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Dragon –Boat Festival is also called the DuanWu Festival. (1)It is celebrated on the day of according to the Chinese calendar．Here is something about Dragon-Boat Festival.
For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats .People hold the dragon-boat races in order to remember 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 country stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials，he failed．At last，he was very discouraged. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. But it was too late. They were very sad. They threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan’s spirit.
(2)Now we read his poem Li Sao which was full of deep love for his country．We can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi to eat during the Dragon-boat Festival．
【小题1】在（1）句的空白处填入合适的词，使上下文完整。
【小题2】Why do we hold the dragon-boat races? .
【小题3】把(2) 处划线部分译成汉语。
【小题4】在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子：He jumped into the Miluo River and died.
【小题5】找出或写出文章中最能表达该文中心的句子。
fifth May
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(答案→)fifth May
解析：这篇短文主要讲述了中国龙舟节的由来。
【小题1】联系前文，可知中国的龙舟节在每年的农历五月初五，故填：fifth May
【小题2】根据第二段People hold the dragon-boat races in order to remember Qu Yuan , one of the greatest poets(诗人)in China．
描述，可知答：Because they want to remember Qu Yuan , one of the greatest poets(诗人)in China．
【小题3】注意定语从句的翻译，对于较短的定语从句，翻译成汉语一般作为定语放在先行词前面。
【小题4】本句意思是他跳入汨罗江死了。故选He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River，他通过把自己扔到汨罗江来结束了自己的生命。
【小题5】这篇短文主要讲述了中国龙舟节的由来，故选Here is something about Dragon-Boat Festival.，这有一些关于龙舟节的事情。