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阅读理解
The Dragon Boat Festival is very popular in China. It comes
on the fifth day of the fifth month according to Chinese calendar. On that day,
people eat special food-zongzi. It is also known for dragon boat races. The
dragon boat race is the most popular activity during the festival, especially
in South China. A dragon boat looks like a dragon, and is painted in red, white,
yellow or black. Usually, a dragon boat is twenty to forty meters long, and
needs twenty people to row. Boatmen row the boat in cadence(节奏)with the drumbeats, as
the captain in the front of the boat waves a small flag to help coordinate(协调)the rowing.
The dragon boat race is quite a spectacle(壮观). Now it becomes a
popular activity in South China.
International dragon boat race is held in Guangzhou and Hong
Kong every year.