题目内容
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The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)is the day to remember a Chinese national hero, ①Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river and died over 2, 000 years ago. Old story has it that people, ②________________(为了救屈原), beat drums to drive fish away, and threw rice dumplings (zongzi) into the river to keep the fish from eating his body.
For thousands of years, people have spent the festival by eating zongzi and holding dragon boat races ③on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(阴历的)month, ④especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.
The dragon boat races ⑤/u/ that many people want to save Qu's body. Those races are the most exciting part of the festival, with very large crowds of people watching them. The special boats, more than 10 meters long, have colorful "dragon" heads and tails(尾巴), and ⑥/i:/ boat carries team of 20 or 22 players. Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
(1)根据⑤和⑥处的音标写出其单词。
(2)根据③和④处的画线内容在下面句子的空白处各填入一个适当的词。
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, so we can also call it "The Double Festival"
Dragon boat races are mostly held in South China because there are more areas there.
(3)将①处的画线部分译成汉语。
(4)将②处的汉语译成英语。
(5)根据短文内容回答问题:
What do you think of the future of the dragon boat races?
【答案】
(1)show;each
(2)Five;Fifth water
(3)两千多年前屈原投江(河)而死。
(4)in order to save Qu Yuan
(5)The dragon boat races will become more and more popular.
【解析】
(1)根据音标⑤和⑥可填单词 show, each
(2)第一个空根据划线句子③可知日期为农历五月初五,两个五,因此端午又叫the double five festival,根据划线句子④中rivers and lakes可填water。(3)本句中一个短语throw oneself into the river译为跳江。可译为 两千多年前屈原投江(河)而死。
(4)本句可用不定式表达目的状语,译为 in order to save Qu Yuan。
(5)根据文章最后一句Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.可知赛龙舟风靡国内外,将会变得越来越流行,本题答案为The dragon boat races will become more and more popular.