B
Theyear2009istheYearofOx.TheoxisarepresentativeofthefarmingcultureofChina.Inthefarmingeconomy(经济),oxenarethemajoranimalspullingplows(犁).
Ofcourse,thegoodofoxenisnotlimitedtoplowing.Infact,theyareseenas"boatsonland"fortheirabilitytocarryloads.Besides,thewholebodyofanoxisfulloftr easures.Theirmeatandmilkarefoodfullofnutr ition,andtheirskincanbeusedtomakeclothesandshoes.Withallthesequalities,oxenareregardedasgenerouscreatures.
Inthepast,oxenplayedanimportantr oleinthespirituallifeoftheChinese.Eventoday,oxenstillplayaspecialpartinsomefolkactivities.Forexample,somepeoplewho1iveinsouthwestChinawillcookcattlebonesoupandshareitamongfamilymemberswhenholdingtheceremonyforchildrenwhoreach13.Theybelievethatthecattlebonesouprepresentsthebloodrelationshipamongfamilymembers.Inordertoexpresstheirloveforoxen,peopleinsomeotherareaswillruntoshakeoffdiseasesonthe16thdayofthefirstmonthbythelunarcalendar(农历),andduringtheirruntheywilltaketheiroxenalong,whichindicatestheyregardthecreatureashuman.
Becauseofthecontr ibutionofoxenintheirlives,theChinesepeopleareverygratefultotheanimal.Inaddition,theuseofoxeninceremoniesandthethankspeopleowetooxenhelptodevelopvarioustr aditionalcustoms,whichbecomesanimportantpartofthefolkcultureoftheChinesenation.
60.Thewords"boatsonland"underlinedinParagraph2referto__
A.animalsfortakinggoodsB.creaturesforpullingplows
C.tr easuresofthefolkcultureD.toolsinthefarmingeconomy
正确答案：A
