B. Cultural corner

Dragon can be friendly or 1______, they can bring good luck or 2_______ death and destruction. For a creature that doesn’t actually exit, that’s 3_____.

In Chinese culture, dragons are 4______and wise, although they can be 5_________. The dragon was closely 6_________ to the royal family. According to popular 7_______, if you were born in the year of the 8_______, you are intelligent, brave and a natural leader.

But in the west, dragons had a different 9__________.

Why10________the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is 11______to the animals the myths grow out of. In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the 12______. But in China, the idea of the dragon came from the 13_________, a good sign for 14_________. So the Chinese dragon was a 15_________ of good fortune.

ⅡVocabulary

Complete these sentences using the correct form of the words given below.

hair fright appear predict reputation positive indicate fortunate 

1 The boy was ______ to death by the violent thunderstorm.

2 She was quiet ______ about the amount of money.

3 You never know how she will react: she is so_________.

4 He has established his good ________ as a writer.

5 A _______ chest sometimes is a symbol of strong for a man.

6 A red sky at night _______ fine weather the following day.

7 The plane __________ behind the cloud, so you couldn’t see it.

8 __________, he passed the examination.

9 The knife needs __________.

10 If we continue to destroy the countryside, more animals will become________.

Ⅲ Translate into Chinese

A.          Phrases

1 接近,靠近2 生气

3 伸出4 再次成为新闻

5 看清楚某物6 看起来象

7 潜入水中8 远亲

9 不可能10 占地

11说实话12 适应,适合

13 灭绝14编故事

15 帮助弄清楚,阐明某事

16 开门见山

17 几乎一夜之间

18 选择,喜欢,攻击19 不同寻常

20 根据21 由于

22产生

B sentences

1最近,几次有人在中国东北吉林省长白山的天池看见怪物,这使得怪物再次成为新闻.

2 他生称看见一个黑黑的,圆圆的动物在水中快速游动.

3 他们还认为,在世界其他地方的湖泊里也许有类似的生物.

4 他们说,水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的动物.

5 虽然没人很清楚的看到过怪物，但有关的信息从上世纪末就有了。

6 因为天气不错湖面很平静，李晓和说她和家人可以很清楚的观看怪物。

7 龙可以是和善的或凶猛的，他们能带来好运或引起死亡和破坏。

8 在中国文化中，龙是慷慨智慧的，虽然有点神不可测。

9 有一个比较盛行的说法：如果你在龙年出生，你就会聪明勇敢而且具有与生俱来的领袖资质。

10 为什么在世界不同的地方龙有不同的特征？一些专家认为这是由于神话的起源不同。

ⅣMultiple choice.

1Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim____ monsters in the sea.

A seeing B to have seen C having seen D to see

2 The bell ________ the end of the period rang, interrupting our heated discussion.

A indicating B indicated C indicates D to indicate

3 You can’t imagine such a beautiful girl ______ say such rude words.

A might B need C should D may

5 When and where to go _____

A have not decided B have not been decided C has not decided D has not been decided

6 We are most_____ to make progress when we think in terms of what is best for the benefit of our course.

A likely B possible C probable D unlikely

7 We _____ in four weeks time so Mr. Smith took me shopping for dress.

A were to marry with B were to be married C would marry to D were about to be married