15 二月二龙抬头 中国传统节日-备战2023年中考英语热点材料真题题型专练

15二月二，龙抬头中国传统节日备战2023年中考英语热点材料真题题型专练相关材料：二月二为什么叫龙抬头？2023-02-2108:43今天农历二月初二，春回大地，万物萌发。这一天，民间习俗众多：①剃龙头：寓意辞旧迎新，带来好兆头；②吃龙食：这一天的饮食多以“龙”命名；③踏青节：结伴到郊外游览赏花……二月二为什么叫龙抬头？戳图了解↓↓祝新的一年，好运当头！一、完形填空WhydomanyChinesepeoplerefusetocuttheirhairduringthefirstmonthofthelunar(农历的)year?Traditionsaysthatdoingsowill____1____bringbadlucktoyourmother’sbrothers.Althoughit’snottrue,somepeoplestill____2____it.____3____,afteramonth’swait,manypeopleusuallycuttheirhaironDragonHead-RaisingDay(longtaitou).Itwasoncetraditiontolineupoutsideofbarbershops(理发店)onthisday.DragonHead-RaisingDay-theseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth,whichfallsonMarch4ththisyear.Itisan____4____traditionalChinesecustom.Ancientpeoplebelievedthat____5____thisday,rainfallwouldincreasebecausetherain-bringingDragonKingwouldwakeupfromhiswintersleep.Sothatdayisthestartof____6____andfarming.Awell-knownsayinggoes,“Ontheseconddayofthesecondmonth,thedragon____7____hishead.”Besides____8____theirhair,therearealsootherwaystocelebratethisholiday.Forexample,peopleeatfoodwith“dragonnames”.Peoplecallnoodlesdragon’sbeard(longxu).Dumplingsaredragon’searsandspringrolls(chunjuan)aredragon’sscales(longlin).1．A．certainly B．really C．probably2．A．like B．believe C．record3．A．And B．Until C．But4．A．impolite B．international C．important5．A．before B．with C．after6．A．spring B．summer C．autumn7．A．shakes B．lifts C．turns8．A．making B．heating C．cutting【短文大意】本文介绍了中国传统节日二月二“龙抬头”的习俗。二月二标志着春天和农耕的开始，在这天，人们要理头发，吃与“龙”有关的食物。【答案解析】1．句意：传统上说这样做可能会给你母亲的兄弟带来厄运。certainly当然；really真正地；probably可能；根据“Traditionsaysthat”可知，此处表示“一种可能性”。故选C。2．句意：虽然这不是真的，但有些人仍然相信这一点。like喜欢；believe相信；record记录；根据“Althoughit’snottrue”Although引导让步状语从句，后面内容表示转折，可知指“但有些人仍然会相信”。故选B。3．句意：因此，经过一个月的等待，许多人通常在龙抬头的那天剪头发。And和；Until直到；But但是；上文“虽然这不是真的，但有些人仍然会相信”；下文“afteramonth’swait,manypeopleusuallycuttheirhaironDragonHead-RaisingDay”经过一个月的等待，许多人通常在龙抬头的那天剪头发；可知此处是引出结果，用连词so。故选B。4．句意：这是一个重要的中国传统节日。impolite不礼貌的；international国际的；important重要的；根据“rainfallwouldincrease…Sothatdayisthestartofspringandfarming”降雨量会增加，那一天是春天和农业的开始；可知，这是是个重要的日子。故选C。5．句意：古人认为，这一天过后，降雨量会增加，因为带来雨水的龙王会从冬眠中醒来。before在……之前；with和……一起；after在……之后；根据“rainfallwouldincrease”可知，此处指“在这天后，降雨量会增加”。故选C。6．句意：所以这一天是春天和耕种的开始。spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；根据“farming”可知，此处指“春天和耕种的开始”。故选A。7．句意：一个著名的谚语说“二月二，龙抬头”。shakes摇动；lifts抬起；turns转动；根据俗语可知，此处指“龙抬头”。故选B。8．句意：除了理发，还有其他庆祝节日的方式。making制作；heating加热；cutting剪；根据上文“manypeopleusuallycuttheirhaironDragonHead-RaisingDay”可知，许多人在龙抬头这天剪头发，此处指“理发”。故选C。二、阅读单选Thedragon(龙)isagreatanimalinChineseculture.Itbringsthewindandrain.Itissaidthateveryyearontheseconddayofthesecondlunar(阴历的)month,thedragonwakesupfromitswintersleepandraisesitshead.Becauseofthis,thedayiscalled“DragonHead-raisingDay”(Longtaitou).Thisyear,itfallsonMarch4.AfterLongtaitou,therewouldbemorerain.Andrainisveryimportanttofarming.SooldpeoplebelievedthatLongtaitouwasthestartofspringandfarming.PeoplehavemanywaystocelebratetheLongtaitoufestival.Themostpopularoneistohaveahaircut.Manybelievethatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktoyouruncles—mainlyyourmothefsbrothers.TheyhopegettingahaircutonLongtaitoucanbringgoodluck.AmongChinesepeople’sfestivaltraditions,thereisalwaysaplaceforfood.DuringtheLongtaitoufestival,peopleeatfoodnamedafterdragons.Noodlesarecalleddragon’sbeard(longxu).Dumplingsaredragon’sears(longer).Andspringrollsaredragon’sscales(鳞片)(longlin).Peoplealsoholdactivitieslikedragondancingontheday.InsomeplacesinShandongprovince,peoplemakedragonlanterns(灯笼)too.Smallreed(芦苇)boatsgodowntheriversandcarrythelanterns,whichstandforpeople’sbestwishesandgoodluck.9．‘‘DragonHead-raisingDay’’(Longtaitou)

usuallyfallson________everyyear.A．March4th B．February2ndC．theseconddayofthefirstmonth D．theseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth10．Whatdidoldpeoplethinkof“DragonHead-raisingDay”(Longtaitou)?A．Itbroughtthewindandraininspring.B．Itbroughtbadlucktotheiruncles.C．Itwasthedaywhenthedragonwenttosleep.D．Itwasthestartofspringandfarming.11．Themostpopularwaytocelebrate‘‘DragonHead-raisingDay’’(Longtaitou)isto________.A．haveahaircut B．makedragonlanternsC．takesmallboats D．eatnoodlesanddumplings12．PeopleeatfoodnamedafterdragonsEXCEPT________.A．dragon’sbeard B．dragon’sears C．dragon’seyes D．dragonsscales【短文大意】本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日农历二月初二龙抬头。【答案解析】9．细节理解题。根据“Itissaidthateveryyearontheseconddayofthesecondlunar(阴历的)month,thedragonwakesupfromitswintersleepandraisesitshead”可知龙抬头通常在每年农历二月初二。故选D。10．细节理解题。根据“SooldpeoplebelievedthatLongtaitouwasthestartofspringandfarming.”可知老人们认为龙台头是春天和农耕的开始。故选D。11．细节理解题。根据“PeoplehavemanywaystocelebratetheLongtaitoufestival.Themostpopularoneistohaveahaircut.”可知庆祝龙抬头最流行的方式是理发，故选A。12．细节理解题。根据“Noodlesarecalleddragon’sbeard(longxu).Dumplingsaredragon’sears(longer).Andspringrollsaredragon’sscales(鳞片)(longlin).”可知没有龙眼睛，故选C。三、阅读回答问题ThetraditionalChineseLongtaitouFestival,orDragon-Head-RaisingFestival,isontheseconddayofthesecondlunar(农历的)montheveryyear,andshowsthestartofspringandfarming.ThisyearitisonFebruary24.Ancientpeoplebelievedthatafterthisday,rainfall(降雨量)increasesbecausetheDragonKinghaswokenfromhiswintersleep.Awell-knownphrasegoes.“Eryueer,longtaitou,”meaning,“Ontheseconddayofthesecondmonth,thedragonraiseshishead.”Themostfamoustraditiononthisdayisgettingahaircut.Peoplebelievethatitcanhelpthrowawaybadluck.Duringthefestival,foodsarequitespecial.Peopleeatchengyaocakes,madewithrice,duringthefestivalinSuzhou,whereasayinggoes,“IfyoucatchengyaoonLongtaitou,yourwaist(腰)won’thurtallyear.”Atthesametime,otherfoods,likenoodles,dumplings,andpopcorn,gettheirnamesfromdragonbodyparts.Noodlesaredragon’sbeard(longxu),dumplingsaredragon’sears(longer),andpopcorndragonseeds(longzi).13．WhenistheChineseLongtaitouFestivaleveryyear?(nomorethan9words)_______________________14．Whydoesrainfallincreaseafterthefestivalaccordingtoancientpeople?(nomorethan10words)_______________________15．Howdopeoplethrowawaybadluckonthatday?(nomorethan4words)_______________________16．Wheredopeopleeatchengyaocakesduringthefestival?(nomorethan2words)_______________________17．Whatarecalleddragon’sears(longer)?