On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, which is Wednesday this

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, which is Wednesday this

小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:B 小题4:A

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中国的端午节及它的由来。 小题1:根据第一段Their celebrations include eating zongzi, rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking mugwort leaves on their doors. 描述，可知选B。 小题2:联系常识可知，在端午节期间，人们习惯在门上挂上艾叶，故选C。 小题3:根据In 2007, the central government decided to add the Dragon Boat Festival, together with two other traditional festivals - Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) and Mid Autumn Festival - to the list of public holidays描述，可知选B。 小题4:根据最后一段So, to keep off diseases and drive out evil were the main purposes of the Dragon Boat Festival.描述，可知选A。 点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。

It is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese canlendar