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1、2013年冲刺高考CRI英语听力素材练习（word）：ChineseSnakeYearComesWhenMaoShutingbecamepregnantinMay,herfamilywasoverjoyed-thebabywillbebornintheyearofsnake.LikemostChinese,theybelievethatthisisauspicious.Maoandapianistattendaspecialyogacourseforpregnantwomentwiceamonthtogetherwithsomeother10expe
2、ctantmothers.Shebelievesitwillhelpthemprepareforthedeliveryoftheir"snakebabies.""Iwastoldbabybornintheyearofsnakeisgiftedwithartistictalent.MybabyisgoingtobeaPisces,andPiscesareveryartistic.MyhusbandandIbothworkintheartindustry,soIthinkitissuchablessingforustohavethissnakebaby.
3、"Thesnake,oneofthe12animalsoftheChinesezodiac,isregardedasasymbolofinsightandwisdom.Babiesbornintheyearofthesnakearealsosaidtobeinfluential.DongYilinisoneofChina'smostfamousfortunetellers.HepracticesonthebasisofChina'sancientscriptureYijing.TheYijingisalsoknownasZhouyi,andisone
4、oftheoldestoftheChineseclassictexts.Yijingoriginscanbetracedbackabout4,000years.Dongbelievesthatpeoplebornintheyearofsnakeareverydeterminedandresoluteaboutsuccess."Peoplewhoarebornintheyearofsnakeareverygoodatputtingasideworriesandmovingonwithlife.Forexample,ifweencountersomeba
5、dthingslikebreakingupwithfriends,havingproblemsatworkorsufferingabiglossinpersonalwealth,itmighttakeayearforotherpeopletorecover,butitcouldtakejustonemonthforthosewhoarebornintheyearofsnaketogetoveritsoonfindtheirwaytogoforthenextperiod."TheyearofsnakebeginsonFebruary10,2013and
6、lastsuntiltheJanuary30,2014.Althoughthereisstillmorethanonemonthtothestartoftheyearofthesnake,theChinesehavealreadystartedcollectingsnakecoinsforgoodluck.Snakescoinsareoftenmadewithgold,silverorotherpreciousmetals.ChenRuiisthemanagerofagoldstoreinBeijing,andshesayssnakecoinsare
7、alreadypopularwithcollectors.2"SnakecoinsareperfectcombinationofChinesetraditionalcultureofanimalsignsandgold.Theyaremainlymadeofgold,silverandotherpreciousmetals,andtheyhaveaveryhighreservevalue,sothesesnakecoinsareverypopularamongourcustomers."Lastyear,theyearofthedragon,more
8、than80-thousanddragoncoinsweresold.Thisyearabout50-tho