(nomorethan1word)_______________________【短文大意】本文介绍了中国的传统节日——龙抬头。【答案解析】13．根据“ThetraditionalChineseLongtaitouFestival,orDragon-Head-RaisingFestival,isontheseconddayofthesecondlunar(农历的)montheveryyear,andshowsthestartofspringandfarming.”可知龙抬头是每年的农历二月初二。故填Ontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth.14．根据“Ancientpeoplebelievedthatafterthisday,rainfall(降雨量)increasesbecausetheDragonKinghaswokenfromhiswintersleep.”可知古代人认为二月二过后，雨量增加是因为龙王冬眠后苏醒了。故填BecausetheDragonKinghaswokenfromhiswintersleep.15．根据“Themostfamoustraditiononthisdayisgettingahaircut.Peoplebelievethatitcanhelpthrowawaybadluck.”可知二月二当天人们剪头发来赶走坏运气。故填Theygetahaircut.16．根据“Peopleeatchengyaocakes,madewithrice,duringthefestivalinSuzhou...”可知二月二苏州人吃撑腰糕。故填InSuzhou.17．根据“Noodlesaredragon’sbeard(longxu),dumplingsaredragon’sears(longer),andpopcorndragonseeds(longzi).”可知饺子被叫做龙耳。故填Dumplings.四、阅读信息摘录请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词。每空一词。ThedragonisagreatanimalinChineseculture.Itbringswindandrain.Itissaidthateveryyearontheseconddayofthesecondlunar(阴历的)month,thedragonwakesupfromitswintersleepandraisesitshead.Becauseofthis,thedayiscalled“DragonHead-RaisingDay”(Longtaitou).Thisyear,itfallsonMarch4.Oldpeopleseeitasthestartofspringandfarming.BecausetheybelievethatafterLongtaitou,therewillbemorerain.Andrainisofgreatimportancetofarming.Today,manycustomshavefadedaway(消退).Butonethathasremainedpopularistohaveahaircut.Manybelievethatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktotheiruncles—mainlytheirmothers,brothers.SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutontheDragonHead-RaisingDay.Also,itistraditionalforpeopletoeatsomefoodonthatday.Thefoodisusuallynamedafterdragons.Noodlesarecalleddragon’sbeard(longxu).Dumplingsaredragon’sears(long’er).Andspringrollsaredragon’sscales(longlin).InsomeplacesinShandong,peoplemakedragonlanternsandputthemonslowboatsontherivers.Theactivitystandsforpeople’sbestwishesandgoodluck.IntheeyesoftheChinese,thedragonisagreatanimal.Theseconddayofthesecondlunarmonthiscalled“DragonHead-RaisingDay”,_____18_____it’ssaidthatthedragonwakesupandraisesitsheadonthatday.It’sseenasthestartofspringandfarming.Morerainwillcomeafteritandrainis_____19_____tofarming.Today,manycustomshavefadedaway.Butwhatremainspopularamongpeopleistohavetheirhaircut.Maybeitisbelievedthatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonth_____20_____badlucktouncles.Eatingfoodlikenoodles,dumplingsandspringrollsisalsoa_____21_____.Thefoodisusuallynamedafterdragons.InsomeplacesinShandong,wecanseeboatswithdragonlanternsgoing_____22_____ontherivers.Theactivitystandsforpeople’sbestwishesandgoodluck.【短文大意】本文介绍了中国的传统文化有关“龙抬头”的一些习俗。【答案解析】18．根据“thedragonwakesupfromitswintersleepandraisesitshead.Becauseofthis,thedayiscalled“DragonHead-RaisingDay”(Longtaitou).”可知，据说那天龙从冬眠中醒来，抬起头来，所以把那天叫做“龙抬头”，故填because。19．根据“Andrainisofgreatimportancetofarming.”可知，雨水对农业非常重要，故填important。20．根据“Manybelievethatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktotheiruncles”可知，许多人认为正月理发会带来厄运，主语是单数名词，动词用三单形式，故填brings。21．