For Chinese, it's a time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi (粽子). But across the Yellow Sea, South Korea, wrestling (摔跤) and swing play are the highlights. However, both events go by the same name-the Dragon Boat Festival-which falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar.

One festival, two cultures: does one nation have the right to call its own? It has been reported that South Korea will apply to the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration its cultural heritage (文化遗产). If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation.

As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation. "It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China," said Zhou Heping, deputy culture minister. The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including the Dragon Boat event. Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world. In Japan and Viet Nam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed with and become part of local culture.

With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue about which country the festival belongs to. "No one can deny that it came from China," said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province. "But if all the countries involved can protect culture heritage together, they will all benefit."

1.The underlined word "highlights" can be probably replaced by "____".

A. most exciting events

B. highest lights on the building

C. brightest lights at night

D. most famous festivals

2.It can be inferred that South Korea ____.

A. has proclaimed (宣布) the Dragon Boat Festival as a part of its cultural heritage

B. has the exactly same Dragon Boat Festival as China

C. has no idea that China has such a festival

D. is paying more attention to its cultural heritage than China

3.China is not happy with the situation because ____.

A. it created the festival

B. it is also making an application

C. South Korea has no right to call the festival its own

D. UNESCO may approve (批准) South Korea's application

4.If South Korea's application to UNESCO is successful, ____.

A. China will also make its own application to UNESCO

B. it will be meaningless to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival

C. people from other parts of the world will think South Korea created the festival

D. the Dragon Boat Festival will become part of local culture

5.The author would probably support(支持) ____.

A. a move by South Korea to cancel its application

B. China getting UNESCO's approval of the festival first

C. the opinion of Zhou Heping

D. China paying more attention to its cultural heritage

David was a successful young man who worked in a large company in a big city in America. His favorite hobby was fishing. But it was several years since he had last gone fishing. He was too busy to get a chance to practice.

Then one summer he decided to go on vacation to a village where there were a lot of streams(河流). “I ought to be able to have some good fishing there,” he said to himself confidently (自信地) and made good preparations for fishing.

The next morning after he arrived there, he walked to the nearest stream with his fishing rod (杆). To his surprise, he saw an old man standing beside the water, doing nothing. So he asked him whether it was a private stream. The old man answered that it was not a private stream and everyone could fish there, so David said to him, “ Well, then it won’t be fined(罚款)if I catch some fish here, will it?”

“Oh, no,” answered the old man. “It won’t be, but it will be a miracle(奇迹).”

1.David hadn’t gone fishing for a long time because_____________________.

A. he didn’t like fishing

B. he was not good at it

C. he was too busy

D. he couldn’t find a place for fishing

2. What did David expect when he decided to go on vacation?

A. He wanted to visit some beautiful villages.

B. He planned to go swimming in some streams.

C. He decided to meet some old friends.

D. He wanted to enjoy fishing there.

3.What did the old man mean by the word “miracle”?

A. He didn’t think David would catch any fish in that stream.

B. It was wonderful to catch some fish there.

C. David was not allowed to fish there.

D. The fish in the stream were very smart.

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