The doveis the of peace. [ ] A．sign B．symptom C．emblem D．mark 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．

　　There was a tradition in Europe that 　　1　　 a dove(鸽)flew around a house where someone was dying, then his soul would be at peace．And there are legends which say that Satan(撒旦)can turn himself into any bird except for a dove．But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when 　　2　　 used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949．

　　The rainbow is 　　3　　 ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods．In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess 　　4　　 brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus．In Scandinavian mythology(神话)the rainbow was a bridge 　　5　　 the gods and the earth．In 　　6　　 Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people．In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is often taken as a common symbol for marriage．

　　Nowadays the rainbow 　　7　　 widely used by many popular movements for peace and the environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future 　　8　　 promising sunshine after the rain．

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

There was a tradition in Europe that if a dove（鸽）flew around a house where someone was dying, then his soul would be at peace. And there are legends which say that Satan (撒旦) _48__ turn himself into any bird except for a dove. But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when 49 used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.

The rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods. In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess 50 brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus. In Scandinavian mythology(神话) the rainbow was a bridge 51 the gods and the earth. In 52 Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is often taken 53 a common symbol for marriage.

Nowadays the rainbow is 54 used by many popular movements for peace and the environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future 55 __promising sunshine after the rain.

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

There was a tradition in Europe that if a dove（鸽）flew around a house where someone was dying, then his soul would be at peace. And there are legends which say that Satan (撒旦) _48__ turn himself into any bird except for a dove. But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when 49 used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.

The rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods. In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess 50 brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus. In Scandinavian mythology(神话) the rainbow was a bridge 51 the gods and the earth. In 52 Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is often taken 53 a common symbol for marriage.

Nowadays the rainbow is 54 used by many popular movements for peace and the environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future 55 __promising sunshine after the rain.

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．

There was a tradition in Europe that 1.a dove（鸽）flew around a house where someone was dying, then his soul would be at peace．And there are legends which say that Satan （撒旦）can turn himself into any bird except for a dove．But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when 2.used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949．

The rainbow is 3.ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human beings and their gods．In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess 4.brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus．In Scandinavian mythology（神话） the rainbow was a bridge 5.the gods and the earth．In 6.Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people．In the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is often taken as a common symbol for marriage．

Nowadays the rainbow is 7.used by many popular movements for peace and the

environment, representing the possibility of a better world in the future 8.promising sunshine after the rain．

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China celebrated the opening of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai with an
evening of fireworks (烟火) and music on April 30.
Just like 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo has given China
a chance to show its great progress.