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(2024·镇江中考改编) Zodiac animals are important to Chinese people for long. Many years ago, a president from a foreign country v
1 China. At the dinner, he showed people a riddle, “There are twelve things that can be given to all the Chinese, and each person can get his or her o
2. What are the twelve things?” The a
3 is of course the “12 zodiac animals”. As a cultural s
4 that stays with a person since his or her birth, the zodiac animal of the year is an important part in e
5 life. Even today, many Chinese people will use “What is your zodiac animal?” instead of “How old are you?” when they ask about a person’s a
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In ancient times, people formed clans (部落). Different clans had different signs. The clans usually used the looks of animals. Once, an important m
7 was held. At the meeting, the animals used by the most powerful clans were decided as the zodiac animals.
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8 China, many other countries also have similar systems of zodiac animals. For example, India has a system of 12 zodiac animals, which is a
9 the same as that of China, with only the lion in the place of the tiger. The Vietnamese (越南的) system has the cat instead of the rabbit, but the other e
10 animals remain the same. It is widely believed that it was the Chinese zodiac culture that spread to the countries nearby.
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everyone's/everybody's/everyday
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eleven
