题目内容

What is your zodiac(生肖) animal? According to the Chinese lunar calendar(农历), 12 animals mark 12 different years. It is the basis of the Chinese zodiac. Nowadays, Chinese zodiac animals have worldwide fame and are increasingly popular among western people.

The zodiac is an important part of Chinese culture. People believe that the characteristics of a zodiac animal influence the personality of every person born in that year. For example, people born in the Year of the Tiger are considered powerful and brave.

Zodiac animals also have some social functions. When people think it is not proper to ask: “How old are you”, they may change their question to “What is your zodiac animal?” With this question, you can figure out roughly which year someone was born and the person’s age.

Zodiac animals are not special to China. Many countries share a similar zodiac culture with China. For example, in the Japanese Zodiac, a wild boar(野猪)takes the place of a pig and the Vietnamese(越南的)zodiac has a cat instead of a rabbit.

But have you ever wondered how these 12 animals were chosen to represent each year? According to legend, the Jade Emperor(玉皇大帝)invited all the animals to join him for Chinese New Year. Only 12 animals went to see him. As a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The ox would have been the first to arrive, but the rat sat on his back and jumped off just before they arrived to come in first place.

1.The characteristics of a zodiac animal may influence the _____ of every person born in that year.

A.appearance        B.personality        C.hobby            D.education

2.“What is your zodiac animal?” is a question used to find out a person’s______.

A.age              B.name             C.job              D.weight

3.In the Japanese zodiac, we don’t see the zodiac animal:_______

A.wild boar          B.rabbit            C.dragon           D.pig

4.According to the last paragraph, we know that ____ was the first animal to arrive.

A.ox               B.rat               C.pig               D.cat

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了十二生肖在中国以及一些其它国家的影响及社会作用,并介绍了十二生肖的来历。

1.根据第二段People believe that the characteristics of a zodiac animal influence the personality of every person born in that year. 描述,可知选B。

2.根据第三段“What is your zodiac animal?” With this question, you can figure out roughly which year someone was born and the person’s age.描述,可知选A。

3.根据For example, in the Japanese Zodiac, a wild boar(野猪)takes the place of a pig 描述,可知选D。

4.根据The ox would have been the first to arrive, but the rat sat on his back and jumped off just before they arrived to come in first place.描述,可知老鼠是第一个到达的动物,故选B。

考点:关于十二生肖的议论文阅读

点评:本文浅显易懂,各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。

 

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  Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates.She didn’t listen to popular music.She didn’t watch many movies, and she wasn’t interested in nice clothes.

  When she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and top music.When Tina asked if they would like to try classical music, they all looked at her strangely.

  “Classical music is for old people,”one of her friends said.

  Tina was worried that something was wrong with her.She decided to talk to her father.As she entered his study, he could sense something was wrong.

  “Dad, am I strange?”she asked her father.

  “Of course not,”he answered.“Why do you ask that?”

  “Because I don’t like the same things as my classmates.They want to listen to Mariah Carey”s music.I like Yo Yo Ma.”

  “I think I understand.Tina, it’s all right to be your own person.You don’t have to copy what other people do.Everybody has different tastes.Some of them are popular, and others aren’t.”

  After Tina spoke with her father, she felt better about herself.She realized that being different made her special.It was an important lesson for her to learn.

(1)

Why did Tina speak with her father?

[  ]

A.

To tell him about Yo Yo Ma.

B.

To discuss a problem she was having.

C.

To give him some advice.

D.

To tell him what her friends like doing.

(2)

How did Tina’s father make her feel?

[  ]

A.

Lonely.

B.

Better.

C.

Excited.

D.

Worried.

(3)

What does the underlined phrase“be your own person”mean?

[  ]

A.

Do what’s right for you.

B.

Try to make other people happy.

C.

Do what others hate.

D.

Try to own everything yourself.

(4)

What is the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Classical music is better than pop music.

B.

Friends can say cruel things sometimes.

C.

Tina found a new friend.

D.

You don’t have to be like everyone else.

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