四、信息还原(七选五)
The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture. 1. It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head. So, the day is called “Dragon Head-raising Day(longtaitou 龙抬头)”. This year, it falls on March 20th.
Ancient people believed that after longtaitou, there would be more rain. And rain is very necessary to farming. 2. People have many ways to celebrate longtaitou. 3. Many believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to their uncles—mainly their mother’s brothers. They hope getting a haircut on longtaitou keeps them away from bad luck.
4. During longtaitou, people eat food named after dragons. Noodles are called the dragon’s beard(longxu). Dumplings are the dragon’s ears(long’er). And spring rolls are the dragon’s scales (longlin). 5. In some places in Shandong, people make dragon lanterns too. Small red boats go down the rivers and carry the lanterns, which stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.
A. It brings the wind and the rain.
B. But some people don’t like the dragon.
C. Do you know how to make spring rolls?
D. The most popular one is to have a haircut.
E. So longtaitou is the start of spring and farming.
F. People also hold activities like the dragon dance on the day.
G. Among Chinese festival traditions, food always plays an important role.

1.A 2.E 3.D 4.G 5.F

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨（介绍中国传统节日“龙抬头”的由来与习俗），再结合每个空缺处的前后语境，分析句子间的逻辑关系（如因果推导、主题引出、举例衔接等），逐一匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到龙是中国文化中的伟大动物，后文围绕龙抬头的传说展开，A选项“它带来风和雨”符合龙的象征意义，能衔接上下文，故选A。
2. 第2空：前文指出龙抬头后雨水增多，雨水对农业至关重要，E选项“所以龙抬头是春天和农业的开始”是前文的因果推导结论，故选E。
3. 第3空：后文介绍了理发的习俗，D选项“最受欢迎的（庆祝方式）是理发”引出下文的具体内容，故选D。
4. 第4空：后文主要讲述龙抬头时人们吃以龙命名的食物，G选项“在中国节日传统中，食物总是扮演重要角色”是该段的主题句，统领下文，故选G。
5. 第5空：后文提到山东地区制作龙灯的活动，F选项“人们也举办像舞龙这样的活动”承接上文的庆祝方式，补充说明其他活动，故选F。
【答案】
1.A 2.E 3.D 4.G 5.F
【知识点】
信息还原（七选五）、上下文逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题为七选五信息还原题，侧重考查学生对文章语境、逻辑关系的理解能力，需结合前后句语义关联及段落主题选择，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6