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People who work in the theatre are very superstitious, and there are a number of unusual superstitions connected with the theatr

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问题     People who work in the theatre are very superstitious, and there are a number of unusual superstitions connected with the theatre.
    Many actors carry a lucky charm—a coin, perhaps a doll. This charm is usually one which brought the actor success early in his career, and he always puts it on his dressing-table among his make-up and "good-luck" messages. Other actors choose articles of clothing for their mascot. Many dancers have a ballet shoe which belonged to another dancer whom they admire. The American actor Glenn Ford always wore as his mascot a blue and red neck tie bought with his very first pay packet when he was employed as a juvenile lead. The singer Frankie Vaughan will never travel without his lucky silver-topped cane.
    The dressing-room has a set of superstitions all of its own. Many actors have a very precise way of setting out their make-up, and will not alter the position of one single object. Shoes must never be placed on the dressing-table, as this will certainly bring bad luck to the player and the production. It is most unlucky for one actor to look over the shoulder of another who is looking into the mirror, as a double reflection is linked to the old fear of being watched by the "evil eye". You must never whistle in the dressing-room. If by mistake you do, the bad luck can be avoided if you immediately leave the room, turn around three times in an anticlockwise direction, swear vilely, and knock on the door. People in the room may then give you permission to re-enter. This superstition dates back to the seventeenth-century belief about evil witches, who could "whistle up" an unfavourable wind, i.e. the failure of the play!
    There is a common belief among the actors that a bad dress rehearsal means a good first night. This comes from an ancient idea that it is unwise to complete any progress as it might cause a reaction from the gods. For this same reason, the very last line of a play is never spoken during the rehearsal.
    Certain plays have always had bad luck, and it is quite true that misfortunes have often followed such productions. Shakespeare’s Macbeth is always considered to be a dangerously unlucky play. In Shakespeare’s time, the witches’ song was seen as having the power of a real curse. Even today, many actors are reluctant to take part in the production of Macbeth as they, are afraid that it will bring danger and will not even call the play by its name. Usually actors call Macbeth "that Scottish play".
    On stage the colour green is considered unlucky, and so are real flowers. Knitting is also unlucky, since it is supposed to "knot" the production and cause problems.
    This list is endless, and of course nobody can ever prove or disprove whether these superstitions have any justification. Actors are not scientists, however, but artists, and they do not require scientific proof for what they "feel" to be true. Instead of wishing a fellow actor "good luck" as he goes on stage, he is told "break a leg!"—it seems pointless to look to facts or logic for explanations.
    So long as actors and the theatre live—superstitions will live!
The silver-topped cane is most probably
选项 A、one of Frankie Vaughan’s clothing accessories.
B、a mascot that brought Frankie Vaughan early success.
C、given to Frankie Vaughan by some singer he admired.
D、Frankie Vaughan’s first award-winning record.
答案A
解析 第2段最后3句分别以舞蹈家、演员格伦·福特和歌手弗兰基·沃恩为例说明第3句的观点：一些演员选择服饰物品做吉祥物，由此可见，最后一句提到silver-topped cane是弗兰基·沃恩的一件服饰物品，因此本题应选A。第2段前两句与第3句至末句为并列的两部分，分别描述了两种不同的幸运符，B的early success在第2段第2句提到，而Frankie Vaughan在最后一句提到，两者不属于同一点内容，因此B不正确；C将有关舞蹈家的内容套到Frankie Vaughan的身上，也不正确；D没有原文依据。
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