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On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar(农历), which is Wednesday this year, all Chinese celebrate one of their traditional festivals, the Dagon Boat Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Their celebrations include eating zongzi, rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking mugwort leaves on their doors.
In 2007, the central government decided to add the Dragon Boat Festival, together with two other traditional festivals - Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) and Mid Autumn Festival - to the list of public holidays
According to tradition, our ancestors(长辈) believed the hot weather in midsummer might cause different kinds of diseases (疾病). So, to keep off diseases and drive out evil were the main purposes of the Dragon Boat Festival. Parents used colorful threads to make necklaces and bracelets (手镯) for children, gave them beautiful embroidered bags(荷包), painted the Chinese character for "king" (wang) on their foreheads to drive away bad luck. The Dragon Boat Festival was also called "kids festival" in some places. Spending such happy hours with parents, young children began to understand the festival as well as the traditions and culture behind it. Repeating the customs year by year makes it possible for kids to learn the traditions, accept it and pass it on when they become adults.
【小题1】How do people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
A.People celebrate this festival by eating eggs. |
B.People celebrate this festival by eating zongzi, racing dragon boats. |
C.People celebrate this festival by sending cards. |
D.People celebrate this festival by singing and dancing. |
A.粽叶 | B.红叶 | C.艾叶 | D.松叶 |
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.only one |
A.To keep off diseases and drive out evil and bad luck. |
B.To spend happy time with parents. |
C.To make necklaces and bracelets for children. |
D.To have a long holiday with family members. |
The red phone box in Britain is a perfect example of the British traditional culture. However, with the fast development of mobile phones, it has lost its place in people’s everyday life. In order to save their loved red phone boxes, people have come up with many ideas, for example, to turn them into toilets or art houses.
In a village in Somerset, a place in South West England, villagers have found a new way to save their red phone box. They turned it into a mini library to deal with the shortage of libraries in their area. The idea was given by a local villager, Janet Fisher, who lives opposite the phone box. Villagers got together to set up the book box. Over 100 books and a lot of movies and music CDs are available at this mini library. The books are of different kinds, including from cooking books to the classics and children’s books. People can put the books that they have read inside the phone box, and take away the books that they’d like to read. The books are always changing. There is a regular check on the books to keep the phone box collection fresh.
Anyone is free to come to read books there. The phone box library is open every day around the clock and is lit (the past form of “light”) at night. “ It’s very pleasing that the red phone box has been saved. More importantly, it can continue providing a service for us,” said one of the villagers.
1.The red phone box has been a symbol of _________.
A.the British culture |
B.the European art of building |
C.the development of mobile phones |
D.British people’s daily life |
2. People in Somerset turned the red phone box into a mini library to _________.
A.make it like the new one |
B.help solve the shortage of library service |
C.provide a place to exchange ideas |
D.make the collection of the local library larger |
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the red phone box?
A.People can borrow books and enjoy the films and CDs there. |
B.The library was set up by a local villager living opposite a phone box. |
C.The library is open to the public day and night. |
D.Regular check is made to keep the books in good order. |
An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home, As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell(铃子). When dinner time came, he didn’t go to dinner room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinner room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(吵架).
“Bring me the bill (账单),” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise, “There isn’t any bill, On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
1.The story happened_________.
A.in England |
B.on a ship from Norway to England |
C.in Norway |
D.on a ship from England to Norway |
2.Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinner room first?
A.Because he had no money |
B.Because he didn’t feel very well. |
C.Because he didn’t want to eat anything. |
D.Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell. |
3.The traveler went to the dinner room to eat something because__________
A.his friend had given him some money |
B.The waiter had asked him to change his mind |
C.he learned that there was no bill on the ship |
D.he was too hungry |
4.How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?
A.Only one. |
B.Two. |
C.Three. |
D.None. |
5.After the traveler finished eating,___________.
A.he had a quarrel with the waiter over the bill |
B.he drank a lot |
C.he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱) |
D.he came to know that travelers on the ship had free (免费的)meals |