《2025年轻轻松松八年级英语上册冀教版》

 第二节 短文填空(共15题；每题1分，满分15分)
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Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Chinese dragon — the loong. Now let 41. me (I) tell you something about it.
China is known 42. as the “home of the loong”. The loong is considered to be 43. lucky (luck) and wise. It is 44. a big part of China’s history and culture.
In 45. traditional (tradition) Chinese culture, the loong has superpower. Ancient people 46. believed (believe) it controlled the weather, especially rain. So, if there was a drought (干旱) or a flood, people would pray (祈祷) to the loong 47. to have (have) better weather and live a peaceful life. 48. For this reason, there are lots of activities of praying related to the loong. The dragon boat race and the dragon dance are the 49. most (many) common ones. When 50. their (they) dreams came true, they always had the feeling with gratitude. Often they set off 51. firecrackers (firecracker) to celebrate it.
The loong is also one of the 12 animal 52. signs (sign). It is the 53. fifth (five) animal sign. It’s said that people born in the Year of the Loong are thought to be the natural 54. leader (lead), full of energy and creativity.
In a word, the loong is loved 55. widely (wide) by Chinese people and can be found everywhere in Chinese daily life.
Wendy

答案： 41. me 42. as 43. lucky 44. a 45. traditional 46. believed 47. to have 48. For 49. most 50. their 51. firecrackers 52. signs 53. fifth 54. leader 55. widely