河南省安阳一中2017-2017学年高一上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题（无答案）_高中英语试卷

河南省安阳一中2017-2017学年高一上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题（无答案）

　　D. preparation

　　第三部分

　　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

　　第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A

　　If you are asked to name some national emblems of China, the dragon will probably be one of the famous images that pop into your head. We Chinese often consider ourselves "the descendants（后代）of the dragon." It is not unfamiliar to you that your parents hope that you "may become the dragon". As a mythicalcreature, the dragon is deeply rooted in Chinese culture. Traditionally, dragons are considered to govern rainfall. They have the power to decide where and when the rain falls. In addition, the dragon is a symbol of imperial（帝王的）power. The emperors thought they were real dragons and the sons of the heaven. 　the creature is regarded differently in Western countries. In the Bible, dragons represent the devil（恶人）. Western people usually see dragons as cold-blooded reptiles（爬虫）, like snakes and cruel killers. In their eyes, dragons are also dishonest. ragons in Western literature are presented as monsters（怪物）. It is a common tale for a mediaeval knight（中世纪的骑士）to kill a dragon and save a princess and her country from its evil. Even the popular boy wizard Harry Potter has to battle against a dragon. However, dragons are not all bad in the West. "Puff the Magic Dragon" is a well-known song. The lyrics tell a bitter-sweet story of the dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy. When Jackie grows up, he loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff upset. Puff represents the innocence（天真无邪）of a child's imagination, which is very positive for a dragon. “emblems” in the first paragraph means “_______”.