There are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese is about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog—tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
【小题1】The word “dog” in Chinese usually ______.
A. stands for friendship                  B. has a negative meaning        C. has a positive meaning
【小题2】“Every dog has its day.” means “______”
A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life.
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.
【小题3】 Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “______”.
A. a tired person                            B. a brave man                        C. an unkind woman
【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Words show differences in cultures.                                         
B. Western people think cats to be good friends.
C. Rose is the national flower of all western countries.
【小题5】 This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. negative or positive things          B. different countries have different cultures
C. what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese

 

	Morning	Afternoon
Saturday April 25th
Sunday April 26th
Monday April 27th
Tuesday April 28th
Wednesday April 29th
Thursday April 30th
Friday May 1st
cloudy rainy sunny windy

1.It changed from a cloudy morning to a sunny afternoon on         .

A. Friday          B. Saturday        C. Monday       D. Thursday

2.The sunniest days were         .

A. Tuesday and Friday                 B. Saturday and Tuesday

C. Monday and Wednesday               D. Tuesday and Wednesday

3. On Sunday it would probably be the best to         .

A. go to the beach for a swim           B. stay at home and read a good book

C. take the dog for a walk            D. go on a picnic

4.Friday, May 1st, was         .

A. rainy in the morning and in the afternoon     

B. sunny all day

C. sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon

D. windy and sunny all day

5.Joan flew her kite on a day that was windy in the morning but wet in the afternoon. Joan probably did this on _________.

A. Saturday, April 26th               B. Monday, April 28th

C. Tuesday, April 29th                D. Thursday, April 30^th

 

As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see  differences  when we pay attention to the words that are used. Let’s look at the words about describing animals. Most phrases in Chinese about the dog. For example, “ a  homeless dog”, “a running dog”,  and “ a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings.
But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use dogs to describe positive behavior. For example, ”You are  lucky dog” means you are a  lucky person.   And  “Every dog has its day” means__________. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The  word  “dog-tired”  means  “ very tired”. The  words  about animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how certain words are used.
【小题1】The correct Chinese meaning about “ a homeless dog” is “_________”.

A．猎犬

B．看门狗

C．丧家犬

D．家养犬

【小题2】In English ,people use dogs to describe positive behavior because____________.

A．they have different culture

B．they think dogs are honest and good friends of humans

C．they like dogs very much

D．dogs are very active

【小题3】Which sentence is right to fill in the blank in the passage?

A．every dog will die one day

B．each person has bad luck at times

C．each person has good luck at times

D．every dog has good luck at times

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．In English people use the dog to describe positive behavior.

B．Most phrases in Chinese about the dog have negative meaning.

C．We should pay attention to the words about animals that are used.

D． “Sick as a dog” is used to describe a healthy person in western countries.

【小题5】What ‘s the best  title of the passage?

A．Dogs

B．Western Culture

C．Chinese Culture

D．Different Countries Have Different Culture

词汇

1.The idea ____________ (not sound) good.

2.The teachers are ____________ (friend) to us.

3.Mr Green ___________(go) _________ (run) for half an hour every morning.

4.He is always the__________ (one)__________(get) to school.

5.The student with his classmates___________(not like) their new teacher.

6.He is a good football ________(play). He is good at ________(play) football.

7.What colour _____________(be) Mr. Green’s trousers?

8.Jim usually_____ (walk) his dog after supper. But sometimes his mother takes the dog for a _____________ (walk).

9.My wife likes______________ (eat) fish very much.

10.---______Daniel ___________(wear) glasses? ---Yes, he____________(do).

11.--- ______ Simon’s parents ____________(come) from Beijing?

---No, they________(not). They ___________(come) from Shanghai.

12.Sandy_______(like) ___________(listen) to music. But She ____________ (not enjoy) ___________  (swim).

13.We often______(wear) swimsuit when we____(go) __________(swim).

14.Sandy always_____________(come) to school by bus.

15.I have two___________________(bookshelf) in my study.