英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試閱讀精練:老傳統(tǒng),新生命
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OldRace,NewPlacesThedrumsbeatasthedragonboatsrace.ThismustbemainlandChinaorTaiwan,right?Thinkagain.ThesedaysthetraditionalChineseboatsareracinginplacesasunlikelyasEnglandandItaly.Dragon-boatracingwasintroducedtotheworldin1982,whentheHongKongDragonBoatFestivalincludedinternationalcompetitors.Inthe1990s,dragon-boatracingcaughtoninmanynon-Asiancountries.Itquicklybecametheworld’sfastest-growingwatersport.What’stheappeal?Dragon-boatracingcombinesathleticcompetition,culturalinterestandjustplainfun.Theboatsaremannedby20paddlers,onedrummerandonepersonwhosteers.Nearly18meterslong,thecolorfulboatsresembledragonswithelaborateheadsandtails.Theteampaddlestothebeatofthedrum.Theboatsspeedalong,risinghighandmovingsmoothlyalongthewater.Inaboutthreetosixminutes,theycrossthefinishline.TheracesrecallQuYuan,apatrioticpoetinancientChina.WhenhedrownedintheMiLuoRiver,thepeopleracedouttosavehim.Buttheyweretoolate.Dragonboatsarenowracingintownsandcitiesaroundtheworld.Students,workingpeopleandolderpeopleraceforfunandexercise.Seriouspaddlerscompeteforcupsandmedals.IntheUnitedStates,thePacificNorthwestInternationalDragonCupisinits11thyear.InToronto,about250,000spectatorsturnoutfordragon-boatraceseachsummer.Swedenhasover400teams.Poland,too,hasseveraldragon-boatclubs.Thereareevenconsultingbusinessestohelppeopleorganizelocaldragon-boatevents.Theyhelpwithsiteselection,teamtrainingandsafety.Besidesthat,non-profitorganizationsholdcompetitionstoraisemoney.Andvariousregionalandworldwideraces—toomanytoname—keepseriouspaddlersbusy.InSeptember2003,RomehostedtheClubCrewsWorldChampionship.In2004,world-classteamsgatheredinShanghaiforthefifthInternationalDragonBoatFederationraces.In2005...GoingtoEuropethissummer?Ifso,justremember:WheninRome,doastheChinesedo!題目:Ⅰ.Completeeachsentencewithaproperword,makingchangeswherenecessary:(catchon,appeal,man,patriotic,spectator,consult,amateur,worldclass)1.Lilyisan_________tennisplayer.2.Severalthousand_________watchedthebasketballgame.3.Thatnewhairstylehasreally_________.Manypeoplehavethathairstylenow.4.Thiscompanydoes_________work.Ithelpspeoplestartbusiness.5.Thegirls_________willtheradartillwegetback.6.Kimreallyloveshercountry.Sheisvery_________.7.Thisisa_________restaurant.Itisknownforhavingexcellentquality.8.Thenewfashionsoonlostits_________.Ⅱ.Answerthefollowingquestioninyourownwords:WhydoestheDragon-boatRacingbecomesopopularintheworld?參考答案Ⅰ.1.amateur2.spectators3.caughton4.consulting5.man6.patriotic7.world-class8.appealⅡ.Becauseitcombinesathleticcompetition,culturalinterestandjustplainfun,andpeopleofallagescantakepartinthisactivity.參考譯文老傳統(tǒng),新生命鼓聲陣陣,龍舟競(jìng)渡。這一定是在中國(guó)大陸或是在中國(guó)臺(tái)灣吧?不對(duì),再猜猜看!如今,傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)龍舟在英國(guó)和意大利等這些不太可能出現(xiàn)的地方比賽。1982年,香港龍舟節(jié)廣邀世界好手參加,龍舟賽開(kāi)始為世人所知。20世紀(jì)90年代,龍舟賽逐漸在亞洲以外許多國(guó)家盛行開(kāi)來(lái),并迅速成為一項(xiàng)全球性的水上運(yùn)動(dòng)。龍舟賽的魅力何在?它的魅力在于它將運(yùn)動(dòng)競(jìng)技、文化趣味以及娛樂(lè)完美地結(jié)合起來(lái)。船隊(duì)由18位劃船手、1位擊鼓手和1位舵手組成。龍舟將近18米長(zhǎng),船身被裝點(diǎn)得五彩繽紛,船頭和船尾被精心制作成龍頭和龍尾的形狀。隊(duì)伍隨著鼓聲節(jié)奏劃槳。隨著龍舟的速度不斷加快,船身的吃水越來(lái)越淺,在水面上飛速前進(jìn)。大概只需3~6分鐘,龍舟就能沖過(guò)終點(diǎn)線。這項(xiàng)比賽是為了紀(jì)念中國(guó)古代愛(ài)國(guó)詩(shī)人屈原而舉辦的。當(dāng)年他在汨羅江投水后,人們駕船去救他,但為時(shí)已晚。如今,賽龍舟盛行于世界的各個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。學(xué)生、上班族和老年人參加龍舟賽是為了娛樂(lè)和鍛煉身體,而職業(yè)的劃船手則為獎(jiǎng)杯和獎(jiǎng)牌而賽。在美國(guó),西北太平洋世界龍舟錦標(biāo)賽已經(jīng)邁入了第十一個(gè)年頭。在多倫多,每年夏天大約有25萬(wàn)人前去觀賞龍舟賽。瑞典有400多支龍舟隊(duì)伍。波蘭也有多個(gè)龍舟俱樂(lè)部。一些地方甚至還有專(zhuān)門(mén)的咨詢(xún)機(jī)構(gòu)協(xié)助籌辦地方性的龍舟賽事。他們負(fù)責(zé)選擇比賽場(chǎng)地,訓(xùn)練隊(duì)員和維護(hù)安全。此外,一些非盈利性組織也通過(guò)舉辦龍舟賽來(lái)募集資金。各地還會(huì)舉辦許多地區(qū)性或全球性的比賽———數(shù)目繁多,不勝枚舉———這讓許多職業(yè)劃船手著實(shí)非常忙碌。2003年9月,羅馬主辦了世界龍舟爭(zhēng)霸賽。2004年,眾多世界級(jí)的隊(duì)伍聚集上海,參加第五屆國(guó)際龍舟聯(lián)盟賽。2005年鈰嫰今年夏天要去歐洲嗎?如果是的話,要記住:入羅馬境,隨龍人俗!本文由培訓(xùn)無(wú)憂網(wǎng)新東方教育專(zhuān)屬課程顧問(wèn)整理發(fā)布,更多大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)考試培訓(xùn)課程信息歡迎關(guān)注培訓(xùn)無(wú)憂網(wǎng)...