The Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Duanwu Festival. It is on May 5th of the Chinese lunar calendar. We eat zongzi and have dragon boat races to honour the great poet, Qu yuan. Zongzi is a sticky (粘性的) rice dumpling. It’s very delicious (美味的) . The dragon boat is always colourful. It looks like a drag-on.
注释：Chinese lunar calendar中国农历1. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成下面表格。
| When | What to do | Why |
B. It’s on May 5th of the Chinese lunar calendar.
C. We eat zongzi.
D. We honour the great poet, Quyuan.
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Here are three traditional (传统的) Chinese festivals. Let me introduce for you. (A) Spring Festival is usually in January or February every year. This year is the year of the dragon (龙). During the Spring Festival, children always wear new clothes and they can get red envelopes for good luck (好运). Everyone is happy.
(B) Dragon Boat Festival is a special day in China. It is also called Duanwu Festival. People often eat zongzi on that day. The festival is best known for its dragon boat races(比赛). It’s very exciting.
(C) The Double Ninth Festival(重阳节) usually comes in October. It’s a festival for old people. On this day, people visit their parents or grandparents. They talk with them and eat with them. Sometimes people go hiking and climb mountains.
1. 阅读以上短文内容，把序号A，B，C填在相应的括号内。(1) 
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(1) “red envelopes” means ______.
A. 汤圆 B. 红包 C. 烟花
(2) The Double Ninth Festival is a festival for ______.
A. young people B. children C. old people
3. 阅读短文后，按实际情况回答问题。
Which festival do you like best?
What’s Dragon Boat Festival? | What do people eat? |
| In China, Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional (传统的) festival. It’s on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month every year. It’s usually in June. People celebrate this festival to remember Qu Yuan. He was a great poet. He loved his country very much. | People usually eat zongzi on the festival. It’s a kind of rice dumplings. There are sweet and salty zongzi. People in the north like sweet zongzi with red beans. People in the south like salty zongzi with meat. They are both yummy. And they also eat salty duck eggs. |
People usually do some things for this festival in different ways. | |
Watch Dragon Boat Games | Hang mugwort and calamus (挂艾叶和菖蒲) |
| People have dragon boat games that day. They are very fun. | People usually hang mugwort and calamus on doors. They give good luck to people. |
How do people usually celebrate (庆祝) it? 
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2. 根据实际情况回答问题。
Which Chinese festival do you like best? Why?
Jack, Jeff and Zoe like the festivals in China very much. Jack likes Dragon Boat Festival best. It’s usually in
June. He eats zongzi on that day. He also watches the Dragon Boat races on TV. Jeff likes Double Ninth Festival (重阳节). It’s the old people’s festival. It’s in October or November. Jeff often visits his grandparents at the festival. He buys gifts for them. Zoe likes Lantern Festival (元宵节) best. It’s in February or March, after the Spring Festival. Zoe eats yuanxiao on that day. She also watches the lanterns.Jack | Jeff | Zoe | |
Favorite Festival | Double Ninth Festival | ||
When | in June | in February or March | |
Activities (活动) | watches Dragon boat races | visits his grandparents buys gifts | watches the lanterns |
In China, students usually have a winter holiday for one month. It’s always in January and February. It’s usually cold and snowy. So children can go ice-skating, make a snowman, have snow ball fight and so on. The Chinese New Year is also in winter holiday. People usually buy flowers and lots of other things, and they do the cleaning, too. Parents buy them new clothes and make a lot of yummy food for the family. People will visit their relatives(亲戚) and get lucky money. Children can set off firecrackers, too. That’s their favorite!
1. Students in China usually have a winter holiday for two months.2. The winter holiday is always from January to February.
3. People usually do the cleaning before The Chinese New Year.
4. Children like to set off firecrackers.
5. Children love winter holiday because they can have a lot of fun.
Henry: Hi, Pang Tong!
Pang Tong: Dragon Boat Festival.
Henry:
Pang Tong: It’s usually in June.
Henry:
Pang Tong: We usually row dragon boats. Then my mum will make zongzi.
