1. (2019九上·鄞州期末) 阅读理解

Laba Festival

    In China, the twelfth month of the lunar calendar (阳历) is called layue. The month is full of ingesting festivals and customs.

    Laba Festival, which falls on the eighth day of layue, is the first festival in this month. From his day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year

    On Laba Festival, people ofen eat hot Laba porridge. There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds (莲子), dates (红枣), and three different kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your health, but best wishes for the coming of the Chinese New Year.

    Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in layue. Laba garlic (蒜) is popular in the north. People begin to soak (浸泡) garlic in vinegar (醋)from that day on, and have it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages.

1. （1） When is Laba Festival?

   A . On the 12th of December. B . On the 8th of December. C . On the 12th of layue. D . On the 8th of layue.
3. （2） How do people celebrate the festival according to the passage?

   A . They clean the house. B . They sing and dance. C . They eat Laba porridge. D . They have dumplings.
5. （3） What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph Four refer to(指代)?

   A . Laba garlic. B . Laba porridge. C . Rice. D . Vinegar.
7. （4） Which of the followings is True?

   A . People in the south like to make Laba garlic on Laba Festival. B . When Laba Festival is over, the Chinese New Year is coming. C . Chinese people have the same customs on Laba Festival. D . Laba Festival is the last Chinese festival in layue.