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Day -  34 Precious jade

Hey, I’m Congcong, a mascot of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. I look like a famous jade cong. It was found in Liangzhu, Hangzhou. It is about 5,000 years old. Chinese people love jade. It stands for peace and kindness. Ancient Chinese liked to wear jade. They also used jade to show their respect to the gods. Jade plays such a big role in China. That’s one of the reasons why they made me a mascot.

1. precious: adj.珍贵的,宝贵的

2. jade:n.玉,翡翠

3. mascot:n.吉祥物

4. Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games: 2022年杭州亚运会

5. famous : adj.著名的,出名的

6. stands for:代表

7. peace:n.和平

8. kindness : n.善良

9. use....to do...:用....来做

10. show respect to sb.:对某人表示尊敬

11. play such a big role:发挥重要的作用

12. one of the reasons:原因之一

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1. B  2. C  3.C  4.B  5. B

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