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【题目】 Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Wales is a country that is part of Britain. Like all countries, it has a national flag. The flag is

made of two thick lines –green below, white on top. On its own that would like very boring, but the

flag of Wales is rather memorable. It also has a drawing of a fierce, blood-red dragon with wings, a

raised front leg and arrows for its tail and tongue.

Visit Wales and you will see this dragon flying proud above public and private buildings. You

will spot it at the top of Welsh government letters, and even on bar signs. Thousands of Welsh

business contain the words“Red Dragon”in their names –from small cafes to huge shopping malls. Much more interesting, however, is the story behind the dragon. It comes from the country’s old and colorful folk tales.

The Mabinogion is one of the oldest pieces of literature in Britain. In one of its stories, there is a fierce struggle between a red dragon and a white dragon. The cries of pain from the red dragon are a terrible thing. They are so horrific that they cause animals to die when they hear them. King Klud of Britain catches the two dragons, then he transports them to Snowdonia, the site of a tall mountain in Wales.

In another story, King Vortigern tries to build a castle on the site where the dragons are buried（埋葬）, but the building is destroyed each night. It is a mystery to the King, who doesn’t know the dragons are there. A young magician tells the King about the dragons, who then sets them free. The two dragons continue their fight until the red dragon wins. This story made the red dragon an obvious choice for a national symbol.

There are other symbols of Wales, but it is the red dragon that means the most to Welsh people –and has the best stories.

【1】We cannot see ______ in Wale’s national flag.

A. a horrible dragon B. three arrows

C. a thick white line D. a thick green line

【2】The underlined word spot in the second paragraph probably means _______.

A. meet B. receive C. write D. see

【3】The main idea of the second paragraph is that ______.

A. the red dragon is very popular in Wales

B. we can usually find the dragon on top of buildings

C. businessmen like using the red dragon as their logo

D. the old colorful folk tales make the red dragon a national symbol

【4】_______ is the superhero in the tales.

A. the young magician B. King Liud

C. King Vortigern D. Snowdonia

【5】From the tales, we can know that _______.

A. the dragons destroy the castle because they didn’t like the castle

B. the dragons fight against each other underground.

C. the red dragon is the winner in different tales

D. animals die when they hear the two dragons

【6】The best title for this story is ________.

A. Wales’ National flag B. Wales’ colorful folk tales

C. The symbols of Whales D. Wale’s red dragon

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】D

【解析】本文主要讲述了威尔士的红龙的故事。

【1】题意：在威尔士国旗上我们不能看到_____________。考查细节理解题。A. a horrible dragon一个可怕的龙；B. three arrows三支箭（三条粗线）；C. a thick white line一条粗白线 ；D. a thick green line一条粗绿线。根据第一段The flag is made of two thick lines –green below, white on top.（国旗由两条粗线组成，下面是绿色，顶部是白色。）可知

【2】题意：第二段中下划线的单词spot可能意味着______________。考查词义猜测题。A. meet相遇；相识；开会；B. receive接收；受理；C. write写；D. see看见。根据上文Visit Wales and you will see this dragon flying proud above public and private buildings.（访问威尔士，你会看到这条龙在公共建筑和私人建筑上方自豪地飘扬。）的意思可知此句You will spot it at the top of Welsh government letters, and even on bar signs.意思是：在威尔士政府信件的顶部，甚至在酒吧招牌上你会看到它。结合句意可知spot的意思是see，选B。

【3】题意：第二段的大意是____________。考查细节理解题。A. the red dragon is very popular in Wales红龙在威尔士很受欢迎。B. we can usually find the dragon on top of buildings我们通常可以在建筑物的顶部发现龙。C. businessmen like using the red dragon as their logo商人喜欢用红龙作为他们的标志。D. the old colorful folk tales make the red dragon a national symbol古老多彩的民间传说使红龙成为民族的象征。根据第一段第一句Visit Wales and you will see this dragon flying proud above public and private buildings.（访问威尔士，你会看到这条龙在公共建筑和私人建筑上方自豪地飘扬。）可知龙在威尔士很受欢迎。结合题意和选项可知选A。

【4】题意：_________________是故事中的超级英雄吗？考查细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句King Klud of Britain catches the two dragons, then he transports them to Snowdonia, the site of a tall mountain in Wales.（英国王克卢德抓到两条龙，然后运输到斯诺登尼亚，在威尔士一座高山上的地点。）可知King Klud是故事中的超级英雄。结合题意可知选B。

【5】题意：从故事中我们可以知道_______________。考查细节理解题。A. the dragons destroy the castle because they didn’t like the castle龙破坏了城堡，因为他们不喜欢城堡。B. the dragons fight against each other underground. 龙在地下互相攻击。C. the red dragon is the winner in different tales红龙在不同传说中都是赢家。D. animals die when they hear the two dragons动物听到龙的声音就会死去。第四段主要内容：在另一个版本的故事，国王试图在一个地方建一个城堡，在这个地点下面埋了两条龙，但每一晚建筑物就被毁坏。但是，国王不知道这个秘密。魔术师告诉了国王，国王后来放了他们，这两条龙继续斗争，最后红龙胜利了。根据题意和选项可知选B。

【6】题意：这个故事最好的标题是_____________。考查主旨理解题。A. Wales’ National flag威尔士国旗；B. Wales’ colorful folk tales威尔士民间故事；C. The symbols of Whales鲸鱼的象征 ；D. Wale’s red dragon 威尔士的红龙。本文主要讲述了威尔士的红龙的故事。根据主要内容可知选D。