下六件事让作者的祖母很不开心：第一、赠送空钱包；第二、杀死招财蜘蛛；第三、在梯子底下走；第四、把新鞋放在桌上；第五、在房间内打开雨伞；第六、打碎镜子；第七、送13朵花.

试题分析：

1.B细节理解题。A. Because he could not speak English.因为他不会说英语；B. Because he did many unlucky things.因为他没做许多幸运的事；C. Because he understood British customs.因为她懂得许多英国的风俗；D. Because he went shopping in England.因为他去英国购物啦。根据文中I don’t know why, but I frightened your grandmother a lot.描述，可知答案应选B。

2.D细节理解题。A. They are afraid of them.他们都害怕红蜘蛛；B. They keep spiders as pets.他们坚持把红蜘蛛作为宠物；C. They hope to see every kind of spiders in their houses.他们希望在他们的房子里看到每种红蜘蛛；D. They think some kinds of spiders are lucky.他们认为有些红蜘蛛是幸运的。根据文中描述You must not kill a “money spider”, or the same will happen.可知答案选D。

3.C细节理解题。A. Excited.激动的；B. Satisfied.满意的；C. Afraid.害怕的；D. Happy.高兴的。根据文中描述When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right. Your grandmother came in and screamed!可知答案选C。

4.D细节理解题。A. Thirteen is an unlucky number in England.13在英国是个不吉利数字；B. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table in England.在英国，在梯子下面走或者把鞋放在桌子上都是很不幸运的；C. For most British people, breaking a mirror means bad luck.对于大多数英国人来说，打破镜子意味着霉运；D. People never give purses as presents in England.在英国，人们从来不把钱包作为礼物送人。根据文中You must not give someone an empty purse, or they will have no money.描述可知，不能送空钱包。因此答案选D。

5.B总结归纳题。根据文中描述gave her a purse；killed a red spider；walk under a ladder；put new shoes on the table；open an umbrella in a house；broke a small mirror in the bathroom.故答案选B。

考点：日常生活类短文。