Question

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 ____1.____ the dragon comes from and its image in the eyes of the Chinese people seems to be ____2.____ combination of many animals. _____3._____ (compare) with European dragons, ____4.____ are considered evil, in China, it was said ______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 ______6.______ (believe) to live in the dragon palaces under the oceans and to have the ability _____7.____ (fly) in the sky.

Chinese emperors thought _____8.____ were real dragons and the sons of heaven. Thus the throne （宝座）was called the dragon seat；the beds they slept ______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 ______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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.where

2.a

3.Compared

4.which

5.that

6.were believed

7.to fly

8.they

9.on

10.existence

【解析】

试题分析：

1.没有人知道龙是从哪里来。用where引导宾语从句。

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

3.考查过去分词做状语：Compared with和…相比

4.考查定语从句：先行词是European dragons用which引导定语从句。

5.考查句型：据说：it is said that….

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

7.考查词组：the ability to do sth做…的能力，to fly

8.考查代词：they指代Chinese emperors

9.考查介词：他们睡在上面的床是龙床：sleep on

10.考查名词：在古代中国人们不怀疑龙的存在：existence

考点：考查语法填空

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。