A well-known poem by Tang dynasty poet Du Mu tells of a scene in early April: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go.”
This scene takes place on Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began in the Zhou dynasty, over 2, 500 years ago. Chinese people celebrate it to remember and honor their ancestors(祖先). This year, it falls on April 4. Tomb Sweeping Day became a public holiday in the Chinese mainland in 2008. People have one day off for that day.
On this day. families bring flowers, food and wine to the grave sites(墓地) of their ancestors. They place cakes, fruits in front of the grave and some may bum joss paper as money for the dead. After that, they sweep the tombs and cherish(怀念) the memories of their dead family members.
Tomb Sweeping Day gives us a chance to show respect to our ancestors and family members who have passed away and show that we miss them. This tradition shows that family values are an important part of Chinese culture.
Tomb Sweeping Day is also the beginning of the time for gardening and outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.
1.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “passersby” is ______.
A. 行人 B. 陌生人 C. 故人 D. 古代人
2. Tomb Sweeping Day is celebrated for people to ______.
A. go out to fly kites
B. B. have a public holiday
C. get together with their families
D. remember and honor their ancestors
3.What can people take to the grave sites according to the passage?
A. Flowers, food, fruits and umbrellas.
B. Flowers, food, wine and joss paper.
C. Food, fruits. joss paper and kites.
D. Flowers, wine and pets.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. We have one day off for Tomb Sweeping Day.
B. Tomb Sweeping Day began in the Zhou dynasty.
C. People in the world celebrate Tomb Sweeping Day.
D. Family values play an important role in Chinese culture.
5.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. People bring many things to the grave site.
B. Du Mu wrote a poem about Qingming Festival.
C. Tome Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival.
D. Qingming Festival is a good time for outdoor activities.
完形填空
The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman, “How have you done so much in your lifetime?”
He replied,“I have__ _ .I have turned my mind free to imagine I wanted to do. Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams. In the night I dreamt about my dreams.
And when I awoke in the morning, I saw the way my dreams real .While __ people were saying, ‘You can’t do that, it is __ ___ ,’ I was well on my way to achieve what I wanted, As Woodrow Wilson,28th President of the U.S., said, “We grow great by dreams. All big men are .”
They see things in the soft fog of a spring day, or in the red fire a long winter’s evening. Some of us these dreams die, but others feed, protect and look after them; keep them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light, it comes to the people who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.
So pleased, don’t let anyone steal your dreams, try to tell you they are too impossible.
“Sing your songs, dream your dreams,and hope your hope.”
1.A.dreamed B.changed C.learned D.worked
2.A.how B.what C.which D.when
3.A.to make B.to realize C.to achieve D.to help
4.A.another B.the other C.other D.others
5.A.possible B.impolite C.important D.impossible
6.A.dreams B.dreamer C.dreamers D.dreaming
7.A.on B.in C.at D.with
8.A.had B.let C.kept D.ask
9.A.never B.sometimes C.always D.seldom
10.A.or B.while C.but D.and
--- Could you please tell me ______?
--- Walk along the road until to the end and you’ll see it on your left.
A. how is the Shi Chang Square
B. how the Shi Chang Square is
C. where is the Shi Chang Square
D. where the Shi Chang Square is
-- I’m terribly sorry that I’ve kept you waiting for so long.
-- ____________.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. It’s a pity.
C. You are welcome. D. That’s right.
I think ____ not difficult ____ English every morning.
A. that, keep reading B. it’s, keep reading
C. that, to keep reading D. it, to keep reading
____ is said that ____ tourists visit the Great Wall every day.
A. That, thousand of B. It, five thousand of
C. It, thousands of D. This, three thousands
