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This year is the Year of the Cock．Just like other Chinese zodiacs（生肖） the cock means a lot．Do you want to know more about it？Read on．
☆Cock in Chinese culture
In ancient times，there were no clocks．The cock （old people it
was time to get up and start to work．So hard-working ancient
Chinese people were big fans of the cock．
Traditionally，people thought the cock was a bird that could avoid evil （邪恶的） things．The story says once cocks make their morning calls，all the evil things at night will leave．
The cock is popular with people for its courage．In ancient China，a lot of people liked to watch cockfighting （斗鸡） because the game was exciting．
The pronunciation of"cock"in Putonghua is the same as that of"chance"and"good luck'
☆What it means to be a cock
Those who are born in the Year of the Cock are said to be active．"They like to be the center of attention and always look beautiful"，the China Highlight website noted．
☆Big events in the Year of the Cock
On January 20，Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States．
☆In the first half of 2017，China launched （发射）its first cargo spacecraft （货运飞船）
Tianzhou-l，to dock （对接） with Tiangong-2．
☆On July 1，1997，Hong Kong returned to China.2017marks the 20th year of its return．
☆At the end of 2017，China will launch its fifth lunar probe （月球探测），Chang'e-5．
36．The cock couldA people in ancient times．
A．wake up
B．lift up
C．fight with
D．talk with
37．Chinese people like the cock forC reasons
A．two
B．three
C．four
D．five
38．The people born in the Year of the Cock may beD
A．shy
B．quiet
C．brave
D．active
39．One event in 2017is thatB
A．Tiangong-2was launched
B．China will launch Chang e-5
C．Hong Kong returned to China
D．Trump became the new president of the UK
40．The best title of the passage may beC
A．The Culture of the Cock
B．Big Events in the Year of the Cock
C．Talk about Cocks in the Year of the Cock
D．Different Zodiacs，Different People．
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