Question

【题目】完形填空

Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明节) is the most important festival in spring. It comes___________early April. On that day, people visit tombs (墓) to honour (纪念) the dead. They always__________some time cleaning the tomb area. They usually plant some trees near the tombs and decorate (装饰) them with fresh__________

But it is not just a day for honouring the dead. It is also a good time to celebrate the coming of spring. With the coming of spring, nature__________, dressing the world in green. Everything is new, clean and fresh. Birds begin to__________houses for their babies. In forests and fields, many animals have babies at this time of the year. Days begin to get longer and the weather gets warmer.

People in China will have a three-day holiday during the Tomb-sweeping Festival. It is a happy time for people to enjoy the outdoor activities, __________flying kites, swinging and hiking. This is why this festival has been very popular for thousands of years.

【1】A. on B. at C. in D. by

【2】A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take

【3】A. air B. food C. flowers D. water

【4】A. comes down B. wakes up C. rises up D. falls off

【5】A. put B. build C. climb D. fly

【6】A. such as B. as if C. for example D. look like

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 B

【6】 A

【解析】

【1】句意：它在四月初到来。在月份前面用介词in，故答案为C.

【2】句意：他们总是……些时间清理墓区。 spend in doing是指在做什么事上花费了时间，后面接的是动词+ing，pay付费的意思， cost的主语是物或事，It takes sb some time to do sth.某人花费一些时间做某事。可知选项A符合题意， 故答案为A.

【3】句意：他们通常在坟墓附近种植一些树，并用鲜……装饰它们。人们在扫墓时多数拿鲜花，可知选项C符合题意，故答案为C.

【4】句意：随着春天的到来，大自然……了，把世界打扮成绿色。春天到来时，到处是绿色，就像刚睡醒了，A下降，B醒来，C上升，D脱落，故答案为B.

【5】句意：鸟类开始为它们的宝宝……房屋。根据句意，鸟为宝宝建房子，A放，B建造，C爬，D飞，故答案为B.

【6】句意：这是人们享受户外活动的好时机，……放风筝、荡秋千和徒步旅行。后半句有好几个例子，A如， 常列举同类人或物中的几个例子；B好像；C例如， 一般只举同类人或物中的“一个”为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中、句末；D看起来像，故答案为A.

本题考查了完形填空，先翻译短文，然后根据短文内容，选出恰当的选项填空，使短文完整。