【Whatisyourzodiac（生肖）animal?AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar（农历）12animalsmark12differentyears.ItisthebasisoftheChinesezodiac.NowadaysChinesezodiacanimalshaveworldwidefameandareincreasingly】|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

【Whatisyourzodiac（生肖）animal?AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar（农历）12animalsmark12differentyears.ItisthebasisoftheChinesezodiac.NowadaysChinesezodiacanimalshaveworldwidefameandareincreasingly】

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Whatisyourzodiac（生肖）animal?AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar（农历）12animalsmark12differentyears.ItisthebasisoftheChinesezodiac.NowadaysChinesezodiacanimalshaveworldwidefameandareincreasinglypopularamongwesternpeople.

ThezodiacisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Peoplebelievethatthecharacteristicsofazodiacanimalinfluencethepersonalityofeverypersonborninthatyear.ForexamplepeoplebornintheYearoftheTigerareconsideredpowerfulandbrave.

Zodiacanimalsalsohavesomesocialfunctions.Whenpeoplethinkitisnotpropertoask:“Howoldareyou”theymaychangetheirquestionto“Whatisyourzodiacanimal?”Withthisquestionyoucanfigureoutroughlywhichyearsomeonewasbornandtheperson’sage.

ZodiacanimalsarenotspecialtoChina.ManycountriesshareasimilarzodiacculturewithChina.ForexampleintheJapaneseZodiacawildboar（野猪）takestheplaceofapigandtheVietnamese（越南的）zodiachasacatinsteadofarabbit.

Buthaveyoueverwonderedhowthese12animalswerechosentorepresenteachyear?AccordingtolegendtheJadeEmperor（玉皇大帝）invitedalltheanimalstojoinhimforChineseNewYear.Only12animalswenttoseehim.Asarewardhenamedayearaftereachoneintheordertheyarrived.Theoxwouldhavebeenthefirsttoarrivebuttheratsatonhisbackandjumpedoffjustbeforetheyarrivedtocomeinfirstplace.

1.Thecharacteristicsofazodiacanimalmayinfluencethe_____ofeverypersonborninthatyear.

A.appearanceB.personality

C.hobbyD.education

2.“Whatisyourzodiacanimal?”isaquestionusedtofindoutaperson’s______.

A.ageB.name

C.jobD.weight

3.IntheJapanesezodiacwedon’tseethezodiacanimal：_______

A.wildboarB.rabbit

C.dragonD.pig

4.Accordingtothelastparagraphweknowthat____wasthefirstanimaltoarrive.

A.oxB.Rat

C.pigD.Cat

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　　1.B 　　2.A 　　3.D 　　4.B 　　分析：　　本文叙述的是12生肖的故事。根据中国的农历12个动物代表着12个不同的年份，12生肖已经世界闻名而且在西方流行开来。12生肖是中华文化的重要部分，也有其社会功能，不仅中国有生肖，其他国家也有。最后还讲述了生肖的由来。　　1.1】细节理解题。根据第一段Peoplebelievethatthecharacteristicsofazodiacanimalinfluencethepersonalityofeverypersonborninthatyear.可知一个生肖的特点影响那年出生的每个人的性格。故选B。　　2.2】细节理解题。根据第三段“Whatisyourzodiacanimal?”Withthisquestionyoucanfigureoutroughlywhichyearsomeonewasbornandtheperson’sage..可知这个问题可以被用来发现一个人的年龄。故答案选A。　　3.3】细节理解题。根据intheJapaneseZodiacawildboar（野猪）takestheplaceofapig可知在日本wildboar取代了pig，因此日本生肖中没有pig，故选D。　　4.4】细节理解题。根据最后一段Theoxwouldhavebeenthefirsttoarrivebuttheratsatonhisbackandjumpedoffjustbeforetheyarrivedtocomeinfirstplace.公牛本来第一到达的，可是老鼠坐在它背上，在它到达之前先跳了下来。故选B。　　考点：　　故事类短文阅读。