Henry: Sounds great!
Pang Tong: Yes, I do. They are delicious. Would you like to come and share zongzi with us?
Henry:
| A．What do you usually do on that day? |
| B．Do you like zongzi? |
| C．That’s very kind of you. |
| D．When is the festival? |
| E．Which festival do you like best? |
Dragon Boat Festival is a special day in China. It is also called Duanwu Festival. People often eat zongzi and have dragon boat races on that day. Mid-Autumn Festival is usually in September. People often go home to have dinner together. After dinner, people will eat mooncakes. Spring Festival is one of the most important (重要的) days for Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February every year. Family members get together and make jiaozi. Then they have a big dinner. Children always wear new clothes and visit relatives (亲戚). They can get lucky money from their parents and relatives.
1. People often eat jiaozi on Duanwu Festival.2. For Chinese people, Spring Festival is very important.
3. Mid-Autumn Festival is usually in autumn.
4. Spring Festival usually comes in January or February.
5. Children can get lucky money only from their parents.
| Wu Binbin: Dragon Boat Festival is my favourite festival. It is usually in June. People make zongzi and watch dragon boat races. It is in memory of Qu Yuan. Chen Jie: My favourite festival is Mid-Autumn Festival. It is usually in September or October. I can enjoy the moon and eat mooncakes with my family. People always tell the story of Chang’e. Zhang Peng: I like Spring Festival best. It is the most important festival in China. It’s always in January or February. I have a big dinner with my family. I always get lucky money and hear the story of Nian. |
| A．Chang’e | B．Qu Yuan | C．Nian |
| A．June | B．September or October | C．January or February |
| A．Make zongzi | B．Watch dragon boat races | C．A and B |
| A．Dragon Boat Festival | B．Mid-Autumn Festival | C．Spring Festival |
| A．Wu Binbin’s favourite festival is Mid-Autumn Festival. |
| B．Zhang Peng always gets lucky money on Spring Festival. |
| C．Dragon Boat Festival is usually in May. |
The Spring Festival is a big day in China. It’s usually in January or February. During(在……期间) the festival, people usually clean their houses. And people often go to the flower market(市场). They buy some flowers to make their houses beautiful. At this festival, families usually get together. Some families have a big family dinner at home. Some families have dinner at the restaurant(餐馆). People wear new clothes. And children can get lucky money(压岁钱) from parents. They love this festival. They have new clothes, great food and lucky money. And they don’t go to school. They really have a good time at the Spring Festival.
1. The Spring Festival isn’t a big day in China.2. The Spring Festival is usually in January or February.
3. People buy some flowers to make their houses beautiful during the Spring Festival.
4. All families have a big family dinner at home.
5. Children can get lucky money from their friends.
| Chen Jie: Spring Festival isi the first day of the Chinese New Year. It’s usually in February. We will clean the houses and cook yummy food. My family will get together at grandparents’ house this year. We will make jiaozi together. That’s my favourite food. I can get lucky money from my grandparents, too. How nice! |
| Mike: Do you like tomatoes? They’re juicy and red. There are lots of tomatoes in Spain in August because of the Tomato Festival. The festival always starts at noon. People play and make fun with tomatoes, turning the city into the “sea of tomatoes”. After the festival, people take a shower (洗澡) in the river. That’s so fun. |
| Wu Binbin: Winter is Harbin is very cold and snowy, How to make winter and cold weather fun? There is an Ice and Snow Festival from January to February, People make sculptures with ice and snow. Such as buildings, houses and bridges. We can run and play in them. We can make snowman and roll snowballs, too. I like this festival best! |
| A．buy new clothes | B．make jiaozi | C．make fun with tomatoes |
| A．spring | B．summer | C．winter |
| A．May Day | B．National Day | C．New Year’s Day |
| A．零花钱 | B．压岁钱 | C．幸运钱 |
| A．Spring Festival is Wu Binbin’s favourite festival |
| B．people will take a shower at home after the Tomato Festival |
| C．in Harbin, children can play with snow in February |
