大学英语阅读羊年

ChineseZodiac-Sheep/Goat/Ram

Thesheep(goat,orram)isamongtheanimalsthatpeoplelikemost.Itisgentleandcalm.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehavelearnedtouseitsfleecetomakewritingbrushesandskintokeepwarm.Asitiswhite,peopledescribedelicateandpreciouswhitejadetobe'suetjade'.Thusitisclosetothemeaningofgoodthings.

Personality:Strengths

CharacteristicsofpeoplebornintheyearofSheeparetender,polite,filial,clever,andkind-hearted.Theyhavespecialsensitivitytoartandbeauty,faithinacertainreligionandaspecialfondnessforquietliving.Theyarewise,gentleandcompassionateandcancopewithbusinesscautiouslyandcircumspectly.Intheirdailylife,theytrytobeeconomical.Womenborninthisyeararewillingtotakegoodcareofothers,buttheyshouldavoidpessimismandhesitation.Theyarekindinheartandcommonlyhavesymmetricalfiguresandfeatures.

Personality:Weaknesses

Sheepyearpeopleareoftenworrierswhoareshy,pessimistic,moody,indecisive,over-sensitive,weak-willedandpuzzledaboutlife.Theyareeasilyinclinedtobedeeplyreligious.Theyaretimidinnatureandliketobelookedafterbyothers.Theylikeflattery,complimentandsuggestionsfromfriends.Theydonotdaretoexpresstheirloveopenlyandusuallyhaveinterestsinstrangetheories.

ChinaZodiacAnimal–SheepHoroscopeandNumerologyElementsEarthlyBranchofBirthYear:wei

WuXing(TheFiveElements):tu(earth)

YinYang:yin

AuspiciousDirections:east,southeast,south

LuckyColors:green,red,purple;Avoid:golden,coffee

LuckyNumbers:3,9,4;Avoid:7,6,8

LuckyFlowers:carnation,primrose,aliceflower

ZodiacSignCompatibility-Bestmatch:rabbit,horse,pig;Avoid:ox,dog

CelebritiesBornintheYearoftheSheep/Goat/Ram

Michelangelo,MarkTwain,ThomasAlvaEdison,RudolphValentino,RachelCarson,PierreTrudeau,BarbaraWalters,OrvilleWright,NicoleKidman,JuliaRoberts,AmyLee,BruceWillis,BenicioDelToro,ClaireDanes,JamieLynnSpears,MattLeBlanc,ChowYun-Fat,ZhangZiyi,LiShimin

(EmperorTaizongoftheTangDynasty618–907),CaoCao(KingofWei

inChina’sThreeKingdomsPeriod-2280),YueFei(apatrioticgeneral

inChina’sSouthSongDynasty1127-1279),EmpressDowagerCixi

FortuneForetellingin2015

ItistheirordertoencountertheYearofBirth(BenmingNian),ayearto

offend“Taisui’,thegodinchargeofpeoplefortuneinallaspectswillfluctuate.Incareer,therewon

’sfortune.In2015,the

’tbeapromotion

orsalaryrise.Onlyiftheystickwiththeircurrentjobandworkhard,willtheysmoothlygetthroughtheyear.Inwealth,theyshouldbeverycautiousaboutanyinvestment,ortherewillbealoss.Inrelationships,theyaresuggestedtobetolerantoftheirfamily,friendsandcolleaguestoavoidanyconflict.

Career:Theymayencountersomeroadblocksincareerin2015,especiallyinMarch,June,SeptemberandDecember.Inthesemonths,theiremotionswillbefluctuant,soitislikelythattheywillarguewithcolleagues.Incomparison,theirfortuneincareergetsbetterinFebruary,JulyandAugust.Aslongastheypersistinworkinghard,theywillgainmuchinthecomingyear.Atanyrate,nopromotionwillfalluponthemin2015.

Wealth:Thefinancialfortuneofsheeppeoplewillbejustso-so.Theyshouldreducedailyexpenses,oritwillbehardtomakeendsmeet.Itisnotagoodideatolendmoneytoothers.Theinvestmentinstocks,bondsandrealestateshouldbestopped.Peoplewhoarelivinginarentalhouse

shouldkeepdoingthis.Don’tbuyanewhouseormove.Settingafishtankinthewestornorthofthehousemayincreasetheirfortuneinwealth.

Relationships:Sheeppeoplecaneasilylosetheirtemperin2015.Asaresult,couplesandloversmayargue.Theyshouldcommunicatewitheachothertosolvetheproblemtoavoidbreakingup.Alsothisisnotagoodyeartogetmarried.Singlemalesmaygetinvolvedinarelationship,andfemaleswillstillexpecttogetbacktheirformerlove.

Health:Theyshouldkeepawayfromsharptoolsandweaponssuchasknifes,swords,sawsandscissors,becausetheymayeasilygetinjuredthisyear.Indailylife,theyshouldplaysportsandavoideatingtoomuchgreasyfood.Sheepbornin1943and1979needtobecarefulindrivinganddoingsports,especiallyinJuneandDecember.

Putthefollowingadjectivesinthecorrectcolumn.Gentle,calm,precious,delicate,tender,shy,pessimistic,moody,indecisive,over-sensitive,weak-willed,puzzled,polite,filial,clever,kind-hearted,wise,gentle,compassionate,economical,timid,tolerant,auspicious,cautious,persistent,fluctuant,offensive,patriotic,strange,pessimistic,hesitant

POSITIVE+NEGATIVE-

2.Markthefollowingsentencesastrue(T)orfalse(F).

Sinceancienttimes,thesheephasbeenveryusefultopeople.

PeoplebornintheyearofSheepareextraverts.

Theyareinclinedtoadmireartandbeauty.

Theyareusuallystingy.

Theyarerisk-takers.

Accordingtothetext,in2015,theircareerwillimprov