Dragon Boat Festival is a fun Chinese holiday...

Dragon Boat Festival is a fun Chinese holiday. Usually, it's in June or July. Both children and adults（大人）like this holiday.

First, there are dragon boat races. Dragon boats are very long. They have bright colours, In each boat, there are many people rowing（划）. There's also somebody beating a drum（击鼓）．The winners（获胜者）of the races can get a lot of money.

During Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of food-rice dumplings. To make these dumplings, people prepare（准备）many things. Then they can make different flavors of dumplings. Some are sweet（甜的），some are salty（咸的）．They all taste good. People give them to friends.

On the evening of the holiday, families have a big meal together. Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.

1.When is Dragon Boat Festival?

A. Every June fifth.　　 B. Twice a year.

C. It's in June or July.　　 D. In winter.

2.How do Chinese people celebrate this festival? They_______ to celebrate it.

A. eat dumplings　　 B. eat rice dumplings

C. have dragon boat races　　 D. both B and C

3.Which of the following about dragon boats is right?

A. They are very long.　　 B. They have electric（电的）motors.

C. They are full of flags（旗）.　　 D. They are rowed（被划）by students.

4.The meaning of the word "flavor" in Chinese is_______.

A. 风情　　 B. 情趣　　 C. 味道　　 D. 特点

5.Which of the following is TRUE(正确)?

A. Only adults like Dragon Boat Festival in China.

B. Families usually get together and have a big meal on the evening of this holiday.

C. The winners of dragon boat races often get nothing after the match.

D. The rice dumplings are always very sweet, and they are not so good.

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________ fun the Dragon Boat Festival is!

A. What　　 B. It　　 C. How　　 D. It’s

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It’s a Chinese ______ to eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.

A. method　　 B. tradition　　 C. festival　　 D. food

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Every year, on the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood（艾草）. People believe ________ wormwood can drive out evil（邪恶的）spirits and bad luck. Its special ________ can also keep annoying insects（昆虫）away from rooms.

In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very ________. It can be used as a medical treatment. People can ________ wormwood in the Compendium of Materia Medica（《本草纲目》）. This book is ________ believed as the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）. The book was written by Li Shizhen, a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.

Wormwood is well-known ________ its ability to help prevent many kinds of diseases. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun County, central Hubei Province, people there believes that it still ________ their local culture. Recently, Qichun has been busy ________ for the World Wormwood Industry Show. It will be held during the Dragon Boat Festival ________ will be helpful for the development of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.

It has become a main industry in the county and helps local people to make money. Tourism-themed health treatments and TCM are gaining even ________ popularity because of the plant.

1.A.which B.that C.who D.whose

2.A.smell B.taste C.color D.shape

3.A.please B.pleased C.pleasure D.pleasant

4.A.look B.watch C.see D.read

5.A.clearly B.really C.certainly D.widely

6.A.on B.as C.for D.to

7.A.asks for B.stands for C.takes after D.looks after

8.A.prepare B.to prepare C.preparing D.prepares

9.A.and B.but C.or D.so

10.A.little B.less C.great D.greater

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先阅读短文,然后根据要求答题。

The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节) is the day to remember a Chinese national hero, Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river and died over 2,000 years ago. Old story has it that people, in order to save Qu Yuan, beat drums to drive fish away, and threw rice dumplings (zong zi) into the river to keep the fish from eating his body.

For thousands of years, people have spent the festival by eating zong zi and holding dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(阴历的) month, especially in the /'sn/ provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.

The dragon boat races // that many people want to save Qus body. Those races are the most exciting part of the festival, with very large crowds of people watching them. The special boats, more than 10 meters long, have colorful “dragon” heads and tails(尾巴), and /it/ boat carries a team of 20 or 22 players. Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

A) 根据短文内容完成下列语音题:

1.Write out the word /'sn/.

2.Write out the word //.

3.Write out the word /it/.

4.In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together(连读).

5. In the underlined sentence find a word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion(失去爆破).

B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词:

6. The Dragon Boat Festival is the day for people to keep Qu Yuan in their (71).

7.The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than two (72) years.

8.Since the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, can we call it “The Double (73) Festival”?

9. Dragon boat races are mostly held in South China because there are more (74) areas there.

10. Dragon boat races are becoming more and more (75) in the world.

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阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

Dragon –Boat Festival is also called the DuanWu Festival. (1)It is celebrated on the _____day of _____ according to the Chinese calendar．Here is something about Dragon-Boat Festival.

For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats .People hold the dragon-boat races in order to remember Qu Yuan , one of the greatest poets(诗人)in China．

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago．Qu Yuan was an honest minister(大臣)of the State of Chu，during the Warring States Period(475-22 l BC)(战国时期)．He was upright and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the country stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials，he failed．At last，he was very discouraged. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. But it was too late. They were very sad. They threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan’s spirit.

(2)Now we read his poem Li Sao which was full of deep love for his country．We can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi to eat during the Dragon-boat Festival．

1.在（1）句的空白处填入合适的词，使上下文完整。_____  _____

2.Why do we hold the dragon-boat races? _________________________________.

3.把(2) 处划线部分译成汉语。

________________________________________________________

4.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子：He jumped into the Miluo River and died.  ________________________________________

5.找出或写出文章中最能表达该文中心的句子。

________________________________________________________

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What festival is it today?

A.The Dragon Boat Festival. B.The Spring Festival. C.The Mid-Autumn Festival.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.

1.What should Chinese do during the Dragon Boat Festival?

① Take part in a dragon boat race.　 ② Wear bags that have pleasant smells.

③ Eat delicious dumplings.　　　　　 ④ Throw water at each other.

A.①② B.②③ C.①④

2.Why do people hold dragon boat races?

A.To admire a famous scientist. B.To have good luck. C.To remember Qu Yuan.

3.Why is the Dragon Boat Festival also called Girls’ Day?

A.A daughter can wear a sweet-smelling bag.

B.A daughter who is married can return to her parents’ home.

C.Girls have lots of housework to do during the Dragon Boat Festival.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.A sweet-smelling bag can be used as a symbol of love.

B.People usually hold dragon boat races in the sea.

C.People have celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival for more than two thousand years.

5.What can you know about rice dumplings?

A.They can express love between lovers.

B.They are eaten to avoid bad things.

C.They have different designs and styles.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.

1.What do Chinese do during the Dragon Boat Festival?

A. Take part in a dragon boat race.

B. Wear bags that have terrible smells.

C. Eat delicious noodles.

D. Throw water at each other.

2.In order to_____, people hold dragon boat races.

A. admire a famous scientist

B. have good luck

C. remember Qu Yuan

D. celebrate the harvest(收获)

3. Rice dumplings_________.

A. can express love between lovers.

B. are eaten to avoid bad things.

C. have different designs and styles.

D. are only eaten in China.

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1.—When is the Dragon Boat Festival this year? —It’s on　　 　　 (六月) 2.

2.The problem is too hard for me. I think it goes　　 　　 (超过) my ability.

3.I’ve left my dictionary at home. May I use　　 　　 (你的)?

4.Excuse me, could I　　 　　 （借） the book a little longer, Miss Liu?

5.For many years,　　 　　 (收音机)and televisions always bring us the latest information.

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