Pure Brightness Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day in China, falls on the 4^th or 5^th of April each year. It was started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, whole families, young and old, with flowers visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. Following the custom, tomb sweepers clean and tidy the graves, decorate them with flowers. They burn paper money made for the dead, set off firecrackers and bow before their ancestors’ tombstones. On this day, they don’t cook. Only cold food is served.

　　 However, tomb sweeping is not the only activity during Pure Brightness Festival. This day is also a time for people to enjoy themselves. Other activities include spring outing, flying kites, planting trees, tasting tea and so on. In April, everything in nature takes on a new look. Trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. So it is a good time to be out to appreciate the beauty of nature. People fly kites not only in the daytime but at night. In the dark, some people fly kites with lanterns, which are called “God’s lanterns”. They plant trees because young trees which are planted during this period are easy to grow up. And they enjoy tea because the tea produced around the festival is said to have good quality.

56. The word “tomb” probably means the same as the word “______” in the passage.

A. grave　　　　　 B. tombstone　　　　 C. ancestor　　　　 D. custom

57. From the passage we can learn that Pure Brightness Festival in 2014 will be on ______.

　 A. April 4　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. April 5

　 C. either April 4 or April 5　　　　　　　　 D. neither April 4 nor April 5

58. According to the passage, Pure Brightness Festival is ______.

　 A. a day full of sadness　　　　　　　　　 B. Tree Planting Day

　 C. a combination of sadness and happiness　 D. a time for people to have fun

59. _____ activities are talked about in the passage above.

　 A. Two　　　　　 B. Three　　　　　　 C. Four　　　　　 D. Five

60. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage ?

　 A. A Special Day　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Pure Brightness Festival in China

　 C. What the Chinese Do on Tomb-sweeping Day D.A Chinese Traditional Custom

Pure Brightness Festival, also known as Tomb-sweeping Day in China, falls on the 4^th or 5^th of April each year. It was started in the Han Dynasty. On this day, whole families, young and old, with flowers visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. Following the custom, tomb sweepers clean and tidy the graves, decorate them with flowers. They burn paper money made for the dead, set off firecrackers and bow before their ancestors’ tombstones. On this day, they don’t cook. Only cold food is served.

      However, tomb sweeping is not the only activity during Pure Brightness Festival. This day is also a time for people to enjoy themselves. Other activities include spring outing, flying kites, planting trees, tasting tea and so on. In April, everything in nature takes on a new look. Trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. So it is a good time to be out to appreciate the beauty of nature. People fly kites not only in the daytime but at night. In the dark, some people fly kites with lanterns, which are called “God’s lanterns”. They plant trees because young trees which are planted during this period are easy to grow up. And they enjoy tea because the tea produced around the festival is said to have good quality.

56. The word “tomb” probably means the same as the word “______” in the passage.

A. grave           B. tombstone         C. ancestor         D. custom

57. From the passage we can learn that Pure Brightness Festival in 2014 will be on ______.

   A. April 4                              B. April 5

   C. either April 4 or April 5                 D. neither April 4 nor April 5

58. According to the passage, Pure Brightness Festival is ______.

   A. a day full of sadness                   B. Tree Planting Day

   C. a combination of sadness and happiness    D. a time for people to have fun

59. _____ activities are talked about in the passage above.

   A. Two            B. Three             C. Four            D. Five

60. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage ?

   A. A Special Day                       B. Pure Brightness Festival in China

   C. What the Chinese Do on Tomb-sweeping Day  D.A Chinese Traditional Custom

It is a good time _______.

A. sing.   B.  to sing.  C.  singing.  D. sang.

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

The summer holidays are coming．Are you planning to make a journey for this holiday? If so，here is  1  （某事）about the weather that you should learn about before you start the journey．

The weather is different in different  2  （城市）．In Shanghai，it’s  3  （非常）hot in summer．The sun shines brightly at  4  （中午）．You need to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes．In the afternoon，  5  （有时）it rains suddenly and soon becomes  6  （晴朗的）again In Kunming，it is  7  （凉的）all day long．You will feel comfortable to spend your holiday there．

In London，it’s hot and it rains a lot．If you go there，please  8  （记得）to take an umbrella with you．Although it’s  9  （冬天）in Sydney，it’s not cold but warm．In  10  （事实），it is a good time to go there．

If you want to go to other places，you’d better look for the information about the weather so that you can make your journey more pleasant．