《2025年名校课堂八年级英语上册冀教版河北专版》

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阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。
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The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or the Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, is on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and shows the start of spring and farming. In 2025, it is on March 1.
Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases (降雨增加) because the Dragon King has woken from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou,” meaning “On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raises his head.”
The most famous tradition on this day is getting a haircut. People believe that it can help throw away bad luck.
During the festival, foods are quite special. People eat chengYao cakes, made with rice, during the festival in Suzhou, where a saying goes, “If you eat chengYao on Longtaitou, your waist (腰) won't hurt all year.”
At the same time, other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and popcorn, get their names from dragon body parts. Noodles are dragon's beard (long xu), dumplings are dragon's ears(long er), and popcorn is dragon's seeds(long zi). These special foods' names not only make the festival more interesting, but also show people's hope for a good life.
30. When is the Chinese Longtaitou Festival every year?
On the second day of the second lunar month.
31. Why does rainfall increase after the festival according to ancient people?
Because the Dragon King has woken from his winter sleep.
32. Where do people eat chengYao cakes during the festival?
In Suzhou.
33. What are called dragon's ears(long er)?
Dumplings.
34. What do you think about the saying in Paragraph 4? Why do you think so?
I think it's interesting. Because the saying may not be true but it's full of people's hope for a good life.
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答案： 30. On the second day of the second lunar month. 31. Because the Dragon King has woken from his winter sleep. 32. In Suzhou. 33. Dumplings. 34. I think it's interesting. Because the saying may not be true but it's full of people's hope for a good life. / ...