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 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.
Section C (10%)
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 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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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
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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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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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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近年来，随着清明节(the Tomb-sweeping Festival)、端午节(the Dragon Boat Festival)、中秋节(Mid-Autumn Day)等传统节日成为法定假日越来越多的人选择“自驾游(self-driving travel)”作为假期出游的首选。
请你根据以下提示，以“My Views on Self-driving Travel”为题写一篇短文：
1.自驾游增加的原因（至少两条）；
2.自驾游的优势及缺点；
3.自驾游的注意事项；
注意： 词数100--120；
可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
| A．marks | B．makes | C．falls | D．comes |
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阅读下列材料在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确行使。
Spring Festival is the most celebrated festival in China. On that day and over the following two weeks, people greet each other. Streets and houses 1.(decorate)by many things of red color.
Spring Festival is a time for expressing gratefulness. Gratefulness is a Chinese virtue. A regular activity is offering sacrifice to the heaven and to the earth, and to ancestors. It is meant2.(show)gratefulness to the origin of life.
Spring Festival is also a salute 3. another Chinese virtue, diligence(勤劳).We Chinese people believe that only with 4. (we) own hands can we create a happy and beautiful life. Some activities staged during Spring Festival 5. (most) reflect daily working scenes such as harvesting and fishing.
Spring Festival also calls for sharing,6.value long kept by Chinese. As the old saying goes, good fortune should be shared, and misfortune be faced together. In some areas, people bring foods to a public place and have fun together by having games or7. (perform).
As ware celebrating Spring Festival，the festival is getting more popular in the west. 8. (tradition)Chinese activities，such as the dragon dance and the Peking Opera, are performed as a fixed program，9.(add) diversity to local culture. It indicates the trends of mutual (相互的)learning and harmonious coexistence(共存) between civilizations, 10. are expected to contribute to the building of a shared future for humankind.
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The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals.
During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people.
Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride upside down -- their legs and feet straight up in the air -- all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. SO fast and so wonderful!
1.The Sahara Festival is a festival which________.
A. has a very long history in North Africa
B. is held in the same place on the same day
C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
2.Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.
A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares
B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares
C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs
D. musicians, officials, camels and horses
3.The underlined word "finale" in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________of the
opening day.
A. f'irst part B. middle C. last part D. whole
4.This passage mainly tells readers_______.
A. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival
B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival
C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival
D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival
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