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上饶市2019—2020学年度第二学期期末教学质量测试高一英语卷考生注意:1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名,准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.选出每小题答案后,用2B

铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。答案必须在答题卡上完成,答案在本试卷上无效。4.总分为150分，考试时间为2小时。第I卷选择题（共100分）第一部分听

力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有1

0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace？A.Inashop.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inavegetablemarket.2.Whydoesthemanliveinthecountrysid

e?A.It’squiet.B.Hishouseistooold.C.It’sneartheschool.3.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Friends.

B.Sisterandbrother.C.Teacherandstudent.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Neitherofthemisgoodatthetwosubjects.B.Bothofthemarenotgooda

tstudying.C.Eitherofthemlikeshistory.5.Whenisthelibraryclosednowadays?A.Around6:00pm.B.Around10:00pm.C.Around8:00pm.座位号第二

节（共15个小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小

题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6.Howisthemanfeeling?A.Unhappy.B.Thirsty.C.Tired.7.Whatdoest

hemanwanttodoaftergoingbacktothehotel?A.Haveashower.B.Haveagoodrest.C.Haveabigdinner.听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。8.Whatist

hewomandoingnow?A.Working.B.Onholiday.C.Traveling.9.Howdoesthemanlook?A.Fatter.B.Sick.C.Thinner.10.Whendidth

emanstopeatingchocolatecakes?A.Sixmonthsago.B.AftercomingbackfromItaly.C.SinceChristmas.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11.Whatdoe

sJimplantodotonightatfirst?A.Cookathome.B.WatchTVathome.C.Gotothecinemaalone.12.Whatkindofmoviewillthespeakerswatch?A.Anactionmovie.B.Acomedy.C.

Ahorrormovie.13.Howwillthespeakersprobablygettothecinema?A.Bytaxi.B.BybusC.Bysubway.听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。14.WhydoesthemangetanewTV?A.HisoldTVdoe

sn’twork.B.TVisonsale.C.HelovesbigTV.15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewTV?A.Perfect.B.Expensive.C.Cheap.

16.HowmuchdoesthemanpayforthenewTV?A.1,200.B.1,250.C.2,400.17.Whatwillthemanprobablydoaftertheconversati

on?A.HewillbeeagertowatchTV.B.Hewilllookforacheapertelevision.C.Hewillreturnthetelevisiontothestore.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisth

emaindutyofeverygovernment?A.Tosavenaturalresources.B.Toteachandtraincitizens.C.Toprotectpeopleandproperty

.19.Howdidthegovernmentraisemoneyinthepast?A.Bysellingpubliclands.B.Bycollectingtaxes.C.Bysellingservices.20.W

hatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Policeeffortstoprotectpeople.B.People’sattitudetowardtaxes.C.Taxesandservicesforthepublic.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40

分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AKeepingthekidsbusyovertheschoolh

olidayscanbediscouragingandcostparentsalot.Butwe’vefoundsomecheapandcheerfulwaystoenjoyfamilytimethisEasterfromfreedaysouttofun-filledthemepar

kswhichwon’tcostusmuch.We’vedonethehomework,soyoucangetstartedonhavingagreattime.ThemeParks◆Savefrom10%to25%offthepriceofticketsforLegoland

inWindsorbybookinginadvanceonline.Afamilyoffourcansaveupto45.90onaone-dayticket,paying£137.70.◆Booksevendaysinadvanceandsave£43offthepriceofafamilyo

ffourticketsforDraytonManorThemePark.Call0844-472-1950orbookonlineandyou’llpay£65ontheday.◆Youcanpickupafamilyoffourticket

sforadayatAltonTowersinStaffordshirefor£131.40ifyoubookinadvanceonline,saving£43.80offthedayprice.◆Save£16offthepriceforafamilytriptoTheMakin

gofHarryPotterbybuyingafamilyticket(twoadultsandtwochildren)online.Familyoffour£101,comparedto£117.ActivitiesStudentslookingfor

