For those of you who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year.
When talking to a Westerner, how
ever, you’ve got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people view the pig as a smart and prospe
rous (rich, lucky) animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative（否定的）.
A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn’t be smiling. When a person doesn’t like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.
If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don’t say, “ Oh, you’
re a pig!” Most Westerners will be understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of mistake. However, don’t take any chances. You might just offend (触怒)someone who does not share your positive ideas about pigs.
小题1:
According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a ________ animal.
A．clever
B．rich
C．good
D．all the above小题2:
A Westerner will call someone a pig if he ______ that man.
A．dislikes
B．is afraid of
C．looks up to
D．makes fun of小题3:
When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them _______.
A．will be angry
B．will be very surprised
C．can forgive
D．may quarrel with you小题4:
From the passage we can conclude that ________.
A．it’s impolite to talk about pigs
B．Westerners do not like pigs as much as the Chinese
C．in general, Westerners and the Chinese don’t like pigs
D．all of the Chinese like pigs better than Westerners
