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江苏省常熟市九校联考2019届九年级英语二模试卷
As we know, there are differences between Western culture and Chinese culture. . 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. . 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 "dogtired" means very tired.. 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.
. 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.
. 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. However, westerners love cats very much
E. We can see similarities when we pay attention to the way words are used
F. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some Western countries
G. But in Western countries, dogs are considered to be honest and good friends of humans
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