高考英语端午热门考点一TheDragonBoatFestival falls onthefifthdayofthefifth lunarmonth.Therearemanydifferentlegends(传说)aboutthefestival,butthemostfamousoneisaboutQuYuan,apatriotic(爱国的)poetoftheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC).农历五月初五是端午节。关于这个节日有很多传说，其中流传最广的是与战国时期（公元前475到221年）楚国爱国诗人屈原相关。fall v [一词多义]（日期）适逢lunarmonth阴历一个月二QuYuan issaidtohave been loyal andpatriotichiswholelife.Whenherealizedthe decline ofChuwas beyondrecovery,hisremorse(自责)knowinghecouldnolongersaveitgrewstrongerandstronger.Onthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,hethrewhimselfintotheriverand diedfor his beloved homeland.屈原一生忠贞爱国，在意识到楚国即将灭亡时，他为自己无力救国感到非常自责。于农历五月初五投河自尽，以身殉国。besaidto...据说……loyaladj忠诚的；忠实的（近true；反disloyal）declinen[学术词][一词多义]衰落；衰退beyondrecovery无法复兴diefor为……献出生命beloved adj 钟爱的三Locals livingadjacent(临近的)totheriverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhim.Theythrewjiaoshu(ricedumplings)andotherfoodintotheriverto keep fishandturtles fromdevouring (狼吞虎咽地吃)QuYuan’sbody.屈原投江后，住在河边的当地人为了捞救他，撑船从四面八方赶来。为使他的遗体不被鱼鳖侵食，人们往江中投放角黍（粽子）等食物。local n [常用复数]当地人keep...fromdoingsth阻止……做某事四Later,tocommemorate(纪念)thispatrioticpoet,thecustomsofholdingdragonboatracesandthrowingjiaoshuintotheriveronthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthwere passeddown,givingriseto thenameDragonBoatFestival.后来，为了纪念这位爱国诗人，五月初五“龙舟竞渡”，“角黍投江”等习俗被传承下来，由此得名端午节。3\nlateradv[课标新增词]以后；后来passdown世代相传；流传giveriseto[正式用语]引起五InSeptember2009,theDragonBoatFestivalbecameChina’sfirstfestivaltobeselectedfortheworld’s intangibleculturalheritage.MostChinesefestivals arerelatedto specificfoods,andtheDragonBoatFestivalisno exception. 2009年9月，端午节成为中国首个入选世界非物质文化遗产的节日。大多数中国节日都与特定的食物有关，端午节也不例外。intangibleculturalheritage非物质文化遗产[“非物质文化遗产”与“物质文化遗产”相对，合称“文化遗产”。截止到2020年12月，中国已有42个项目被联合国教科文组织列入非物质文化遗产名录（名册），位居世界第一]berelatedto与……有关exception n 例外（except+-ion）六Thezongziisan indispensable (必不可少的)foodfortheDragonBoatFestival.Inthepast,everyfamilywouldsoak(浸泡)glutinousrice(糯米),preparereed(芦苇)leavesfor wrapping, wrap thericearoundsweet fillings suchasjujubeandbeanpasteorsavory(咸味的)ones,likefreshmeatorhamand tie them up into pyramidal shapes.粽子是端午节必不可少的食物。过去，每到端午家家都要浸糯米，准备包粽子的芦苇叶，把米裹进小枣、豆沙、鲜肉、火腿等或甜或咸的馅料，包成形状灵巧的三角粽。wrapv[课标新增词]（用……）包；裹filling n 馅（fill+-ing）tieup系紧；捆牢pyramidal adj 金字塔形的（pyramid+-al）七Zongzi,whichisverypopularinChina,arenow mass-produced ontheproductionline.Manypeoplechoosetobuyready-to-eatproducts.Wufangzhai,oneofChina’slargestzongziproducers, shipsout morethan3millionpiecesadayduringtheDragonBoatFestivalandthetheirannualproductionofzongziexceeds(超出)400millionpieces.粽子深受中国人喜爱，如今已被送上成熟的生产线。很多人选择直接购买成品粽子。五芳斋，中国最大的粽子生产企业之一，端午时节每天发货超过300万只，全年粽子销量超过4亿只。mass-produced adj 大规模生产的shipout （用船、飞机、卡车等）运送八InQuYuan’shometown,ZiguicountyofCentralChina’sHubeiprovince,a grand dragonboatraceisheldeveryyearduringtheDragonBoatFestival.Thisfolk3\nactivityhasbeenpasseddown fromgenerationtogeneration, datingback morethan2,000years.在屈原的故乡，中国中部湖北省秭归县，每年端午节都有盛大的龙舟大赛。这项民俗活动代代相传，延续至今已有2000多年历史。grandadj盛大的；宏大的fromgenerationtogeneration世世代代[generation:generate(课标新增词)+-ion]dateback 追溯到九Today,China’sdragonboatracinghasdevelopedfromalocalactivityintoagrandsports event andevenbecamean international sportingevent.Therearemorethan85countriesand regions intheworldthatholdsdragonboatracesannually.如今，中国赛龙舟由地方的群众性活动发展成重大的体育比赛项目，甚至成为国际性体育赛事。目前世界上已经有超过85个国家和地区每年开展龙舟赛。eventn比赛项目；体育比赛internationaladj国际的；世界的（inter-+national）region n [课标新增词][学术词]地区十TheBostonDragonBoatFestivalhasbeenheldfor40yearsandtheTorontoInternationalDragonBoatFestivalhas witnessed morethan30yearsorraces.China’sdragonboatshave“rowed”totheworld.如美国波士顿龙舟节已举办40届，加拿大多伦多国际龙舟节已举办30余届。中国龙舟已“划”向了世界。witnessv[名词动化]是发生……的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证row v 划（船）十一After breaking some sweat fromadragonboatrace,thenextfestival callsfor romance,thetraditionalChineseValentine’sday,orQixi.Letuslookforwardtothearrivaloflove.在酣畅淋漓的龙舟大赛之后，下一个节日需要些浪漫，中国传统情人节——七夕节。让我们一起期待爱情的降临。breaksweat（因用力而）开始流汗callfor 需要3
