15九年级 第15课时 Units 1～2-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2024年山东省济宁市中考英语精练本

第15课时　Units 1～2 一、阅读理解 (2023·四川德阳中考)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. 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. 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 uncle 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. 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. 1．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. 2．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. 3．What does th