Question

    Every April, there is a special day in China. It is called Qingming Festival,also called Tomb -Sweeping Day. on that the day,people________and honor (纪念) their ancestors (祖先).

Qingming is a(n)______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: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers-by(行人) with lowered sprits go.”

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public________ on the Chinese mainland(中国大陆) since 2008. On this day,________bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs (坟墓). They put food like cakes and fruits 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 to __________ respect (尊重) to their dead family members.

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

1.A.remember B.meet C.see D.find

2.A.popular B.famous C.traditional D.unhappy

3.A.for B.by C.with D.as

4.A.weekend B.weekday C.journey D.holiday

5.A.classes B.families C.friends D.groups

6.A.turn B.keep C.sweep D.go

7.A.Why B.When C.Where D.Who

8.A.bring B.show C.make D.take

9.A.warmer B.colder C.cooler D.shorter

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

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了扫墓节或者清明节的来历以及传统习惯，曾经唐朝诗人杜牧就写过一首唐诗描述清明节。

1.句意：在那一天，人们会记住祖先的荣誉。A.记住；B.认识；C.看见；D.查找。根据空前on that the day,people 可知，此空应填动词原形，根据句意可知，此空是记住的意思，此空故填remember。故选A。

2.句意：清明是中国的传统节日。A.流行的；B.著名的；C.传统的；D.不快乐的。根据空后Chinese festival可知，此空应填形容词，根据句意可知，此空是传统的意思，此空故填traditional。故选C。

3.句意：唐代诗人杜牧的一首著名的诗《秋雨》描述了这一天：“清明来，雨下得很大，路人（行人）带着低垂的精灵走了。” A. for 为了；B. by被，常置于表示被动的动词后，表示使为者，表示方式；C. with和…在一起， 和，同；D. as当，作为。根据空后the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day 可知，此空是被的意思，此空故填by。故选B。

4.句意：自2008年以来，清明节一直是中国大陆的公共假日。A.周末；B.工作日；C.旅程；D.假期，假日。根据空前a public可知，此空应填名词，根据句意可知，此空是假日的意思，此空故填holiday，故选B。

5.句意：在这一天，家庭将鲜花、食物和葡萄酒带到祖先的坟墓。A.班级；B.家庭；C.朋友；D.小组。根据空后bring flowers, food and wine to可知，此空应填名词的复数，作主语，根据句意可知，此空是家庭的意思，此空故填families。故选B。

6.句意：在那之后，他们清扫坟墓上的泥土，并记起他们死去的家人。A.转弯；B.保持；C.清扫；D.前进。根据空后the dirt off the tombs 可知，此空应填动词原形，根据句意可知，此空是清扫的意思，故选sweep。故选C。

7.句意：为什么中国人要这么做？A.为什么；B.何时；C.何地；D.谁。根据下句That’s because people think that …可知，此空表示为什么的意思，此空应填Why。故选A。

8.句意：这是因为人们认为参观坟墓是为了向死去的家人表示尊重。A.带来；B.表示，表明；C.使；D.带走。根据空前visiting tombs to 可知，此空应填动词原形，根据句意可知，此空是表示，表明的意思，此空故填show。故选B。

9.句意：在那期间，天气越来越暖和了。 A.较暖的；B.较冷的；C.较冷的；D.较短的。根据空前the weather is becoming 可知，此空应填形容词作表语，根据句意可知，此空是更暖和的意思，此空故填warmer。故选A。

10.句意：此时，家人经常聚在一起外出（远足）或放风筝。A.玩得开心；B.努力工作；C.团结一致；D.聚在一起。根据空前Families often 可知，此空应填动词原形，根据句意可知，此空应填动词原形，此空是聚在一起的意思，此空故填get together，故选D。