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1、THEYEAROFTHEPIG1TheYearofthePig猪年AnInterestingAnimal一种有趣的动物Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：I’mapig,mysonisarabbit,Ihavesnakesfordaughters,andmywife,believeitornot,isadragon!DoIliveinazoo?No,ofcoursenot!IamtalkingaboutourChinesezod
2、iacsigns.Dependingontheyearofyourbirth,eachpersonhasananimalforasign.That’swhyIamapigandmywifeisadragon.thFebruarythe18isChineseNewYearand2007istheyearofthepig,solet’stakeacloserlookatthisinterestinganimal.Pigswerefirstdomesticatedbymanabout9,000yearsago,an
3、darestillaverycommonfarmanimalinmanypartsoftheworld.Wedon’tjustusepigsfortheirmeat–almosteverypartoftheanimalisused.Thebonesandskinareusedforglueandfootballs.Thehairisusedforartists’brushesandinsulation.Thefatisusedinthemanufactureofinsecticides,floorwaxes,
4、rubberandplastics.Amazingly,pigsareasourceofnearly40pharmaceuticaldrugsandtheirheartvalvescanbeusedinsurgerytoreplacehumanones.Pigshavealsobeenimportantintheworldofentertainment.In1995thefilm‘Babe’starredaloveabletalkingpigasitsmaincharacter.ThefilmwonanOsc
5、arandwasnominatedfor6more.InEnglandyoucanevengotowatchpigracing.Afarmer,RobShepherd,hasbeenraisingmoneyforcharitybystagingpigracesonhisfarm.Theeventshavebeenverysuccessful.Peopledon’tjustwanttoeatpigs,itseems!PigsalsofeatureintheEnglishlanguage.Tosaythatsom
6、ethingisunlikelytohappenyoucansay“Pigsmightfly!”Amanthatthinksmenaresuperiortowomenisa“chauvinistpig”.Hungry?Wellthen,youcan“pigout”andeatlotsoffood.Andwhatifsomeonerescuesyou?Well,youcansaythatthey“savedyourbacon”.Ifyou,likeme,werebornintheyearofthepig,the
7、nyouarebrave,thoughtfulandloyal.Theyearofthepigisfilledwithgoodfortune.HappyChineseNewYear!2Glossary词汇表zodiac-十二生肖loveable-可爱的domesticated-饲养的nominated-提名glue-胶水charity-慈善brushes-刷子staging-举行insulation-绝缘chauvinist-沙文主义者manufacture-生产bacon-咸肉insecticides-杀虫
8、剂brave-勇敢的waxes-蜡thoughtful-考虑周到的pharmaceuticaldrugs-药制品loyal-忠诚的heartvalves-心脏瓣膜goodfortune-好财运1.ReadingQuiz阅读测验Arethesesentencestrueorfalse?Circlethecorrectanswer.以下句子哪句是真，哪句是假？请圈出正确答案。1.TheChineseZo
