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五、(2024·武威期末)阅读理解。
人与社会——节日(传统文化)
The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture. It brings the wind and rain. It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar(阴历的) month the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head. Because of this, the day is called the Longtaitou Festival. In 2024, it was on March 11. Ancient people believed that after Longtaitou, there would be more rain. And rain was very important to farming. So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming.
People have many ways to celebrate the Longtaitou Festival. The most popular one is to have a haircut. Many believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to their uncles. They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou can help them get rid of bad luck.
Among Chinese people's festival traditions, there is always a place for food. During the Longtaitou Festival, people eat food named after the dragon. Noodles are the dragon's beard(longxu). Dumplings are the dragon's ears(long'er). And spring rolls are the dragon's scales(鳞片)(longlin).
People also hold activities like dragon dancing on the day. In some places in Shandong Province, people make dragon lanterns. Small reed(芦苇) boats go down the rivers and carry the lanterns, which represent people's best wishes for the rest of the year.
1. What did ancient people think of Longtaitou?
A. It was a good time for sleeping.
B. It was the end of the Spring Festival.
C. It was the start of spring and farming.
D. It meant the weather would become colder.
2. (创新考法·语篇结构题)Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

3. (创新考法·写作目的题)What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce a traditional festival—the Longtaitou Festival.
B. To tell people how to avoid bad luck.
C. To make a traditional festival popular again.
D. To introduce some tasty foods and fun activities.

答案： 1~3. CBA