根据“Also,itistraditionalforpeopletoeatsomefoodonthatday.Thefoodisusuallynamedafterdragons.Noodlesarecalleddragon’sbeard(longxu).Dumplingsaredragon’sears(long’er).Andspringrollsaredragon’sscales(longlin).”可知，人们在那天吃一些食物也是一种传统习俗，故填tradition/custom。22．根据“InsomeplacesinShandong,peoplemakedragonlanternsandputthemonslowboatsontherivers.”可知，在山东的一些地方，我们可以看到挂着龙灯的船在河里缓缓行驶，修饰动词用副词，故填slowly。五、多任务混合阅读阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务。WhydomanyChinesepeoplerefusetocuttheirhairduringthefirstmonthofthelunaryear?Thisisbecausepeoplebelievethatgettingahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthisnotagoodidea.Traditionsaysthatdoingsowillcauseyourmother’sbrotherstodie.（A）________it’snottrue,somepeoplestillbelieveit.So,afteramonth’swait,peopleusuallycuttheirhaironDragonHead-RaisingDay-theseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth.Itwasonceatraditiontolineupoutsideofbarbershopsonthisday.DragonHead-RaisingDayfallsonMar.14ththisyear.ItisanimportanttraditionalChineseholiday.Ancientpeoplebelievedthatafterthisday,rainfallwouldincreasebecausetherain-bringingDragonKingwouldwakeupfromhiswintersleep.Sothatdayisthestartofspringandfarming.Asawell-knownsayinggoes,（B）“Ontheseconddayofthesecondmonth,thedragonliftshishead.”（C）________cuttingtheirhair,therearealsootherwaystocelebratethisholiday.Forexample,peopleeatfoodwith“dragonnames”.Noodlesaredragon’sbeard.Dumplingsaredragon’searsandspringrollsaredragon’sscales（龙鳞）.23．根据上下文，在（A）（C）两处填入恰当的单词。（A）________

（C）________24．在短文中找到与所给句子意思最相近的语句。Asatradition,peopleusedtowaitinlinetohaveahaircutonDragonHead-RaisingDay.________________25．Peopleeatfoodwith“dragonnames”tocelebratetheholiday,pleasewritetwokindsoffood.________and________.26．结合上下文，将（B）处句子译为中文：________________27．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．CustomsonDragonHead-RaisingDayB．Thefoodwith“dragonnames”C．ThehistoryofDragonHead-RaisingDay【短文大意】本文向我们介绍中国传统习俗，正月不理发，而是农历二月二去理发；并向我们介绍这一天人们的一些习俗。【答案解析】23．分析“…it’snottrue,somepeoplestillbelieveit.”可知，（A）处表示让步，可用although/though引导让步状语从句，用在句首需大写首字母；分析“…cuttingtheirhair,therearealsootherwaystocelebratethisholiday.”可知，（C）处表示“除……之外，还有”，可用besides连接，用在句首需大写首字母。故填Although/Though；Besides。24．分析题干“Asatradition,peopleusedtowaitinlinetohaveahaircutonDragonHead-RaisingDay.”可知，作为一种传统，人们过去在龙抬头时排队理发。文中“Itwasonceatraditiontolineupoutsideofbarbershopsonthisday.这曾经是一个传统，在这一天在理发店外面排队。”与之相符，故填Itwasonceatraditiontolineupoutsideofbarbershopsonthisday.25．根据“Noodlesaredragon’sbeard.Dumplingsaredragon’searsandspringrollsaredragon’sscales（龙鳞）.”可知，面条是龙的胡子，饺子是龙的耳朵，春卷是龙的鳞。故填noodles；dumplings/springrolls。26．Ontheseconddayofthesecondmonth农历二月初二，二月二；thedragon龙；liftshishead抬头。故填“二月二，龙抬头。”27．本文主要向我们介绍了龙抬头的一些风俗习惯，选项A“龙抬头的习俗”符合主题，故选A。六、阅读还原7选5请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，一空一句。Chinaisacountrywithmanycolorfuldaysandfestivals.___28___ThisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Itstandsfor(代表)thestartofthespringandfarming.___29___WeChinesepeoplecallourselvesthe“descendants(传人)ofthedragon”.SopeoplecelebratetheDragonHead-RaisingDaywithmanycustomsaboutdragons.Onthedayinancienttimes,peopleputashes(灰)inthekitchen.