Question

    Do you know when and why people celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China? You may always find either a beautiful or a sad story behind a festival, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated ________ the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by ________ zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

The festival began during the Warring States (战国时期) with a ________ of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is the date ________ Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright (正直的) man, and was loved by people. He wanted the emperor of Chu ________ against the State of Qin but was refused and sent to somewhere far away from his homeland. During his stay in other states, he wrote ________ poems to express his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan jumped into Miluo River for his mother land by killing himself.

After the ________ of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to cry over the great ________ they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish ________ keep them away from Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a ________ festival for the Chinese people.

1.A.at B.on C.in D.by

2.A.eating B.to eat C.ate D.was eating

3.A.vacation B.history C.date D.day

4.A.when B.where C.why D.what

5.A.fighter B.fighting C.fight D.to fight

6.A.much B.a lot C.many D.lots

7.A.die B.dying C.dead D.death

8.A.emperor B.doctor C.poet D.teacher

9.A.in order to B.so that C.in order that D.as a result

10.A.modern B.traditional C.international D.new

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了中国的传统节日——端午节。

1.句意：人们在阴历五月初五通过吃粽子、举行龙船比赛来庆祝端午节。

at在某一时刻；on在具体某一天；in在（一段时间）；by在……之前。此处指“阴历五月初五”，在具体的某一天。故选B。

2.句意：人们在阴历五月初五通过吃粽子、举行龙船比赛来庆祝端午节。

eating吃，动名词；to eat不定式；ate过去式；was eating过去进行时。by为介词，表示通过某种方法，后接动名词。故选A。

3.句意：这个节日开始是在有着超过2000年历史的战国时期。

vacation旅行；history历史；date日期；day一天。结合句意可知，此处表示“有……历史的”。故选B。

4.句意：节日的日期就是屈原去世的日期。

when当……时，关系副词；where哪里，关系副词；why为什么，关系副词；what什么，不作定语从句关系词。根据定语从句先行词the date可知，此空指代时间，用关系副词when。故选A。

5.句意：他想要楚国皇帝对抗秦国，但是被拒绝了，被发配到远离家乡的地方。

fighter战士，名词；fighting对抗，动名词；fight对抗，动词原形；to fight不定式。want to do sth.表示“想要做某事”。故选D。

6.句意：他在其他国家逗留期间，他写很多诗来表达对楚国的强烈感情。

much很多，修饰不可数名词；a lot许多；many很多，修饰可数名词复数；lots许多。feelings为可数名词的复数，可以用many或者a lot of/ lots of修饰。故选C。

7.句意：在屈原死亡之后，楚国的人们去汨罗江，为他们喜爱的伟大诗人哭泣。

die死，动词；dying垂死的，形容词；死亡，动名词；dead无生命的，形容词；death死亡，名词。此空为名词of格，表示“屈原的死亡”，用名词death形式。故选D。

8.句意：在屈原死亡之后，楚国的人们去汨罗江，为他们喜爱的伟大诗人哭泣。

emperor皇帝；doctor医生；poet诗人；teacher老师。根据常识可知，屈原是一名伟大的诗人。故选C。

9.句意：一些人往江里扔鸡蛋和叶子包着的米来喂鱼，为了让鱼远离屈原。

in order to为了；so that以便；in order that为了；以便；as a result结果是。so that和in order that后接从句，排除B和C；as a result为副词短语，通常修饰整个句子，排除D；in order to do sth.表示“为了做某事”。故选A。

10.句意：对中国人来说，现在端午节已经成为一个传统节日。

modern现代的；traditional传统的；international国际的；new新的。根据常识可知，端午节是中国的传统节日。故选B。