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  3. The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears--the fear of the n

The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears--the fear of the n

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问题     The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears--the fear of the number 13 and the fear of Fridays. Both fears have deep【S1】______in Western culture, most notably in Christian theology(基督教神学)
    Thirteen is significant to Christians because it is the number of people who were【S2】______at the Last Supper(Jesus and his 12 apostles). Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th【S3】______of the party to arrive.
    Christians have traditionally been wary of Fridays【S4】______Jesus was crucified(钉死在十字架上)on a Friday. Additionally, some theologians【S5】______that Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and that the Great Flood began on a Friday. In the past, many Christians would never begin any new project or trip on a Friday, fearing they would be【S6】______from the start.
    Sailors were particularly superstitious in this【S7】______, often refusing to ship out on a Friday.
According to【S8】______legend, the British Navy commissioned a ship in the 1800s called H. M. S. Friday, in order to put an end to the superstition. The navy selected the crew on a Friday, launched the ship on a Friday and even selected a man【S9】______James Friday as the ship’s captain.  Then, one Friday morning, the ship set off on its maiden【S10】______... and disappeared forever.

A)absent         B)because
C)voyage         D)although
E)roots          F)find
G)doomed         H)regard
I)unreal         J)named
K)member         L)hold
M)present        N)unverified
O)trip [br] 【S8】
选项
答案 N
解析 显然要填定语，可初定 I)与N)。该句讲述了英国海军的事，如果是I)unreal，作者举该例则毫无意义；只有“unverified(未经证实的)”讲得通。
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