一边任务型阅读~Dragon –boat Festival (端午节)
Dragon –boat Festival (端午节)
Dragon –Boat Festival all also called the DuanWu Festival,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar．For thousands of years,the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats．To hold the dragon-boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan ,one of the greatest poets(诗人)in China．
Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago．Qu Yuan was an honest minister(大臣)of the State of Chu,during the Warring States Period(475-22 l BC)(战国时期)．He was upright and wise.He wanted to bring his country peace and make the state more stronger,but the country was in the hands of bad officials,he failed．At last,he was very discouraged.(1) the Miluo River ,throwing ,he ,into,himself ,life ,by ,his ,ended.(2)据说当时人们从船上跳下去试图救他.But it was too late．Also,they were very sad and they threw rice into the waterto feed Qu Yuan’s spirit.
(3)Now we read his poem Li Sao which was filled with deep love for his country．We
can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zone Zi to eat during the Dragon-boat Festival．
1．What are the two important things on the Dragon Boat Festival?
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2.(1) 把划线部分的单词组成句子.
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3.将文中(2)处的汉语句子译成英语.
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4.把(3) 处划线部分译成汉语.
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5.List the words that can describe the qualities (品质) of Qu Yuan .(at least 3)
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