C.the alligator is a kind of animal that does not like water

D.although dragons exist in different cultures，they are of different importance

答案　1.C　2.C　3.B

1.adapt v.适应；适合；改编；改写

If you can adapt to something，you can change in order to make the situation better.(教材P55)

如果你能对某事适应，你可以改变以使情况更好。

(1)adapt to　　　　　适应

adapt oneself to 使自己适应......

(2)adapt...from... 根据......改编

adapt...for... 改编......为......之用

①The author is going to adapt his play for TV serial.

作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。

②It was the culture，rather than the language，that made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.

是文化而不是语言使得他很难适应国外的新环境。

③I suggested he (should) adapt himself to his new conditions.

我建议他应该使自己适应新的环境。

④The famous film was__adapted(adapt)from a novel written by a young writer.

这部有名的影片是根据一位年轻的作家写的一部小说改编的。

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2.reputation n.名誉；名声

But in the west，dragons had a different reputation.(教材P59)但在西方，龙的名