
	Today is Duanwu Jie or Dragon Boat Festival, one of the most important festivals in China. Chinese people r___1___ the great patriotic poet (爱国诗人) Qu Yuan by rowing dragon boats and making zongzi on this day.
 or Dragon Boat Festival, one of the most important festivals in China. Chinese people r___1___ the great patriotic poet (爱国诗人) Qu Yuan by rowing dragon boats and making zongzi on this day.
My village is famous for its great protection of traditional c___2___ and we have the best dragon boat race team of the city. Every year, villagers raise our dragon boats from under the river about a month before the festival. And then it is c___3___ cleaned and repainted. Our dragon boat is already 40 years old. Made of a special kind of wood, it is still strong enough to l___4___ for a long time.
This year, my elder brother is accepted into our dragon boat race team as its youngest member. He’s only 18, and I’m so p___5___ of him.
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解析:选remember。句意:中国人民在这一天划龙舟、包粽子,纪念伟大的爱国诗人屈原。根据“great patriotic poet (爱国诗人) QuYuan by rowing dragon boats and making zongzi on this day.”可知是指人们通过这些方式纪念屈原,remember“纪念”,是动词,此处是描述事实,应用一般现在时,主语是people,动词用原形,故填(r)emember。
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解析:选culture/custom。句意:我的村庄以其对传统文化/习俗/仪式的保护而闻名,我们有全市最好的龙舟队。根据“My village is famous for its great protection of traditional”和首字母可知,此处可以指传统文化也可以指传统习俗。culture“文化”,此处是不可数名词;custom“习俗”,此处名词用复数。故填(c)ulture/(c)ustoms。
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解析:选carefully/completely/cautiously。句意:然后仔细/彻底/小心地清洗并重新粉刷。根据“Every year, villagers raise our dragon boats from under the river about a month before the festival.”可知每年端午节前一个月左右,村民们就会把龙舟从河底升起,结合首字母可知,然后应该要仔细/彻底/小心地清洗并重新粉刷。carefully“仔细地”,completely“完全地”,cautiously“小心地”,副词修饰动词。故填(c)arefully/(c)ompletely/(c)autiously。
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解析:选last。句意:它由一种特殊的木材制成,仍然足够坚固,可以使用很长时间。根据“Made of a special kind of wood”可知龙舟是由一种特殊的木材制成,很坚固,可以持续使用很长时间。last“持续”,动词,空前有不定式符号,动词用原形,故填(l)ast。
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解析:选proud。句意:他才18岁,我为他感到骄傲。根据“This year, my elder brother is accepted into our dragon boat race team as its youngest member”结合首字母可知,此处是固定短语be proud of“为……感到自豪”,故填(p)roud。