题目内容
17.In China,each year is named with one animal.For example,the year of 2016is the year of monkey.This is an old story about the start of the Animal Years.It is said that the Yellow Emperor (黄帝),the well-known ancestor (祖先) of the Chinese people,decided to hold a competition to choose twelve animals to be his bodyguards (卫兵).Soon most of animals got the news.Mouse was supposed to tell Cat,but it forgot.As a result,Cat was unable to win.Cat and Mouse have been enemies ever since.Elephant,although the largest of the animals,also lost this opportunity (机会) to the competition when Mouse troubled him by running up his long nose.In the end,the twelve winners became the twelve animals of the Chinese"shengxiao".Of course,this story is just made-up.Later,the Chinese"shengxiao"became a way to keep record when people were born.How was the order of the Animal Years decided?According to the story,Ox(牛),as the largest of the twelve animals,should have been in the first place.However,Mouse,the cleverest of the animals,cut to the front of the line by jumping onto Ox's back.
The order of the twelve Animal Years of the Chinese is as follows:Mouse,Ox,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Sheep,Monkey,Rooster,Dog and Pig.
11.In fact,the Chinese"shengxiao"started fromB.
A.a true ancient story
B.a competition among animals
C.an ancient war
D.a great person's birth
12.Who chose the twelve animals?C
A.The God.
B.The Chinese people.
C.The Yellow Emperor.
D.The bodyguards of the King.
13.What do Chinese people mainly use"shengxiao"to do?A
A.To keep record of a person's birth.
B.To tell children not to be dishonest like Mouse.
C.To remember the ancestor of the Chinese people.
D.To make sure which year it is.
14.Mouse"beat"D to win the first place of the Chinese"shengxiao".
A.Ox,Tiger and Rabbit
B.Horse,Sheep and Cat
C.Dragon,Elephant and Snake
D.Cat,Elephant and Ox
15.According to the passage,the year ofD will be the year of pig.
A.2016
B.2017
C.2018
D.2019.
分析 本文讲述了中国十二生肖的由来:这是一个关于动物年开始的故事.据说黄帝,中国人著名的祖先,决定举行一次竞赛选出十二种动物做他的保镖.动物们得知这个消息后相互比赛的故事,最终中国十二生肖的顺序如下:鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪.
解答 11 B 细节理解题:根据decided to hold a competition to choose twelve animals to be his bodyguards决定举行一场比赛,选择十二只动物作为他的保镖;Later,the Chinese"shengxiao"became a way to keep record when people were born后来,中国的生肖成为了一种来记录人的出生的方式.故答案为B.
12 C 细节理解题:根据It is said that the Yellow Emperor (黄帝),the well-known ancestor (祖先) of the Chinese people,decided to hold a competition to choose twelve animals to be his bodyguards 据说,Yellow Emperor(黄帝),中国人的著名的祖先,决定举行一个比赛,选出十二种动物来做他的保镖.故答案为C.
13 A 细节理解题:根据Later,the Chinese"shengxiao"became a way to keep record when people were born后来,中国的生肖成为了一种来记录人的出生的方式.故答案为A.
14 D 细节理解题:根据Mouse was supposed to tell Cat,but it forgot老鼠应该告诉猫,但它忘记了;Elephant,although the largest of the animals,also lost this opportunity (机会) to the competition when Mouse troubled him by running up his long nose大象,虽然是最大的动物,当老鼠困扰他的长鼻子时,也失去了比赛的机会;However,Mouse,the cleverest of the animals,cut to the front of the line by jumping onto Ox's back然而,老鼠,最聪明的动物,跳到牛背上插队.故答案为D.
15 D 细节理解题:根据For example,the year of 2016 is the year of monkey例如,2016年是猴年;The order of the twelve Animal Years of the Chinese is as follows:Mouse,Ox,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Sheep,Monkey,Rooster,Dog and Pig中国十二生肖的顺序如下:鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪.故答案为D.
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