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湖北省武汉市青山区2020届九年级下学期英语4月线上测试试卷
Why do many Chinese people refuse to cut their hair during the first month of the lunar year?
This is because people in China believe that getting a haircut during the first lunar month will cause their mothers' brothers to die. Although it's not true, some people still believe it. So, after waiting for a month, people usually can't wait to cut their hair on Dragon Head-raising Day —the second day of the second lunar month. It is common to see people line up outside barbershops(理发店) on the day.
Dragon Head-raising Day is an important traditional Chinese festival. Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall would increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King would wake up from his winter sleep. So that day is the start of spring and farming.
A well-known saying goes, "On the second day of the second-lunar month, the dragon lifts his head."
Besides cutting their hair, people do other things to celebrate this festival. For example, they eat food with "dragon names". People call noodles the dragon's bear d (龙须). Dumplings are the dragon's ears and spring rolls (春卷) are the dragon's scales(龙鳞).
Dragon Head-raising Day | |
When | the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}day of the second lunar month |
What. | ●to have a haircut after a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}wait; to eat noodles, dumplings and spring rolls which are like some parts of the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
Why | the Dragon King would wake up and bring higher {#blank#}4{#/blank#}after this day; the beginning of spring and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Do you like sports? If your answer is yes, sometimes you'll find it very difficult to have enough time to do it, even on weekends. However, you don't have to worry about it because of Sunshine Sports Program. It was launched (启动) by the Ministry of Education (教育部). It suggests that students around the country should have an hour of sports every day. Students will be able to do any sport they like. The program is to make students happy and keep them healthy. Han Jiawen, from Shanghai Yangsi Middle School, likes the idea. Han and her classmates skip ropes (跳绳) together. "We have a good time," Han said, "Playing is better than having classes." Wang Lichao welcomes the idea, too. "It's good to be able to breathe some fresh air instead of sitting in the classroom." But the 14-year-old student from Tianjin wonders whether there will be enough space for everyone. "With so many students outside," he said. "I'm afraid there won't be enough standing room on the playground." Wu Jiatong's school is in Liaoning. Her favorite sport is running. Wu and other students like running for 40 minutes every morning. "It's tiring," Wu said. "But we do feel healthier. We hope we can do what we want." What about your school? There must be more sports that interest you and your classmates. |
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