acut-pricetriptoseetheanimalscansave15%offtheticketpriceatBristolZooandpay£12.71ratherthanthefulladultprice£14.53.Teensshouldshowtheiridentityasst

udents.FreebiesLetyourkidsdiscoverwhatit'sliketobeananimalontheAfricanPlainintheocean.Ortheycanlearntoloveleafbeet

lesorbecomeascientistforthedayattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon.21.WhichofthefollowingthemeparkscansaveyoumostonEasterDay?A.AltonT

owersB.TheMakingofHarryPotterC.DraytonManorThemeParkD.LegolandinWindsor.22.Howcantouristsenjoyacut-pricetripatBristolZoo?A.By

showingtheirstudents'cards.B.Byshowingtheirdrivinglicenses.C.Byshowingtheirfamilyaddresses.D.Byshowingth

eirbirthdaysandbirthplaces.23.Whoisthetextmainlyintendedfor?A.ThestudentsB.ThefamiliesC.Thekids.D.Thescient

istsBBettyFriedanisoftencalled“themotherofthemodernwomen’sliberation(解放)movement”HerfamousbookTheFeminineM

ystiquechangedAmerica.Somepeoplesayitchangedtheworld.Ithasbeencalledoneofthemostinfluentialnonfictionbooksofthe20thcentu

ry.BettyFriedanwasbornin1921inPeoria,Illinois.SheattendedSmithCollegeinNorthampton,Massachusetts,oneofthecountry’sbestcollegesforwomen.Shef

inishedherstudiesinpsychology(心理学)in1942.In1957,Friedanstartedaresearchthatwastohavefar-reaching(深远的)results.Mostwomeninherclassdidnotworkoutsidet

heirhomesaftergraduation.Friedanthoughtwomencouldgivealottosocietyiftheyhadanotheridentitybesidesbeinghousewives.

Shetalkedtootherwomenacrossthecountry,metwithexpertsaboutthequestionsandanswersandcombinedthisresearchwithsurveysandexamp

lesfromherownlife.Theresultwasherbook,TheFeminineMystique,publishedin1963.Thebookattackedthepopularideaofthetimethatwomencouldonlyf

indsatisfactionthroughbeingmarried,havingchildrenandtakingcareoftheirhome.Friedanbelievedthatwomenwantedmorefromlifethanjusttoplea

setheirhusbandsandchildren.Thebooksaidwomensufferedfromfeelingsoflackofworth.Friedansaidthiswasbecausewomendepen

dedontheirhusbandsforeconomic(经济的),emotionalandintellectualsupport.TheFeminineMystiquewasahugesuccess,whichhasbeensoldmorethanthreemillionofcop

iesandreprintedinanumberofotherlanguages.ThebookhelpedchangethelivesofwomeninAmerica.Morewomenbeganworkingo

utsidethehomeandmorewomenbeganstudyingtraditionallymalesubjectslikelaw,medicineandengineering.24.What’sTheFeminineMystiquemainlyabout?A.w

omen’sequalrightsB.women’sstudiesC.women’spoliticalpositionD.womensmarriage25.AccordingtoFriedan,whichofthefollowingstatementisTrue?A.Wo

menonlywantedtopleasetheirhusbandsandchildren.B.Womencan’tfindsatisfactioninotherwaysbesidesfamily.C.Mostwomeninherclassworkedoutsidetheirh

omesaftergraduation.D.Womenreliedontheirhusbandsforeconomic,emotionalandintellectualsupport.26.Whatisthe

mainreasonforthebook'spopularity?A.Itinfluencedwomen’slifegreatly.B.Itwaswrittenbyafamouswoman.C.Ithasbeenpreparedformanyyears.D.Itwasaresu

ltoflongresearchinsociety.27.Whichcolumnmaythepassagebelongtointhenewspaper?A.EducationB.StoryC.PeopleD.LifeCMay14marks

thebeginningofNationalSmileMonthintheUK.ThecampaignisorganizedbytheOralHealthFoundationtopromote(普及)dental(牙

齿的)health.TheFoundationhopesthatamonthofsmilingacrossthenationwillmakepeoplethinkabouttheimportanceofbrushingtheirteethre

gularly,cuttingdownonsugaryfoods,andmakingregularappointmentswiththedentist.TheBritish,infact,haveareputationforbadteeth.The

Internet'sUrbanDictionaryhasanentry(条目)for“BritishSmile”,definingitas“Anysmilewithbadteeth”.OntheothersideoftheAtlantic,however,the“H

ollywoodSmile”getsitsnamebecauseAmericanmoviestarsaresoproudtoshowofftheirsparklingbeautifulteeth.ButwhataboutsmilingintheUKing

eneral?DotheBritishsmilealot,ordotheylooksadallthetime?It'ssaidthattheBritishpracticethe“stiffupperlip”,meaningthattheydon'toft

enshowtheiremotions;theyneithersmilenorcry.Butthisisfalse:ABritishpersonlikestosmileasmuchasanyoneelse.AsfarassmilinginBritain

isconcernedjustlikeeverywhereelse,italldependsonthesituation.Forexample,youwouldn'texpectanyonetosmileatafuneral(葬礼).Butifyouwereatapartyofa

nykind,you'dfindeveryonesmilingfromeartoear.However,smilingissometimesnotallowedundersomecircumstances(情形).Forinstance,since2005Britainhasn’

tallowedsmilinginpassportphotographs.Atothertimes,forexampleatworkandschool,yousimplysmilewhenit'snaturaltosm

ile.SotheBritisharenomoreandnolesslikelytosmilethananyoneelse.Butsmilingisgoodforyou,nodoubtaboutit,evenifyoudohaveafewbadteeth.Andsmilingisgoodforth

osearoundyoutoo.ThisalonemakesNationalSmileMonthagreatidea.AstheessayistWilliamHazlittwrote,“Agentlesmile,akindword,agood-na

turedsmilecanworkwondersandaccomplishmiracles”.28.WhyisNationalSmileMonthheldintheUK?A.Topromotethehealthbenefitsofsmiling.B.Tob

uildamorefriendlysocietythroughsmiling.C.Toattractpeople'sattentiontodentalhealth.D.Toteachpeoplehowtopr

otecttheirteeth.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sparkling”referto?A.agingB.looseC.smellyD.shining30.Whatc

anwelearnfromthearticleaboutsmilingintheUK?A.Peoplecan’tsmilewhentakingpassportphotos.B.Britishpeople

arelesslikelytosmilethanothers.C.Peopleareencouragedtosmileallthetimeatwork.D.Britishpeopleoftenhidetheirtrueem

otionswithasmile.31.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofNationalSmileMonth?A.Itlaststoolong.B.Itisawonderfulevent.C.Itfailstoachieveitspurpos

e.D.Itshouldbepromotedaroundtheworld.DMorethanhalfofthefoodproducedinCanadagoestowaste.Ashockingnewstudyhasshownthattheleveloffoodwasteisfarworsetha

npreviouslythought,at58%.Ofthat,about85%offoodwasteisduetofoodprocessors.Thisdiffersfromearlierstudies,whichcriticizedfamiliesfordrivingfoodwastea

ndsaidtheywereresponsiblefor51%offoodwaste.ThestudywascarriedoutbyMartinHooch,theleadingexpertonfoodwasteandtheauthorofseveral

previousstudiesonthesubject.Reflectingonthestudy’sfindings,Hoochsaid,“Itmeansstoppingcriticizingconsumers.Sure,con

sumersarepartoftheproblem,butthey’renottheproblem.”Inthepast,Hoochdidn'tmastergooddata,particularlyfromtheprivatefactories,butreliedonnumberscoll

