1、模块练测卷（二）. 单项填空1. I have heard you got injured in a traffic accident this afternoon. _. It is not very serious and I just need a few days rest. A. I think soB. Dont mention itC. Dont worryD. It wont bother me2. In ancient times, human beings were at _ mercy of nature and they were often in _ danger o
2、f losing their lives. A. the; /B. the; the C. /; D. /; the3. Are you going to give up the project?No. I _ a lot of time and efforts in it, and I dont want to fail. A. investB. invested C. am investingD. have invested4. _ its low cost, the advantages of iron as a building material are its strength, i
3、ts resistance to fire, and its potential to span. A. In additionB. Apart from C. Rather thanD. Instead of5. My grandfather is such a forgetful person that he has to _ many things, even his daily meals. A. be remembered byB. be reminded of C. be memorizedD. be reminded6. It is _ to be invited to spea
4、k here today. A. honourB. my an honour C. being an honourD. a great honour7. Marie Curie is my idol（偶像）. I will have the photo of her _ and put it up in my bedroom. A. enlargeB. enlarging C. enlargedD. to enlarge8. Its not that easy to _ places of historic interest. It needs enough money and perfect
5、 techniques. A. preventB. preserveC. defendD. develop9. The meeting lasted for as long as four hours, _ the representatives returned to the hotel to have a rest. A. whenB. with whichC. whichD. after which10. As the final exam is coming, every minute is _ to us. So lets stop chatting and prepare for
6、it well. A. marvelousB. expensive C. previousD. precious11. If the law _ at tomorrows meeting, more animals in that area will get protected. A. goes throughB. goes down C. goes upD. goes over12. Eating too much fat can _ to heart disease and high blood pressure. A. devoteB. attendC. contributeD. tur
7、n13. If we _ adequate preparations, the conference wouldnt have been so successful. A. havent madeB. wouldnt make C. didnt makeD. hadnt made14. I dont believe weve met before, _ I must say you do look familiar. A. thereforeB. althoughC. sinceD. unless15. A real friend will help you when you are in t
8、rouble while fair-weather friends will _ you. A. ignoreB. support C. honourD. recognise. 完形填空The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor RooseveltMy home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disaster. When I was only f
9、ourteen years old, I was filled with _16_ in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, _17_ great losses. I felt sorry especially for the _18_, but I _19_ to be hopeless. I decided that where I was, I could do _20_ to help them. I beg
10、an knocking on every door and saying to each person who _21_ my knock, “I know that you are _22_ and give the birds that come to your yard a little _23 _. Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your _24_. I will take it to the temple where it can be giv
11、en to the _25_ children.”No one seemed to _26_ giving me a handful of rice, even _27_ they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the _28_ and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to _29_ to the children. One day, I came to a house that had _30_ to give. I told my story and asked if I coul
12、d be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and _31_ gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for_32 _ and rice from the other “bird feeders”, and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even _33 _ only this small way. The temp
13、le was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing. “Consider me your bird.” My _34 _ idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was _35 _ some peace. 16. A. sorrowB. hope C. comfortD. happiness17. A. sufferedB. survived C. coveredD. made18. A. peasantsB. citizens C. villager
