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Chinaisacountrywithmanycolorfuldaysandfestivals.DragonHeadRaisingDay

(Longtaitou)isoneofthem.

ThisspecialdayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunarcalendar(阴

历).Itstandsfor(代表)thestartofspringandfarming.ThisyearthedayfallsonFebruary24.

ThedragonisimportantinChineseculture.WeChinesepeoplecallourselvesthe

“descendants(后代)ofthedragon”.Therefore,peoplecelebrateDragonHeadRaisingDaywith

manycustomsaboutdragons.

Onthedayinancienttimes,peopleputashes(灰烬)inthekitchen.Thiswasto“leadthe

dragonintothehouse”.Peoplebelievedthatwiththehelpofthedragon,theycouldhaveagood

harvest(收获)inautumn.

Also,peopleeatspecialfoodsontheday.Thefoodsareusuallynamedafterdragons.For

example,peopleeat“dragonwhisker(须)”noodlesanddumplingscalled“dragonteeth”.

Todaymanycustomshavefadedaway(逐渐消失).Butonethathasremained(保留)isthe

cuttingofhair.Itissaidthatahaircutduringthefirstlunarmonthmaybringbadlucktothe

mothers,brothers.SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutonDragonHeadRaisingDay.

1．DragonHeadRaisingDayisoneofthe________festivals.

A．EnglishB．FrenchC．ChineseD．Japanese

2．________isDragonHeadRaisingDaythisyear.

A．February10B．February24C．February4D．February5

3．Onthedayinancienttimes,whydidpeopleputashesinthekitchen?

A．Becausethedragonlikedtheashes.

B．Becausetheashesstoodfortheharvest.

C．Becausetheashesledthedragonintothehouse.

D．Becausetheashesstoodforthehappiness.
4．Onecustomthathasremainedis________thepassage.

A．thecuttingofhairB．dragonboatracing

C．eatingzongziD．eatingdumplings

5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．DragonHeadRaisingDayisontheseconddayofthesecondmonthintheChineselunar

calendar.

B．ThedragonisimportantinChineseculture.

C．DragonHeadRaisingDaystandsforthestartofspringandharvest.

D．SomanypeoplehavetheirhaircutonDragonHeadRaisingDay.

RichardTurerehasalwaysenjoyedmakingthingsusingoldobjects.Forexample,whenhe

wasquiteyoung,hemadefans(风扇)forhisparents’housefromcarpartsandthingshefoundin

theyard.

RichardlivesneartheNairobiNationalParkinKenya.Itishometorhino