24.Pigs Teach Us About Life China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs(信仰) about animals,but when it comes to pigs,there are almost no different ideas for us and we all have the(1)
ideas and opinions.We all think that pigs are ugly,lay and silly. Let's look at the idioms (習語) and phrases in our languages.In Chinese,people often say "Boiling a dead pig",and "A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig".And in English,there are also expressions such(2)
"eating like a pig" and "to teach a pig to play on a flute(笛子)".All these idioms and phrases have nothing to do with admiration(欽佩) or praise. However,that is not true.As a matter of(3)
,pigs have some fine qualities (品質) especially when the Year of the Pig comes at the Chinese Spring Festival. First of all,a research report shows that pigs are not(4)
at all but very clever.They like to play.They can remember things for a long time.And they know the differences(5)
good people and bad people. There are also lovely pig characters in cartoons.Peppa Pig,for example,a TV play has now become(6)
of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries.The four members in the cartoon's pig family (7)
all the children about love,friendship,and the value of family. And another example is McDul(麥兜).The creator(創作者) of McDull said, "People are paying too much attention to high speed and quick results,but McDull(麥兜) is slow and patient.No matter how difficult the road to success is,he always keeps on(8)
hard for his dreams even though he keeps failing.He has a heart of gold."
25.隨著社會的發展和時代的進步,我們每個人的家鄉,可以說都發生了巨大的變化,變得日新月異,煥然一新。某英文報社正在舉辦英語征文活動。請你以"The Great Changes in My Hometown"為題,用英語寫一篇文章參賽。 要求: (1)詞數80-120詞。 (2)文中不得出現自己所在的學校、班級、姓名等真實信息。 參考要點: (1)基礎設施(住房更寬敞,出行更容……) (2)生態環境(山更綠,水更清,天更……) (3)教育文化(學習內容更有趣,學習方式更多……) (4)……