We are now in the year 2021.It is the Year of the Ox （牛）.Chinese people believe this year will be good because the ox has many positive meanings in Chinese culture.
   The ox stands for （代表）the spirit of hard work and selflessness （無私）.We often say that the ox is enduring （忍耐的）and generous （慷慨的）.They are our friends.Cows give people milk.Yaks help people carry things around.
   People like this animal so much that they have written poems about it and painted pictures of it.They also make paper-cuts of it to decorate their homes during important holidays.In the well-known Chinese story ''The cowherd and the Weaver （牛郎織女） ''，a loyal cow helps a man marry a fairy.Later，it gives its skin to the man to help him meet his wife over the Milky Way （銀河）.
   Lu Xun，one of China's most famous writers，liked cows.He wrote， "Cows eat grass，but give milk".In Chinese，we use the term "laohuangniu" to describe those who help others and ask nothing for themselves.

（1）What year is the year 2021 ？

C

C

A．The Year of the Sheep
B．The Year of the Dog
C．The Year of the Ox
D．The Year of the Horse
（2）What does the underlined word "positive " mean in Chinese？

D

D

A．真實(shí)的
B．實(shí)際的
C．確定的
D．積極的
（3）What spirit does the ox stand for？

A

A

A．The spirit of doing hard work and helping others.
B．The spirit of giving us milk.
C．The spirit of loving others.
D．The spirit of doing the best.
（4）What do people do to show that they like the ox very much？

B

B

A．They don't eat the meat of the ox.
B．They write poems and paint pictures of the ox.
C．They give the ox different kinds of foods.
D．They don't let the ox work all day long.
（5）What kind of people do we use''laohuangniu'' to describe？

B

B

A．People who don't have to work.
B．People who help others and ask for nothing.
C．People who eat a lot of vegetables.
D．People who sell much milk to others.