Section One
The city is an accumulation of human civilization. Just as the American social philosopher Lewis
Mumford put it,it is a special system which,fine and compact,has been designed to preserve the fruits of
human civilization. Many western languages have developed their versions of the term "civilization" from
the same Latin word "civitas" (meaning "city"),and it is by no means a coincidence. The city has played a
significant role in the perfection of order in human society.
Section Two
The emblem(会徽) ,showing the image of three people-you, me, him/her holding hands together,
symbolizes the big family of mankind.Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character" (meaning the world),
the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is on a global scale and which shows the
various urban cultures of the world.
Section Three
Created from the inspiration of Chinese character ",the design roots deeply in Chinese culture. It tells
the world the eternal core(永恒的核心) and theme of Shanghai World Expo will always be the human.
The mascot "Haibao" will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China
"Better City, Better Life".
The basic structure of the Chinese character " in which each stroke supports each other also shows
the concept that the beautiful life should depend on mutual help (互相帮助). If humans are willing to
support one another,the harmony among human,nature,and society will be available. Such an urban life
will be nice.
Haibao's confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China"World Expo 2010 Shanghai
China
Welcomes you ! "
1. Section One mainly tells about __________.
A. the part cities play in human civilization
B. the development of the word "city"
C. why the Expo is held in Shanghai
D. where human civilization originated
2. The underlined word "it" in Section One refers to ____________.
A. the civilization
B. the philosopher
C. the word
D. the city
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
4. In Section Three,the second paragraph explains how the creation is connected with the_______of the
Chinese word".
A. story
B. meaning
C. shape
D. usage
5. The underlined word "stroke"in the second paragraph of Section Three means____.
A. one of the ideas a word has
B. a line made by a writing tool
C. a member of a family or the society
D. a person who has met with trouble
