C)阅读短文,根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。
Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, or Longtaitou Festival is a traditional(传统的) Chinese festival. It comes on the second day of the second lunar(农历的) month. There is an old saying, "Er yue er, long tai tou." It means, "On the second day of the second lunar month, ."
After that day, there will be more rain. Long ago, Chinese people thought that dragons could control(控制) the wind and rain. After the day, the dragon wakes up and brings rain to the world, so the festival is also called "Spring Dragon Day".
One of the most famous traditions is getting a haircut. Some people think that cutting your hair on this day can keep away bad luck(运气). There is also a saying that cutting your hair in the first lunar month can bring bad luck to your uncles.
People eat some special food on this day. In Suzhou, people say, "If you eat chengyao cakes on Longtaitou, your waist(腰) won't hurt all year." Other foods are named after the dragon's body parts. For example, noodles are the dragon's beard(longxu), dumplings are the dragon's ears(longer), spring rolls are the dragon's scales(longlin) and wontons are the dragon's eyes(longyan).
()12. What is NOT the name of this traditional Chinese festival?
A. Longtaitou Festival. B. Spring Dragon Day.
C. Dragon Boat Festival. D. Dragon-Head-Raising Festival.
()13. Which sentence can we put in ""?
A. the dragon raises his tail B. the dragon raises his head
C. you can see a dragon in the sky D. the dragon brings rain to the world
()14. What is the second paragraph(段) about?
A. Why do people cut hair at this festival?
B. What do Chinese people do at this festival?
C. What special food do people eat at this festival?
D. Why is this festival also called "Spring Dragon Day"?
()15. If Xiaoming wants to cut his hair in the first lunar month, what might his family say?
A. "Good idea! You'll be rich!"
B. "Cut it shorter next time!"
C. "Stop! It's bad luck for your uncles!"
D. "Wait until the Dragon Boat Festival!"
()16. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The history of the Longtaitou Festival.
B. The special foods at the Longtaitou Festival.
C. The importance of dragons in Chinese culture.
D. The meanings and traditions of the Longtaitou Festival.

12~16 C B D C D

【分析】
本题为关于中国传统节日龙抬头节的阅读理解题，解题时需先通读短文把握核心内容，再针对每个题目定位原文信息，逐一分析选项：12题需筛选出不属于龙抬头节的名称；13题需结合谚语含义补全内容；14题需分析第二段的核心主旨；15题需定位正月剪发的相关说法；16题需概括全文主旨。
【解析】
12题：根据短文第一段可知龙抬头节的名称为Dragon-Head-Raising Festival、Longtaitou Festival，第二段提到其也叫Spring Dragon Day，而Dragon Boat Festival是端午节，不属于该节日名称，故选C。
13题：谚语“Er yue er, long tai tou”意为“二月二，龙抬头”，对应选项B“the dragon raises his head”，故选B。
14题：第二段主要讲述龙抬头节后龙苏醒带来雨水，解释该节日被称为“Spring Dragon Day”的原因，故选D。
15题：根据短文第三段“cutting your hair in the first lunar month can bring bad luck to your uncles”可知，正月剪头发对叔叔不好，故选C。
16题：全文介绍了龙抬头节的名称由来、传统习俗（剪发、特色食物），即该节日的含义和传统，故选D。
【答案】
12~16 C B D C D
【知识点】
阅读理解、传统节日文化、细节理解
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统节日龙抬头节设置题目，考查学生的阅读理解能力，涵盖细节查找、主旨概括等考点，需结合原文信息准确作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5