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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(一)模拟132 Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.  Theres fear of the number 13. Its a number just like any other, and yet there are 1 movies about it; some buildings 2 have no 13th floor and plenty of couples 3 getting married on the 13th of the month. The 4 name for fear of the number 13 is triskaidekaphobia, and 5 it is rare, about 9 to 10 percent of Americans are, at the very least, uneasy about the number 13.  What 6 this number so scary? Well, theres no single reason 7 the widespread fear. Historians have pinpointed a few 8 reasons for 13s prevalence as an unlucky number.  The most popular theory about the 9 of fear of the number 13 is biblical: there were 13 10 at the Last Supper. The 13th to arrive was Judas, who 11 Jesus. In Norse mythology, too, a table of 13 proved unlucky, to say the least. 12 one of the myths, the primary 12 gods were dining together peacefully 13 the god of mischief (and frequent superhero-movie villain) Loki showed up. As soon as this 13th guest arrived, chaos and holocaust happened. The superstition that a table of 13 diners 14 bad news even made its way into Harry Potter.  On its own, there are no problems with the number itself. Its 13s proximity to the number 12 that makes it look bad, according to scientists and mathematicians. In many ancient cultures, 12 was 15 to be a perfect number. There are 12 hours on a clock, 12 months in a year, and 12 phases of the Zodiac. As the number immediately follows this perfect one, 13 seemed 16 , inspiring unease 17 the ancient world.  So factors from both myth and math have 18 to make this particular number more 19 than any other, inspiring fear of the number 13 in many. The uneasiness about th