五、根据短文内容及首字母提示补全短文
新风向·语篇串考课本新词 The Chinese New Year's Eve is a time for families to be together.
1. W they are, people want to go back home to 2. c the festival with their family.
The New Year's Eve dinner is called "reunion dinner(团圆饭)", and is believed to be the most 3. i meal of the year because it has many meaningful dishes. Big families of several generations
(代) 4. s around tables and enjoy the food and time together. Dishes such 5. a fish, dumplings, and spring rolls(春卷) have lucky meanings in the dinner, for New Year's food is a 6. s of lucky meanings. Fish is a must for the New Year's reunion dinner 7. b it means "surplus(盈余)".
Chinese people have the custom(风俗) of staying up late(熬夜) on New Year's Eve to 8. w the new year's arrival. After the reunion dinner, families usually watch the Spring Festival Gala(春节联欢晚会). It's one of the most 9. p TV shows in China. At the same time, most people send WeChat red packets or short messages to friends and relatives by phone.
These 10. t ______ show Chinese people hope to have a new beginning.

1. Wherever 2. celebrate 3. important
4. sit 5. as 6. symbol
7. because 8. welcome 9. popular
10. traditions

一、完形填空 清明节
素养:文化意识 难度:中 用时:7分钟
The Qingming Festival, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a special day in China. It usually comes 1 April. On that day, people remember and honour their ancestors(祖先).
Qingming is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a long 2. It began over 2,000 years ago. A famous poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day, "3 fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers-by (行人) with lowered spirits go."
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a public 4. On this day, 5 bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors' tombs. They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they 6 the tombs and remember their dead family members.
7 do Chinese people do this? That's because people think that visiting tombs is to show respect(尊重) to their 8 family members. However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather gets 9. People
are also able to enjoy outdoor activities. Families often 10 to go sightseeing or to fly kites at this time.
1. A. on B. in
C. at D. of
2. A. way B. festival
C. history D. date
3. A. Rains B. Snows
C. Leaves D. Flowers
4. A. weekend B. weekday
C. trip D. holiday
5. A. classes B. families
C. friends D. animals
6. A. turn B. keep
C. sweep D. go
7. A. Why B. When
C. Where D. Who
8. A. healthy B. dead
C. lovely D. smart
9. A. warmer B. colder
C. cooler D. shorter
10. A. wait for B. hear from
C. put away D. get together

【解题导语】本文主要介绍了清明节的传统和习俗。
长难句解读
$\underset{主语}{Rains}\underset{谓语}{fall}$ heavily as Qingming comes, and $\underset{主语}{passers-by}$ with lowered spirits $\underset{谓语}{go}$ . 清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂。
1. B April 表示“四月”,月份前应用介词 in。故选 B。
2. C 根据“It began over 2,000 years ago”可知,清明节历史悠久。
3. A 结合常识可知,清明时节雨水较多,这首诗描述的是雨。故选 A。
4. D 结合常识可知,清明节是公共假期。
5. B 在这一天,家家户户带着鲜花、食物和酒到他们祖先的坟墓。根据“to their ancestors' tombs”可知,主语应是 families。
6. C 根据“Tomb-Sweeping Day”及空后的“the tombs”可知,应填 sweep,表示“打扫”。
7. A 根据“That’s because”可知,这里是询问原因。
8. B 根据“and remember their dead family members”可知,此处是说人们认为扫墓是为了向去世的家人表示尊重。
9. A 在那段时间里,天气变得更暖和。warmer“更暖和的”;colder“更冷的”;cooler“更凉爽的”;shorter“更短的”。根据常识可知,四月是春天,天气应是越来越暖和。故选 A。
10. D 在这个时候,家家户户经常聚在一起去观光或放风筝。wait for“等待”;hear from“收到……的来信”;put away“收起来”;get together“相聚”。