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山东省聊城市莘县
2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编
阅读表达
2023年山东省聊城市莘县中考二模英语试题
五、阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据其内容完成后面各项任务。
The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon — Head — Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming.
Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall will increase. Because the rainbringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase “Er yue er, longtai tou. " means “On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head. "
最有名的习俗是理发。Some believe that going to the barber(理发店)on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar brings bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today not many people pay attention to it, it is still a tradition to line up outside barber shops on the day of Longtaitou.
The Fried beans is the traditional festival dish for people in parts of Shandong Province. Meanwhile, other foods are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. For example, noodles are dragon's beard (long xu) , dumplings are dragon's ears (long er) , spring rolls are dragon’s scales (long lin) , and popcorn dragon seeds (long zi).
71. 在文中找岀与下面所给句子意思相近的句子。
In the past it was believed that there would be more and more rain after this day.
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72. 将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。
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73. 将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。
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74. What does the underlined word "it” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指代)?
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75 . 回答问题:
Where do people eat the fried beans to celebrate the Longtaitou Festival?
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