1、Unit 1Festivals around the world.阅读理解A2023年合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or DragonHeadRaising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it falls on March 8.Ancient people believed tha
2、t after this day, rainfall increases because the rainbringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A wellknown phrase goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou，” meaning，“On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.”The festival celebrates ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and w
3、hile some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others continue to exist.The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar
4、brings bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.People eat tofu balls in East Chinas Fujian province during the festiv
5、al, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu province, owi
6、ng to the saying，“If you eat chengyao on Longtaitou, your waist wont hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragons beard (long xu), dumplings are dragons ears (long er), spring rolls dragons sc
7、ales (long lin)1What did ancient people believe after DragonHeadRaising Festival?AThe dragon lifts his head.BTheres more rainfall.CThe dragon is still sleeping.DTheres less rainfall.2What does the underlined word “agrarian” mean in Paragraph 3?AAgricultural. BIndustrial.CTravelling. DManufacturing.3
8、What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival?ATofu balls. BFried beans.CChengyao cakes. DDumplings.4Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AThe History and Development of Chinas Longtaitou FestivalBCut Your Hair on Chinas Longtaitou FestivalCThe Culture and Traditions of Ch
9、inas Longtaitou FestivalDFood About Chinas Longtaitou FestivalB2023年成都第三次诊断For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is
10、 no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about “New Years resolutions(新年计划)” living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind
11、of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I dont feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.New Years Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends, which makes me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are, and remember the time when we knew each other s
12、o well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no Internet and no neighbours. In the middle of the countryside, away from our constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little
13、 family again.This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.A lot of people feel that New Years Eve
14、 cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the “New Years kiss” and “resolutions” create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year worth living. I think those people are missing the point. Why cant New Year be ab
15、out friends?5What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. Family. BLiving abroad.CHome. DStaying with friends.6Why doesnt the author care about “New Years resolutions”？ANew Years resolutions cannot be reached.BHis lifestyle makes him always ready for change. CIts meaningless to make any big changes in life.DMaking New Years resolutions creates much pressure.7What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?A. Life is peaceful and enjoyable.BLiving abroad is a happy experience. CStaying with frien
