There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan Province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move quickly. There is always a man standing in the middle of the boat. He beats a drum to make the other boat in the same rhythm. It’s an interesting match when they are reaching(到达) the end. The audience(观众) along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival –the Dragon Boat Festival.
This special day has another name—Duanwu Festival. About it we have a story. Long long ago, there was a famous poet(诗人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.
小题1:What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called______.
| A．Chinese New Year | B．Mid-Autumn Festival |
| C．the Dragon Boat Festival | D．Halloween |
小题2:It’s also called Duanwu Festival in memory of ________.
| A．a poet called Qu Yuan | B．a poet called Li Bai |
| C．a poet called Du Fu | D．a poet called Bai Juyi |
小题3:In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to______.
| A．shout for them | B．help them shout |
| C．carry a dragon for them | D．beat a drum for them |
小题4:On that day, people eat__________.
| A．pumpkins | B．moon cakes | C．rice dumplings | D．Candies |
