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【題目】 Every country has its typical animals. Some animals can even stand for the country. So which animal can best stand for China? Maybe you would say the panda because it is Chinese national treasure. But there is another animal that can really represent China and even Chinese culture the dragon. Although nobody knows if there is a dragon in the world, it has been regarded as the symbol of China for thousands of years. There are many descriptions of dragons in Chinese history.

The dragon is the symbol of emperor in ancient times, and the dragon is great, because it gets the respect of all the Chinese people. In China, the dragon is an amazing animal. Even now we call ourselves descendants of the dragon, and we are proud of it. But in the western countries, people think the dragon is a strange thing.It is a terrible animal like a huge snake , and it’s not positive and beautiful.

Both Chinese and western people should pay attention to this cultural difference, or we may make a joke or even a mistake. Having a full understanding of the differences between Chinese and Western culture is important for cultural exchange.

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【1】Which animal is the Chinese national treasure?

A.The panda.B.The tiger.C.The dragon.D.The lion.

【2】What does the underlined word “descendants” mean in Chinese?

A.圖騰B.后裔C.代表D.傳說

【3】In the American books or magazines, the picture of dragon may look________.

A.positiveB.beautifulC.lovelyD.terrible

【4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.No one has seen a dragon.

B.The dragon is respected by people in China.

C.Westerners think the animal dragon is a strange thing.

D.We can give our American friends presents with pictures of dragon on it.

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A.The history of dragon.B.Amazing animals.

C.Cultural differences.D.The national treasures.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。介紹了每個國家都有自己的典型動物，代表中國的典型動物是龍。但是在西方，龍是一種可怕的動物。中西方人都要尊重文化差異，不然我們就會犯錯誤或者鬧笑話的。正確理解文化差異對于文化交際是很重要的。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第四句“Maybe you would say the panda because it is Chinese national treasure.”可知，可能人們會說熊貓是代表中國的典型動物，因為它是國寶。故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段第三句“Even now we call ourselves descendants of the dragon, and we are proud of it.”可知，即使到現(xiàn)在我們都把自己叫做龍的傳人，而且我們就是龍的傳人，并且以它為自豪。根據(jù)常識，我們稱為自己為龍的傳人，可知后裔，后代。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句“Although nobody knows if there is a dragon in the world, it has been regarded as the symbol of China for thousands of years.”可知，沒人知道世界上真的是否存在龍，但是它仍舊被當做中國的象征。A正確；根據(jù)第二段第一句“The dragon is the symbol of emperor in ancient times, and the dragon is great, because it gets the respect of all the Chinese people.”可知，古代皇帝的象征就是龍，龍非常偉大，因為它獲得全中國人的尊敬。B正確；根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二句“But in the western countries, people think the dragon is a strange thing.”可知，但是在西方國家，人們認為龍是奇怪的事物。C正確；根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第一句“It is a terrible animal like a huge snake , and it’s not positive and beautiful.”可知，龍是像一條大蛇一樣的可怕動物，不是積極的漂亮的象征，給美國朋友有龍圖案的禮物，這是不對的。故選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第一二句“But in the western countries, people think the dragon is a strange thing. It is a terrible animal like a huge snake , and it’s not positive and beautiful.”可知，但是在西方國家，人們認為龍是奇怪的東西。它是像一條大蛇一樣的可怕動物，不是積極的漂亮的象征。所以在美國雜志中，龍的圖片是可怕的。故選D。

【5】文章大意題。A龍的歷史；B令人驚訝的動物；C文化差異；D國家珍寶。根據(jù)最后一段“Both Chinese and western people should pay attention to this cultural difference, or we may make a joke or even a mistake. Having a full understanding of the differences between Chinese and Western culture is important for cultural exchange.”可知，中西方人都要尊重文化差異，不然我們就會犯錯誤或者鬧笑話的。正確理解文化差異對于文化交際是很重要的。所以文章通過每個國家的代表動物引出尊重文化差異的論述。故選C。