14、sD. children19. A. wantedB. failed C. refusedD. stopped20. A. somethingB. everything C. anythingD. nothing21. A. saidB. replied C. answeredD. spoke22. A. gladB. kind C. richD. friendly23. A. waterB. money C. nestD. rice24. A. templeB. room C. doorD. garden25. A. braveB. hungry C. promisingD. nervous
15、26. A. mindB. escape C. practiseD. enjoy27. A. whereB. that C. soD. when28. A. villageB. hometown C. templeD. house29. A. give inB. give up C. give awayD. give out30. A. muchB. little C. manyD. few31. A. everyB. each C. neitherD. none32. A. helpB. clothing C. foodD. change33. A. byB. with C. onD. in
16、34. A. foolishB. childish C. cleverD. useful35. A. creatingB. mending C. developing D. managing. 阅读理解A Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to
17、 deserving causes, accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales（童话）. The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained 10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschweiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed
18、 of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous（匿名）envelopes, each containing10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church. The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least 190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspapers own office. It came after a story it publis
19、hed about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of 500 inside, with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined. “I was driving when I heard the news
20、,” Claudia Neumann, the boys mother, told Der Spiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.” The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for. “For someone to a
21、ct so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing,” Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy. Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said, “Ma
22、ybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the citys hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.36. The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of _. A. a churchB. a bank C. a newspaperD. a magazine37. Which of the follo
23、wing is TRUE about the dona- tion to Tom? A. The donation amounted to 190,000. B. The donation was sent directly to his house. C. The money will be used for his education. D. His mother felt astonished at the donation.38. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. the donator is a rich old man B
24、. the donation will continue to come C. the donation comes from the newspaper D. the donator will soon be found out39. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Money Is Raised by the Newspaper B. Newspaper Distributes Money to the Needy C. Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes D. Robin Hood
25、 Returns to the CityBA year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the million
26、s of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift7, 000, a legacy（遗产）from their neighbours Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially,” says Dave. But the Fusses werent the only
27、folks in Alto and the neighbouring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars；in others, it was more than100, 000. It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so muc
28、h money, more than3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm. Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived on（喜欢）comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking pri
29、ces before making a new purchase. Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and
30、 they would do them.”Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and centsshould enrich the whole community（社区）and last for generations to come. Neighbours helping neighboursthat
31、was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story. 40. According to the text, the Fusses _. A. were employed by a truck companyB. were in financial difficultyC. worked in a school cafeteriaD. lost their home41. Which of the following is TRUE of the Hatches? A. They had their children during the Great Depression. B. T
