专四
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most (31) __ held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder--even if it means (32) __ the pavement into a busy street!
(33).___ you must pass under a ladder you can (34) __ bad luck by crossing your fingers and (35).__ them crossed until you have seen a dog.
(36)___, you may lick your finger and (37) ___ a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the (38).__ has dried.
Another common (39) __ is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house-it will either bring (40) __ to the person who opened it or to the whole (41).__. Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is (42) ___ , as it inevitably brings rain!
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month (43).__ on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay
(44).__. The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (45) __ it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (46) ___ in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (47) ___ witchcraft It is (48) ___ lucky if a black cat crosses your path-although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (49) ___ luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never (50) ___, touch wood?"_________填上最佳答案。
A．broadly
B．widely
C．quickly
D．speedily
此空所在句的意思为“在英国最广为流传的迷信之一是……”。根据句意应该填入一个表示“广泛”(认为)的词，与最后一段的commonly held形成呼应。故选项B．widely“广泛地”为正确选项。
【点睛】语义线索题。选项C quickly和D．Speedily含义相同，都表示“迅速地”，可以同时排除；选项A．broadly意为“大体上，基本上，概括地，宽广地广泛”，强调幅度范围的宽广，也与上下文语义不符。
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