Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon B...

Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to ________ the soul of Qu Yuan.

A. remember 　　　　 B. remind

C. recover 　　　　　　 D. recall

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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival ___1.__ (mark) by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said __2.___ (commit) suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ___3.__ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly respected. However, he was dismissed from office. ___4.___ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him __5.___ were unable to recover his body.

The people of Chu __6.___ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised __7.___ to wrap the rice and bind it ___8.___ throwing it into the river.

During the Duanwu Festival, zongzi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize the attempts to rescue and recover Qu’s body.

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Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar．For thousands of years, the festival 1.___________ (mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 2.________ (situate) in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period（战国时期）．He was upright, loyal and highly respected．3._______, he was dismissed from office．4._______ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month．Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were 5._______ (able) to recover his body．

The people of Chu 6._______ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost 7._______ year on the day of his death．But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile（爬行动物）in the river had stolen the rice．The spirit then advised 8.________ to wrap the rice and bind it 9._______ throwing it into the river．

During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize（象征，表示） the rice offerings to Qu．And the dragon-boat races symbolize10. ________ many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.

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The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.

A. is marking B. marks　　 C. will mark　 D. marked

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The Dragon Boat Festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats for thousands of years. It 1.________(fall) on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan, 2. _______ is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 3.________(situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces during the Warring States Period．He was upright, loyal and4._______（high） respected. 5._________, he was fired from office due to his suggestion to fight against Qin in cooperation with other states. During his stay in other states, he wrote many poems to express his strong love for his country. When Chu6.________ (defeat) by Qin, he realized 7.________ he could do about it is nothing. Qu jumped into Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.

After the 8._________ (dead) of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn over the great 9.________ (poem) they loved so much. People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan.　　 Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become10.________ traditional festival for the Chinese people.

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The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.

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The Dragon Boat Festival which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar is a 1. (tradition) holiday that commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan

It is a celebration where many eat zongzi and 2. (race) dragon boats. In China, the festival was also celebrated as “Poets’ Day” in honor of Qu Yuan, who 3. (know) as China’s first poet.

The local people began the tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, 4. others believed that the rice would prevent the fishes in the river from 5. (eat) Qu Yuan’s body. At first, the locals decided 6. (make) zongzi in hopes that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan’s body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo 7. (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year.

A dragon boat is a human-powered boat 8. is traditionally made of leak wood to various designs and sizes. They usually have 9. (bright) decorated designs that range anywhere from 40 to 100 feet in length, with the front end shaped like open-mouthed dragons, and the back end with a scaly tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers to power the boat, depending on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any competition in order to “bring the boat to life” by painting the eyes The first team to grab a flag at the end of the course wins 10. race.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival ___1.__(mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ____2.___(situate) in the present day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (战国时期)．He was upright, loyal and highly respected.___ 3.____, he was dismissed from office. ___4._ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were ____5.__(able) to recover his body.

The people of Chu ____6.___mourned Qu's death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost ____7.___year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile (爬行动物)in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised ____8.____to wrap the rice and bind it ___9.___throwing it into the river.

During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize (象征,表示) the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon boat races symbolize ____10.___many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.

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Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, is a traditional holiday, which 1. (observe) each year over 2,000 years in China to honor Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese patriotic（爱国的）poet. Originating from south China, Dragon Boat Festival enjoys higher2.popular) in southern areas, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong Provinces. With a history over 2,000 years, it used to be a day3.people would use herbs（药草）to drive away diseases. However, the most popular origin is closely related4.the great poet Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period. Composing masterpieces like Li Sao, he was regarded as one of the greatest5.poem) in Chinese history. After he was exiled（流放）by the king, he had no alternative but to choose to drown6.(he) in the river rather than seeing his country conquered by the State of Qin. He died on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is7.people decided to commemorate（纪念）him on that day8.annual).9.(remember) his death on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people celebrate the festival in10.(vary)ways.

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Everything has its root. “Holiday”, is no exception. The origin of “holiday” is easy to see, coming from “holy day”, a day of particular religious significance, often celebrating the life of a saint (圣徒), during which no work was to be done. As far back as the 11th century, “holidays”, especially the major feast days, were times of “celebration and amusement”, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it.

The number of holidays steadily increased during the Middle Ages, until a medieval Englishman would have had the luxury of 40 to 50 days a year off work, depending on where he lived, in addition to a free day on Sundays.

During the Reformation, Henry VIII abolished most of the holidays partly because of the Protestant (新教徒的) suspicion of saints, but more practically, because, according to historian Eamon Duffy, “A large number of holidays were making the people poor by limiting agriculture.” The people took a different view and organized a protest march—the Pilgrimage of Grace—partly to protect their days off.

Though at first the religious and festive senses of holiday were combined, the word gradually came to be used for any kind of relaxing break from work. As the word was drawing away from a religious society, the number of authorized holidays was reduced, until by 1834 most workers had only four official days off a year, in addition to Sundays. Many factory workers amplified this time by staying home on “Saint Monday” to recover from what they had gotten up to the day before.

By the late 19th century, employers were compromising and offering half-day Saturdays, the beginning of the “weekend”, a term first used in 1879. In 1908, an innovative mill in New England gave its employees all of Saturday off, and the practice of their getting the whole Saturday off spread widely during the Great Depression as a way to keep employment up. It took 400 years, but finally workers could enjoy as many holidays as they had in the 15th century.

1.What was the word “holiday” originally intended for?

A. Economy.　　 B. Entertainment.

C. Religion.　　 D. Politics.

2.What’s the main reason for Henry VIII’s ending most holidays according to Eamon Duffy?

A. His people required a thorough reformation.

B. He didn’t believe in God and saints.

C. People took no interest in the agriculture due to them.

D. Large numbers of holidays stood in the way of the agriculture.

3.Which can best replace the underlined word “amplified” in paragraph 4?

A. lengthened　　 B. wasted

C. shortened　　 D. guaranteed

4.When did most employees get the whole Saturday off?

A. In 1879.　　 B. During the Great Depression.

C. In 1908.　　 D. In the 15th century.

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