英语六级阅读理解精炼:老传统新生命
<p> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Race">Race</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Places">Places</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drums">drums</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="race">race</span> . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>. <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> -<span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1982, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Boat">Boat</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>1 <span word="included">included</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="dragon">dragon</span>-<span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span>2 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>3 ? <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>-<span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="combines">combines</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> , <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="manned">manned</span>4 <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="paddlers">paddlers</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="drummer">drummer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="steers">steers</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 18 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="dragons">dragons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tails">tails</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="paddles">paddles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drum">drum</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="along">along</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patriotic">patriotic</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mi">Mi</span> <span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> .</p><p> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> . <span word="Serious">Serious</span> <span word="paddlers">paddlers</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> 11 <span word="th">th</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 250, 000 <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>-<span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> 400 <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="Poland">Poland</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>-<span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>.</p>
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