Question

There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan Province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm. It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到達(dá)) the end. The audience(觀眾) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.

   This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(詩人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.

1.What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.

A. Chinese New Year                          B. Mid-Autumn Festival 

C. the Dragon Boat Festival                    D. Halloween

2.It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of ________.

A. a poet called Qu Yuan                          B. a poet called Li Bai 

C. a poet called Du Fu                             D. a poet called Bai Juyi

3.In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to______.

A. shout for them                                            B. help them shout 

C. carry a dragon for them                                   D. beat a drum for them

4.On that day, people eat__________.

A. pumpkins                      B. moon cakes         C. rice dumplings     D. Candies

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日端午節(jié)，文中介紹了這個(gè)節(jié)日的來歷，是為了紀(jì)念偉大的詩人屈原，人們在這一天往往進(jìn)行龍舟比賽，并在這一天人們都吃粽子。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival. 這個(gè)節(jié)日叫龍舟節(jié)，故選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)there was a famous poet(詩人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.端午節(jié)是為了紀(jì)念偉大的詩人屈原，故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm.站在船中間的人為比賽擊鼓，故選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.人們在這一天吃粽子，故選C。

考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。