三、从方框中选出最佳选项补全文章。（有两项多余）
When you hold a knife and fork, you have to hold the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand, or you can't put food into your mouth. But with chopsticks, you can solve the eating problem with just one hand. 1.
Chopsticks were called zhu or jia in ancient China. It is said that they were invented by Da Yu, who successfully controlled heavy floods. One day he was busy dealing with floods. In order to save time when eating, he used two sticks from a tree to take the hot food. That was how chopsticks came into use. 2.
Many people probably haven't realized the cultural meanings of chopsticks. 3. Do you notice that one end of chopsticks is square and the other end is round? According to our ancestors, the round end symbolizes the sky and the square end symbolizes the earth. 4. In Chinese culture, it shows the perfect combination(结合) of yin and yang.
The influence of Chinese culture has stretched (延伸) far and wide. 5. So it's common that some foreigners also use chopsticks.
A. Besides, chopsticks are used in pairs.
B. It's convenient and efficient(效率高的).
C. It is one of the legends about chopsticks.
D. You should not point your chopsticks at others while eating.
E. At least 1.8 billion people are using chopsticks around the world.
F. They are regarded as one of the symbols of Chinese food culture.
G. Chopsticks are usually made of bamboo, wood, metal and other materials.

1. B 2. C 3. F 4. A 5. E

四、阅读理解。
While Chinese people celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, people in Vietnam celebrate the Year of the Cat. In the Chinese zodiac, there are 12 animals, and the 4th animal is the rabbit. While in the Vietnamese zodiac, the 4th animal is the cat. Why does the cat substitute for the rabbit in Vietnam?
Ancient storytellers said the Jade Emperor organized a race across a river for all the animals in the world. The first 12 to reach the other side would appear in the zodiac. In the Chinese story, the cat and the rat were crossing the river on the back of an ox, when the rat pushed the cat into the water. The rat won the race, and that is why cats have been hunting rats ever since. But in the Vietnamese zodiac story, there wasn't a rabbit, and the cat could swim and ended up arriving. So the two countries have different origins(起源) of the zodiac.
A lecturer said the custom has something to do with the landscape of Vietnam. "In the past, the Chinese lived in the plateau area, while the Vietnamese lived in the lowland area. People in the plateau area chose the rabbit as an animal that lived in the wild fields. But people in the lowland area considered rabbits as animals that were used for food and they believed cats were friends living in their houses."
()1. The underlined words "substitute for" in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by "".
A. take off B. take care of
C. take the place of D. take up
()2. What can we learn from the Vietnamese zodiac story?
A. The Jade Emperor liked the cat.
B. The rabbit fell into the river in the race.
C. The rat and the rabbit were friends in ancient times.
D. The cat finished fourth by swimming across the river.
()3. Why did the Vietnamese choose the cat according to the last paragraph?
A. Because of their living environment.
B. Because of their language.
C. Because of their eating habits.
D. Because of their writing habits.
()4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Showing the history of the Chinese zodiac.
B. Showing ways of celebrating the Year of the Rabbit.
C. Telling the traditions of Chinese culture.
D. Introducing the origin of the Year of the Cat in Vietnam.

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D