B)请根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词。(共10小题,计10分)
Have you ever read the novel Journey to the West? The Monkey King got the golden cudgel(金箍棒）from the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea. Also, a son of the Dragon King of the Western Sea turned into Monk Tang's white horse. It seems that the dragon is a great example of the 81. p of super nature in China.
Do you 82. w ______ where it came from? It begins with the Yangshao Culture, which started around 5,500 to 7,000 years ago. That's when people first made 83. d ______ of dragons. Ancient Chinese emperors loved dragons and covered their clothes 84. w ______ pictures of dragons. We are 85. p ______ to call ourselves "the descendants(传人) of the dragon". There are also many old Chinese sayings about the dragon.
For example, one saying refers to a story about Lord Ye, who liked dragons very much, and had dragon decorations(装饰）all over his house. His love of dragons became so well-known that one day a 86. r dragon paid a visit. At the first sight of the dragon, Lord Ye 87. r away in fear.
While Chinese people 88. r the dragon and see it as a holy(神圣的）animal, people in Western countries think differently about dragons. In Chinese fantasy stories, all the weather 89. c depend on the Dragon King. However, in the West, there is a bad dragon. It doesn't bring rain to help people. Instead, it breathes fire to burn down the country. As a result, there is always a super hero standing out and 90. s the whole world finally.
Anyway, the dragon, as a powerful symbol in cultures, reflects the values, imagination, and spiritual beliefs of the people all over the world.

81 power 【解析】考查名词。根据“the dragon is a great example of the...of super nature”和首字母可知,此处指龙是超自然力量的一个例子,“power(力量)”符合语境,作宾语,不可数名词,且“the power of...”表示“……的力量”。
82 wonder 【解析】考查动词。根据“where it came from”可知,此处是询问是否想知道龙是从哪里来的;结合首字母,“wonder”“想知道;好奇”,符合“询问龙的起源”的语境,助动词“Do”后接动词原形。
83 drawings 【解析】考查名词复数。根据“made...of dragons”和首字母可知,此处指画出龙,“make drawings of...”是固定表达,意为“绘制……的图画”,“drawing”是可数名词,此处用复数drawings表泛指。
84 with 【解析】考查介词。根据“covered their clothes...pictures of dragons”和首字母可知,“cover...with...”是固定短语,意为“用……覆盖/装饰……”,此处指衣服上绣满了龙的图案。
85 proud 【解析】考查形容词。根据“call ourselves ‘the descendants of the dragon’”和首字母可知,此处指自豪地称自己为“龙的传人”,“proud”是形容词,意为“自豪的”,且“be proud to do sth.”表示“自豪地做某事”。
86 real 【解析】考查形容词。根据“Lord Ye, who liked dragons very much”以及“His love of dragons became so well-known that one day a...dragon paid a visit”和首字母可知,叶公非常喜欢龙,所以有一天一条真龙来拜访他,real“真的”,形容词作定语,修饰名词“dragon”。
87 ran 【解析】考查动词及时态。根据“At the first sight of the dragon, Lord Ye...away in fear”和首字母可知,此处指叶公吓得跑开了,run away“跑开”,时态是一般过去时,动词用过去式。
88 respect 【解析】考查动词及时态。根据“see it as a holy animal”和首字母可知,此处指中国人尊敬龙,“respect”意为“尊重;敬重”,符合中国人对龙的态度;句子是一般现在时(描述客观事实),主语“Chinese people”是复数,动词用原形respect。
89 changes 【解析】考查名词复数。根据“all the weather...depend on the Dragon King”和首字母可知,此处指天气变化取决于龙王,change“变化”是可数名词,此处用名词复数表泛指。
90 saving 【解析】考查非谓语动词。根据“standing out and...the whole world finally”和首字母可知,此处指超级英雄拯救世界,save“拯救”,此处与standing是并列关系,所以用现在分词形式。

【分析】
做首字母填空题时，需先通读全文，把握文章围绕“龙的文化”展开的主旨，再针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如词性、时态、单复数、非谓语形式等），匹配首字母提示确定正确单词，同时注意单词的形式变化（如名词复数、动词过去式、现在分词等）。
【解析】
81. 考查名词。根据语境“龙是超自然力量的典型代表”及首字母p，可知填power（力量），“the power of...”是固定结构，符合语境。
82. 考查动词。根据语境“你是否想知道龙的起源”及首字母w，助动词Do后接动词原形，故填wonder（想知道）。
83. 考查名词复数。根据固定搭配“make drawings of（绘制……的图画）”及首字母d，此处表泛指，用复数drawings。
84. 考查介词。根据固定短语“cover...with...（用……覆盖）”及首字母w，可知填with。
85. 考查形容词。根据固定结构“be proud to do sth.（自豪地做某事）”及语境“自称龙的传人”，首字母p，故填proud。
86. 考查形容词。根据“叶公好龙”的典故及首字母r，此处指“真龙”，故填real修饰dragon。
87. 考查动词过去式。根据固定短语“run away（跑开）”及时态（一般过去时），结合语境“吓得跑开”，首字母r，故填ran。
88. 考查动词。根据语境“中国人尊敬龙并视其为神圣动物”及首字母r，主语Chinese people是复数，一般现在时，故填respect。
89. 考查名词复数。根据语境“所有天气变化取决于龙王”及首字母c，change是可数名词，表泛指用复数changes。
90. 考查非谓语动词。根据“standing out and...”的并列结构（与standing并列，用现在分词），结合语境“拯救世界”，首字母s，故填saving。
【答案】
81. power 82. wonder 83. drawings 84. with 85. proud 86. real 87. ran 88. respect 89. changes 90. saving
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语法知识
【点评】
本题围绕龙的文化展开，考查学生的语篇理解能力、词汇积累及语法运用能力，需结合语境和首字母，同时注意单词形式变化，是基础的语篇填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6