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　　Dragons can be friendly or fierce(凶狠), they can bring good luck or cause death, but one thing is sure-people talk about them almost everywhere in the world．For a creature that doesn't actually exist, that's quite something．

　　In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise, although they can be ①unpredictable．The dragon was closely connected to the royal family：theemperor's robes(礼袍)have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws．②Other members of the royal family were allowed to wear dragon symbols, too, but with fewer claws and of a different colour．According to popular belief, if you were born in the year of the dragon, you are intelligent, brave, and a natural leader．

　　But in the west, dragons had a different reputation(名声)．The very first text in English, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, tells the story of a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight．However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity．

　　③Why should the dragon have a different character in different parts of the world? Some experts believe it is due to the animals that the myths grew out of．In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake-an animal which people hated and ④________ of(害怕)．

　　But in China, the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator-a shy animal which lives in rivers, but which is usually only seen when there is plenty of water-a good sign for agriculture(农业)．So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of ⑤good fortune．

1．(A)请写出文中画线部分①unpredictable的汉语意思：________．

(B)请从文中找出与画线部分⑤good fortune意思相近的短语：________．

2．将文中画线部分②改成主动语态：They ________

3．将文中画线句子③翻译成汉语：________

4．根据文中④处的汉语提示，用英语将句子补充完整，每空一词．

In the west, the idea of the dragon probably came from the snake-an animal which people hated and ________ of(害怕)．

5．What are the differences between Chinese dragons and western dragons?(从文中找出相关描述的英语单词或短语，每空至少一个．)

Chinese dragons：________ Western dragons：________．

阅读下面短文，根据内容完成句子．

　　Gregg Bleakney's dream was to travel the Americas from top to Bottom．He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride．Gregg's friend, brooks Allen, also liked riding a bike．The two friends talked and made a plan：they would travel from Alaska to Argentina-by bike．

　　To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time．Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply．In many places, local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food．

　　On their way, there were deserts, rainforests and mountains．They visited modern cities and ancient ruins(遗迹)such as Machu Picchu in Peru．And they made many friends from all over the world．

　　In May 2007-two years, twelve countries, and over 30,500 kilometres later-Gregg finally reached Ushuaia, Argentina．(Near Guatemala, Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him．)

　　The trip taught both men a lot about traveling．What did they learn? Here is some of Gregg's advice：

　　Travel light．You should carry many things with you．

　　Be flexible(灵活)．Don't plan everything．Then you'll be more relaxed and pleased especially if there are problems．

　　Be polite．one traveler told Gregg, “Nobody wants to fight or cheat a nice man．” It's true．

1．Gregg Bleakney's dream was to ________．

2．Before traveling, the two friends ________ to pay for the trip．

3．________ got to Ushuaia, Argentina in May 2007．

4．According to the passage, if you plan everything for a trip, ________．

5．One traveler told Gregg that nobody wanted to ________．

任务型阅读

　　Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake．But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt．Only a few big ones hurt people．

　　Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one is Sichuan last year．Thousands of people died in it．①So it's important to know what to do when one hits．Here are some tips on how to stay safely in an earthquake．

　　1．If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a desk．Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you．

　　2．If you are outdoors, move to a clear place．Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights．These could fall on you．

　　3．If you are in a shop and far from the door, don't try to run to outside and rush for exits(出口)．Everyone will be doing that and you'll find it hard to go out．Don't get into a lift during an earthquake．Just hide under some strong covers near you．

　　4．When an earthquake has ended, be careful because after-shocks may still happen．②These are just as ________ as the earth-quake itself．So stay under the desk until you make sure it's ________ to get up．

　　5．If you are at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can．A gas line in your house may be broken．This could be very dangerous．

1．写出或从文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子：

___________________

2．将①句翻译成中文：________

3．What do you remember to do when you are in a shop and far from the door during the earthquake?

___________________

4．在②句相应的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺：

________, ________．

5．找出与Most earthquakes are too weak to be felt．意思相近的句子。

___________________

1．Where do people usually buy things?

2．What problems are there about buying things online?

5．___________________

　　My friend Peter was kind and lovely．But as a student, he was bad at maths, English and science because he didn't have an aptitude(资质)for that kind of study．

　　One day we were playing football and the bail got stuck in a tree．Peter climbed the tree to get it, and one of the teachers, John Marston 9 who was looking out of the window, noticed that he was a talented climber．Mr Marston was an expert(专家)in climbing．He had climbed many mountains．

　　One weekend Mr Marston invited Peter to climb Mount Kilimanjaro．Peter really enjoyed the climbing．Mr Marston told Peter he was a very talented climber for his age．Peter left school three years later with no qualifications(毕业证)，but he kept climbing regularly until he became very good at it．In his early twenties, he became a professional climber．He said, “I’ll always remember Mr Marston because he showed me I had an ability which no one else, including me, knew about．"

根据短文内容，回答下列问题．

1．Which subject was Peter not good at?

____________________

2．When did Peter and Mr Marston climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

____________________

3．How did Peter feel about the climbing?

____________________

4．What did Mr Marston say about Peter?

____________________

5．Did Peter know he had an ability to climb at first?

____________________

任务型阅读

　　It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”

　　“To Star Hotel,” the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly, he had an idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．

　　After a long time, the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars, ”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”

任务一：回答问题

1．How did the taxi driver feel when he knew where the young man wanted to go?

2．Who cheated(欺骗)the young man, the first taxi driver or the second one?

3．How much did the young man want to pay?

4．What do you think of the two taxi drivers?

任务二：翻译

5．将文中划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。