Question

【題目】 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.

	The dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people.
	During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers.
	A long time ago, a married daughter would return to her parents' home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls' Day.
	Eating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.

【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.①②B.②③C.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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了端午節(jié)的幾個習俗，如賽龍舟、佩戴香包、女孩節(jié)以及吃粽子。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The dragon boat race is an important competition…children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things”可知，端午節(jié)那天，中國人會賽龍舟、佩戴香包。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格第一欄“People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan”可知，人們舉行龍舟比賽是為了紀念屈原。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格第三欄“a married daughter would return to her parents' home…Girls' Day”可知，在端午節(jié)那天，出嫁的女兒可以回娘家，因此端午節(jié)也叫“女孩節(jié)”。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。A選項：一個香包可以作為愛的象征。根據(jù)“a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers”可知，選項正確；B選項：人們通常在海中舉行龍舟比賽。根據(jù)“People held dragon boat races in the river”可知，選項錯誤；C選項：人們已經(jīng)慶祝端午節(jié)兩千多年了。根據(jù)“The Dragon Boat Festival…more than two thousand years”可知，選項正確。故選B。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格第四欄“The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles”可知，粽子有不同的設計和風格。故選C。