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.

脑膜炎球菌侵入机体繁殖后，因自溶或死亡而释放内毒素，内毒素的主要作用是引起（）

A.菌血症

B.血小板解聚

C.血液白细胞减少

D.细菌素产生

E.血管坏死和血栓形成，周围血管出血