Long ago in China, there was a man named Qu Yuan. He was a great poet (诗人). At the same time, he worked for his country Chu State and he loved his country very much. Even though he was old, he tried his best to help his country. But he faced many difficulties. At last, his country was ended by Qin State. He was so sad that he jumped into the Milo River and killed himself.

People loved Qu Yuan and tried to get his body out of water, but they did not succeed. So they threw (扔) rice balls into the river, so fish would not eat his body. From then on, every year on the day, people remembered him by having loong boat races and eating zongzi. It’s called Loong Boat Festival.

1.Qu Yuan worked for _________ State.

A Yan

B Qi

C Chu

D Qin

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“he worked for his country Chu State”可知，屈原的祖国是楚国。故选C。

2.Why did Qu Yuan jump into the river?

A Because he loved swimming.

B Because he lost his country.

C Because he made mistakes.

D Because it was sunny.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“At last, his country was ended by Qin State. He was so sad that he jumped into the Milo River and killed himself.”可知，秦灭掉楚后，屈原就跳江自杀了，即屈原跳江是因为他失去了自己的国家。故选B。

3.Did people save Qu Yuan from the river?

A No, they didn’t.

B Yes, they did.

C No, they don’t.

D Yes, they do.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段种的“People loved Qu Yuan and tried to get his body out of water, but they did not succeed.”可知，人们没有把屈原从水里救上来。故选A。

4.People threw rice balls into the water to _________.

A get some fish

B find Qu Yuan

C clean the river

D protect Qu Yuan’s body

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“So they threw (扔) rice balls into the river, so fish would not eat his body.”可知，人们把饭团丢进江里是为了不让鱼儿吃屈原的尸体。故选D。

5.You can read the passage in the _________ part of a magazine.

A Nature

B Travel

C Festival

D World

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其是文章最后一一句“It’s called Loong Boat Festival.”可知，本文介绍的是中国传统节日端午节的相关起源，因此我们可以在杂志的“节日”部分读到本文。故选C。