Question

【題目】 In Western countries, some people think the number"13"brings bad luck. In the past, a lot of tall buildings didn't even have a 13th floor. However, there aren't really any other numbers that are special in this way in the West.

There are superstitions (A fa) about some numbers in China as well. For example, the number"4"is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for "death". But that's just one small example of China's superstitions about numbers.

When I first came here. I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters. I soon found that this is actually a matter of convenience, as Chinese

characters(漢字)cannot be used for website addresses. They can only use numbers or the letters of the Roman alphabet.

In pinyin, the telecom company Chine Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address,it would be quite long. So instead, they use their customer service hotline number--10010.com.This is easier to type and remember.

In addition, the pronunciations of some numbers sound similar to other words in Chinese.

This makes for some clever wordplay. For example, the numbers"5-2-0"in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase" "I love you". Many couples choose to get married on

May 20 for this reason.

It is interesting to see how Chinese people have used numbers in so many different ways.

【1】In the West, there are some other numbers that are like the number”13”

【2】The number"4" sounds like Chinese word for "death".

【3】In China, many websites have Chinese characters in their names

【4】China Unicom doesn't use "Zhongguo Liantong" as its website address because it is too long.

【5】Many couples choose to get married on May 20 because they will love each other more on that day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

短文主要介紹了中國關(guān)于數(shù)字的迷信。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“There are superstitions (A fa) about some numbers in China as well. 在中國也有一些關(guān)于數(shù)字的迷信�！�，可知表述錯誤，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“For example, the number"4"is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for "death".例如，數(shù)字“4”被認(rèn)為是不吉利的，因為它聽起來像中文中“死”的意思�！�，可知表述正確，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters.我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，許多網(wǎng)站的名稱中都有數(shù)字而不是字母。”，可知表述錯誤，故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“In pinyin, the telecom company Chine Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address.it would be quite long.在拼音中，電信公司中國聯(lián)通被稱為中國聯(lián)通。如果公司用他們的拼音名字作為他們的網(wǎng)址，那會很長的。”，可知表示正確，故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“For example, the numbers"5-2-0"in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase" "I love you". Many couples choose to get married on May 20 for this reason.例如，中文中的數(shù)字“5-2-0”的發(fā)音與中文短語“我愛你”的發(fā)音相似。許多情侶選擇在5月20日，因為這個原因。”，可知表示錯誤，故選B。