Question

【题目】 Qu yuan, an official and a famous poet lived about 2,000 years ago. As a kind, wise and patriotic(爱国的)man, he was loved by the common people(百姓).71 When people heard that Qu threw himself in the Miluo River, they were very sad and went there quickly in order to save his life. 72 In the Chinese culture, dragon means power and authority(权威), so fishermen used dragon boats to scare the fish away from Qu’s body. They also threw Zong Zi, or rice dumplings, into the water to feed the fish. 73 But they were too late. Qu Yuan died. From then on, people hold Dragon Boat(龙舟) races, eat Zong Zi on the anniversary(纪念日) of Qu Yuan’s death: the fifth day of the fifth lunar(农历的) month.

A. They hoped that when the fishes were full, they would keep away from Qu yuan.

B. A lot of fishermen rushed out in long dragon-shaped boats.

C. Qu Yuan’s life was sad and he killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River.

【1】___________

【2】___________

【3】___________

【4】What’s the best title for the Passage?

A.A story of Qu YuanB.Qu yuan’s poems

C.The coming of Dragon Boat race and Zong Zi eatingD.A festival

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文主要讲述了划龙舟和吃粽子的由来。

【1】句意：屈原的一生很悲惨，他跳进汨罗江自杀了。根据后文“When people heard that Qu threw himself in the Miluo River, they were very sad and went there quickly in order to save his life.”可知，答案为C。

【2】句意：许多渔民驾着龙形的长船冲了出来。根据后文“so fishermen used dragon boats to scare the fish away from Qu’s body” 可知，答案为B。

【3】句意：他们希望当鱼吃饱了，鱼就会远离屈原。根据前文“They also threw Zong Zi, or rice dumplings, into the water to feed the fish”可知，答案为A。

【4】主旨大意题。题干问“文章的最佳标题是什么？”。A. A story of Qu Yuan屈原的故事；B. Qu yuan’s poems屈原的诗；C. The coming of Dragon Boat race and Zong Zi eating划龙舟和吃粽子的由来；D. A festival一个节日。根据文章内容可知，主要本文主要讲述了划龙舟和吃粽子的由来。故选C。