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THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON, 2012
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, which begins on January
23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which
consists of 12 Animal signs. The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. In ancient China, the celestial
Dragon represents an emperor and power. Today, it is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success
and happiness. May the celestial Dragon bring great good luck to everyone.
In Sung Dynasty (a Chinese imperial dynasty lasting from AD 960 - 1279) texts, the dragon is
described as having the head of an ox, muzzle of a donkey, eyes of a shrimp, horns of a deer, body of a
serpent covered with fish scales, and feet of a phoenix. The dragon usually clutches a pearl symbolic of
its super-natural powers. Invariably accompanied by thunder and rain, dragons move like lightning and
whirlwinds —all powerful yet totally unpredictable.
Dragon Years: 02/19/1904 to 02/03/1905 (Wood), 02/03/1916 to 01/22/1917 (Fire), 01/23/1928
to 02/09/1929 (Earth), 02/08/1940 to 01/26/1941 (Metal), 01/27/1952 to 02/13/1953 (Water),
02/13/1964 to 02/01/1965 (Wood), 01/31/1976 to 02/17/1977 (Fire), 02/17/1988 to 02/05/1989
(Earth), 02/05/2000 to 01/23/2001 (Metal), 01/23/2012 to 02/09/2013 (Water).
Famous Dragon People: Calista Flockhart, Colin Farrell, Courtney Cox, Courtney Love, Dinah Shore,
Isabella Rossellini, Julia Ormond, Juliette Binoche, Reese Witherspoon, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bullock,
and Wynonna Judd.
1. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2010 is the Year of the _____. 2012 is the Year of the _____.
A. Rabbit, Dragon
B. Tiger, Dragon
C. Dragon. Tiger
D. Dog, snake
2. The Dragon is a creature of _____.
A. sad and lonely
B. strong and legend
C. happy and successful
D. myth and legend.
3. Dragon represents _____ today.
A. an emperor and power
B. success and happiness
C. good luck
D. a donkey, eyes of a shrimp
4. We Chinese often say "We are Legend of the Dragon" because_____.
A. we are all Children of dargon
B. we want to get the spirit of dargon
C. this is a song
D. Chinese people like dragon
5. This passage mainly tells us_____.
A. the history of dargon
B. dargon years and the famous dargon people
C. the Dragon is a creature of myth and legend.
D. 2010 is the year of dargon
Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making up new words, and we are often able to know where most come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called “hamburgers”, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef in them and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “Hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
【小题1】English is spoken by many people around the world every day, but English is ______.
| A.as old as Chinese | B.older than Chinese |
| C.younger than Chinese | D.older than German |
| A.a kind of food | B.a round piece of beef |
| C.the name of a country | D.a city in Germany |
| A.English speakers because they’re always making up new words |
| B.the round piece of beef which those people from Hamburg ate |
| C.English because Germans don’t speak good English |
| D.a large English dictionary |
| A.Few Americans like hamburgers. |
| B.Hamburgers are made with ham. |
| C.Hamburgers were first sold a century ago. |
| D.Hamburgers were some people. |
| A.Where Germans came from. |
| B.Where all the new words came from. |
| C.The reason why a new word has a certain meaning. |
| D.Why English is spoken all over the world. |
选词填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空。
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two, not…at all, have to, think of, be worried about, make sure, be proud of, choose, be nice to, keep fit |
1.All the students like him because he always _____________ others first.
2. She is _________ fit _____________. She often goes to see the doctor.
3.____________ that there is nothing left behind.
4. Amy _______________ to be the chairperson of the Students’ Union at yesterday’s meeting.
5. It’s cold outside. He _____________ put on more clothes.
6. It’s important for the dancers ________________.
7. We Chinese ___________________ Liu Xiang and Yao Ming.
8. Millie goes to the Reading Club ____________ a week.
9. My teacher and friends __________________ me.
10. Don't _______________ your son. He is 18 years old now.
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