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differences when we pay attention to the way some words are used. Let"s look at the words about
animals and ants.
Although dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans,most expressions 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, people use "dog" to describe positive actions. In English,
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". However. Chinese love cats very much. But in Western culture
"cat" is often used to describe a woman who is cruel (冷的). There are many other examples of how
"cat" is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded (视为) as a symbol (象征) of love in both China and some Western countries.
People think the rose stands for (代表) love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national
flower of England,America and many other countries.
The words about animals and plants are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We
can learn about many differences in different cultures by comparing how some words are used.
B．stands for good luck
C．has a negative meaning
D．has a positive meaning
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试题【阅读理解。 As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese】；主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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American city. But there are some differences on farms.
In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, each
farm family lives in its own fields. Usually their neighbors live far away. It"s hard for them to see each other on
weekdays. Their children take school buses to the nearest schools. These schools are only for the farm families
in this area (地区). In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families,and the children walk to
schools.
Life keeps changing for everyone. So do farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television
sets and there are modern machines for farming. All of these are changing farm life.
B. comfortable like
C. the same to
D. the same as
comes on the first day of the First Moon, between about January 21 and February 19. The holiday lasts for
fifteen days.
Finally, at midnight on the first day of the First Moon it is New Year"s Day for Chinese people. People
close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone shuts the doors and stays at home.
It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow to the older people. The Chinese call this
Kou Tou or kowtow. This means touching the ground with the forehead. Then the younger people wish the
older people a Happy New Year. The older people give children gifts of money in red envelopes. The family
then goes to sleep.
In the morning,people dress in their best clothes. Some people stay at home,others go out to pay a New
Year call. They are very polite and do not use bad words. It"s the most important day of the year.
B．New Year"s Day.
C．Christmas.
D．Mid-autumn Festival.
As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of
Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich.
Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man
during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of $9,000,000. The money was to be
used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics,chemistry (化学), medicine and literature
(文学), and for world peace.
The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10,1901, five years after Nobel"s death. Since then many
famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.
Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a
diploma saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money about
$40,000.
Often a prize is given to just one person,but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to
two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there
is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.
B．In 1833.
C．In 1896.
D．In 1906.