___30___Peoplebelievedthatwiththehelpofthedragon,theycouldhaveagoodharvest(收成)inautumn.___31___Thefoodsareusuallynamedafterdragons.Forexample,peopleate“dragonwhisker”noodlesanddumplingscalled“dragonteeth”.Today,manycustomshavedisappeared.Butonethathasremainedunchangedisthecuttingofhair.Itissaidthatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktotheunclesofafamily-mother’sbrothers.___32___A．Also,peopleatespecialfoodsonthatday.B．Doyouoftenhaveyourhaircutontheday?C．ThedragonisimportantinChineseculture.D．Thefoodsareusuallyfamousfordragons.E．Thiswasto“leadthedragonintothehouse”.F．TheDragonHead-RaisingDayisoneofthem.G．SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutontheDragonHead-RaisingDay.【短文大意】本文主要介绍中国的传统节日——“龙抬头”，包括它的庆祝时间、庆祝活动以及相关习俗等内容。【答案解析】28．根据上文“Chinaisacountrywithmanycolorfuldaysandfestivals.”及“ThisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar”可知，此处介绍了一个特别的节日，F选项“龙抬头就是其中之一”。符合语境，故选F。29．根据“WeChinesepeoplecallourselvesthe“descendants(传人)ofthedragon””可知，此处介绍这个节日对于中国人的重要性，C选项“龙在中国文化中很重要”符合，故选C。30．根据“Onthedayinancienttimes,peopleputashes(灰)inthekitchen”及“Peoplebelievedthatwiththehelpofthedragon,”可知，人们这样做的目的是为了‘把龙引进屋’，E选项“这是为了“引龙进屋””符合，故选E。31．根据“Thefoodsareusuallynamedafterdragons”可知，此处提到了食物，是进一步说明上文“特别的食品”，A选项“此外，人们在那一天吃特殊的食物”符合，故选A。32．根据“Itissaidthatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktotheunclesofafamily-mother’sbrothers”可知，此处应提到理发与龙抬头之间的关系，G选项“所以很多人在龙抬头剪头发”符合，故选G。TheDragonHead-raisingFestivalChinaisacountrywithalongandrichhistory.___33___TheDoubleSecondFestival（theDragonHead-raisingFestivalorLongtaitouFestival）isoneofthem.ThisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Itstandsforthestartofspringandfarming.ThedragonplaysanimportantroleinChineseculture.DragoncultureisoneofthemostpopularculturesinChina.___34___PeoplecelebratedtheDragonHead-raisingFestivalwithmanycustoms（习俗）aboutthedragoninancienttimes.Onthisspecialday,peopleputashes（灰）inthekitchen.___35___Peoplebelievedthatifthedragonwentintotheirhouses,theycouldhaveagoodluckallyearround.Peoplealsoatespecialfood.___36___Forexample,peopleatenoodlescalled“dragonwhiskersnoodles”anddumplingscalled“dragonears”.Besides,peoplesentgiftstoeachother,pickedvegetablesandwentonaspringouting.___37___Todaypeoplehurrytohavetheirhaircut,especiallyhavetheirchildren’shaircutontheDragonHead-raisingFestival.Theywanttomakethemselveshavenewlooksandhaveagoodyear.A．Thefoodwasusuallynamedafterthedragon.B．Whyisitcalled“dragonlifting（举起）itshead”?C．Ithasmanycolorfulholidaysandfestivals.D．Chinesepeoplecallthemselves“thedescendants（后代）ofthedragon”.E．Theythoughtthedragoncouldbeledintotheirhouseswiththehelpoftheashes.F．ManyactivitiesontheDragonHead-raisingFestivalaretodowiththedragon.G．Eventhoughmanyofthecustomshavedisappeared,thetraditionofcuttinghairisreachingnewheights.【短文大意】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日——二月龙抬头的节日习俗。【答案解析】33．根据“TheDoubleSecondFestival（theDragonHead-raisingFestivalorLongtaitouFestival）isoneofthem”可知，中国有许多传统的节日，二月二就是其中之一，C选项“它有许多丰富多彩的假期和节日”符合语境，故选C。34．根据“DragoncultureisoneofthemostpopularculturesinChina.”