Question

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival ___1.__ (mark) by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said __2.___ (commit) suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ___3.__ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly respected. However, he was dismissed from office. ___4.___ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him __5.___ were unable to recover his body.

The people of Chu __6.___ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised __7.___ to wrap the rice and bind it ___8.___ throwing it into the river.

During the Duanwu Festival, zongzi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize the attempts to rescue and recover Qu’s body.

Section C (10%)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

 

Answer 1

1.has been marked

2.to have committed

3.situated

4.Realizing

5.but

6.who

7.them

8.before

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：这篇短文主要是讲龙舟节的来历，2000多年前屈原劝谏皇帝未成，而跳汨罗江自杀，为纪念他而自然形成的节日。

1. thousands of years可知，句子谓语动词应用现在完成进行时，表示端午节一直以来都以吃粽子和赛龙珠的方式进行庆祝，而且将来也会如此，故填has been marked。

2.非谓语动词。这里考查be said to have done，表示过去发生的事情。句意：屈原据说是投河自杀的。

3.表示某地方位于何地时，用be situated in /on, 句中“situated…”相当于定语从句，“which was situated…”。

4.

5.连词。根据前后句意可知为转折关系，故用but。句意：附近的渔民赶来救他，但是未能救活他。

6.定语从句。引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是The people of Chu，故应填who。句意：哀悼屈原死的楚国人民把米扔进河里。

7.代词。代替the mourners，在句中作宾语，故应填them。句意：灵魂告诉他们在将粽子扔进河里之前，应把他们裹好。

8.

考点：考查记叙文