32、hey left the family farm to live in an old house. C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbours. D. They helped their neighbours to find jobs. 42. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store? A. They decided to open a store. B. They wanted to save money. C. They couldnt afford e
33、xpensive things. D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids. 43. According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were_. A. understandingB. optimisticC. childlikeD. curiousC Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientist
34、s tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue（疲劳）. To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it fu
35、ll of fatigue toxins（毒素）and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. Th
36、e brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional（情感的）attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact
37、, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeli
38、ng of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.44. What surprised the scientists a few years ago? A.
39、Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a labor- ers blood. B. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days work. C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue. D. A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.45. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting
40、workers tired? A. Challenging mental work. B. Unpleasant emotions. C. Endless tasks. D. Physical labor.46. Whats the authors attitude towards the scien- tists ideas? A. He agrees with them. B. He doubts them. C. He argues against them. D. He hesitates to accept them.47. We can infer from the passage
41、 that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to . A. have some good food B. enjoy their work C. exercise regularly D. discover fatigue toxinsDLooking through a magazine in a waiting room recently, I came across an article with the title “My top five most precious possessions”. It was just
42、a few lines of text with pictures, but it caught my imagination. Its interesting how inanimate（无生命的）objects can take on such significance and become woven（编织）into a persons, and sometimes a whole familys, life history. Anyway, the article had me considering what my most precious possessions are. It
43、was difficult to choose only five, but here are mine:An old cardboard box filled with my childrens baby photos. A yellow pocket-sized birthday book of special things（poems, pictures of flowers and trees, etc）given to me by my dad when I was probably about seven or eight years old. A 21st birthday ca
44、rd from my mum. In it she had written her congratulations, her love, and her hopes for my future. She died not long after, when I was in my early twenties. A few ancient but very beautiful botany books that were once my great grandmothers. She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual
45、for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman. Id like to have known her. A brooch（胸针）left to me by my much-loved grandmother. It was given to my great grandmother by my great grandfather on his return from World War . It is not worth an
46、ything in terms of money. However, it not only stands for a link between four generations of women, but it is also a reminder of a young mans return from World War . How about you? Id love to hear what you feel are your most precious possessions. 48. What made the writer have the idea of writing the
47、 passage?A. Her love for her relatives. B. Her rich imagination about the objects. C. An article in a magazine. D. Some pictures in an article. 49. According to the passage, the writer_. A. lost her mother at the age of 26B. was a mother of several children C. got the yellow birthday book at 8 D. st
