Question

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by eating zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

The festival began during the period of Warring States, and had a 1       of more than 2,000 years. It is 2       that the date of the festival is the date when Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright (正直的)man，and was loved by the people. He wanted the ruler of Chu

3       against the State of Qin in cooperation (合作)with the State of Qi. 4       he was refused and sent to the border area. During his stay in other states, he wrote5      poems expressing his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin,Qu Yuan 6       into the Miluo River to express his strong love for his native land by taking his own life.

After the death of Qu Yuan，the people of Chu went to the Miluo River to mourn(哀悼) over the great 7       they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish 8       keep them away from Qu Yuan. Some doctors poured wine 9       the river to kill snakes and other animals that might try to eat Qu Yuan. Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a 10       festival for

the Chinese people.
(   ) 1. A. vacation    B. history C. date    D. name

(   ) 2. A. said    B. says C. say    D.saying

(   ) 3. A. to fight    B. fighting C. fight    D. fought

(   ) 4. A. Or    B. And C. So    D. But

(   ) 5. A. much    B. a lot C. many    D. few

(   ) 6. A. jumped    B. looked C. turned    D. flew

(   ) 7. A. ruler    B. doctor C. poet    D. teacher

(   ) 8. A. in order that    B. so that C. in order to    D. such that

(   ) 9. A. into    B. from  C. out of D. away from

(   ) 10. A. modern    B. traditional C. international    D. fashion

Answer 1

l.B端午節(jié)有兩千多年的歷史。故選B。

2. A It is said that意為"據(jù)說…-"故選A。

3. A表示"想讓某人做某事"用want sb. to do sth.故選A。

4. D根據(jù)上下文可知此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折。故選D。

5. C根據(jù)句意可知寫了許多詩。此處還可用a lot of。故選C。

6. A根據(jù)句意應(yīng)該是屈原跳河自盡。故選A。

7. C屈原是偉大的詩人，上文提到他寫了許多 詩。故選C 

8. C in order to意為"為了"，后接動詞原形。故 選C

9. A pour... into…意為"將……倒入……"。故 選A

10. B端午節(jié)是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。故選B。