ectedbythefoodindustryforpurposesotherthantracking(追踪)waste.Thistime,however,Hoochworkeddirectlywithcompaniesatallstagesalongthefoo

dproductionchainandinterviewedover700expertsintheindustry.Clearlyhefoundithardtobelievewhathewasseeing.Thisiswhattheyfound:Foodpr

ocessingcauses34%offoodwaste.Thisisfollowedbyproduction,whichcauses24%.Nextismanufacturingat13%,thenhotelsandre

staurantsat9%.Familiescauseonly14%,andmarketsales6%.Thisshouldbeaseriouswake-upcallforCanadianswhowoulddowelltoexaminetheirownfoodsupplycha

ins.Foodwasteiscostly,notonlyintermsofdollarswasted,butalsoinresourceslikeland,water,andsoon.Tobeusingthe

seresourcesandwastingtheproductistotallyirresponsibleandunnecessary.Tomakemattersworse,whenfoodisthrownintorubbishcans,itproducesmethane,agreenhouse

gas30timesmorepowerfulthancarbondioxide(CO2).AtCanada’srateoffoodwaste,that'slikeadding12millioncarstotheroad.Itseemsthatthefoodindustryneedsredesig

ning.Therefore,let’shopethegovernmenttakesaction.32.WhatdidearlierstudiessayaboutfoodwasteinCanada?A

.Foodwastewasbetterthanexpected.B.Foodwentbadwhenitwasprocessed.C.Mostofthefoodwaswastedonpurpose.D.Familiesweretoblameforfoodwa

ste.33.HowdidHoochdohisstudyonfoodwastethistime?A.Bystudyingdatafromtheindustry.B.Bytrackingthewholeproductionchain.C.Bycollectingadvicefrome

xpertsworldwide.D.Bydrawingaconclusionfromthepreviousstudies.34.Whydoesfoodwastehaveaneffectontheenvironment?A.Becauseitisharmfultothetrees

.B.Becauseitpollutesthesoilaroundit.C.Becauseitgivesoffunpleasantsmells.D.Becauseitproducesmoregreenhousega

s.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Canadiansdon’tliketosavefoodforfuture.B.Morethanhalfofthefoodiswasted

inCanada.C.Familiesaremainlyresponsibleforfoodwaste.D.ThefoodindustryisbetterredesignedinCanada.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满

分10分)根据文章内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项；选项中的两项为多余选项。HowtoContinueaConversationinEnglish?ItisnotalwayseasytokeepaconversationgoinginEnglish.

36Ormaybeyouareafraidthatyourpronunciationisnotgood.HerearesometipsforyoutocontinueaconversationinEnglish.Listenandfollowup37Listentotheotherpersonc

arefully,sothatyoucanaskafollow-upquestion.Forexample,let’ssaytheotherpersontellsyou,“Ijustgotbackfromatr

iptoCalifornia.”YoucanfollowupwithaquestionusingWho,What,Where,When,Why,orHow.●WheredidyougoinCalifornia?●Whatwasyourfavoriteplacethere?●Ho

wwasthefoodthere?38.Ifyouwanttokeepaconversationgoing,it’sagoodideatoaskquestionsthatcannotbeansweredwithasimple‘yes’or‘no.’Ifth

eotherpersonasksyoua‘yes’or‘no’question,trytogivealongeranswertohelpkeeptheconversationgoing.Forexample,afriendmightask

