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第二节 阅读理解 (每小题2分)
阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Longtaitou Festival, also known as the Eryue’er Festival, is a traditional festival. It is on the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar. This year it falls on February 21st. An old saying goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou.” It means on the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.
43. When is Longtaitou Festival this year？
A
It's on January 2nd.
B
It's on January 21st.
C
It's on February 2nd.
D
It's on February 21st.
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「细节理解题」
根据“This year it falls on February 21st.” 可知今年龙抬头节在 2 月 21 日，故选D。
This festival was important in ancient China. People believed after this day the rain would increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King woke up from his winter sleep. So it marked the start of spring and farming.
44. Why was this festival important in ancient China?
A
Because it was time to begin to farm.
B
Because it was a symbol of good luck.
C
Because people could eat different foods.
D
Because people could have a haircut.
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「细节理解题」
根据“So it marked the start of spring and farming.”可知，古代中国这个节日重要是因为它标志着春耕的开始，故选 A。
There are many ways to celebrate the festival. The most famous tradition is to have a haircut. Some people believe that having a haircut on this day brings them good luck, while others believe that having a haircut in the first lunar month will cause their uncles to die.
People in East China’s Fujian Province eat tofu balls during the festival. They often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business—hoping everything goes well. Eating chengyao cakes on this day is a tradition in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province. It is said that if you eat chengyao cakes on Longtaitou, your waist (腰) won’t hurt the whole year. People in parts of Shandong Province eat fried beans to celebrate the festival.
45. What does the underlined word “pray” mean in Chinese?
A
奉献.
B
感谢.
C
祈祷.
D
款待.
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「词义猜测题」
根据破折号后面的解释“hoping everything goes well”（希望一切顺利）可知，“pray for family and business”意为为家庭和生意祈福，故选 C。
Other foods, like noodles, dumplings, spring rolls (春卷) and popcorn, are all given dragon names on this day. Noodles are called dragons’ beard (long xu), dumplings are dragons’ ears (long er), spring rolls are dragons’ scales (long lin), and popcorn is called dragon seeds (long zi). It’s said that eating these foods on this day can bring good luck.
46. What are called dragons’ ears on this festival?
A
Dumplings.
B
Spring rolls.
C
Noodles.
D
Fried beans.
龙抬头节，又称(known as)“二月二节”，是一个传统（traditional）节日。它在农历二月初二，今年是 2 月 21 日。有句老话说（An old saying goes）：“二月二，龙抬头。” 意思（mean）是在农历二月初二，龙会抬起头（lift one's head）。
这个节日在中国古代很重要(important)。人们相信（believe），这一天过后，降雨会增多(increase)，因为(because)掌管降雨的龙王从冬眠中苏醒(wake up from...)了。因此，它标志着春天和农耕的开始(marke the start of...)。
庆祝这个节日的方式有(There are)很多。最著名的(The most famous)传统是理发(have a haircut)。一些人(some)相信在这一天理发会带来好运(宾语从句)，而另一些人(while others)则认为农历正月理发会克死舅舅(宾语从句)。
中国东部福建省的人们在节日期间（during）吃豆腐丸。他们通常做豆腐和蔬菜丸子，为家庭和事业祈福(pray for)—— 希望一切顺利(hoping everything goes well.)。在中国东部江苏省的苏州，在这天吃撑腰糕是一项传统。据说(It is said that)，如果（if）龙抬头这天吃撑腰糕，一整年（the whole year）腰都不会疼（won’t hurt）（主将从现）。山东省部分地区的人们吃炒豆子来庆祝（to celebrate）这个节日。
在这一天，其他（other）如(like)面条、饺子、春卷和爆米花的食物，都被赋予了和龙有关的名字（are all given dragon names）。面条被称为(be called)“龙须”，饺子被称为“龙耳”，春卷被称为“龙鳞”，爆米花被称为“龙籽”。据说(It is said that)在这天吃这些食物能带来好运。
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