可知，此处应介绍中国人和龙文化之间的内容，D选项“中国人称自己为‘龙的传人’”符合语境，故选D。35．根据“Onthisspecialday,peopleputashes（灰）inthekitchen.”可知，此处应解释人们为什么在这一天把灰放在厨房里，E选项“他们认为龙可以在灰烬的帮助下被引进他们的房子”符合语境，故选E。36．根据“Forexample,peopleatenoodlescalled“dragonwhiskersnoodles”anddumplingscalled“dragonears””可知，此处应介绍与食物有关的内容，A选项“这种食物通常以龙的名字命名”符合语境，故选A。37．根据“Todaypeoplehurrytohavetheirhaircut”可知，此处应介绍与理发有关的内容，G选项“尽管许多传统习俗已经消失，但剪头发的传统却达到了新的高度”符合语境，故选G。七、阅读还原6选5TheDragonHead-raisingFestivalChinaisacountrywithalongandrichhistory.____38____TheDoubleSecondFestival（theDragonHead-raisingFestivalorLongtaitouFestival）isoneofthem.ThisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar.Itstandsforthestartofspringandfarming.ItfallsonMarch14ththisyear.ThedragonplaysanimportantroleinChineseculture.DragoncultureisoneofthemostpopularculturesinChina.____39____PeoplecelebratedtheDragonHead-raisingFestivalwithmanycustomsaboutthedragoninancienttimes.Onthespecialday,peopleputashesinthekitchen.____40____Peoplebelievedthatifthedragonwentintotheirhouses,theycouldhaveagoodluckallyearroundandhaveagoodharvestinautumn.Onthespecialday,peopleatespecialfood.____41____Forexample,peopleatenoodlescalled“dragonwhiskersnoodles”anddumplingscalled“dragonears”.Onthespecialday,peoplesentgiftstoeachother,pickedvegetables,welcomedwealthandwentonaspringouting____42____Todaypeoplerushtohavetheirhaircut,especiallyhavetheirchildren’shaircutontheDragonHead-raisingFestival.Theywanttomakethemselveshavenewlooksandhaveagoodyear.A．Thefoodwasusuallynamedafterthedragon.B．Whyisitcalled“dragonliftingitshead”?C．Ithasmanycolorfulholidaysandfestivals.D．Chinesepeoplecallthemselvesthe“descendants（传人）ofthedragon”.E．Theythoughtthedragoncouldbeledintotheirhouseswiththehelpoftheashes.F．Eventhoughmanyofthecustomshavefadedaway（消退）,thetraditionofcuttinghairisreachingnewheights.【短文大意】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日——二月龙抬头的节日习俗。【答案解析】38．根据“TheDoubleSecondFestival（theDragonHead-raisingFestivalorLongtaitouFestival）isoneofthem”可知，中国有许多传统的节日，龙抬头就是其中之一，C选项“它有许多丰富多彩的假期和节日”符合语境，故选C。39．根据“DragoncultureisoneofthemostpopularculturesinChina”可知，此处应介绍中国人和龙文化之间的内容，D选项“中国人称自己为“龙的传人””符合语境，故选D。40．根据“Onthespecialday,peopleputashesinthekitchen.”可知，此处应解释人们为什么在这一天把灰放在厨房里，E选项“他们认为龙可以在灰烬的帮助下被引进他们的房子”符合语境，故选E。41．根据“Onthespecialday,peopleatespecialfood”可知，此处应介绍与食物有关的内容，A选项“这种食物通常以龙的名字命名”符合语境，故选A。42．根据“Todaypeoplerushtohavetheirhaircut”可知，此处应介绍与理发有关的内容，F选项“尽管许多传统习俗已经消失，但剪头发的传统却达到了新的高度”符合语境，故选F。八、短文首字母填空ThetraditionalChineseLongtaitouFestival,orDragonHead-RaisingFestival,fallsontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmontheveryyear,andrecognizesthestartofs____43____andfarming.ThisyearitfallsonMarch5.Peoplebelievedthatafterthisday,rainfallwilli____44____becausetherain-bringingDragonKinghasawakenedfromhiswintersleep.Awell-knownphrase,“Eryueer,longtaitou”,means“Ontheseconddayofthesecondmonth,thedragonl____45____hishead.”Thefestivalcelebratesa____46____agrarian(农业的)culture,andwhilesomeoftraditionalwaystocelebrateitarenolongerpractised,otherscontinuetoexist.Themostfamoustraditionisgettingahaircut.Somebelievethatgoingtothebarber(理