Question

    Finding spare change or an extra dollar in your pocket always feels like a victory, 1.. Without thinking, you might hear the familiar rhyme in your head when you spot one on the sidewalk: " Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you’ll have good luck.”

According to one theory, people originally thought pennies would bring good luck because of religious beliefs2.. This theory also fueled other superstitions(迷信行为) like charm bracelets and metal horseshoes, which are also "lucky. "Plus, metal currency like pennies were linked to more wealth and thus more luck. That might be a straightforward explanation, but other eleven strange origins of other everyday superstition sure aren’t.

Another reason people might have claimed pennies would bring good luck comes down to the battle between good and evil, which is like two sides of the coin. Finding a penny heads up. meant you’d have luck on your side, but tails up would mean the opposite,3.. Some people say that if you find a penny tails up, you should turn it over to make it heads up so that it can bring luck to whoever finds it next.  4.. The Irish half-penny, which stopped circulating in 1987, is especially lucky to anyone who finds one. Then there: 's also the old saying " Something old, something new something borrowed, something blue, and a penny in the shoe. " 5.

A. Pennies From Heaven is a way of thinking

B. although the exact reasoning for this is unknown

C. but even finding something worth as little as a penny is satisfying

D. No matter what the reason is, pennies are part of many lucky traditions

E. Placing g silver sixpence in the bride’s left shoe is said to be a symbol of wealth

F. These are all things brides should wear on their wedding day for good luck in their marriage

G Folktales from ancient civilizations said metals were gifts from gods intended to protect people from evil

Answer

1.C

2.G

3.B

4.D

5.F

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了硬币会带来好运背后的习俗与文化。

1.根据本空前的“Finding spare change or an extra dollar in your pocket always feels like a victory,”可知，在口袋里发现多余的零钱或额外的一美元感觉好像一场胜利，本空后又提到了“a penny”，故C项（但即使是发现像一便士那么少的钱也能让人满意）符合语境。

2.根据本空前的“people originally thought pennies would bring good luck because of religious beliefs”可知，由于宗教信仰，人们起初认为硬币能带来好运，故G项（古代文明的民间故事说，金属是神的礼物，保护人们免受邪恶）符合语境。

3.前面提到如果你发现的硬币正面朝上意味着好运，反面朝上则相反，再根据本空后的“Some people say that if you find a penny tails up, you should turn it over to make it heads up so that it can bring luck to whoever finds it next. ”可知，有人说如果你发现硬币背面朝上，把它翻过来，让它正面朝上，这样它就会给下一个发现它的人带来好运，故B项（尽管这其中的确切原因还不清楚）符合语境。

4.根据本空后的“The Irish half-penny, which stopped circulating in 1987, is especially lucky to anyone who finds one.”可知，爱尔兰的半便士硬币于1987年停止流通，对于任何发现它的人来说都是特别幸运的，故D项（不管原因是什么，硬币是许多幸运传统的一部分）符合语境。

5.根据本空前的“Something old, something new something borrowed, something blue, and a penny in the shoe.”可知，一点新的东西、一点旧的东西、一点蓝的东西还有鞋里的一枚硬币，故F项（这些都是新娘在婚礼当天要穿戴的以祈求婚姻美满）符合语境。