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 She prefers the sofa made of real leather although it costs more than that made of ___leather. A. fascinating      B. permanent     C. artificial    D. conventional 答案：C  The Dragon Boat Festival (or Duanwu Festival in Chinese) is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is a day to remember the great poet Qu Yuan who was a loyal (忠诚的) official in the State of Chu in ancientChinaand deeply loved by his people.  Qu Yuan drowned (淹死) himself on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC due to being unable to save his country. The local people did what they could to search for him in the river,meanwhile they dropped rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo or reed (芦苇) leaves into the river in order to prevent fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. Since then,it has been a tradition on this day to eat zongziirice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) as a memorial to the poet.  Nowadays,zongzi is not only made for the Dragon Boat Festival. It is available at any time of the year with wide styles. The main ingredient (原料) of zongzi is the rice,and then the bamboo or reed leaves―the wrapping that makes zongzi taste delicious. The usual recipes (食谱) include dates,meat,chestnuts,yolks of eggs and so on.(   ) 1. The underlined phrase "due to" in the second paragraph means "         ”.   A. because of   B. ever since   C. even though   D. as if(   ) 2. Which is NOT true according to the passage?   A. Qu Yuan was an official and deeply loved by people.   B. The Dragon Boat Festival is to remember Qu Yuan.   C. People dropped zongzi into the river to catch fish.   D. The Dragon Boat Festival is in the fifth lunar month.(   ) 3. The second paragraph mainly tells us            A. people searched for poet Qu Yuan   B. the story of poet Qu Yuan   C. the time of Dragon Boat Festival   D. why people eat zongzi(   ) 4. We can know that        from the last paragraph.   A. there are different styles of zongzi       B. people eat zongzi only on Dragon Boat Festival   C. rice is the only ingredient of zongzi       D. the rice makes zongzi taste delicious(   ) 5. What is the best title for the passage?   A. The poet Qu Yuan       B. How to make zongzi   C. Why people eat zongzi   D. Dragon Boat Festival