Question

Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the      day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2014, it is     March 2.

   On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was        the dragon into the house.

   On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are        after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)”        called “dragons teeth”.

   In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often        rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.

   It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is        the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that        the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.

   It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought        luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people        their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.

1.A. first           B. second         C. third            D. fourth

2.A. in             B. at             C. during          D. on

3.A. led            B. lead           C. to lead          D. be led

4.A. named         B. naming         C. calling          D. to call

5.A. noodle and dumpling               B. noodles and dumpling

C. noodles and dumplings             D. noodle and dumplings

6.A. bring          B. take            C. carry           D. lend

7.A. because        B. why            C. when           D. that

8.A. under          B. in              C. with            D. by

9.A. good          B. bad             C. better           D. worst

10.A. was getting     B. to get           C. got             D. getting

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是中国的一个传统的节日—龙抬头。它在农历的二月初二，在这一天有很多古老的习俗，如把路上的灰带到厨房和水缸的周围、吃面条和饺子等。在这一天，你还会看到很多人会理发，因为在农历一月理发是不吉利的。

1.

2.……期间；on常用在具体某一天的前面。因为这里是三月二日，是具体的一个日期，故用on，选D。

3.

4.……的意思，根据句意可知，这一天吃的食物都被用龙来名词，即这里表示被动的意思，故选A，这是一个过去分词的形式，和空前面的are一起构成被动语态。

5.

6.

7.

8.……下面；in 在……里面；with 和……一起，带有；by 通过某种方式。这里是固定的短语with the help of在……的帮助下。故选C。

9.

10.

考点：文化类短文。