第2 课时　　　 Reading (1)

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　　 A. In China, when we talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.

　　　 B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.

　　　 C. Shugxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.

　　　 D. A rooster (公鸡) year always comes after a monkey year.　

4. If someone is brave, confident, emotional but careless, we can guess　 he was born in a　　 year.　　　 A. rat　　　 B. dog　　　 C. horse　　　 D. tiger

3. Mrs. Yang, our English teacher, was born in 1977, a snake year. Can

　　　 you choose the right description of her characteristics?

　　　 A. She is active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry.

　　　 B. She is kind, helpful, artistic but sad and hesitant.

　　　 C. She is active, outgoing, popular but self-centred.

　　　 D. She is fascinating, thoughtful, judicial but dressy and doubtful

2. If we call a boy a little dragon, when was he born?

　　　 A. In 1998.　　　 B. In 2000.　　　 C. 2002　　　 D. In 2004

1. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little

　　　 A. pig　　　 B. rat　　　 C. tiger　　　 D. snake

12．hard-working, honest, simple, lucky but careless

　　　 根据上面提供的信息，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。

11．dutiful, realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical

10．confident, helpful, happy, foresighted (有预见的) but dressy

9．quick, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick (圆滑的), and emotional