专题1.6 文化习俗类-2019高考英语题型查缺补漏练

(六)文化习俗类 Passage 1 建议用时6分钟　实际用时　答案见P126 The superstition(迷信) that stepping on a sidewalk crack is unlucky causes some people to carefully watch how they walk. Beware of Friday the 13th!Many people think the day is unlucky.As legend has it,you should try not to break any mirrors,walk under a ladder,or even spill any salt.Why? Folklore historians say it’s tough to pinpoint how the tradition came to be.Many believe it has religious origins.In the Christian faith,there were 13 guests at the table for the Last Supper,which was held the day before the Friday on which Jesus died.“You are reestablishing two things that were connected to that terrible event,” Dr.Phil Stevens,an associate professor of anthropology at the University at Buffalo says.“The number 13 became a problematic number because of the number of people at that table during that fateful event.”[来源:学科网] Now,Friday the 13th has become a cultural wonder.Many Americans avoid the number 13 all together including hotel rooms and airplane seat assignments.Some event places even charge couples less to get married on the day.There are many other theories of how the luckless day came to be.Simon Bronner,a professor of American studies and folklore at Pennsylvania State University,believes Friday the 13th is a way for people to pin their bad luck to a certain cause.But,there’s nothing special about the date itself.After all,the number 13 is even considered lucky in some countries,like Italy. Still,whether people choose to avoid black cats or tiptoe around sidewalk cracks on Friday the 13th,Stevens notes that it’s important not to mock other people’s beliefs about the day.“Sometimes they are deeply rooted cultural fears,” he says.“You can insult somebody by making fun of it.Some people have deep cultural taboos that you cannot change by denying them.” 1.What does the underlined word “pinpoint” most probably mean? A.Introduce.　　　　　 B.Research. C.Explain. D.Repeat. 2.If people get married on Friday the 13th,they will