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6．The Dragon Boat Festival is another significant festival in Chinese traditional celebrations．The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of lunar May．This holiday is to memorize the death of Qu Yuan，a well-loved poet of the fourth century B．C．．
Before the Dragon Boat Festival，every family prepares chung-tze．This is a kind of rice dumpling filled with all kinds of things．After preparing the chung-tze，each family goes to the river to watch the dragon boat races，which take place on this festival．The dragon boat symbolizes the story of Qu Yuan．It is a rowing boat team competition with about thirty people in each team．All the watchers cheer and shout happily．After the exciting race，both the competitors and watches usually eat many chung-tze．
The Dragon Boat Festival symbolizes the unique meanings of Chinese history and furthermore，the process of making the rice dumplings，and the boat race are a way of drawing all members of the family together again．Perhaps one day we will have a very different celebration，but so far we still like this holiday being celebrated in a traditional way．

62．The history of the Dragon Boat Festival is aboutB．
A.1400years   B.2500years   
C.2900years   D.3400years
63．Apart from the Dragon Boat Race，what is the other activity of this festival？C
A．Going to the river          B．Visiting family members
C．Making the rice dumplings   D．Reading the poems written by Qu Yuan
64..The Dragon Boat Race isB．
A．only for 30people to join in           B．a kind of team competition
C．held after chung-tze has been eaten    D．held only among the family member
65．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．The Dragon Boat Festival has special meaning for Chinese people
B．The Dragon Boat Race is a significant sports competition
C．People must eat chung-tze on the Dragon Boat Festival．
D．People like to watch the Dragon Boat Race．

分析 本文主要讲述了在龙舟节时人们通过包粽子赛龙舟等方式来纪念中国历史上的爱国诗人屈原．

解答 62．B  计算题 根据This holiday is to memorize the death of Qu Yuan，a well-loved poet of the fourth century B．C．可知赛龙舟开始于大约公元前四世纪，距今接近2500年，故答案为B
63 C 细节理解题 根据Before the Dragon Boat Festival，every family prepares chung-tze．This is a kind of rice dumpling filled with all kinds of things．可知，在龙舟节人们会包粽子来纪念屈原，故答案为C
64．B 推理判断题 根据It is a rowing boat team competition with about thirty people in each team．可知，赛龙舟是一种团队比赛，故答案为B
65．A主旨大意题 本文主要讲述了在龙舟节时人们通过包粽子赛龙舟等方式来纪念中国历史上的爱国诗人屈原，这对于中国人来说有特殊的意义，故答案为A

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B．They don't realize that they will be more productive after taking a break．
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D．They don't think it proper to have their work taken care of by their colleagues．
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D．they worry about losing their jobs after taking holidays
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D．the more leave the employees take，the better the economy will become
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C．how the pressures at work affect the workers in UK
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A．Culture．B．News．C．Story．D．Travel．
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A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families．
B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives．
C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy．
D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break．
63．The underlined words"flower"（in Line 5）probably meansB．
A．weaken         B．develop             C．stretch              D．disappear
64．From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend，we will probably beA．
A．treated hospitably at his home                
B．offered a ride to his home
C．warmly welcomed at the airport                
D．treated to dinner in a restaurant
65．The writer mainly talks aboutCin the text．
A．friendships between Chinese                   
B．Americans'hospitality
C．different views of friendship                 
D．friendships between Americans．
15．Can you imagine that several hundred years ago，tomatoes were seen as toxic food in Europe？
What made Europeans believe this was John Gerard's publication of Herbal in 1597．Gerard wrote："The leaves and stalks of the tomato plant are toxic．"Undoubtedly，Gerard's opinion was based on a misunderstanding of tomatoes．But his opinion was widely spread in Britain and North America for over two hundred years．
In the late 1700s，a lot of Europeans held more fears for tomatoes．A nick name for the fruit was"poison apple"because it was believed that aristocrats（贵族） got sick and died after eating them．But the actual reason was the pewter plates they used．Since tomatoes are high in acidity，when placed on the plates，the lead（铅） in the plates would dissolve．This caused many deaths．Unluckily，no one knew this at that time．So the innocent tomatoes were picked as the killer．
Today，more than one and a half billion tons of tomatoes are produced every year around the world．Tomatoes are cooked in various ways．This healthy and tasty food finally wins its innocence（清白） back．
51．Which of the following can be the best title for this passage？A
A．Europeans'fears for tomatoes        
B．History of tomato planting
C．Why do people eat so many tomatoes    
D．How did the tomato prove its value
52．What does the underlined word"toxic"in paragraph 1 mean？C
A．delicious          B．nutritious（营养）     C．poisonous        D．safe
53．What do we know about the book Herbal？B
A．It was written by an American writer
B．It was published about 400 years ago．
C．Tomatoes were described as good food
D．Chinese herbal medicine was included．
54．When did people begin to eat tomatoes according to the text？B
A．About 100 years ago
B．About 200 years ago．
C．About 300 years ago
D．About 400 years ago．
55．What's the key point for the death of the aristocrats mentioned in the passage？D
A．Tomatoes．B．The pewter plate．C．Serious illness．D．Chemical reaction．
16．-It took me the whole Sunday morning to clean up the house，I'm very tired．
-____________________．Next Sunday we'll come to help you．（　　）
A．Once bitten，twice shy．B．Many hands make light work．
C．Tall trees catch much wind．D．Two heads are better than one．

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