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The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or the Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and marks the start of spring and farming. There is a Chinese saying, “On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon lifts his head. ” In 2025 it falls on March 1st.
Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall would increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King had awoken from his winter sleep. The most famous tradition for this festival is getting a haircut. Some people believe that going to the barber’s on this day gets rid of bad luck, and others believe that getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. Although today few people pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside the
barber’s on the day of Longtaitou, after people had avoided haircuts in the first lunar month.
People eat tofu balls in Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for the family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival fare for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made of sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. There is an old saying, “If you eat chengyao cakes on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt all year round. ” Meanwhile, other foods, like dumplings and spring rolls, are named after the dragon’s body parts to mark the day. Noodles are the dragon’s beard(longxu), dumplings are the dragon’s ears(long’er) and spring rolls are the dragon’s scales(longlin).
()1. 新考法·组合选择 What do we learn about the Longtaitou Festival from Paragraph 1?
① on the 2nd day of the 2nd lunar month ② a traditional festival
③ on March 1st every year ④ the start of spring and farming
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①③④
()2. What does the underlined word “fare” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A. event B. food C. tradition D. reward
()3. Which of the following foods are NOT the traditional foods of the Longtaitou Festival?
A. Mooncakes. B. Tofu balls.
C. Fried beans. D. Chengyao cakes.
()4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The interesting activities of the Longtaitou Festival.
B. The delicious foods of the Longtaitou Festival.
C. The history of the Longtaitou Festival.
D. The culture and traditions of the Longtaitou Festival.

龙抬头是中国的传统节日。这天最传统的活动是去理发,传统食物有撑腰糕、春卷等。
1. C 组合选择题。由文章首段最后一句“In 2025 it falls on March 1st.”可知,2025年的龙抬头是在3月1日,而不是每年都在3月1日。
2. B 词义猜测题。由该句的主语Fried beans可知,fare意为“食物”。
3. A 细节理解题。根据第三段可知,文中提到龙抬头的传统食物有tofu balls、fried beans、chengyao cakes等,没有提及mooncakes。
4. D 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了龙抬头的文化及传统。