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①Do you like snakes? What do you think of them? Are they scary? As we know, this year is the Year of the Snake. Snakes have been living on the earth for over 100 million years. Maybe you think they are scary, but snakes are really an important part in Chinese culture. Let's see why.
②Firstly, Chinese people often think of the snake as a “small dragon”. This is because they are strange and strong, just like the dragon. In the famous Chinese book *Shan Hai Jing*, many gods hold or hang snakes around their ears, because it can show their power.
③Also, starting from the Shang Dynasty(商朝), people believed there were three parts in the world. Gods lived in heaven(天上), humans lived on the earth and the people who died went to the underground. People saw snakes dig into the ground, so they believed these animals connected(连接) humans, the dead and the gods.
④What's more, people also connected snakes with rebirth because they shed their skin(蜕皮). And in some cultural artifacts from the Shang Dynasty, we can see snakes often put with cicadas(蝉) together. Just like snakes, they also shed their skin. So both snakes and cicadas are symbols of rebirth.
⑤So next time you see snakes, remember: they are not just scary. In our culture, they mean power, connection and new life. They are a big part of our cultural story.
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A. By giving a fact.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By asking questions.
D. By telling a story.
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A. Because they didn't have earrings(耳环) at that time.
B. Because they think snakes are a symbol of power.
C. Because they think it is so cool to wear them.
D. Because they like snakes very much.
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A. Snakes and Power
B. The Year of the Snake
C. Snakes and Rebirth
D. Snakes in Chinese Culture
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①Do you like snakes? What do you think of them? Are they scary? As we know, this year is the Year of the Snake. Snakes have been living on the earth for over 100 million years. Maybe you think they are scary, but snakes are really an important part in Chinese culture. Let's see why.
②Firstly, Chinese people often think of the snake as a “small dragon”. This is because they are strange and strong, just like the dragon. In the famous Chinese book *Shan Hai Jing*, many gods hold or hang snakes around their ears, because it can show their power.
③Also, starting from the Shang Dynasty(商朝), people believed there were three parts in the world. Gods lived in heaven(天上), humans lived on the earth and the people who died went to the underground. People saw snakes dig into the ground, so they believed these animals connected(连接) humans, the dead and the gods.
④What's more, people also connected snakes with rebirth because they shed their skin(蜕皮). And in some cultural artifacts from the Shang Dynasty, we can see snakes often put with cicadas(蝉) together. Just like snakes, they also shed their skin. So both snakes and cicadas are symbols of rebirth.
⑤So next time you see snakes, remember: they are not just scary. In our culture, they mean power, connection and new life. They are a big part of our cultural story.
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C
)27. How does the writer start the passage?A. By giving a fact.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By asking questions.
D. By telling a story.
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B
)28. Why do gods hold or hang snakes around their ears?A. Because they didn't have earrings(耳环) at that time.
B. Because they think snakes are a symbol of power.
C. Because they think it is so cool to wear them.
D. Because they like snakes very much.
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D
)29. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Snakes and Power
B. The Year of the Snake
C. Snakes and Rebirth
D. Snakes in Chinese Culture
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D
)30. Which is the structure(结构) of the passage?答案
27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D
解析
【分析】
这是一篇介绍蛇在中国文化中象征意义的英语阅读理解题，共4道题目，分别考查文章开头方式、细节理解、主旨大意及文章结构。解题时需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对每道题的问题定位原文对应信息，逐一分析选项，选出符合原文的答案。
【解析】
27题：题干问作者如何开始文章。原文第①段开头连续提出三个问句“Do you like snakes? What do you think of them? Are they scary?”，可知作者通过提问的方式开启文章，对应选项C。
28题：题干问神将蛇挂在耳朵上的原因。定位到第②段最后一句“because it can show their power”，可知原因是蛇象征力量，对应选项B。
29题：题干问文章最佳标题。文章围绕蛇在中国文化中的象征意义（力量、连接、新生）展开，核心是蛇在中国文化中的地位，对应选项D。
30题：题干问文章结构。第①段总起引出蛇是中国文化的重要部分；第②-④段分别从不同角度阐述蛇的文化意义；第⑤段总结蛇的文化价值，属于总-分-总结构，对应选项D。
【答案】
27.C 28.B 29.D 30.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕蛇的中国文化内涵设题，涵盖阅读理解的常见题型，考查学生快速定位原文、理解文章主旨及结构的能力，是初中英语常见的阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇介绍蛇在中国文化中象征意义的英语阅读理解题，共4道题目，分别考查文章开头方式、细节理解、主旨大意及文章结构。解题时需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对每道题的问题定位原文对应信息，逐一分析选项，选出符合原文的答案。
【解析】
27题：题干问作者如何开始文章。原文第①段开头连续提出三个问句“Do you like snakes? What do you think of them? Are they scary?”，可知作者通过提问的方式开启文章，对应选项C。
28题：题干问神将蛇挂在耳朵上的原因。定位到第②段最后一句“because it can show their power”，可知原因是蛇象征力量，对应选项B。
29题：题干问文章最佳标题。文章围绕蛇在中国文化中的象征意义（力量、连接、新生）展开，核心是蛇在中国文化中的地位，对应选项D。
30题：题干问文章结构。第①段总起引出蛇是中国文化的重要部分；第②-④段分别从不同角度阐述蛇的文化意义；第⑤段总结蛇的文化价值，属于总-分-总结构，对应选项D。
【答案】
27.C 28.B 29.D 30.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕蛇的中国文化内涵设题，涵盖阅读理解的常见题型，考查学生快速定位原文、理解文章主旨及结构的能力，是初中英语常见的阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
