Ⅴ.完形填空
文化意识文化理解 The Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is an important festival in China. On that day, people sweep the tombs to
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their dead relatives.
Qingming means clear and bright in Chinese. As one of the 24 solar terms(节气) in China, it is thought to guide
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work. It falls on April 4th to 6th each year. After the festival, the sun shines brightly and the weather becomes
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day after day. There will be more rain. The trees and grass become green and nature is full of
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. It is a great time for farmers to plant.
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the climate(气候) is nice, a lot of people prefer to go out to enjoy nature. Flying kites and planting trees are popular activities
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that period.
The willow(柳树) is a(n)
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plant in the festival, maybe the most common and familiar(熟悉的) one. People usually insert willow branches(插柳) under their roofs or make garlands(花环) out of the willow branches and wear them on their heads. The willow, with strong power of life, is believed to
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ghosts. Because of the fact that the
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of willow in Chinese is “liu”, which is similar to that of “staying”, willow is expected to make friends or family members who are going to leave
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.
In ancient times, during the festival, people would
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around to enjoy the spring after sweeping the tombs. Poets would write about their
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, as well as interesting or unforgettable experiences they had during this time. Many
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are still popular today. The Mourning Day, written by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu (803—852), may be the most
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one. Even a kid knows it. It reads:
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
The mourner's heart is going to
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on his way.
Where can a wine shop be found to kill his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot 'mid apricot flowers.
