题目内容
【题目】The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most significant traditional festivals. It【1】(celebrate) on the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.
The festival is said to be【2】honour of Qu Yuan, a great poet who tried all his best to help his own country but failed and committed suicide by drowning himself in Miluo River. The folks respected and loved him so much【3】they threw zongzi into the river【4】(prevent) fish from eating his body. Later it became a custom for people to eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races on that day.
To advance and enrich the fine cultural heritage of the nation, the Dragon Boat Festival has been an【5】(office) public holiday in our country since 2008.
【答案】
【1】is celebrated
【2】in
【3】that
【4】to prevent
【5】official
【解析】这篇文章主要介绍了中国的传统节日端午节的来历。
【1】考查时态和语态。It与celebrate之间是被动关系,用被动语态,并且表示经常反复发生的动作,用一般现在时,所以应该用一般现在时的被动语态,填is celebrated。
【2】考查固定短语。据说这个节日是来纪念屈原的。In honour of为纪念,是固定短语,填in。
【3】考查固定句型。人们非常尊敬和爱戴他,以至于把粽子扔入河里,为了阻止鱼吃他的身体。So…that如此…以致,是固定句型。
【4】考查语义理解。“为了阻止鱼吃他的身体”,表示目的,所以填to prevent。
【5】考查形容词。修饰名词public holiday用形容词,填official。