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三、阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过10个单词 （除第4和第5小题外）。
Have you ever been asked by your friend “What’s your animal sign?” Don’t think that they are just starting a conversation. When you tell others your animal sign, you are also telling them who you are. In Chinese culture, animal signs can tell a lot of things.
More often than not, one’s animal sign shows a lot about his or her personality. For example, people born in the Year of the Tiger are believed to be brave. They are not afraid of new challenges because they trust their own power. They also have a strong heart to work their way out of difficult situations.
It is believed that animal signs not only show something about people’s personalities, but also tell about their later life. In Chinese people’s opinion, some animals are luckier than the others. In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon is a symbol (象征) of luck and money. As a result, in 2012, the Year of the Dragon, the number of newborn babies in China increased (增加) by five percent. Many famous people were also born in the Year of the Dragon, such as Bruce Lee and so on.
I think that all of this is just for fun. It is you who shape your life and your future.
1. When you tell others your animal sign, what are you also telling them?
______
2. Why are people born in the Year of the Tiger not afraid of new challenges?
______
3. What does the dragon stand for in traditional Chinese culture?
______
4. Why did the number of new-born babies in China increase in 2012?
______
5. Do you believe animal signs? Why or why not?
______
Have you ever been asked by your friend “What’s your animal sign?” Don’t think that they are just starting a conversation. When you tell others your animal sign, you are also telling them who you are. In Chinese culture, animal signs can tell a lot of things.
More often than not, one’s animal sign shows a lot about his or her personality. For example, people born in the Year of the Tiger are believed to be brave. They are not afraid of new challenges because they trust their own power. They also have a strong heart to work their way out of difficult situations.
It is believed that animal signs not only show something about people’s personalities, but also tell about their later life. In Chinese people’s opinion, some animals are luckier than the others. In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon is a symbol (象征) of luck and money. As a result, in 2012, the Year of the Dragon, the number of newborn babies in China increased (增加) by five percent. Many famous people were also born in the Year of the Dragon, such as Bruce Lee and so on.
I think that all of this is just for fun. It is you who shape your life and your future.
1. When you tell others your animal sign, what are you also telling them?
______
2. Why are people born in the Year of the Tiger not afraid of new challenges?
______
3. What does the dragon stand for in traditional Chinese culture?
______
4. Why did the number of new-born babies in China increase in 2012?
______
5. Do you believe animal signs? Why or why not?
______
答案
Who you are./A lot of things about yourself.
; Because they trust their own power.
; (It stands for) luck and money.
; Because 2012 was the Year of the Dragon and people think that babies born in the year are luckier.
; No. Because I think they are just for fun. We should depend on ourselves. (答案不唯一)
; Because they trust their own power.
; (It stands for) luck and money.
; Because 2012 was the Year of the Dragon and people think that babies born in the year are luckier.
; No. Because I think they are just for fun. We should depend on ourselves. (答案不唯一)
