译林版五年级下册英语第七单元Unit 7《Chinese festivals》话题阅读理解专项训练（含答案）

五年级下册英语话题阅读理解专项训练

Unit 7《Chinese festivals》

话题阅读“节日与庆祝”

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Dragon Boat Festival is a funny Chinese holiday． Usually, it’s in May or June． Both children and adults like this holiday．

First, there are dragon boat races． Dragon boats are very long． They are painted in bright colours． In each boat, there are many people rowing． There’s also somebody beating a drum．The winner of the races can get a lot of money．

During Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of rice dumplings． To make rice dumplings, people always put some meat, vegetables and other things in it． Then they can make different flavors of dumplings． Some are sweet, and some are salty．They all taste good． People give them to friends．

On the evening of holiday, families have a big meal together． Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody．

（1）When is Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Every June fifth．      B．in May and June      C．It’ in May or June

（2）How do Chinese people celebrate the festival?

A．Eating rice dumplings．

B．Having dragon boat races．

C．Both A and

（3）Which of the following about dragon boats is right?

A．They are very long．

B．They have many flowers．

C．They are full of drums．

（4）Which is the Not way to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival?

A．In memory of Qu Yuan．

B．Holding dragon boat races．

C．Eating cakes．

B

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Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers． On this day, mothers don’t work． It’s on the second Sunday in May． It’s celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and some other countries．

On that day many people sends presents of love to their mothers． Those whose mothers are still alive often wear a pink or red rose or carnation, while those whose mothers are dead wears a white one． The celebration of the first Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908． Soon the holiday became popular around the country and the world．

（1）Mother’s Day is on________.

A．the first Sunday in May

B．the second Sunday in May

C．the third Sunday in May

（2）Mothers________go to work on Mother’s Day．

A．Should            B．must           C．don’t

（3）The celebration of the first Mother’s Day was held in________.

A．Philadelphia        B．England        C．India

（4）The first celebration was on________.

A．May 10, 1980       B．May 20, 1908    C．May 10, 1908

（5）We send________for Mother’s Day．

A．carnation          B．clothes          C．shoes

C

There are many festivals(节日)every year(每年), such as Mother’s Day in May, Father’s Day in June, Children’s Day in June, too, Teachers’ Day in September, National Day(国庆节)in October, Nurse Day in May, Christmas Day in December, New Year’s Day in January, Chinese New Year’s Day in January or February and so on． But my favourite festival is Chinese New Year’s Day． Because I can wear (穿) beautiful new clothes, make and eat dumplings, eat a big dinner, visit my family and friends and get lots of lucky money (拿压岁钱) from them． It is going to be a lot of fun． And we don’t go to school． We have a little homework to do． But we should study．

（1）There are five festivals every year．

（2）Children’s Day is in June．

（3）Teachers’ Day is in September．

（4）Chinese New Year’s Day is in January every year．

（5）There are 9 festivals above the passage．

D

No Car Day

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998． It was started to protect the environment． By now, more than 1000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001． Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also support (支持) the day．

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign (运动)． It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work． It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day)． The slogan (口号) for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day．”

So far, more than 200000 drivers have shown their support． “We can’t control (控制) the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman． Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year． In the first quarter (季度) of 2007, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days． This was 11 days less than the number for the same period (时期) last year． Much of the dust comes from the desert, (沙漠) but cars cause most of the air pollution． We must do more for No Car Day．

（1）No Car Day was first started in France．

（2）No Car Day was started to keep out dust from the desert．

（3）The No Car Day campaign asks people in Beijing not to use cars on World Environment Day．

（4）Cars cause most of the air pollution in Beijing．

（5）Car club chairman, Wu Zonghua, don’t support the No Car Day campaign．

E

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April Fool’s Day

Do you want to be a fool? Of course not． But sometimes you may be a fool． That’s on April the first． Do you know April Fool’s Day?

April the first is called April Fool’s Day． We can also call it “All Fool’s Day”． It comes from France． It has a history of 800 years． On that day people can tell a lie （说谎）, cheat（欺骗） others, cook up a story and spread （传播）it around． They can make fun of others． If you are cheated by others, you would be called fools． But in England, people can only do these in the morning, and they can’t make fun of high officials（高级官员）．

（1）Which day is called April Fool’s Day?

A．April the first        B．May the first        C．June the first

（2）April Fool’s Day comes from______________．

A．England            B．France             C．America

（3）April Fool’s Day has a history of______________ years．

A．700                B．800               C．900

（4）What can people do on that day?

A．They can tell a lie and cheat others．

B．They can cook up a story and spread it around．

C．Both a and

（5）In England, people can only make fun of somebody in the______________．

A．morning             B．afternoon         C．evening

F

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important Chinese festival． It used to be as important as the Spring Festival． It is on the 15th of August in the lunar calendar（农历）． A few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful． Lanterns will be hung in front of the house． On this day, people usually get together with their families and have a nice meal． After that, people always eat delicious moon cakes, and watch the moon． The moon is always very round on that day, and makes people think of their relatives and friends． It is a day of pleasure and happiness． Hope you have a wonderful Mid-Autumn Festival!

（1）The Mid-Autumn Day is on ______ in the lunar calendar．

A．the 15th of August

B．the 5th of August

C．the 25th of August

（2）We will hang _______ in front of the house．

A．lanterns        B．flowers        C．moon cakes

（3）People usually _______ at the Mid-Autumn Festival．

A．get together with their families

B．go out with their friends

C．go shopping

（4）People always eat _______ on that day．

A．chicken        B．duck        C．moon cakes

（5）On that day, people are _________．

A．happy         B．sad         C．cry

G

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Peter spent his summer holiday in London last month． He went there with his mother by plane． They stayed there for a week． They went to some famous places． On the first day, they visited Big Ben． They had a British lunch in a restaurant． They ate some fish and chips． It was nice． On the second day and the third day, they went to the British Museum． Peter and his mother liked old things． On the fourth day and the fifth day, they went to visit Miss Bruce． Miss Bruce is Peter’s aunt． They talked a lot and had a nice meal together． Of course, Peter and his mother went shopping on the last two days． They had a wonderful time in London．

（1）Peter had a wonderful summer holiday．

（2）Peter stayed in London for seven days．

（3）Peter flew to London with his mother．

（4）They visited Big Ben and the British Museum on the first day．

（5）They talked a lot with Peter’s aunt on the fourth day and the fifth day．

H

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Last Sunday was Teachers’ Day． On that day, each teacher got lots of gifts． All of the students gave special gifts to their favourite teachers． I bought cards to my teachers． I said “Happy Teachers’ Day!” My teachers worked very hard, and I wanted to thank my teachers． I hope each teacher will be happy every day．

（1）Last Sunday was       ．

A．Spring Festival

B．Teachers’ Day

C．Children’s Day

（2）On that day, each teacher got lots of       ．

A．toys           B．gifts          C．books

（3）I bought        for my teachers．

A．clothes        B．dresses        C．cards

（4）Teachers’ Day means “       “．

A．教师节        B．儿童节        C．新年

（5）I want to thank my       ．

A．friends        B．teachers        C．parents

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参考答案

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（1）C     （2）C     （3）A     （4）C

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