七、阅读表达。
阅读短文，回答下列问题。每题答案不超过6个词。
The Dragon Boat Festival is a fun Chinese festival. Usually it is in June and in a very few years in late May. Both children and adults(成年人) like this holiday.
There are dragon boat races during the festival. Dragon boats are very long with bright colours. In each boat, there are many people rowing. There is also somebody beating a drum(击鼓). The winners of the races can get a lot of money.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also eat a special kind of food—rice dumplings. To make these rice dumplings, people prepare many things. Then they can make different flavours(味道) of rice dumplings. Some are sweet, and some are salty. They all taste good. People give them to friends.
On the evening of the holiday, family members have a big meal together. I think the Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody.
1. When is the Dragon Boat Festival?

2. What are dragon boats like?

3. What do Chinese people eat during the Dragon Boat Festival?

4. How many kinds of flavours of rice dumplings are mentioned(提及) in the passage?

5. What do you think of the Dragon Boat Festival?

1. It's in May or June.
2. They're long with bright colours.
3. Rice dumplings.
4. Two.
5. Interesting. /A great time...(答案不唯一,言之有理即可)

【分析】做这类阅读表达题，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个问题回到原文定位相关语句，提取关键信息，同时注意题目要求答案不超过6个词，确保答案准确简洁。
【解析】1. 问题询问端午节的时间，原文第一段提到“Usually it is in June and in a very few years in late May”，提取关键信息得出答案；2. 问题询问龙舟的样子，原文第二段明确说明“Dragon boats are very long with bright colours”，据此提取答案；3. 问题询问端午节吃的食物，原文第三段指出“people also eat a special kind of food—rice dumplings”，直接提取答案；4. 问题询问提到的粽子味道种类，原文第三段提到“Some are sweet, and some are salty”，共两种，得出答案；5. 问题询问对端午节的看法，原文最后提到“I think the Dragon Boat Festival is a great time for everybody”，可提取合理看法作答。
【答案】1. It's in May or June. 2. They're long with bright colours. 3. Rice dumplings. 4. Two. 5. Interesting.（或A great time等）
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节信息查找
【点评】本题考查学生从短文中提取关键信息的能力，题型基础，只要认真阅读原文即可准确作答，符合初中英语阅读表达的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.8