第 1 页 共 12 页小升初英语 PEP 版阅读理解专项训练(十一)班级: 姓名:主题 1:龙舟赛The Dragon-Boat Festival is very popular in China
It usually comes in May or June
It is always on May 5th in Chinese lunar calendar (农历)
It is famous fbr dragon-boat races
The dragon-boat race is the most popular activity during the festival, especially in South China
A dragon boat looks like a dragon( 龙 ) , and it is painted in red, white, yellow or black
Usually, a dragon boat is twenty to forty metres long, and needs twenty-five people to row
Boatmen row the boat in cadence(节奏)with the drumbeats(鼓点)
The captain in the front of the boat waves a small flag to help do the rowing
Dragon-boat racing is quite a happy thing
International dragon-boat racing is held in Guangzhou and Hong Kong every year
The Dragon-Boat Festival is on