Question

Dragons can be friendly or fierce (凶狠的) . They can bring good luck or cause death,but one thing is sure―people talk about them almost every?where in the world. For a creature that doesn't actu?ally exist,that's quite something.

In Chinese culture,dragons are generous and wise,although they can be①unpredictable. The dragon was closely connected to the royal family: the emperor's robes (礼袍) have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws.②Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols too,but with fewer claws and of a different colour. According to popular belief,if you were born in the year of the dragon,you are intelligent,brave,and a natural leader.

But in the West,dragons had a different repu?tation (名声) . The very first text in English,the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf,tells the story of a Scandinavian hero,Beowulf,who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight. However,across the border in Wales,the red drag?on which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol,indicating strength and a sense of national identity.

③Why should the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is due to the animals that the myths grew out of. In the West? the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake—an animal which people hated and④                of (害怕)  

But in China,the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator — a shy animal which lives in rivers,but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of water―a good sign for agriculture (农业) . So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of ?good for?tune.

31. (A) 请写出①处画线部分unpredictable的汉语意思：       

(B) 请从文中找出与?处画线部分good fortune 意思相近的短语：         

32. 请将短文中②处画线的句子改为主动语态。

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33. 请将短文中③处画线的句子译成汉语。 

34. 根据 处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整，每空一词：         

35. What are the differences between Chinese drag?ons and Western dragons? (从文中找出相关描述的英语单词或短语，至少一个)

(1) Chinese dragons：      

(2) Western dragons:       

Answer 1

31. (A) 难以预料(测) 的；(B) good luck   

32. They allowed other members of the royal family to wear dragon symbols   

33. 为什么龙在世界上不同地方有不同的特色？ 

34. were afraid   

35. (1) generous;wise;a bringer of good fortune (2) positive;strength