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【题目】阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

The main activities in the Qingming Festival are tomb sweeping(扫墓), taking a spring outing and flying kites.

Tomb sweeping is the most important ______ in the Qingming Festival. Cleaning the tomb and paying respect to the ______ person with offerings are the two important parts of remembering the past relatives. People often ______ weeds(野草) around the tomb and add fresh soil to show care of the dead. They also take the dead person's favorite food and wine to sacrifice(供奉) to them as well as paper money. They take the food and burn the paper money to hope the dead won't lack(缺少) ______. Kowtowing(叩头) is also necessary.

This tradition of spring outing began in the Tang Dynasty and lasts till today. It is a day ______ remembering the dead and having a good time. During March, trees turn green, flowers blossom(开花), and the sun shines brightly. It is a fine time to go out and ______ the beautiful scenes of nature. So visitors can be seen everywhere during the month of the festival. Spring outings ______ add joy to life but also develop a healthy body and mind.

Flying kites is an activity loved by many people during the Qingming Festival. ______ are flown day and night. Little lanterns are tied to the kite. When the kite is flying in the sky, the lanterns look like twinkling(闪烁的) stars. That adds special scenery to the sky during the night. It is said that this ______ good luck and diseases can be taken away.

______， the Qingming Festival is special because it connects the tears to the dead with the laughter from the spring outing.

【1】A. tradition B. culture C. trick

【2】A. important B. dead C. useful

【3】A. clear away B. wash away C. give away

【4】A. clothes and money B. food and drinks C. food and money

【5】A. for B. in C. to

【6】A. discover B. admire C. treat

【7】A. not only B. either C. not

【8】A. Clouds B. Birds C. Kites

【9】A. brings B. lays C. spreads

【10】A. As a result B. In a word C. In my opinion

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 A

【4】 C

【5】 A

【6】 B

【7】 A

【8】 C

【9】 A

【10】 B

【解析】

这篇短文给我们介绍了清明节，这个节日很特殊，为它把人们的眼泪和死去的人联系在一起，把人们的欢声笑语和春游联系在一起。

【1】句意：扫墓是清明节最重要的传统。tradition传统；culture文化；trick恶作剧，诡计。根据上文The main activities in the Qingming Festival are tomb sweeping可知，清明节最主要的活动是扫墓，也就是这个节日的传统，故应选A。

【2】句意：扫墓和供奉祭品是缅怀死去亲人的两个重要部分。important重要的；dead死的；useful有用的。根据句中Cleaning the tomb以及下文….to show care of the dead可知，扫墓是祭奠死者，故应选B。

【3】句意：人们经常清除坟墓周边的杂草，添加新鲜的土壤表示对死者的关心。clear away清除；wash away冲洗；give away捐赠，泄露。根据空后的weeds野草可知，这里应表达“清除野草”，故应选A。

【4】句意：他们带着食物，还烧纸钱，希望死者不缺少食物和钱。clothes and money 衣服和钱；food and drinks食物和饮料；food and money食物和钱。根据句中They take the food and burn the paper money可知，人们带着食物、还烧钱，所以死者就不缺少吃的和钱了，故应选C。

【5】句意：这是一个缅怀死者和享受美好时光的日子。for 为了；in在…里面；to到…。根据句意可知，这里表示的是“…的日子”，用for表示目的，故选A。

【6】句意：这是一个外出欣赏美丽的自然风景的好时候。discover发现；admire欣赏；treat对待，款待。根据空后the beautiful scenes of nature可知，这里应表示“欣赏自然风景”，故应选B。

【7】句意：春游不仅给生活增添了乐趣，也培养了健康的身心。not only不仅；either也；两者中的一个；not不。这里考查了并列短语not only…but also…不仅…而且，连接并列的成分。故应选A。

【8】句意：白天、晚上都放风筝。Clouds白云；Birds鸟；Kites风筝。根据上句话Flying kites is an activity loved by many people during the Qingming Festival.可知，这里说的是放风筝这个活动，故应选C。

【9】句意：据说这样能带来好运，也能把疾病带走。brings 带来；lays放置，下蛋；spreads传播。根据空后的good luck可知，这里应表达的意思是“带来好运气”，与take away意思相反，故应选A。

【10】句意：总而言之，清明节是特别的，因为它把人们的眼泪和死去的人联系在一起，把人们的欢声笑语和春游联系在一起。As a result结果；In a word总之；In my opinion依照我的观点。这个空在短语的最后一段，这一段是对文章意思的一个总结，故应选B。

这篇短文给我们介绍了清明节的风俗以及传统的活动，是一篇说明文。文章主题明确，结构清晰。清明节是学生们非常熟悉的一个节日，这对于理解文意是很有帮助的。题型是完型填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文的语境做题，先易后难，注意辨析选项中单词的意思和用法，并和空前后的词搭配一下，选择最佳答案；最后应再读一遍短文，检查答案。例如第2小题，考查形容词辨析，根据句中Cleaning the tomb以及下文….to show care of the dead可知，扫墓是祭奠死者，故应选B。再如第7小题，这里考查了固定短语not only…but also…不仅…而且，连接并列的成分。故应选A。