Question

  Zongzi is a traditional food in China which is eaten on Dragon Boat Festival to honor Qu Yuan— one of the greatest poets in ancient China.

   Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River on May 5th according to the Chinese calendar. It is said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then dropped zongzi into the river to keep the fish away from Qu Yuan's body. In order to remember Qu Yuan,people named the day Duanwu Festival or the Dragon Boat Festival. Also,people have dragon-boat races and eat zongzi that day every year.

   In the past,zongzi was made only once a year on Duanwu Festival,but now it is quite different. Zongzi is now not only made for Duanwu Festival. People can eat zongzi at any time of the year. Also,different areas have developed different styles. Some types of zongzi are made with meat or egg yolks (蛋黄) .

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1. Was Qu Yuan a poet in ancient China?

2. Why did people drop zongzi into the river?

3. When is the Dragon Boat Festival?

4. What do people do on the Dragon Boat Festival?

5. Can people eat zongzi at any time of the year now?

Answer 1

1. Yes (，he was) . /Sure. /Of course.

2. Because they wanted to keep the fish away from Qu Yuan's body. / To keep the fish away from Qu Yuan's body. /Because they wanted to stop the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body.

3. It's on May 5th according to the Chinese calendar.

4. They have dragon-boat races and eat zongzi.

5. Yes (，they can) . /Sure. /Of course.