Dragons are liked by the Chinese. They are deeply rooted in the Chinese culture.
The Chinese often think of themselves as the descendents(传人) of the dragon. However, nobody really knows ____小题1:____ the dragon comes from and its image in the eyes of the Chinese people seems to be ____小题2:____ combination of many animals. _____小题3:_____ (compare) with European dragons, ____小题4:____ are considered evil, in China, it was said ______小题5:____ dragons had great powers that allowed them to make rain and control floods, and they were responsible for the transportation of human spirits to heaven after death. They ______小题6:______ (believe) to live in the dragon palaces under the oceans and to have the ability _____小题7:____ (fly) in the sky.
Chinese emperors thought _____小题8:____ were real dragons and the sons of heaven. Thus the throne (宝座)was called the dragon seat;the beds they slept ______小题9:________were called the dragon beds, and the emperors’ formal dresses were called the dragon robes.
In ancient China people had no doubts about the ______小题10:_____ (exist) of dragons. People showed great respect for any dragon in pictures and writings, and as a result, the dragon became the symbol of Chinese nation.
小题1:where
小题2:a
小题3:Compared
小题4:which
小题5:that
小题6:were believed
小题7:to fly
小题8:they
小题9:on
小题10:existence
题目分析:
小题1:没有人知道龙是从哪里来。用where引导宾语从句。
小题2:考查冠词:中国人眼里的龙的形象是很多动物的结合。用a
小题3:考查过去分词做状语:Compared with和…相比
小题4:考查定语从句:先行词是European dragons用which引导定语从句。
小题5:考查句型:据说:it is said that….
小题6:考查时态语态:dragon和believe和被动关系,而且是过去的说法:were believed
小题7:考查词组:the ability to do sth做…的能力,to fly
小题8:考查代词:they指代Chinese emperors
小题9:考查介词:他们睡在上面的床是龙床:sleep on
小题10:考查名词:在古代中国人们不怀疑龙的存在:existence
点评:先阅读短文,了解大意,再按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,注意一些固定短语,和时态变化。