2025中考英语阅读题压轴题常见主题：Dragon
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阅读下面短文,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词:
The year 2024 celebrates the Chinese Year of the Dragon. It is respected as a (46) _____(luck) year, full of hope for all.
Chinese people respect the dragon; and even see themselves as the descendants (后代) of the dragon. In Chinese culture, the dragon is a symbol of power and good luck. People believe it controls the water and brings a good harvest. So they(47)_____(admire)the dragon since ancient times. And people who are born in the dragon year are thought to be confident and unafraid to take risks.
But how did the dragon become one of the twelve (48) _____(animal) in the Chinese zodiac (生肖)?According to the legepd, there was a party, the order of the zodiac animals would be decided by the order in which they arrived. The dragon, although it had the ability(49)_____(fly),it didn't come first because it stopped to make rain for farmers on(50)_____(it) way. So, it was the(51) _____(five) one to arrive.
To show great respect towards the dragon; Dragon Dance (52)_____(start) by the Chinese during the Han Dynasty. Now it has been spread all over the world. The length of dragons can be 50 to 70 meters because people believe that the(53)_____(long) the dragon is,the more luck it will bring. But a small group(54)_____not (run) a very long dragon because it needs great human power, much money,and special skills.
The dragon is not just an animal in the Chinese zodiac, it's also a powerful symbol that is rooted (根植)(55)_____(deep) in Chinese history and customs.
答案解析：
46. lucky “luck”是名词，“year”是名词，需要形容词修饰，“lucky”是形容词，意为“幸运的”。
47. have admired “since ancient times”（自古以来）是现在完成时的标志词，结构为“have/has + 过去分词”，主语是“they”，所以用“have admired”。
48. animals “twelve”（十二）后接名词复数，“animal”的复数是“animals”。
49. to fly “the ability to do sth.”（做某事的能力）是固定搭配。
50. its “on one's way to...”（在某人去...的路上），此处需要形容词性物主代词，“it”的形容词性物主代词是“its”。
51. fifth 表示“第五个”要用序数词，“five”（五）的序数词是“fifth”。
52. was started “Dragon Dance”（舞龙）与“start”（开始）是被动关系，“during the Han Dynasty”（在汉代）表明是过去的时间，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，“start”的过去分词是“started”，结合主语“Dragon Dance”是单数，故用“was started”。
53. longer “the + 比较级，the + 比较级”（越......，越......），“long”的比较级是“longer”。
54. can't run 根据句意，此处表示“不能”，用“can't”，后接动词原形“run”。
55. deeply “deep”作副词时表示“深地”，侧重于具体的深度；“deeply”作副词时表示“深深地”，侧重于抽象的程度。此处“rooted”是动词，需要副词修饰，“深深地根植”用“deeply”。
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