Chinese tradition says a different animal represents each new year of the 12-year Chinese Zodiac(黄道十二宫) cycle. According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year of this cycle is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits. Here are some of them:
Dragon
The Real Thing: The mythical dragon is a symbol of power and good fortune in Chinese culture. One of the most popular figures in Chinese art, the dragon is believed to be a combination of nine animals, including a frog, a tiger, an eagle, and a fish.
Born a Dragon: You go out of your way to help your friends, who often seek you out for advice. Your outgoing personality helps you get along with many types of people.
Snake
The Real Thing: Snakes have great instincts. Some “play dead” to fool predators(捕食者), and most sense prey by detecting ground vibration(震动). They can take more than an hour to swallow a meal, and they become inactive for up to two weeks before they shed their skin.
Born a Snake: You rely on yourself before asking others their opinions. At times you want to take a break from the action. It’s not that you are lazy---sometimes you just like to think.
Pig
The Real Thing: Domesticated(驯养)pigs have been helping human for about 9,000 years. Incredibly intelligent, a pig shows its smarts by rolling in mud and sticking its snout in dirt. Why? The mud keeps it cool, and rooting in the dirt provides important vitamins.
Born a Pig: Smart and caring, you live to help other people. You have great taste and love to wallow in the nicer things in life.
Rat
The Real Thing: Most rats are highly adaptable. They can live just about anywhere and eat about anything. Before brown rats leave their underground burrows, these clever creatures send one rat ahead to make sure danger doesn’t exist outside.
Born a Rat: You welcome challenges and enjoy learning about new things. Funny and smart, you are generous and will protect your pack of friends.
______
The Real Thing: The largest of the big cats, they hunt alone. They secretly move towards prey, then leap and attack when the time seems right. Dinner still escapes most of the time.
Born a _____: You are a natural leader but often like to do things by yourself. (That’s how you stay in charge!) You believe in fighting for what’s right, even if you’ll lose in the end.
【小题1】 According to the description of the last animal, we can choose _____ to fill in the blanks.
A.Tiger | B.Lion | C.Ox | D.Monkey |
A.back | B.nose | C.head | D.tail |
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The generous donation from China to the sufferers in the killing Indian Ocean Quake-tsunami has ____ the Chinese people’s unselfishness and internationalism.
A. let out B. brought out C. given out D. taken out
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It was in the beautiful park____was located by the sea____we first met our new Chinese teacher.
A.where; which B.that; which C.that; that D.which; where
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Vitas 2008 Beijing Concert
Venue: Capital Gymnasium
Time: 2008-01-24 19:30
Price: TBD(Booking)
Tel.: 86-10-64177845
God Blessed Boy
Extremely Beautiful Voice
Unforgettable Hot Live
First appeared on the Russian stage in December 2000, this show became an extreme classic in Vitas' music history. Since then, moreover, more fans from other countries were caught by him from this video especially in China. The lack of Russian language was not in the way for dozen thousands of admirers from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan first to pay attention and then to love Vitas' creative work, his voice and songs. Undoubtedly his 2008 concert will also be considered as the yearly expectable concert in Chinese music scene and the most important event among his fans. Let's expect it!
Lang Lang Piano Solo Concert
Venue: National Grand Theater-Concert Hall
Time: 2008-01-03 19:30:00/2008-01-04 19:30:00
Price: TBD(Booking)
Tel: 800-810-1887
Acclaimed in the major concert halls of North America, Europe and Asia, Lang Lang - at the age of 20s - has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level and has established himself as one of the most exciting pianists of our time. Lang Lang's talent and personality make him an ideal ambassador for classical music and a role model for young people. He is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic and all "Big Five" American orchestras.
Li Yun Di Piano Recital(独奏会)
Venue: National Grand Theater-Concert Hall
Time: 2008-3-27 19:30:00
Price: TBD(Booking)
Tel: 010-64177845
Remarks: The tickets for Li Yun Di Piano Recital will be available soon!
Called "extravagantly gifted and highly accomplished" by the Los Angeles Times, China pianist Li Yundi was born in 1982 in Chongqing and first gained worldwide attention after winning first prize at the 2000 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. He was the first person in 15 years to be awarded a first prize.
Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert
Venue: National Grand Theater-Concert Hall
Time: 2008-01-02 19:30:00
Price: 180(Out)280(Selling)480(Selling)680(Selling)880(Selling)1680(Out)
Tel: 400-810-1887
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer. In 1981, she was seen and heard around the world by an estimated 600 million people when she sang Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
72.The main purpose of this passage is______.
A.to attract people to attend these concerts
B.enrich your knowledge of some famous musicians
C.rouse your interest in music
D.call on young people to learn from them
73.Which concert will you attend if you want to hear an opera?
A.Vitas 2008 Beijing Concert B.Lang Lang Piano Solo Concert
C.Li Yun Di Piano Recital D.Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert
74.About the tickets to Li Yun Di Piano Recital, which of the following is right?
A.The price for the tickets hasn’t been determined.
B.The tickets have been sold out.
C.The price of the tickets is too high.
D.It will be long before you can book the tickets for it.
75.What can you know from the advertisement?
A.The lack of Russian language stops people in China loving Vitas’s songs.
B.Some of the tickets for Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert have been sold out.
C.Lang Lang is one of the first Chinese pianists to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic and all "Big Five" American orchestras.
D.You have to pay the telephone bill if you call to book the tickets for Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert
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Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an “English teacher”, since almost all pupils study English from their third year. Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school. But my first English teacher is no other than my father. Looking back, I can see that, when I was only a little girl, he created an English environment by providing me with flashcards(识字卡),fun English- language toys and even dolls which can sing English songs! My interest in English had certainly been awakened(唤起) when I began to learn English at school. Just imagine, he went a step further and asked me to learn New Concept English by myself! I was confused and even angry. I could not understand why a father could be so strict with his little girl. All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his idea. At first, I read stories with tears and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. In the end, I came to love the funny stories and, to be honest, my father was always there with a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support. And that’s why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is the one who awoke my interest, who gave me confidence and who offered me much needed help.
Most pupils in China begin to learn English________.
A.in primary school B.from parents C.at three years old D.at home
The underline part ‘no other than my father’ in the passage probably means________.
A.like my father B.not my father C.my father himself D.not only my father
From the whole passage we can see that________.
A.the girl preferred playing to learning English
B.the girl hates her father because he was strict
C.the girl is very thankful to her father
D.the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The girl’s father is her first English teacher.
B.The girl had been interested in English before going to school.
C.The girl’s father was always ready to help her with her English.
D.The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A.How I learned English at school
B.My father---my first and lifelong English teacher
C.The relationship between my father and I
D.I’ve made progress in English learning
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— Did you know any Chinese, Joyce, before you arrived in Beijing?
— In fact, never _______ it.
A. have I learned B. I have learned C. had I learned D. I had learned
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