Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for family to pay respect ( 尊敬 ) to their ancestors ( 祖先 ). People visit their ancestors’ grave sites and offer food, drinks and flowers. There are some Chinese poems showing Chinese history and culture through ancient expressions. Here we look at one of the classic poems in the history of Chinese literature:
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day ;
The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way .
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours ?
A cowherd points to a cot amid apricot flowers .
In China, around the time of Qingming Festival, there is more rain. The poet is traveling far away from home on these rainy days. The rain and lonely walks lead to the separation of the soul ( 灵魂 ) and body, which adds a sad feeling to this poem. The writer, Du Mu describes a rainy scene in a village in the first two lines. Then in the last two lines, the poet wants to find a place to take a rest, drink some wine ( 酒 ) and get away from the sad feeling. Where can I find a good tavern? In the last line, a cowherd points to a direction ( 方向 ), which describes two people looking far ahead on the rainy day.
In this poem, Du Mu presents a village with apricot flowers around as the direction of the tavern. He doesn’t describe its feature on a rainy day but leaves it to the readers’ imagination.
Qingming is not only a sad festival, but can also be a happy time for people to enjoy the spring and get closer to nature in an outing. Trees are green and flowers are blooming, so it’s a good time to be outside.
41 . The Chinese title of this poem is “________”.
A .《清明》 B .《咏柳》 C .《春望》 D .《秋思》
42 . The weather on Qingming Festival is always ________.
A . snowy B . windy C . cold D . rainy
43 . The poet wants to find a place to ________.
A . make friends B . eat some food C . drink some wine D . buy a raincoat
44 . A cowherd may mean ________.
A . a boy who sits on the cow B . a place where the cow lives
C . a person who herds the cow D . a place where the cow eats grass
45 . We can ________ on Qingming Festival according to the writer.
A . offer food, drinks and flowers to old people
B . pay respect to our ancestors and enjoy the spring
C . feel sad all day and drink some wine with family
D . find a beautiful place with a lot of flowers around
41 . A
42 . D
43 . C
44 . C
45 . B
【解析】
【导语】
本文介绍了有关清明节的起源和中国文化以及有关清明节的古诗等。
41 .
推理判断题。根据 “In China, around the time of Qingming Festival, there is more rain. ... The writer, Du Mu describes a rainy scene in a village in the first two lines.” 可知,这首诗是描述清明的景象,中文名是《清明》,故选 A 。
42 .
推理判断题。根据 “In China, around the time of Qingming Festival, there is more rain.” 可知,清明节的天气雨水很多,故选 D 。
43 .
细节理解题。根据 “Then in the last two lines, the poet wants to find a place to take a rest, drink some wine” 可知,作者想要找个地方喝点酒,故选 C 。
44 .
词义猜测题。根据 “In the last line, a cowherd points to a direction, which describes two people looking far ahead on the rainy day.” 以及图片提示可知, cowherd 指的是放牛的人,故选 C 。
45 .
细节理解题。根据 “Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for family to pay respect to their ancestors.” 以及 “Qingming is not only a sad festival, but can also be a happy time for people to enjoy the spring and get closer to nature in an outing. ” 可知,清明不仅是一个悲伤的节日,也可以是一个快乐的时间,让人们享受春天,亲近大自然的郊游。故选 B 。
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A wedding(婚礼) Invitation
You’re invited to the wedding of Carrie and Henry at St John’s Church(教堂), on Saturday January 24th at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at the Blue Sky Restaurant, at 6:00p.m.
R.S.V.P: December 29th
Dear Joe, I’m so excited and I have to enjoy the news with you. Today is December 23rd, I got a very special invitation from Carrie before Christmas Day(圣诞节). Do you remember the party for the Sydney group at Henry’s house? And do you remember my best friend, Carrie? Well, guess what? Carrie and Henry are getting married? It’s so romantic! Love is here! Carrie and Henry are having a big wedding at St. John’s Church. Monica and James are going to their wedding. Oh, I can’t wait to enjoy it. I got the invitation and it is for two people. Can you come to the wedding with me? Carrie and Henry are going to Suzhou for their honey moon(蜜月). I’m buying them a camera for their wedding. But before the wedding, I’d like to get my hair cool and buy a pink dress first. Call me at 9:00 a.m., on Friday, January 23rd, OK? Maria |
36. Maria got this wedding invitation from .
A. Carrie. B. Joe. C. Monica. D. James
37. Monica and James are taking part in the wedding on .
A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.
38. What does “getting married” mean in Chinese?
A. 参加聚会 B. 过圣诞节 C. 做礼拜 D. 结婚
39. The friends to the wedding party are going to have dinner .
A. in Suzhou. B. at Henry’s house C. at St John’s Church D. at the Blue Sky Restaurant
40. From the invitation card, we know that .
A. Monica is having fun in Suzhou. B. they are having the wedding in January.
C. Monica is going to buy a camera for Joe D. the wedding dinner starts at 7:00 p.m.
Do you have pen pals? I have three pen pals from three different countries. They are Tom, Ella, and Molly.
Tom comes from Australia. His favorite subject is P.E., because he likes playing soccer best and he can play it in P.E. classes. He has a sister and a brother.
Ella is an American girl. Of all her subjects, she likes Chinese best. She often writes to me in Chinese. Her favorite sport is volleyball.
Molly lives in Tokyo. She likes learning Chinese, too. But her favorite subject is math. When she has time, she likes playing tennis best. She is a very clever girl.
I love them very much.
根据短文内容,将表格补充完整。
Name | From | Living place | Favorite subject | Favorite sport |
Tom | Australia | / | 1. ______ | soccer |
Ella | 2. _____ | / | Chinese | 3. _____ |
Molly | / | 4. ____ | 5. _____ | tennis |