,“Hey,haveyouseenthenewStarWarsmovie?”Youcouldjustanswer,“No,Ihaven’t.”Or,youcouldsaymore.39Bebraveandpracticeoften40Ifyourpronunciationisalit

tledifferent,theotherpersonwillstillunderstandyourmessageifyoutryspeakingslowlyandclearly.WhenyouaretravelinginanEnglish-speaki

ngcountryandhavesomefreetime,bebraveandspeakinEnglishwithsomeonewhodoesnotlooktoobusy.Youmaymakeanewfrien

d.A.TrytoaskdifferentquestionsB.Avoidsimple‘yes’or‘no’questionsC.Donotworryaboutyourpronunciation.D.Youmightnotbesureaboutwhattosay.E.First,remember

theimportanceoflistening.F.Sometimes,yougetnervous,soyourconversationendsquicklyG.Youcouldanswer:“No,butIplantoseeitsoon.Howaboutyou?”第三

部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Summerholidaywascoming,andIcouldnotwaitt

ojoinmygrandparentsonatriptothedesert.WelivedinChicago,farfromtheburningsand.Iwasn't41theheatbecausewewouldbe42inmygrandparents’newrecreation

alvehicle(野营车).It’scalledanRVforshort.Thiswouldbetheirthirdtripinitandthefirstonetothe43.Afterseveralday

sofseeingamazingplaces,includingtheGrandCanyon,Grandpa44theRVinanareasetupjustforcampersandRVs.Theparkwasneara45anddustyriv

erbed.Theweatherwassure46wherewewere.WewereeatingdinnerinsidetheRVwhensuddenlywe47aparkmanagershouting,“

Packupandgetto48ground!Aflashflood(山洪)iscoming!”Grandpashookhis49,“Aflood?Nothere.”Hepointedattheburningsandoutsideourwindows.Th

ehotair50fromthesandwaslikesnakessquirming(蠕动)intheheat.“That51musthavespenttoomuchtimeinthesuntoday!”OutthefrontwindowoftheRV,Icouldseeoth

erpeople52foldingupchairsandumbrellastheyhadsetupoutside.Theyweretakingthemanager’s53seriously.Shouldwe?Grandpanoticedthem,too.

Hethoughtforawhileand54hiscomputer.Awarningrolledacrossthe55.“AnyonenearWhiteGullyshould56highergroundatonce.Flashfloodsareontheirway!”“ThisisWhite

Gully!Hurryup,Kayla,"Grandpashoutedand57hischair.Heheadedforthedriver's58.Grandmahurriedoutsidetofoldupchairsand5

9back.Ihadneverseenhermovesofast!60wedroveawayfromtheriverbed,Ilookedoutofthewindow.Inthefardistance,adarkwallwasrushin

gtowardus.Whataterribleexperience!41.A.interestedinB.surprisedatC.boredwithD.worriedabout42.A.travellingB.standing

C.studyingD.gathering43.A.desertB.woodC.lakeD.mountain44.A.repairedB.parkedC.boughtD.discovered45.A.dryB.colorfulC.coldD.wet46

.A.coldB.warmC.hotD.cool47.A.imaginedB.heardC.caughtD.prevented48.A.furtherB.cleanerC.biggerD.higher49.A.headB.handC.shou

lderD.leg50.A.escapingB.sinkingC.risingD.flowing51.A.travellerB.carC.riverD.manager52.A.quicklyB.carefullyC.

hopelesslyD.easily53.A.promiseB.warningC.jokeD.lie54.A.playedwithB.handedinC.showedoffD.turnedon55.A.roadB.wallC.boardD.screen56.A.pointatB.move

towardsC.giveupD.careabout57.A.felloutB.lookedbackonC.jumpedoutofD.gotoff58.A.entranceB.roomC.doorD.s

eat59.A.talkedB.looked.C.rushedD.flew60.A.AsB.UntilC.UnlessD.Though第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式Paddingtonisoneo

fthemostfamous61(bear)intheworld.HefirstcameontotheBritishscenein1958inachildren’sbookABearCalledPaddingtonbyBritishwriterMichaelBon

d.Inthestory,Paddingtoniskindand62(humor).Heisalsopoliteandalwayscallspeople“Mr”,“Mrs”and“Miss”,rarelyusing63(

