Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival with a long history of more than 2,000 years. It falls on a different day each year. This year, it falls on Friday, June 3. China will have a public holiday from Friday (June 3) to Sunday (June 5).

There are many stories about the start of this festival. Among them, the most famous one is about Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a poet during the Warring States period(战国时期) of ancient China. He drowned himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar(农历的) month, because his beloved Chu State fell to the State of Qin. Local people tried to save him or find his body, but they didn’t succeed. So in order to remember Qu Yuan, every fifth day of the fifth lunar month people beat drums and go boating on the river as they once did to keep fish and evil spirits(恶魔) away from his body.

Now Chinese people practice many traditions to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat racing is one of the most important ones. The activity is widely held in China’s southern and southeastern areas. Eating zongzi also plays an important part in the Dragon Boat Festival celebration. In China, almost every family will eat zongzi when the festival comes. Depending on the location of China, the taste of zongzi is different. That’s because the eating habits are different. Usually, people in southern China like the salty one while those in northern China like the sweet one.

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1.How many days does the public holiday last for Dragon Boat Festival?

A Three days.

B Four days.

C Five days.

D Six days.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段的“China will have a public holiday from Friday (June 3) to Sunday (June 5).”可知今年端午节的法定假期是6月3日至5日，一共三天。故选A。

2.Why did people beat drums and go boating on the river?

A To save Qu Yuan.

B To find Qu Yuan’s body.

C To remember Chu State.

D To protect Qu Yuan’s body.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“people beat drums and go boating on the river as they once did to keep fish and evil spirits away from his body”可知，人们曾经在河上敲锣打鼓、划船是为了使鱼和恶魔远离屈原的尸体，即为了保护屈原的尸体。故选D。

3.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A Popular ways to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

B Top cities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

C Interesting facts on the Dragon Boat Festival.

D How the Dragon Boat Festival started.

解析：选D。D段落大意题。根据第二段的第一、二句“There are many stories about the start of this festival. Among them, the most famous one is about Qu Yuan.”可知，第二段主要介绍端午节的起源。故选D。

4.Which question can the third paragraph answer?

A Where do people buy boats?

B How do people make zongzi?

C Why does zongzi taste different?

D When do people get up on June 3?

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段的“That’s because the eating habits are different.”可知，由于南北饮食习惯差异，粽子的口味也不同。故选C。

5.In which part of the newspaper can we read the passage?

A Culture.

B People.

C Travel.

D History.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了端午节这一传统节日的由来和习俗，属于中国传统文化的一部分，因此我们可以在文化这一版块读到。故选A。