Qingming Festival

Tomb Sweeping Day

Cold Food Festival

Tomb Sweeping Day， or Qingming Festival in Chinese， is a festival to 1）worship ancestors and deceased relatives in China.It usually falls on___1___.Tomb SweepingDay can be traced back to Eastern Zhou Dynasty（770BC—256BC）， with___2___over2500 years.According to the tradition， people___3___ during this festival.

Around Tomb Sweeping Day， people visit their ancestors' tombs with___4___， 2）joss sticks and zhiqian（Chinese：纸钱， paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead）.Food， wine and fruits are put___5___the tomb and then the joss sticks and zhiqian are burned.Also， people clean up weeds and sweep away leaves around the tomb to show their 3）filial piety 4）to their ancestors.

Q?ngmіng іѕ а fеѕtіvаl___6___ оnе оf the Сhіnеѕе 24 ѕоlаr tеrmѕ（二十四节气）， which objectively mirror the 5）alteration of air temperatures， rainfall and biotemperature， and farmers arrange their farming activities accordingly.Qingming is the solar term implies the coming of spring and the increase of rains and temperature.It is___7___ for spring ploughing and sowing as well as for spring outing.Therefore， after the festival， farmers are busy with their farming works， and people go out for fresh air and kinds of recreations and sports activities， like ride on the swing，

and___8___.

The Qingming Festival is also a time to plant trees， for the survival rate of 6）saplings is high and trees grow fast later.In the past， the Qingming Festival was called “Arbor Day”.But since 1979， Arbor Day" was settled as March 12according to the Gregorian calendar.

答案

1.April 4 or April 5

2.a history of

3.eat cold food

4.food， wine， fruits

5.in the front of

6.as well as

7.a best time

8.fly kites

1）worship['w3：fIp]vt.崇拜，尊崇;爱慕

2）joss[d3ps]n.（中国的）偶像，神像，佛像

3）filial[filial]adj.子女的

4）piety['palati]n.虔诚，虔敬

5）alteration[o：lta'reI[n]n.变更;变化，改变6）sapling['saeplin]n.幼树，树苗

词组加油站：

1.sth.can be traced back to回忆;追溯到。

如：The history of Great Wall can be traced back to the Spring and AutumnPeriod and Warring States Period.长城的历史可以追溯到春秋战国时期。

2.Itisatimetodosth.是做某事的时候了;强调一段时期;既可以是虚拟语气， 也可以是陈述语气，可以表示过去时、现在时、将来时。

如：It is a time for remembering loved ones who have departed.

在这一天，人们祭吊去世的亲人。