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【題目】 Choose the best answer（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/span>

Wales is a country that is part of Britain. Like all countries, it has a national flag. The flag is

made of two thick lines –green below, white on top. On its own that would like very boring, but the

flag of Wales is rather memorable. It also has a drawing of a fierce, blood-red dragon with wings, a

raised front leg and arrows for its tail and tongue.

Visit Wales and you will see this dragon flying proud above public and private buildings. You

will spot it at the top of Welsh government letters, and even on bar signs. Thousands of Welsh

business contain the words“Red Dragon”in their names –from small cafes to huge shopping malls. Much more interesting, however, is the story behind the dragon. It comes from the country’s old and colorful folk tales.

The Mabinogion is one of the oldest pieces of literature in Britain. In one of its stories, there is a fierce struggle between a red dragon and a white dragon. The cries of pain from the red dragon are a terrible thing. They are so horrific that they cause animals to die when they hear them. King Klud of Britain catches the two dragons, then he transports them to Snowdonia, the site of a tall mountain in Wales.

In another story, King Vortigern tries to build a castle on the site where the dragons are buried（埋葬）, but the building is destroyed each night. It is a mystery to the King, who doesn’t know the dragons are there. A young magician tells the King about the dragons, who then sets them free. The two dragons continue their fight until the red dragon wins. This story made the red dragon an obvious choice for a national symbol.

There are other symbols of Wales, but it is the red dragon that means the most to Welsh people –and has the best stories.

【1】We cannot see ______ in Wale’s national flag.

A. a horrible dragon B. three arrows

C. a thick white line D. a thick green line

【2】The underlined word spot in the second paragraph probably means _______.

A. meet B. receive C. write D. see

【3】The main idea of the second paragraph is that ______.

A. the red dragon is very popular in Wales

B. we can usually find the dragon on top of buildings

C. businessmen like using the red dragon as their logo

D. the old colorful folk tales make the red dragon a national symbol

【4】_______ is the superhero in the tales.

A. the young magician B. King Liud

C. King Vortigern D. Snowdonia

【5】From the tales, we can know that _______.

A. the dragons destroy the castle because they didn’t like the castle

B. the dragons fight against each other underground.

C. the red dragon is the winner in different tales

D. animals die when they hear the two dragons

【6】The best title for this story is ________.

A. Wales’ National flag B. Wales’ colorful folk tales

C. The symbols of Whales D. Wale’s red dragon

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】本文主要講述了威爾士的紅龍的故事。

【1】題意：在威爾士國旗上我們不能看到_____________�？疾榧毠�(jié)理解題。A. a horrible dragon一個可怕的龍；B. three arrows三支箭（三條粗線）；C. a thick white line一條粗白線 ；D. a thick green line一條粗綠線。根據(jù)第一段The flag is made of two thick lines –green below, white on top.（國旗由兩條粗線組成，下面是綠色，頂部是白色。）可知

【2】題意：第二段中下劃線的單詞spot可能意味著______________�？疾樵~義猜測題。A. meet相遇；相識；開會；B. receive接收；受理；C. write寫；D. see看見。根據(jù)上文Visit Wales and you will see this dragon flying proud above public and private buildings.（訪問威爾士，你會看到這條龍在公共建筑和私人建筑上方自豪地飄揚。）的意思可知此句You will spot it at the top of Welsh government letters, and even on bar signs.意思是：在威爾士政府信件的頂部，甚至在酒吧招牌上你會看到它。結合句意可知spot的意思是see，選B。

【3】題意：第二段的大意是____________。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. the red dragon is very popular in Wales紅龍在威爾士很受歡迎。B. we can usually find the dragon on top of buildings我們通�？梢栽诮ㄖ�物的頂部發(fā)現(xiàn)龍。C. businessmen like using the red dragon as their logo商人喜歡用紅龍作為他們的標志。D. the old colorful folk tales make the red dragon a national symbol古老多彩的民間傳說使紅龍成為民族的象征。根據(jù)第一段第一句Visit Wales and you will see this dragon flying proud above public and private buildings.（訪問威爾士，你會看到這條龍在公共建筑和私人建筑上方自豪地飄揚。）可知龍在威爾士很受歡迎。結合題意和選項可知選A。

【4】題意：_________________是故事中的超級英雄嗎？考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句King Klud of Britain catches the two dragons, then he transports them to Snowdonia, the site of a tall mountain in Wales.（英國王克盧德抓到兩條龍，然后運輸?shù)剿怪Z登尼亞，在威爾士一座高山上的地點。）可知King Klud是故事中的超級英雄。結合題意可知選B。

【5】題意：從故事中我們可以知道_______________。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. the dragons destroy the castle because they didn’t like the castle龍破壞了城堡，因為他們不喜歡城堡。B. the dragons fight against each other underground. 龍在地下互相攻擊。C. the red dragon is the winner in different tales紅龍在不同傳說中都是贏家。D. animals die when they hear the two dragons動物聽到龍的聲音就會死去。第四段主要內(nèi)容：在另一個版本的故事，國王試圖在一個地方建一個城堡，在這個地點下面埋了兩條龍，但每一晚建筑物就被毀壞。但是，國王不知道這個秘密。魔術師告訴了國王，國王后來放了他們，這兩條龍繼續(xù)斗爭，最后紅龍勝利了。根據(jù)題意和選項可知選B。

【6】題意：這個故事最好的標題是_____________�？疾橹髦祭斫忸}。A. Wales’ National flag威爾士國旗；B. Wales’ colorful folk tales威爾士民間故事；C. The symbols of Whales鯨魚的象征 ；D. Wale’s red dragon 威爾士的紅龍。本文主要講述了威爾士的紅龍的故事。根據(jù)主要內(nèi)容可知選D。