Question

Happy New Year, everyone!

The year of 2014 is the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar(農歷). It begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. People say 2014 is the Year of Wood Horse. Wood is something about trees or green, so it is also called Year of Green Horse. 2014 is the ji?w? (甲午) year.

Horses are our good friends for a long time. In the past, horses helped people carry heavy things and travel far. Today many people ride horses for fun.

Horses are hard-working and loyal animals. So are the people born in the Year of Horse. They are true to others. If you have some friends like that, be nice to them. They could be your friends forever.

1.The year of 2014 is the Year of the ____________.

A. SnakeB. DragonC. MonkeyD. Horse

2.The underlined word “loyal” in the last paragraph means __________ in Chinese.

A. 令人畏懼的B. 自信的C. 忠誠的D. 固執的

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了馬年的來歷，起止時間；馬的品性，以及在馬年出生的人常具備的特性等。

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考點：文化類短文閱讀。