閱讀理解。
     For Chinese, it's time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi. But in South Korea, wrestling and swing play
are the highlights. However, both events go by the same name-the Dragon Boat Festival. It falls on May 5th
of the lunar calendar.
     One festival, two cultures. Does one nation have the right to call it its own? It has been reported that
South Korea will ask the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO聯(lián)合國教
科文組織) to make the celebration its cultural heritage (文化遺產(chǎn)). If successful, people from other countries
may see the Dragon Boat Festival as a Korean creation.
     As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation (情
況). "It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own
cultural heritage before China," said Zhou Heping, deputy cultural minister. The Ministry of Culture is even
thinking of making its own application (申請) to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including
the Dragon Boat event.
     "I don't like some of the food eaten at the festival, but I am shocked by South Korea's move," said Jin
Yutong, a Senior One student."We should protect the cultural heritage left by our ancestors (祖先)."
     It is thought that the festival is held in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan (340-278BC), who lived in the
State of Chu during the Warring States Period. Qu was known to be a patriot (愛國者) and admired by
ordinary people. He is said to have jumped into Miluo River, because he had lost hope in his country's future.
When people heard about Qu's death, they sailed up and down the river searching for his body. They also
beat the drums to fright away fish and threw Zongzi into water. These were supposed to stop the fish from
touching Qu. Dragon boat racing is said to have come from the search for the poet's body.
     Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world. In Japan and Vietnam, as well
as South Korea, the festival has mixed together with, and become part of the local culture.
     With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue (爭論) about which country the festival
belongs. "Everyone can say that it came from China," said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province.
"But if the whole nation can protect the culture heritage together, they will all benefit."
1. Which of the following country is NOT mentioned about the Dragon Boat Festival spreading?
A. Japan
B. Vietnam
C. South Korea
D. the United States
2. From the passage, we can see Chinese people's attitude (態(tài)度) toward the Dragon Boat Festival is that
    _____. 
A. they do not like it
B. they want to protect it because it is their cultural heritage
C. it is a shame to protect it
D. they won't agree South Korea takes it as its own festival
3. Racing boats to celebrate the festival comes from the story that _____.
A. people searched for Qu Yuan's body by boat
B. people searched for Qu Yuan's boat
C. Qu Yuan enjoyed boating
D. Qu Yuan liked building boats
4. What can we infer (推斷) from the last two paragraphs?
A. The festival is celebrated in the same way all over the world.
B. It matters a lot whose cultural heritage the festival is.
C. It is good for the Chinese people to protect the cultural heritage.
D. South Korea does not recognize that the festival is from China.
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇期末題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。

     On June 30, 2009, a Yemenia airplane from Paris to Comoros, Africa, crashed into the Indian Ocean.
There were 153 people on the plane, including some French officials. Though people have been searching
since the plane went down, the result looked unpleasant, for most of the passengers might be in bad luck.
     But a 13-year-old girl called Bahia Bakari was discovered in the water, where she had been staying afloat
(漂浮的) by holding a piece of wreckage (殘骸) from the plane tightly fo over 13 hours. When they found
her, the girl was too weak to catch he lifebuoy (救生圈) thrown to her, instead, a Comoran police officer,
said Abdilai, jumped into the water to pull the child onto the boat.
     Bahia Bakari was injured, especially her collarbone (鎖骨) her father was pleased to see his daughter
although his wife had gone away in this tragedy. He said that his daughter could hardly swim. It was really
a miracle for her to escape in this way. In her daddy's warm arms, the girl could soon remember what she
had experienced."I was thrown out of the plane and then I saw the plane fall into the water. Next I found
myself in the water. I couldn't swim very well and I caught something but I didn't know what is was," said
the girl.
     "She is really a lucky young girl," said Alain Joyandet, France's minister for International Cooperation.
1. The Yemenia airplane took off in _________.
A. Africa
B. Paris
C. Comoros
D. the Indian Ocean
2. What does the underlined word "tragedy" mean in the passage?
A. 救援
B. 車禍
C. 鬧劇
D. 災(zāi)難
3. Bahia Bakari had been staying in the water for more than _________.
A. a day
B. half a day
C. a week
D. half a week
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bahia Bakari was saved by the lifebuoy
B. Bahia Bakari's father saved his daughter
C. Bahia Bakari's mother died in the accident
D. Bahia Bakari could swim well, so se escaped
5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. A lucky girl
B. A sad family
C. A broken plane
D. A brave police officer

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：期末題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。

       Many places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water
into fresh. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?
        In some places, the sun is not hot enough. Or it does not shine every day. In such places, other ways of
heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling sea
water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.
        But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is
freezing. The fresh part of salt water freezes (冷至結(jié)冰) first. To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out. 
        Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way
for each place.
        Symi's way seems very good for small, hot places. It doesn't make very much water at a time. But the
factory is easy to build and costs little. That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi!

1. From the passage we know that fresh water ________.
[     ]
A. is needed in every country
B. can be found in many factories
C. can be used in many ways
D. is very important for factories.
2. What is the writer mainly talking about in the passage?
[     ]
A. Hot places and dry places.
B. The ways of making fresh water from sea water.
C. How to make good use fo the sun.
D. Water-making factories in different countries.
3. The Symi factory __________ .
[     ]
A. is a fresh water-making factory
B. can be built everywhere
C. can make much fresh water at a time
D. does not need sunshine every day
4. Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?
[     ]
A. Boiling or heating the sea water.
B. The way in hotter and drier places.
C. The Symi's way
D. Freezing the sea water in cold places.
5. Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?
[     ]
A. Because mny new ways are tried to get fresh in small, hot places.
B. Because a lot of water can be made quickly by heating in any places.
C. Because people think that the best way is to get more fresh water with the least money.
D. Because the Symi's way does not work in dry places.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案