通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Every April, there is a special day when people remember and honor their ancestors (祖先). It is called Tomb (坟墓)-Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. This year, the day __________ on April 4th.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a(n) __________ Chinese festival. It began over 2,000 years ago. A well-known poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu __________ the day: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go. A drizzling rain falls on the mourning Day, the mourner’s heart is breaking on his way.”
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 (坟墓). They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they __________ the dirt (尘土) off the tombs and remember their dead family members.
__________ do Chinese people do this? That’s because people think that visiting tombs during Qingming Festival is to __________ respect (尊重) to their dead family members.
However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is getting __________. So Tomb-Sweeping Day also means finally being able to garden and enjoy outdoor activities in China. Families often __________ for outings or fly kites at this time.
1.A. falls B. turns C. appears D. puts
2.A. popular B. famous C. traditional D. unhappy
3.A. explains B. describes C. draws D. paints
4.A. weekend B. weekday C. journey D. holiday
5.A. classes B. families C. friends D. groups
6.A. sweep B. keep C. turn D. go
7.A. Where B. When C. Why D. Who
8.A. bring B. show C. give D. take
9.A. warmer B. colder C. cooler D. shorter
10.A. have fun B. work hard C. pull together D. get together
— Can you predict ________ ?
— It is said humans can live to 200 years.
A. how long can humans live B. how long humans can live
C. how soon can humans live D. how soon humans can live
— Excuse me, Sir. Could you please tell me the way to the Bird Nest?
— ________ . I am new here. You’d better ask someone else.
A. My pleasure B. I am sorry C. Not at all D. Glad to hear that
This is the most interesting photo ________ I took in Hainan last year.
A. that B. who C. what D. which
The documentary Under the Dome (《苍穹之下》) which ________ by Chai Jing showed us that the air pollution in China was very serious.
A. produces B. produced C. is produced D. was produced
— Do you know that Hangzhou is going to hold the 19th Asian Games in 2022?
— ________ news! I can’t wait to watch the games.
A. What bad B. What good C. How bad D. How good