Question

    Every April, there is a special day in China, It is Qingming Festival, also called Tomb Sweeping Day. On that day, people ________ and honor their ancestors，Qingming is a _________ Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2, 000 years ago. A famous poem _______ the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day, "Rain falls heavily as Qingming comes, and passers— by with lowered spirits go.”

Tomb— Sweeping Day has been a public ________ on the Chinese mainland since 2008. On this day, _________bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors tombs. They put food like cakes and fruit in front of the tombs. After that, they________ the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.

_______ do Chinese people do this? That's because people think that visiting tombs is to __________ respect to their dead family members.

However, Tomb— Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming __________. People are able to garden(从事园艺）and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often __________ for outings(远足）or to fly kites at this time.

1.A.remember B.meet C.see

2.A.popular B.famous C.traditional

3.A.for B.by C.with

4.A.weekend B.weekday C.holiday

5.A.classes B.families C.friends

6.A.turn B.keep C.sweep

7.A.Why B.When C.Where

8.A.bring B.show C.make

9.A.warmer B.colder C.cooler

10.A.have fun B.work hard C.get together

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文主要讲述了中国的传统节日——清明节的一些传统习俗

1.句意：在这天，人们回想并纪念祖先。

考查动词，remember回想起；meet聚会；see看到。根据人们的习惯，这一天会想起祖先，纪念祖先，故选：A。

2.句意：清明节是中国传统的节日。

考查形容词，popular流行的；famous著名的；traditional传统的。根据下句 It has a long history它有着悠久的历史，可知是中国传统的节日，故选C。

3.句意：由唐代诗人杜牧写的著名的一首诗是这样描写这天的。

考查介词，for为了；by由…创作的；with和。根据the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu 由唐代诗人杜牧创作的，可知用by，故选B。

4.句意：清明节自2008年以来已经成为公共节日。

考查名词，weekend周末；weekday工作日；holiday假日。根据常识，清明节是中国的公共节日，故选C。

5.句意：在那天，家人带着花，酒和食物来到祖先的坟墓前。

考查名词，classes班级；families家人；friends朋友。根据bring flowers， food and wine to their ancestors' tombs 可知，带着花，酒和食物来到祖先的坟墓前应该是家人，故选B。

6.句意：他们清扫坟墓上的尘土，并回想死去的家人。

考查动词，turn转动；keep保持；sweep打扫。根据the dirt off the tombs 把尘土扫除，可知用sweep，故选C。

7.句意：为什么中国人要这样做呢？

考查疑问词，Why为什么；When什么时候；Where哪儿。根据That's because 那是因为，由because可知该问句为why引导的问句，故选A。

8.句意：那是因为人们认为扫墓是对逝去的家人的尊敬。

考查动词，bring带来；show表示，出示；make制作。根据respect（尊重）to their dead family members对逝去的家人的尊敬，固定用法“show respect to somebody对某人表示尊敬”，故选B。

9.句意：在那段时间，天气也变暖和了。

考查形容词，warmer暖和的； colder冷的；cooler凉爽的。清明节在春天，天气开始变暖，故选A。

10.句意：家人们常聚在一起远足或放风筝。

考查动词短语，have fun玩得高兴；work hard努力工作；get together聚在一起。根据 Families often可知，家人经常聚在一起，故选：C。