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.

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

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

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

4.On that day, people eat__________.

A. pumpkins                      B. moon cakes         C. rice dumplings     D. Candies

--- Did you __________ much time watching Li Na’s match last night?

--- Yes. It __________ me a few hours to watch this match.

A. spend; spentB. spend; tookC. take; tookD. take; cost

单词拼写（20分）

1.I will do some __________(评论) about our favourite hands .

2.The sun ___________(升起) in the east every day .

3.Mark Twain is not known as a great ___________(思想家)like Confucius.

4.I would like a __________(每月的)article called “Great  Books “ ,

5.Tom is _________（聪明的）than  any other boy in his class .

6. We are ___________(高兴的)to  see him alive .

7.Parents and teachers should be ____________（尊重）。

8.We were ___________(打败)last time .

9.They have got no __________(机会)to win this match .

10.I think it will be a ___________(艰苦的)match.

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______.