【WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellhowdragonshavekilledbraveknightsandeatenbeautifulyoung】

　　WhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellhowdragonshavekilledbraveknightsandeatenbeautifulyounggirls.

　　ForChinesepeople,however,thedragonisnotanevilmonster.It’saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual(仪式).

　　Chinaisn’ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.WalesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsflag.AnothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,atinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.

　　Almostallcountriesintheworldhaveananimalsymbolrepresentingtheircountries.Thisisparticularlyobviousduringsports.TheEnglishthinklionstobebraveandproudanimalandtheEnglishfootballteamshavethreelionsontheirfootballshirts.

　　Australiaisfamousforkangaroos,ofcourse.ThenationalrugbyteamismorecommonlyknownastheWallabies,atypeofsmallkangaroo.TheSouthAfricanteamisknownastheSpringboks,atypeofAfricanantelope.LikewisetheNewZealanders,whetherplayingsportsornot,arecommonlyknownaskiwis.AkiwiisanativeNewZealandbirdthatcan’tfly.

　　Allcountriesareproudoftheirsymbols,whichtheyfeelreflectnationalcharacteristicsorthebeautyandvarietyoftheirnaturalenvironments.Recently,aShanghaiprofessorclaimedthatusingthedragonasanationalsymbolcouldmakewesterncountrieshaveanegativeviewofChina.ButinanInternetsurvey90%ofChinesepeoplewantedtokeepthedragon.

　　小题1:Intheopinionofthewest,thedragonis______.A．aterribleanimalthatisnotpopularB．aculturalandspiritualsymbolofgoodluckC．areflectionofChina’snationalcharacteristicsD．ananimalthatcancreateharmonyandbringrain小题2:WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTusethedragonasitsnationalsymbol?A．China.B．Wales.C．Bhutan.D．India.小题3:Accordingtothepas