The Dragon Boat festival is very popular in China, it usually comes in May or June. On that day, people eat a special food--- rice dumplings. It is known as dragon-boat racing. Dragon-boat racing is the most popular activity during the festival. A dragon boat looks like a dragon, and is painted in red, white, yellow or black. Usually, a dragon boat is 20 to 40 metres long, and needs 20 people to row. Boatmen row the boat in cadence (节奏) with the drumbeats(鼓点), and a man in the front of the boat waves a small flag to help coordinate(使动作协调) the rowing.
Dragon-boat racing becomes a popular activity in South China. International(国际的) dragon-boat racing is held in Guangzhou and Hong Kong every year.
1.Which is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival ?
A．Eat rice dumplings B．trick or treat
C．Pumpkin lantern D．Dragon-Boat racing
2.A Dragon boat needs ______________ people to row.
A．20 B．40 C．60 D．30
3.If you want to watch international dragon-boat racing, you can go to ______.
A．Guangxi and Guangzhou
B．Guangzhou and Fujian
C．Guangzhou and Hong Kong
D．Hong Kong and Guangxi
4.This passage is about __________.
A．South China
B．Dragon-boat racing
C．how to row the boat
D．the Dragon Boat Festival
Festivals
Name Spring Festival Halloween Dragon Boat Festival Christmas Day Mid-autumn Day
Symbol dumpling pumpkin rice dumpling Christmas tree mooncake
Country China the USA China the USA China
1.The people in the USA celebrate___________________.
A．Christmas Day
B．Christmas Day and Halloween
C．Spring Festival
D．Mid-autumn Day
2.The symbol of Dragon Boat Festival is_________.
A．tree B．pumpkin
C．rice dumpling D．dumpling
3.There are _______ festivals in China in the form.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
完型填空（15分）
On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8.20 a. m. After I eat my __1__, I often go to a shopping centre __2__ my mother. The shopping centre is __3__ our home, so we walk ___4____. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there on foot. The shopping centre has a good __5__. It is called “阳光购物中心” in Chinese. It doesn’t have an __6__ name. Can you __7___ it in English? It is new __8__ big. __9__ many things there, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many __10__ there. There are men and women, old and __11__. Parents must __12__ their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost (迷失) in it. __13_ do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The things there are usually good and __14__. The workers there are always nice and friendly. If you come to my home, I can take __15__ there and have a look.
1. A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner
2. A．for B．to C．with D．of
3. A．near B．into C．at D．from
4. A．it B．there C．to there D．the centre
5. A．flower B．place C．name D．room
6. A．old B．big C．English D．French
7. A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
8. A．but B．with C．and D．or
9. A．There is B．There are C．They are D．They're
10. A．students B．people C．children D．teachers
11. A．tall B．short C．young D．small
12. A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look like
13. A．What B．Who C．Why D．When
14. A．expensive B．cheap C．big D．new
15. A．you B．them C．him D．her
---Would you like _________to drink?
---Yes, please．
A．something cold B．cold something
C．cold anything D．anything cold
---____________ is that red dress?
---It’s fifty yuan.
A．What B．How expensive
C．how high D．How much
Listen! The girls _____________ “Happy new year” in the next room.
A．are singing B．singing
C．sing D．are sing
