Today is Duanwu Jie or Dragon Boat Festival, one of the most important festivals in China. Chinese people r___1___ the great patriotic poet (爱国诗人) Qu Yuan by rowing dragon boats and making zongzi on this day.
My village is famous for its great protection of traditional c___2___ and we have the best dragon boat race team of the city. Every year, villagers raise our dragon boats from under the river about a month before the festival. And then it is c___3___ cleaned and repainted. Our dragon boat is already 40 years old. Made of a special kind of wood, it is still strong enough to l___4___ for a long time.
This year, my elder brother is accepted into our dragon boat race team as its youngest member. He’s only 18, and I’m so p___5___ of him.
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解析:选remember。句意:中国人民在这一天划龙舟、包粽子,纪念伟大的爱国诗人屈原。根据“great patriotic poet (爱国诗人) QuYuan by rowing dragon boats and making zongzi on this day.”可知是指人们通过这些方式纪念屈原,remember“纪念”,是动词,此处是描述事实,应用一般现在时,主语是people,动词用原形,故填(r)emember。
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解析:选culture/custom。句意:我的村庄以其对传统文化/习俗/仪式的保护而闻名,我们有全市最好的龙舟队。根据“My village is famous for its great protection of traditional”和首字母可知,此处可以指传统文化也可以指传统习俗。culture“文化”,此处是不可数名词;custom“习俗”,此处名词用复数。故填(c)ulture/(c)ustoms。
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解析:选carefully/completely/cautiously。句意:然后仔细/彻底/小心地清洗并重新粉刷。根据“Every year, villagers raise our dragon boats from under the river about a month before the festival.”可知每年端午节前一个月左右,村民们就会把龙舟从河底升起,结合首字母可知,然后应该要仔细/彻底/小心地清洗并重新粉刷。carefully“仔细地”,completely“完全地”,cautiously“小心地”,副词修饰动词。故填(c)arefully/(c)ompletely/(c)autiously。
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解析:选last。句意:它由一种特殊的木材制成,仍然足够坚固,可以使用很长时间。根据“Made of a special kind of wood”可知龙舟是由一种特殊的木材制成,很坚固,可以持续使用很长时间。last“持续”,动词,空前有不定式符号,动词用原形,故填(l)ast。
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解析:选proud。句意:他才18岁,我为他感到骄傲。根据“This year, my elder brother is accepted into our dragon boat race team as its youngest member”结合首字母可知,此处是固定短语be proud of“为……感到自豪”,故填(p)roud。