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1、课时跟踪练(一) Warm-up & Lesson 1 Pre-reading.阅读理解AThe Dragon Boat Festival in ChinaChinese culture has many, many festivals commemorating (纪念) some unusual events. The Dragon Boat Festival is one such festival. The main thing to do on this day is to eat zongzi, the sticky rice dumpling.In some places, pe
2、ople race boats that are colourfully decorated with dragon designs, but I have never seen such a race. I have, however, eaten lots of zongzi. You can buy them or eat homemade ones. They are commonly eaten as a snack food. The rice may be white, and it may have some red bean paste inside. Sometimes t
3、he rice is brown from a sauce and inside is a small chunk (块) of ham. In any case, each one is wrapped in reed leaves and steamed, I suppose, for a long time. At first, I thought they were rather tasteless, but I have developed a taste for them now, and I like to eat them, though once a year is enou
4、gh.The origin of zongzi is as strange as the food itself. There was a Chinese poet and official (Chinese officials in old times were always poets) named Qu Yuan. He was an official in the Kingdom of Chu. China has a tradition of ministers (大臣) who give advice to the king, and Qu Yuan was such a mini
5、ster. Qu Yuan advised the king of Chu to prepare for war because the state of Qin was ready to destroy his state. But the king thought he was safe since the emperor of Qin seemed to be more interested in other weaker states. But, finally, Qin did attack Chu, and the Chu Kingdom was defeated.Qu Yuan
6、was so sad about this that he killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River. His countrymen, on learning of this, rushed to the scene in small boats and tried to find his body. They failed to find it, so they made the dumplings wrapped in reed leaves and threw them into the river so the fish would
7、eat the dumplings and not Qu Yuans body. That day was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later, it became a tradition to eat zongzi and to hold dragon boat races on that day every year.1What do people mainly do on the Dragon Boat Festival?AThey eat zongziBThey all go boating.CThey swim in the r
8、iver.DThey all buy something to throw into the river.解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段中的“The main thing to do on this day is to eat zongzi .”可以得知答案。2According to the text, which of the following is true?AThe author likes to eat zongzi so much that he eats them once a month.BThe tale of how zongzi came into being is e
9、ven stranger than the food itself.CThe king of Chu didnt like Qu Yuans advice and killed him.DThe Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in commemoration of Qu Yuan.解析：选D细节理解题。由第三、四段可知，屈原力谏楚王，但不受重视，最后楚国被消灭，屈原悲愤投江，人们为了纪念他而过端午节。3Qu Yuan killed himself because _.Athe king of Chu didnt take his advice, and
10、as a result the Chu Kingdom was defeated by QinBthe Chu Kingdom was the weakest stateChe couldnt live a good lifeDhe wanted to show his bravery in the face of danger解析：选A细节理解题。由第三段及第四段中的“Qu Yuan was so sad about this that he killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River.”可以得知答案。4What is the purpose
11、 of this text?ATo tell the readers about different kinds of zongzi.BTo give information about war in old times.CTo tell the readers about zongzi as well as the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.DTo recommend that the readers eat more zongzi.解析：选C写作意图题。作者首先讲了粽子的美味可口，接着讲了粽子的来源以及端午节，目的是让读者了解粽子以及端午节的历史
12、。BThe Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The threeday event is not fixed (固定的) to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals (当地人)During the opening ceremonies, after the offi
13、cial greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, g
14、roups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns (喇叭) and beat drums (鼓) as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance wit
15、h their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish li
16、ne in front of the cheering people.Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horse race. All the riders run very fast on the horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles (座垫). Some even ride upside down their legs and feet straight up in the air all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in a
