五、[文化知识]阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
There is an interesting festival in China. On that day, people in some places have dragon boat races. The dragon boat is quite long. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. Each team has about twenty members. And there is a man beating the drum(敲鼓) on the boat. It's an exciting race, especially(尤其) when they are reaching the finishing line. The audience (观众) shout for their favourite teams. From this race, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival. This festival has another name—the Duanwu Festival. It has a story. The story is about a poet called Qu Yuan. And people often eat rice dumplings at this festival to commemorate(纪念) him.
(
A. Chinese New Year
B. the Mid - Autumn Festival
C. the Dragon Boat Festival
(
A. the boat race
B. the dragon boat race
C. the boat like a dragon
(
A. shout for the members
B. supervise(监督) the members
C. beat the drum for the members
(
A. To celebrate this festival.
B. Because they're yummy.
C. To commemorate Qu Yuan.
There is an interesting festival in China. On that day, people in some places have dragon boat races. The dragon boat is quite long. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. Each team has about twenty members. And there is a man beating the drum(敲鼓) on the boat. It's an exciting race, especially(尤其) when they are reaching the finishing line. The audience (观众) shout for their favourite teams. From this race, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival. This festival has another name—the Duanwu Festival. It has a story. The story is about a poet called Qu Yuan. And people often eat rice dumplings at this festival to commemorate(纪念) him.
(
C
)1. The name of this interesting festival is C
.A. Chinese New Year
B. the Mid - Autumn Festival
C. the Dragon Boat Festival
(
B
)2. The name of the festival comes from B
.A. the boat race
B. the dragon boat race
C. the boat like a dragon
(
C
)3. There is always a man on the dragon boat to C
.A. shout for the members
B. supervise(监督) the members
C. beat the drum for the members
(
C
)4. Why do people often eat rice dumplings at this festival?A. To celebrate this festival.
B. Because they're yummy.
C. To commemorate Qu Yuan.
答案：1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C
解析：
【解析】
1. 根据短文“From this race, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival.”可知，这个有趣的节日是端午节，故选C。
2. 由“From this race, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival.”及前文提到的dragon boat races可知，节日名称来源于龙舟比赛，故选B。
3. 短文提到“And there is a man beating the drum(敲鼓) on the boat.”，所以龙舟上总有一个人在为队员敲鼓，故选C。
4. 根据“people often eat rice dumplings at this festival to commemorate(纪念) him.”及前文介绍的诗人屈原的故事可知，人们在这个节日吃粽子是为了纪念屈原，故选C。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C
【知识点】
节日文化常识、细节信息查找、英语阅读理解
【点评】
本题借助介绍端午节的短文考查学生的细节定位能力，同时渗透中国传统节日文化知识，题目均为细节类题型，关键信息可在文中直接找到，既能巩固阅读技巧，又能加深对传统节日的了解。
【难度系数】
0.8
1. 根据短文“From this race, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival.”可知，这个有趣的节日是端午节，故选C。
2. 由“From this race, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival.”及前文提到的dragon boat races可知，节日名称来源于龙舟比赛，故选B。
3. 短文提到“And there is a man beating the drum(敲鼓) on the boat.”，所以龙舟上总有一个人在为队员敲鼓，故选C。
4. 根据“people often eat rice dumplings at this festival to commemorate(纪念) him.”及前文介绍的诗人屈原的故事可知，人们在这个节日吃粽子是为了纪念屈原，故选C。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C
【知识点】
节日文化常识、细节信息查找、英语阅读理解
【点评】
本题借助介绍端午节的短文考查学生的细节定位能力，同时渗透中国传统节日文化知识，题目均为细节类题型，关键信息可在文中直接找到，既能巩固阅读技巧，又能加深对传统节日的了解。
【难度系数】
0.8