48、udies botany well when she was young50. The writer considered her great grandmother remarkable and interesting because she _. A. wrote a large number of botany books B. left the writer some ancient but beautiful botany books C. was unusually famous for her achievements D. could become a botanist in
49、the special time51. How many reasons made the writer think the brooch was one of her most precious possessions? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. . 短文改错 假定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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出
50、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。Dear Diary, Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job, and as Mom explained, “He was lucky to find other one.” His new job meant I had to say goodbye to m
51、y classmate, my school or just everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am awfully tiring, but I know Ill never fall sleep. Good night and remember, you, dear Diary, is my only souvenir fro
52、m my past life and my only friend. Yours, Rosemary. 书面表达 端午节是我国汉族人民的传统节日，农历五月初五为端午节（Dragon Boat Festival)。请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的英语短文介绍端午节。提示如下： 1. 节日来历：据说是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原，曾有人把端午节定名为“诗人节”。 2. 主要活动：吃粽子和赛龙舟，我国从2008年起，把端午节作为法定假日放假一天，来弘扬传统文化。 3. 影响：我国端午节的文化已传人周边国家，日本和韩国也有类似的节日；但是不同的是日本的端午节已经逐渐演变成男孩节，韩国的端午节文化则已经成为韩
53、国民族精神的象征，每年吸引着众多游客。_1. C 考查交际用语。句意：“我听说今天下午你在一次交通事故中受伤了。”“别担心。不是很严重，我只需要休息几天。”I think so我认为是这样的；dont mention it别提了；dont worry别担心；it wont bother me不麻烦。根据句意可知C项为正确答案。2. A 考查冠词以及固定搭配。at the mercy of受的支配，任由摆布；in danger of处于危险中。句意：在远古时代，人类受大自然的支配，他们常常处于失去生命的危险中。3. D 考查动词的时态。根据对话提供的情景，可知这个项目是从过去开始，一直在进行，还
54、没有完成，因此用现在完成时。句意：“你打算放弃这个项目吗？”“不，我已经在这个项目上投入了大量的时间和精力，我不想失败”。4. B 句意：除了价格低以外，铁作为一种建筑材料的好处是它的强度，抗火性能和其延展性。in addition“而且，再者”；apart from“除以外（还有）”；rather than“而不是”；instead of“代替”。5. B 句意：我爷爷是一个很健忘的人，许多事情，甚至他的一日三餐，都得靠我们提醒。remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事。6. D 本题考查honour的用法。honour指具体的事情时，前面可用不定冠词修饰。7. C 考查非谓语动词
55、。the photo of her与enlarge构成逻辑上的被动关系，需用过去分词。句意：居里夫人是我的偶像。我要把她的照片放大挂在我的卧室里。8. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：保护古迹并不是那么容易。它需要足够的金钱和完美的技术。prevent“预防，防止”；preserve“保护，保存”；defend“保卫，防守”；develop“发展，培养”。9. D 考查定语从句。本句的先行词是the meeting，句子表达的意思是“在会议后”，故用after which。句意：这次会议持续了长达四个小时，之后，代表们返回宾馆休息。10. D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着期末考试的到来，每分钟对
56、我们来说都是宝贵的。因此让我们停止闲谈好好准备一下。marvelous“极好的，绝妙的”；expensive“昂贵的，价高的”；previous“以前的，先前的”；precious“珍贵的，宝贵的”。11. A 考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果这条法律在明天的会议上通过的话，那一地区的更多的动物将会得到保护。go through“获准，通过”；go down“下降，减少”；go up“上升，增长”；go over“仔细检查，复习”。12. C 句意：吃太多肥肉会导致心脏病和高血压。devote to“致力于”；attend to“照顾”；contribute to“促成，导致”；turn to“转
57、向，求助于”。13. D 考查虚拟语气。在if引导的条件虚拟句中，与过去情况相反的条件句用had done的形式，主句为情态动词+have done。句意：如果我们没有做好充分的准备，会议是不可能那么成功的。故选D项。14. B 考查状语从句。therefore意为“因此，所以”；although意为“尽管，虽然”；since意为“由于，既然，自从”；unless意为“除非，如果不”。根据前后句的逻辑关系判断应选B项，句意：尽管我要说你真的看起来很眼熟，但是我认为我们以前没有见过面。15. A ignore“不理，忽视，不管”；support意为“支持”；honour意为“尊重”；recogn
58、ise意为“认出”。句意为：一个真正的朋友在你困难的时候会帮助你，而不能共患难的朋友会对你不理不睬。由句意可知选A项。16. B 由语境知，虽然生活环境恶劣，但“我”没有失去对生活的希望。故选hope。17. A suffer great losses“遭受巨大损失”。前文谈到了家乡有战争和自然灾害，老百姓自然蒙受了巨大的损失。18. D 本段段末有暗示。“我”把募集到的大米送到庙里，然后由寺庙施舍给孩子们吃，故选children。19. C refuse to do something“拒绝做某事”。虽然“我”为孩子们感到遗憾，但是“我”拒绝（让自己）感到绝望。这也表明作者对生活充满了期待。
59、20. A something表示肯定的意义。在当时的情况下，“我”决定做点事情来帮助可怜的孩子们。21. C “我”挨家挨户地敲门，对听到“我”的敲门声来开门（answer the door/the knock）的人说22. B 根据空后的“give the birds that come to your yard a little”可判断应选kind。23. D rice“大米”。下文“Give me only a handful of rice”暗示作者在求人施舍大米。24. C 由上文“我”是在别人开门时说这些话的可知此处应选door。when I come to your door指
60、“当我来到你的家门口”。25. B 结合语境，战争和自然灾害使人们饱受痛苦及作者求人施舍大米可知，孩子们在挨饿，故选hungry。26. A mind意为“在乎，反对”。大家都愿意施舍一把米给“我”。27. D “even when they had little themselves”表示“即使当他们自己的食物也不充裕时”。28. C temple“庙”。由上文“I will take it to the temple”及本句and后的“give my handfuls of rice to the monks”可知，“我”把乞讨来的大米捐给了庙里，再由和尚们分发给挨饿的孩子们。29. C
