【題目】 Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination（結(jié)合體）of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns（角）and a long moustache（胡子）. With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.

We are proud to call ourselves the "descendants（傳人）of the dragon". In Chinese, "excellent" people are often called "dragons". A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons, for example, "Hoping one's child will become a dragon," which means hoping he or she will be successful.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered. There are some famous "dragons" who have done excellent things, for example, the great man Deng Xiaoping, the famous businessman Li Jiacheng and the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.

There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as the Dragon Head-Raising Day and the Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon.

The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the "descendants of the dragon", it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be "dragons".

【1】What does the Chinese dragon symbolize?

A.A combination of many animals.B.Chinese sayings and idioms.

C.Traditional festivals.D.Strength and good luck.

【2】In the passage, the underlined sentence "Hoping one's child will become a dragon." means "_______"in Chinese.

A.龍馬精神B.龍飛鳳舞C.望子成龍D.龍騰虎躍

【3】What characteristics may the people born in the Year of the Dragon have?

A.Creative, confident, patient and powerful.B.Creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered.

C.Lovely, confident, brave and bad-tempered.D.Lucky, confident, creative and successful.

【4】Which of the following years is the Year of the Dragon?

A.1988.B.1998.C.2008.D.2018

【5】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Dragons are real animals.

B.There are many Chinese sayings and idioms about dragons.

C.People born in the Year of the Dragon must be successful.

D.The "descendants of the dragon" are often called "dragons".

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要介紹了龍是不真實的動物，但看起來像一個許多動物的組合。中國龍是一種力量和好運氣的象征；中國古代的皇帝喜歡龍，他們的衣服上有龍的圖案。龍在中國文化中是非常重要的。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck.”可知，中國龍是力量和好運的象征。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)A. the vigour of a dragon or horse龍馬精神；B. lively and vigorous in calligraphy龍飛鳳舞；C. hoping one's child will become a dragon望子成龍；D. dragons rising and tigers leaping龍騰虎躍；根據(jù)“which means hoping he or she will be successful.”可知，希望他的孩子成功，因此表示望子成龍，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered.”可知，龍年出生的人有創(chuàng)造力，自信，勇敢，脾氣暴躁。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon.”可知，每12年有一個龍年，2012年是龍年，因此1988年是龍年。故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Dragons are not real animals,”可知，龍不是真正的動物，因此A項不正確。根據(jù)“A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons,”可知，有許多關(guān)于龍的中國諺語和習(xí)語，因此B項正確。根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容可知，龍年出生的一些人是成功的，因此不是所有龍年出生的人都是成功的，因此C項不正確。根據(jù)“As the "descendants of the dragon", it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be "dragons".”可知，關(guān)于“龍的傳人”的文化可以幫助我們理解為什么我們的父母總是希望我們成為“龍”。因此D項不正確。故選B。

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