中国文化读写专项：清明节- 高考英语常考中国文化读写专练+素材积累

QingmingFestival清明节TheQingming(PureBrightness)Festival,whichisalsocalledtheTombSweepingFestival,isoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChina,fallingonApril4-6eachyear(ItfallsonApril5in2018).Afterthefestival,thetemperaturewillriseupandrainfallincreases.Itisthehightimeforspringplowingandsowing.ButtheQingmingFestivalisnotonlyaseasonalpointtoguidefarmwork;itismoreafestivalofcommemoration.TheQingmingFestivalseesacombinationofsadnessandhappiness.

Thisisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice.BoththeHanandminorityethnicgroupsatthistimeoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsofthedeceased.Also,theywillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved.TheHanshi(ColdFood)FestivalwasusuallyonedaybeforetheQingmingFestival.AsourancestorsoftenextendedthedaytotheQingming,theywerelatercombined.

OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices.Trafficonthewaytothecemeteriesbecomesextremelyjammed.Thecustomshavebeengreatlysimplifiedtoday.Afterslightlysweepingthetombs,peopleofferfood,flowersandfavoritesofthedead,thenburnincenseandpapermoneyandbowbeforethememorialtablet.

Incontrasttothesadnessofthetombsweepers,peoplealsoenjoyhopeofspringonthisday.TheQingmingFestivalisatimewhenthesunshinesbrightly,thetreesandgrassbecomegreenandnatureisagainlively.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehavefollowedthecustomofSpringOutings.Atthistimetouristsareeverywhere.

PeoplelovetoflykitesduringtheQingmingFestival.KiteflyingisactuallynotlimitedtotheQingmingFestival.Itsuniquenessliesinthatpeopleflykitesnotduringtheday,butalsoatnight.Astringoflittlelanternstiedontothekiteorthethreadlooklikeshiningstars,andtherefore,arecalled"god'slanterns."

TheQingmingFestivalisalsoatimetoplanttrees,forthesurvivalrateofsaplingsishighandtreesgrowfastlater.Inthepast,theQingmingFestivalwascalled"ArborDay".Butsince1979,"ArborDay"wassettledasMarch12accordingtotheGregoriancalendar.（374words）◆Helper:division[di'viʒ(ə)n]

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香memorialtablet纪念碑incontrastto[inˈkɔntræsttu:]\o"真人发音"相比之下uniqueness[ju'niːknəs]独特性arbor['ɑ:bə]树木sapling['sæplɪŋ]幼树，树苗◆ChineseBriefIntroduction:清明节是农历二十四节气之一，在仲春与暮春之交，也就是冬至后的第108天，节气是按照阴历制定的。中国汉族传统的清明节大约始于周代，距今已有二千五百多年的历史。清明一到，气温升高，正是春耕春种的大好时节，也是植树的好时节。清明节是一个祭祀祖先的节日，传统活动为扫墓。清明时期，清明扫墓更为盛行。古时扫墓，孩子们还常要放风筝。有的风筝上安有竹笛，经风一吹能发出响声，犹如筝的声音。踏青早在唐代就已开始，历代承袭成为习惯。踏青除了欣赏大自然的湖光山色、春光美景之外，还开展各种文娱活动，增添生活情趣。北宋时期清明节很是普遍，流传下来的张泽端的《清明上河图》描绘的就是北宋徽宗年间清明时节东京汴梁（开封）汴河两岸的人物景象。从2008年开始，中国将清明节认定为法定节假日，放假一天。至2009年，又改为三天。一直延续至今。◆Exercise:I.Questions:1.WhatisitthatisproperforfarmerstododuringtheQingmingFestival?2.WhydowesaytheQingmingFestivalcombinessadnesswithhappiness?3.WhyistherethecustomofSpringOutingsduringtheQingmingFestival?4.WhendoestheChineseArborDayfalleveryyear?II.Writtenwork情景作文：假设你是红星中学高三一班的学生李华，为响应绿化祖国的号召，你班四月十二日去郊区植树，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍植树活动的全过程，给某英文杂志的“绿色行动”专栏写一篇以“GreenActioninOurClass”为题的英文稿件。注意：词数不少于80提示词：郊区suburbs内容要点：（1）骑车去植树（2）植树（3）安插提示牌（4）照相说明：内容要点可用不同方式表达SuggestedAnswers5.TombSweepingFestivalI.Questions:1.Itisproperforfarmerstoplowandsow.2.Notonlyisthisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice,whenpeopleoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsoftheancestors,butalsotheyenjoyhopeofspringonthisday.3.Becauseitisatimewhenthesunshinesbrightly,thetreesandgrassbecomegreenandnatureisagainlively.It’spropertogoout.4.March12accordingtotheGregoriancalendarII.WrittenworkGreenActioninOurClassApril12ismemorablebecauseourclasshadameaningfulexperienceonthatday.Inthemorning,webicycledtothesuburbstoplanttrees,talkingandlaughingalltheway.Uponarrival,webegantoworkimmediately.Somewerediggingholes.Somewerecarryingandplantingyoungtrees.Otherswerewateringthem.Aftergettingtheworkdone,weputu