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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(击鼓)to make the other boat in the same rhythm(节奏). 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(诗), but also for thinking a lot for the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of(纪念) him on this special day.

71. 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

72. Where does the name Dragon Boat Festival come from?

A. The dragon match in Hunan province.     B. The dragon boat match in Hunan province.

C. The boat like a dragon in Sichuan province.  D. The dragon flying in the sky.

73. 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

74. 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

75. On that day, people eat__________.

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

第二部分  非选择题(共60分)

六、阅读表达  阅读短文, 按要求完成短文后的各项任务(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

Here is something about Peter’s family. There are five people in his family. They are his father, his mother, his grandfather, his sister Kate and him. His father, Mr Brown, is a doctor. (1) _____ is thirty. Peter’s (2)_____, Mrs Brown, is a teacher. She is thirty too. Peter and his sister study in their mother’s school. Peter is in Class Two, Grade Eight. Kate is in Class Two, Grade Seven. (3)They go to school at 6:30 in the morning. Look! That old man is Peter’s grandfather. He is very old. He walks his dog every morning. Where is Kate? Look! She is under that big tree.

1. 在(1)(2)处填入合适的词使句子完整。_________  ________

2. 回答问题: Where do Kate and Peter study?

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3. 将(3)句译成中文。

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4. 在文中找出He takes his dog for a walk every morning.的同义句。

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5.找出或写出本文的主题句。

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