首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
Many superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have a strange power. If a black cat crosses th
Many superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have a strange power. If a black cat crosses th
admin
2011-06-28
25
问题
Many superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have a strange power. If a black cat crosses their path, they think they will have bad luck.
Black cats haven’t always had such a bad reputation. Long ago, the Egyptians thought that black cats were holy animals. They even worshipped them. Pasht was an Egyptian goddess who had a woman’s body and a cat’s head. Because the Egyptians had so much respect for black cats, they often buried the sacred creatures with great ceremony. Mummies of cats have often been found in ancient cemetery ruins. To keep the cats company after they died, mice were sometimes buried beside them.
Feelings about black cats have always been strong. People have thought they were either very good or very bad. The people of Europe, in the Middle Ages, believed black cats were the evil friends of witches and the Devil. Witches were said to have the power to change themselves into black cats. People believed that you could not tell whether a black cat was just a cat, or whether it was a witch disguising herself as she plotted some evil scheme. The brain of a black cat was thought to be a main ingredient in witch’s brew.
Unlike their ancestors of the Middle Ages, Englishmen today consider black cats to be good luck charms. Fishermen’s wives often keep a black cat around so that their husbands will be protected when they are out at sea.
People of ancient Egypt and Europeans of the Middle Ages ______.
选项
A、both worshipped black cats
B、both feared black cats
C、thought black cats could bring good luck
D、felt very different about black cats
答案
D
解析
比较第二段和第三段古埃及和中世纪的欧洲对黑猫的看法截然相反。选项D是正确的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/zQlC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
Asheriff’sdeputyfollowsabigtornado.Heuseshiscameratorecordhistrip.Treesandfallenpowerlinesgetinhisway.He
Mostenvironmentalproblemsexistbecauseadequatemeasuresforpreventingthem______takeninthepast.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtotheauthor?Asindicatedinthepassage,beingfreetoactonone’sopi
Thefreedomtomakesuchpersonaldecisionsisafundamentalaspectofoursociety,althoughthewisdomofthesedecisionscan
SevenpercentofBritishschoolchildrengotoprivateschoolscalledindependentschools.Thereare2,400independentschoolsa
Bywatchingthemovementsofthespeaker’slips,adeafpersoncanactuallysee______thepersonattheothertelephoneissaying
Heputdownthetelephonenumber(lestheshouldforgetit).
UnitedStatescustomslawdefinesanantique(古董)asanobjectthatismorethan100yearsold.Itisunderstood,however,that
Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:researchandteaching.Manyexpertswouldarguethatboththes
随机试题
《再别康桥》的艺术特征有()
A.月经周期规则,但周期缩短B.月经间隔时间正常,经期长C.停经超过6个月D.月经周期不规则,无痛经,基础体温呈单相型E.继发性进行性痛经无排卵性功血的特点是
“虚”的病机概念.主要是指
男,58岁。劳累后心前区闷痛8年,近1周常因夜间胸痛而惊醒,发作时心电图特征为:Ⅱ、Ⅲ、aVF导联ST段呈单向曲线型上抬0.2mV,缓解后上抬消失,发作时最不宜用哪一个药物
如图所示的变压器,U1=220V,N1=1200匝,U2=36V,N2约有()匝。
甲公司是ABC会计师事务所的常年审计客户,主要从事家电产品的生产、批发和零售。A注册会计师负责审计甲公司2019年度财务报表,确定财务报表整体的重要性为800万元,明显微小错报的临界值为40万元。 资料一: A注册会计师在审计工作底稿中记录了所了解的甲
当今世界上存在两种不同的社会制度,社会主义社会和资本主义社会。区分这两种不同社会制度的客观依据是()。
公安机关在刑事诉讼活动中,必须坚持同人民检察院、人民法院分工负责,互相配合,必要时可互相代替,同时又要互相制约。()
设求区域D绕x轴旋转一周所成几何体的体积.
Theterm"corporatetransparency"hasbecomeratherfashionable.Thebeliefthat"transparencyresultsinresponsibilityandeth
最新回复
(
0
)