IfyouareaskedtonamesomenationalemblemsofChina,thedragonwillprobablybeoneofthefamousimagesthatpopintoyourhead.WeChineseoftenconsiderourselves"thedescendants(后代)ofthedragon."Itisnotunfamiliartoyouthatyourparentshopethatyou"maybecomethedragon".
Asamythical(神秘的)creature,thedragonisdeeplyrootedinChineseculture.Traditionally,dragonsareconsideredtogovernrainfall.Theyhavethepowertodecidewhereandwhentherainfalls.Inaddition,thedragonisasymbolofimperial(帝王的)power.Theemperorsthoughttheywererealdragonsandthesonsoftheheaven.
ButthecreatureisregardeddifferentlyinWesterncountries.IntheBible,dragonsrepresentthedevil(恶人).Westernpeopleusuallyseedragonsascold-bloodedreptiles(爬虫),likesnakesandcruelkillers.Intheireyes,dragonsarealsodishonest.
DragonsinWesternliteraturearepresentedasmonsters(怪物).Itisacommontaleforamediaevalknight(中世纪的骑士)tokilladragonandsaveaprincessandhercountryfromitsevil.EventhepopularboywizardHarryPotterhastobattleagainstadragon.
However,dragonsarenotallbadintheWest."PufftheMagicDragon"isawell-knownsong.Thelyrics(歌词)tellabitter-sweetstoryofthedragonPuffandhisplaymateJackiePaper,alittleboy.WhenJackiegrowsup,helosesinterestintheimaginaryadventuresofchildhoodandleavesPuffupset.Puffrepresentstheinnocenceofachild'simagination,whichisverypositiveforadragon. Theunderlinedword”emblems”inthefirstparagraphmeans“_______”WhatisadragonpresentedasaccordingtoWesternliterature?Thewritergavetheexampleof“PufftheMagicDragon”toshow_____
A.symbols
B.names
C.places
D.parks
A.wizard
B.Amediaevalknight
C.Aprincess
D.Amonster
A.dragonscanrepresenttheinnocenceofchild’simagination
B.childrendon’tliketoplaywithdragons
C.dragonsarenotallbadintheWest
D.notallpeopleintheWestlikedragons