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　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's 1 all doctors thought, until they heard about AL Herpin. AL Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be 2 ? The doctors decided to see this 3 man themselves. AL Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for 4 that he got some sleep of some 5 . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(行为) he 6 . But they were 7 . 8 they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin 9 . In fact, he did not even 10 a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only 11 that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were 12 by this strange continuous(不断) sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 13 to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain(解释) his condition(状况). Herpin 14 some talk about his mother having been ill several days before he was born. Was this the 15 reason? No one could be sure.

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Last week Lu visited England．He stayed with my grandmother．He said it was a strange visit．“I don’t understand，but I frightened(使害怕)your grandmother a lot．When I arrived，I gave her a purse from Suzhou，she looked in it and asked me to take it back．Then I saw a red spider on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very unhappy．Do English people like spiders?’’
  “Later we went shopping．Someone was painting a shop front，so there was a ladder．Grandmother stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it．I liked the shops and bought some lovely rose soap for my mother，a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself．When we got back，I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right．Your grandmother came in and screamed(尖叫)!”
   “Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom．Your grandmother’s face went white．I felt very sorry．When I left I gave your grandmother some flowers．She counted and there were l 3．She didn’t like it．I think she was happy l was going．”
  I explained to Lu，“My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗)．You must not give someone an empty purse or they will have no money．You must not kill a ‘money spider’ or the same will happen．Also it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table．An open umbrella in a house means someone will die．Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck，and l 3 is also a very unlucky number．You were really making my grandmother very afraid．’’

(   )66．Why did Lu frighten the writer’s grandmother?
A．Because he could not speak English．
B．Because he did many unlucky things．
C．Because he understood British customs．
D．Because he went shopping in England．

(   )67．What do many British people think of spiders?
A．They are afraid of them．
B．They keep spiders as pets．
C．They think some kinds of spiders are lucky．
D．They hope to see every kind of spiders in their houses．

(   )68．What did the writer’s grandmother feel when she saw the umbrella?
A．Excited．    B．Angry．    C．Happy．      D．Afraid

(   )69．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Thirteen is an unlucky number in England
B．People never give purses as presents in England．
C．For most British people，breaking a mirror means bad luck
D．It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table in England．

(   )70．How many wrong things did Lu do altogether?
A．5．          B．7．         C．8          D．10

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　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive(活着). That's (1) all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be (2) ? The doctor decided to see this strange man themselves.

　　Herpin was 90 years old when the doctor went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for (3) that he got some sleep of some (4) . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(动作) he (5) . But they were (6) . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even (7) a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only (8) that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled(感到迷惑)and asked him many questions, (9) to find an answer. Herpin told them that his mother was once injured(受伤) several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could (10) .

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