2018_2019学年高中英语unit23conflict单元综合测评北师大版.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 Unit 23 Conflict Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A 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(新纳粹种族主义者)had planned to kill 88 African Americans，before finally assassinating(暗杀) 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 Yorks John F．Kennedy International airport does not have a gate number 13.And the popular Irish flight carrier, Ryan Air, has banished(摒弃) row 13 from all its planes. Last year when Brussels Airline put 13 dots in their new logo，the flood of complaints was so vast that 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(门徒)who betrayed(出卖) 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.Its 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 17 to 21 million Americans are affected by a fear of this day. 【语篇解读】　本文通过一个刺杀总统奥巴马未遂的谋杀，介绍了人与数字的联系。 1．From the first two paragraphs, we can know that ________. A．a lot of Americans want to kill Barack Obama B．the number 88 is equated with 13 C．there are still racists in the US D．the two white Americans had killed 88 African Americans before killing Barack Obama 【解析】　细节理解题。由第二段可知在美国仍有新纳粹种族主义者