they)firstnames.Suchacutebearcaughtpeople’shearts64(immediate).HefirstcameoutonTVin1975.He’salsobeenmadeintotoyswithdifferentcostu

mes.ManychildrenwouldhaveaPaddingtonbeartoy65theirfirstgift.Paddingtonissolovedthatit’scommon66(find)platesandteatowelswithP

addingtonpatternsinBritishhomes.Hehas67specialfacialexpression.He68.(know)forgivingahardstarewheneverhemeetssomebodyhedoesn'tlike.Therefore,whens

omeonegivesahardstare,youcouldsaythattheyaremakinga“PaddingtonBearface”.Today,thisclassicchildren’scharacter69(grow)intothefabric(组成部分)ofBritishc

ulture.70youwantatasteofBritishculture,Paddington'sstoriesareagreatwaytogetit.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错(满分10分)假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,

请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及

其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSaturdayevening,myparentsandIhavedinnerinarestaurant.Whileweenjoyedourselv

es,someteenagerssitbesideourtablebegantotalkandlaughloudly.What’sworse,theybegantosmokeintherestaurant,whatmadeusangry.Afterawhile,Istoo

dupandadvicedthemtostopsmokingbutbehavethemselves.Totheirsurprise,theydidn’tfollowmyadvice.Instead,theylaughedme,sayi

ngthatIwastooyounger.Inmyopinion,it’swrongtodothat.Thefutureofourcountrylieinteenagers,whoshouldnotonlytoobeytherulesinpublicbutalsomake

contributionstothesociety.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，班上的交换生Lucy对中国的端午节很感兴趣。为了帮Lucy更好地理解端午节，你打算写一张便签，从两个方面介绍端午节：1．来历2．习俗（吃粽子和划龙舟）注意

：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearLucy,I’mLiHua,_Yours,LiHua上饶市19-20学年下学期期末考试高一英语参考答案听力1-5BCAAB6-10CBACC11-15BACA

B16-20ACCAC阅读理解21-23DAB24-27ADAC28-31CDAB32-35DBDB36-40DEBGC完形填空41-45DAABA46-50CBDAC51-55DABDD56-60BCDCA语法

填空61bears62.humorous63.their64.immediately65.as66.tofind67.a68.isknown69.hasgrown70.If短文改错：LastSaturdayevening,my

parentsandIhavedinnerinarestaurant.Whileweenjoyedourselves,hadsometeenagerssitbesideourtablebegantotalkandlaughloudly.What’sworse,th

eybegantosittingsmokeintherestaurant,whatmadeusangry.Afterawhile,Istoodupandadvicedthemtostopwhichadvisedsmokin

gbutbehavethemselves.Totheirsurprise,theydidn’tfollowmyadvice.Instead,theyandmylaughed∧me,sayingthatIwastooyoung

er.atyoungInmyopinion,it’swrongtodothat.Thefutureofourcountrylieinteenagers,whoshouldnotliesonlytoobeytherulesinpu

blicbutalsomakecontributionstothesociety.书面表达(Onlyforreference)DearLucy,I’mLiHua.I’mveryhappytoknowthatyou’rei

nterestedinChineseculture.Youknow,you’vemademuchprogressinlearningChinese.Ourclassmatesaresoproudofyou.Yesterdaywehadourtraditionalfestival—t

heDragonBoatFestival.YoutoldmeourmonitorgaveyouseveralZongzibutyoudidn’tknowhowtoenjoyit.ActuallytheDragonBoatFestivalisheldto

honoranancientChinesepatrioticpoet,QuYuan.HedrownedhimselfonMay5thbecausehismotherlandwasoccupied.Therearealwa

ysdragonboatracestorememberhim.Zongziisakindofricedumplingforthisfestival.Itiswrappedwithbambooleaves.Ifyouunfastenthethreadandtakeofftheleaves,you

canenjoythedelicioussnack.Averyfunnyfestival,isn’tit?Yours,LiHua