61、give away在本句中指“分发”。30. A 结合下文内容可知，这家人不仅施舍给“我”大米，那位妇女和她的女儿们还各自给“我”捐了50美分，可见这家人比较富裕，有很多可捐的东西。31. B each指她们每个人。32. D change“零钱”。作者意外地募到钱后，开始讨要大米和零钱了。33. D in this way“凭借这种方式”。仅仅凭借这种方式，大家也能帮助那些遭受苦难的人。34. B childish“孩子似的，天真的”。作者在乞讨时说的话“Consider me your bird”听起来非常孩子气。35. A create意为“创造，建立，造成，引起，产生”，作者天真的想法
62、虽没能阻止战争，却缔造了某种和平。36. C 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句中“这位捐 赠者发出的信封中有现金，同时还附有当地报 纸上的一篇文章”，以及第二段第二句中“这个 信封中含有10 000欧元和一份来自 Braunschweiger Zeitung的剪报”可知， Braunschweiger Zeitung是一家报社而非教堂、 银行或杂志。37. D 细节推理题。根据第三段的倒数第二句话 “Braunschweiger Zeitung的一个接待员打开了 一个白色匿名信封，里面装有20张面值500欧 元的钞票”可知A项错误；由第三段的第二句 话“这个信封被送到了这家报社的办公室”可 知B项
63、错误；由第五段“这笔钱将被用来建造 通向他家的轮椅专用通道以及用作他的治疗 费”可知C项错误；根据第四段中的“汤姆的 妈妈说她听到这个消息时正在开车，不得不把 车停到路边，并且她当时说不出话来”可知听 到消息时她很震惊，故D项正确。38. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段编辑Henning Noske说的话“捐钱的人有可能是一位将要去 世的老人，但我们不知道”可知A项错误；由 最后一段的最后一句话“他告诉记者不要寻找 这位城市英雄，担心这一发现可能会阻断其捐 款”可知“此捐款行为将会继续下去”，故B项 正确。且排除了D项；由第一段的第二句以及 最后一段可知，捐款的是一个匿名人，而不是 一家报社，故
64、排除C项。39. C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一个不知名的 人用信封捐款传递爱心，帮助需要帮助的人， 故选C项“无名英雄用信封传递爱”。A项“报 社筹集资金”；B项“报社为需要帮助的人捐款”； D项“罗宾汉回到了这个城市”都不合适。40. B 事实细节题。由第一段可知，戴夫失去了工作，物价上涨，他们一家面临着经济困难。41. C 事实细节题。由文章的第一、二段可知，霍奇夫妇把他们的遗产捐赠给了经济困难的邻居。42. B 事实细节题。由第四段可知，他们是为了省钱。43. A 推理判断题。由第五段中桑迪的话可知霍奇夫妇是善解人意的。44. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中“To the amazem
65、ent of these scientists, they.no fatigue at all!”可知，令这些科学家们惊讶的是，大脑活 跃时流经大脑的血液并没有表现出疲劳，故C 项正确。A项与“If we took a drop of blood.and fatigue products.”意思表达相反，故排除；第一 段最后一句指出在一天结束的时候，脑力劳动 者的大脑血液中没有疲劳因素，这不是科学家 们的惊讶之处，且与D项意思不一致，故排除B、 D两项。45. B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可 知，使脑力劳动者疲劳的主要原因是情感问题， 最后一段指出了是哪些情感，故B项正确。46. A
66、 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了科学家的研究 成果，作者对此进行了进一步的分析、论证， 对情感态度导致人疲劳的观点持肯定态度，并 未对此进行质疑，故A项正确。47. B 推理判断题。根据最后两段的叙述可知，心 理和情感态度是导致脑力劳动者疲劳的主要原 因，因而保持好的心理状态才会感觉精力充沛； B项意为“喜欢他们的工作”，符合文意，这就 避免了导致疲劳的烦躁、气愤等情感。其余几 项都与导致疲劳的因素无关，故排除。48. C 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，杂志上的一篇文章引起了作者的注意，于是作者写了本文，与读者进行交流。49. B 推理判断题。根据第四段“An old cardboard box f
67、illed with my childrens baby photos. ”可判断应选B项。50. D 细节理解题。根据第七段“She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman. ”可知应选D项。51. B 细节理解题。根据第八段中的“However, it not only stands for a link
68、 between four generations of women, but it is also a reminder of a young mans return from World War .”可知应选B项。Dear Diary,Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job, and as Mom movedexplained, “He was lucky to f
69、ind other one.”His new anotherjob meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my classmatesschool or just everything else I love in the world. To andmake matters bad, now I have to share a room with worsemy younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of the/myschool. I am awfully tiring, but I kno
70、w Ill never fall tiredsleep.asleepGood night and remember, you, dear Diary, is my are only souvenir from my past life and my only friend. Yours, RosemaryOne possible version:Dragon Boat Festival is considered as one of the traditional festivals in our nation, which is set on the fifth day of May on
71、the lunar calendar. It is said that the festival is in honour of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan in the very beginning and it is also called Poet Festival. On that day, people will eat zongzi and take part in dragon boat races to observe the traditional festival. Since 2008, our government has viewed it
72、as a legal holiday to develop and expand our traditional culture. As a matter of fact, Dragon Boat Festival has a great influence on our neighbouring nations. Japan views its Dragon Boat Festival as Boys Day and South Korea has developed it into a symbol of the whole nation, attracting many visitors every year.