英語六級考試閱讀精練:老傳統,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,新生命鼓聲陣陣,龍舟競渡。這一定是在中國大陸或是在中國臺灣吧?不對,再猜猜看!如今,傳統的中國龍舟在英國和意大利等這些不太可能出現的地方比賽。1982年,香港龍舟節廣邀世界好手參加,龍舟賽開始為世人所知。20世紀90年代,龍舟賽逐漸在亞洲以外許多國家盛行開來,并迅速成為一項全球性的水上運動。龍舟賽的魅力何在?它的魅力在于它將運動競技、文化趣味以及娛樂完美地結合起來。船隊由18位劃船手、1位擊鼓手和1位舵手組成。龍舟將近18米長,船身被裝點得五彩繽紛,船頭和船尾被精心制作成龍頭和龍尾的形狀。隊伍隨著鼓聲節奏劃槳。隨著龍舟的速度不斷加快,船身的吃水越來越淺,在水面上飛速前進。大概只需3~6分鐘,龍舟就能沖過終點線。這項比賽是為了紀念中國古代愛國詩人屈原而舉辦的。當年他在汨羅江投水后,人們駕船去救他,但為時已晚。如今,賽龍舟盛行于世界的各個城鎮。學生、上班族和老年人參加龍舟賽是為了娛樂和鍛煉身體,而職業的劃船手則為獎杯和獎牌而賽。在美國,西北太平洋世界龍舟錦標賽已經邁入了第十一個年頭。在多倫多,每年夏天大約有25萬人前去觀賞龍舟賽。瑞典有400多支龍舟隊伍。波蘭也有多個龍舟俱樂部。一些地方甚至還有專門的咨詢機構協助籌辦地方性的龍舟賽事。他們負責選擇比賽場地,訓練隊員和維護安全。此外,一些非盈利性組織也通過舉辦龍舟賽來募集資金。各地還會舉辦許多地區性或全球性的比賽———數目繁多,不勝枚舉———這讓許多職業劃船手著實非常忙碌。2003年9月,羅馬主辦了世界龍舟爭霸賽。2004年,眾多世界級的隊伍聚集上海,參加第五屆國際龍舟聯盟賽。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!本文由培訓無憂網新東方教育專屬課程顧問整理發布,更多大學英語四六級考試培訓課程信息歡迎關注培訓無憂網...