《2025年综合应用创新题典中点九年级英语上册人教版陕西专版》

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As we all know, Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It's one of the most traditional Chinese festivals with a history of more than 2,000 years.

How did the festival begin? Most people believe it is associated with (与……相关) Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a great man, but he threw himself into the Miluo River. The local people rushed into their boats to save him but it was too late. They then threw rice into the water to stop fish eating Qu's body. From then on, the Dragon Boat Festival celebrations began.
Eating zongzi is an ancient tradition. The traditional food is also called rice dumplings with various fillings such as meat and peanuts. When eating the food, we always think of Qu Yuan and his story. Adults also drink realgar wine to stay away from ghosts and other dirty things. The exciting dragon boat races are another ancient tradition. Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats fast to win the races. At this festival, some parents also dress their children up with a sachet for good luck and health. Families hang wormwood leaves on the door to keep dirty things away from their houses.


36. The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than 2,000 years (how long).
37. The underlined word "him" in Paragraph 2 refers to "Qu Yuan".
38. People drink realgar wine and hang wormwood leaves to stay away from ghosts and other dirty things/keep dirty things away from their houses.
39. The English word "various" means "各种各样的" in the passage.
40. The passage is written to introduce the Dragon Boat Festival（或：introduce the history and traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival）.

答案： 36. more than 2,000 years 37. Qu Yuan 38. stay away from ghosts and other dirty things/keep dirty things away from their houses 39. various【点拨】根据文中“... is also called rice dumplings with various fillings such as meat and peanuts”可知，various意为“各种各样的值”。40. introduce the Dragon Boat Festival（或：introduce the history and traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival）【点拨】整篇文章主要介绍了端午节的历史和习俗，因此写作目的是介绍端午节（或介绍端午节的值历史和传统）。