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2023-2024学年高考二轮复习之语法填空特辑(改编自最新文本)
2023-2024学年高考英语二轮复习之语法填空特辑(十一)
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The logo of the upcoming Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala is a Chinese character made up of three smaller characters for the word “dragon” 1. (write) in traditional Chinese. It is a rare character and it 2. (spark) heated discussions online recently.
Chinese netizens were amazed by this complexly written character, showing 3. (enthusiastic) for this Chinese New Year and looking forward to the joyful and dynamic Year of the Dragon,”
The Chinese dragon is a mythical animal 4. (compose) of the parts of nine animals: a deer’s antlers, a camel’s head, a rabbit’s eyes, a clam’s belly, fish’s scales, an eagle’s claws, a tiger’s paws and an ox’s ears. Its entire body is often depicted using 5. (wind) curves and painted in golden color.
Across the vast land of China, ordinary people worshipped the dragon, 6. images and names can be found in architectural structures. There are many fairy tales that have evolved 7. idioms related to the Chinese dragon like Hua Long Dian Jing. The title of the famous film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is actually from a Chinese idiom.
Although the Chinese dragon is similar to its Western counterpart in certain ways, it is far from able 8. (represent) all of its connotations in Chinese culture and, in some sense, can lead Westerners astray(迷路,离开正道).
The debate on 9. it was right to translate “long” into “dragon” took place at home and abroad a decade ago. Some people have stated that “dragon” does not really match the Chinese connotations of long, and so may mislead Westerners in their understanding of Chinese culture. Others argue that there is a shortage of expressions for dragon in Western languages. As such, it was inevitable to borrow the term dragon to describe such a 10. (culture) profound symbol as the Chinese dragon.
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Spring Festival Couplets, also known as Door Couplets, symb