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閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從下面方框中的A-E選項(xiàng)中,選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全短文。

As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture.1.. Let’s look at some words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have bad meanings.2.. In English, people use the dog to describe good actions. 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. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired.3.. But in Western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is unkind. There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.

4.. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.

5.. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.

A. However, Chinese love cats very much.

B. The words about plants and animals are used in good or bad ways in different cultures.

C. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used.

D. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries.

E. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans

1.C 2.E 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】本文通過對比不同國家對于動物和植物的一些詞語使用的差異來展示背后文化的差異。 1.句意：當(dāng)我們關(guān)注單詞的使用方式時，我們可以看到差異。從后句的“Let’s look at some words about animals and plants.”（讓我們來看看有關(guān)動物和植物的一些單詞。）得知要拿單詞舉例子了，所以前...

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