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学年高中英语Unit3CelebrationSectionⅠWarm
Unit3Celebration
TheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginningofspring.Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeansyear,wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtoprey捕食onpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.,OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.Oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubdue制服Nian.ToNianhesaid,“Ihearthatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?
”So,itdidswallowmanyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharassed骚扰peopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.,Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortal永生的god.NowthatNianisgoneandotherbeastsofpreyarealsoscaredintoforests,peoplebegintoenjoytheirpeacefullife.Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear’sendtoscareawayNianincaseitsneaked潜行backagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedmost.Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestofNianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.
Section_Ⅰ
Warmup&Lesson1—Prereading
Autumn
EveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,theMidAutumnFestivaliscelebrated①bytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.Onthisday,themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest②.Peopleliketomeetintheeveningandwatchthemoon.
TheMidAutumnFestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecialoccasion③forfamily.Itisalsoadayforspecialfoodslikemooncakes.Thereareallkindsofmooncakes.Traditional④mooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste⑤,butnowadays⑥,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit⑦,coffee,chocolateandevenicecreammooncakes.
①celebratevt.庆祝,庆贺
congratulatev.祝贺,接“人”作宾语
celebrate接“活动”作宾语
②Sth.besaidtodo...=Itissaidthat...据说……
③occasion/ə’keIʒn/n.时刻,时机
onoccasion有时,间或,偶尔
onthisoccasion在这时候
④traditional/trə’dIʃnəl/adj.传统的
⑤beanpaste/peIst/豆馅
⑥nowadays/’naʊədeIz/adv.现今,现在
⑦includingsth.=sth.included
秋 季
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每年9月或10月,全世界的中国人都要庆祝中秋节。
据说这一天月亮最大最亮。
夜晚人们喜欢聚在一起赏月。
中秋节之所以重要是因为这是合家团聚的特殊日子。
这一天也是要吃月饼之类的特殊食品的日子。
有各种各样的月饼。
传统的月饼通常是用豆馅做的。
但如今,月饼的种类很多,有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的,甚至还有冰淇淋月饼。
Winter
TheLanternFestival⑧falls⑨onthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth⑩.Itmarks⑪theendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations⑫.
TherearemanystoriesabouthowtheLanternFestivalstarted⑬.Inonestory,lanternswerelit⑭tocelebratethepower⑮oflightover⑯darkness⑰.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmostdestroyed⑱butthelightfrommanylanternssavedit.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedtoburndown⑲thetown⑳.Hewasfooled
whenhesawthousandsoflanterns
.Hethoughtthetownwasalreadyburning.
⑧theLanternFestival元宵节 lantern/’læntən/n.灯笼
⑨fall此处意为“来临,降临”。
⑩lunarmonth太阴月,阴历一个月
⑪markv.标志(重要变化或发展阶段)
⑫celebration/ˌselI’breIʃn/n.庆祝,庆典
⑬how引导的宾语从句,作介词about的宾语。
⑭lightv.点燃;照亮
过去式、过去分词都是lighted或lit。
⑮power/’paʊə/n.控制力;权力
⑯over此处是介词。
powerover对……的控制
⑰darkness/’dɑːknIs/n.黑暗,漆黑
⑱destroy/dIs’trɔI/vt.破坏,毁坏(指严重损坏,不能修复)
⑲burndown烧毁
⑳who引导定语从句并在从句中作主语,修饰先行词agod。
foolvt.愚弄;欺骗
foolsb.intodoingsth.哄骗某人做某事
when引导的时间状语从句。
冬 季
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每年农历正月十五是中国的元宵节。
它标志着中国新年庆典的结束。
关于元宵节的起源有多种传说。
一种传说是,点灯笼为了庆祝光明战胜黑暗的力量;另一种传说则是,一个小镇几乎被烧毁,但是点燃的许多灯笼救了这个小镇。
故事说的是有一个神仙想烧毁这个小镇,他为数千盏灯笼所骗,认为这座城市正在燃烧。
Inthepast
lanternswereusuallylitbycandlesanddecorated
withpicturesofbirds,animalsandflowers,etc..Nowadays,mostlanternsaremadewith
lightbulbsandbatteries
,andtheycomeinmanyshapesandsizes
.InthenortheasternpartofChina,thereareevenicelanterns.
ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisthesweetdumpling
.Sweetdumplingsareboiled
andserved
inhotwater.
inthepast与一般过去时连用,inthepastfew/twodays/weeks与现在完成时连用。
decorate/’dekəreIt/vt.装饰,布置
decorate不能接双宾语,而要用decoratesth.withsth.结构。
bemadewith...用……制造
battery/’bætri/n.电池
comeinmanyshapesandsizes以形状、大小不一的样式出现
sweetdumpling元宵
boil/bɔIl/vt.&vi.煮沸,沸腾
boilingadj.正在沸腾的 boiledadj.已煮开的
serve/sɜːv/vt.提供(食物),端上(饭菜)
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过去,人们常用蜡烛点灯笼,用鸟、兽、花等图案装饰灯笼。
现在大多数灯笼是用电灯和电池制成的,而且形状、大小不一。
在中国东北,甚至还有冰灯。
元宵节的特殊食品是元宵。
元宵用水煮,随热汤一起吃。
Summer
TheDragonBoatFestivalfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunaryear
.Asitisinearlysummer
,itmarksthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.
Thetradition
oftheDragonBoatFestivalstartedmorethan2,000yearsago.Intheolddays,dragonboatraceswereorganised
onlybyChinesepeople.However,inrecentyears,peoplefromothercultures
havealsotakenpartin
theracesandenjoyedthefun.
Thereisaspecialfoodforthefestival.Itiscalledzongzi,whichissticky
riceinfreshbambooleaves
.
thelunaryear阴历年
as引导原因状语从句。
tradition/trə’dIʃən/n.传统,惯例
bytradition按风俗习惯
organisevt.组织 organise(BrE)=organize(AmE)
culturen.文化,文明 culturaladj.文化的
takepartin参与,参加
takeanactivepartin积极参加 participatein参加
sticky/’stIki/adj.粘的,粘性的
which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词zongzi,并在从句中作主语。
夏 季
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农历五月初五是端午节。
由于端午节是在初夏,它标志着一年最炎热季节的开始。
端午节已有2000多年的历史。
过去,只有中国人举行赛龙舟活动。
然而,近几年外国人也来参加赛龙舟,共享其中乐趣。
端午节有一种特殊食品,叫粽子,它是把糯米包裹在新鲜的竹叶里制成的。
Prereading
Pleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.
1.graduation A.装饰,布置
2.includeB.庆祝,庆典
3.scholarshipC.动力;权力;影响力
4.celebrationD.包括,包含
5.powerE.传统,惯例
6.darknessF.招待;服务;提供(食物),端上(饭菜)
7.destroyG.煮沸,沸腾
8.decorateH.毕业
9.boilI.破坏,毁坏
10.serveJ.婚礼
11.traditionK.奖学金
12.weddingL.黑暗,漆黑
1~5 ________ 6~10 ________ 11~12 ________
答案:
1~5 HDKBC 6~10 LIAGF 11~12 EJ
Leadin
Whichfestivaldoyoulikebestinayear?
Writeoutthenameofeachfestivalandthenchooseyourfavouriteone.
答案:
A.theSpringFestival B.theMidAutumnFestival
C.ChristmasDay
Whilereading
Fastreading
Scanthetextandfinishthefollowingquestion.
Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
Thetextismainlyaboutthe_introduction_of_some_traditional_Chinese_festivals.
Carefulreading
1.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.
(1)Whatdon’tpeopledoontheMidAutumnFestival?
A.Watchingthemoonintheevening.
B.Eatingmooncakes.
C.Gettingtogetherwiththefamily.
D.Lightinglanterns.
(2)Whydidn’tthegodburndownthetown?
A.Becausethetownwasalreadyburning.
B.Becausehelovedthepeopleinthetown.
C.Becausehethoughtthetownwasalreadyburning.
D.Becauseheenjoyedthousandsoflanterns.
(3)WhichisNOTtrueabouttheDragonBoatFestival?
A.Ithasalonghistory.
B.It’sasymbolofthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.
C.OnlyChinesepeoplecelebratedthefestivalintheolddays.
D.Manypeoplefromdifferentculturestookpartinthedragonboatracesintheolddays.
(4)Themostcommonthingaboutthethreefestivalsisthat________.
A.theyareallenjoyedbypeoplefromothercultures
B.thereisaspecialfoodforeachfestival
C.theyareallcelebratedonlyinChina
D.peoplealwaysdecoratetheirhomesonthefestivals
(5)Therighttimeorderofthefestivalsis________.
①theMidAutumnFestival②theLanternFestival
③theDragonBoatFestival
A.①②③B.②③①
C.③①②D.②①③
答案:
(1)~(5) DCDBB
2.Fillinthechartwiththeinformationinthetext.
Festivals
Celebrationtime
Typicalfoodand
①________
The
MidAutumn
Festival
It’saspecialoccasionfor②________,fallingonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmonthofthelunaryear.
★Familiesgathertogethertoeatmooncakes.
★Onthisday,the③________issaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightestandpeopleliketomeetintheeveningtowatchit.
The
④________
Festival
Itisthefifteenthdayofthe⑤________lunarmonth,markingtheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.
★Sweetdumplingsareboiledandservedinhotwaterforthefestival.
★Inone⑥________,lanternswerelittocelebratethepoweroflightoverdarknesswhilemodernlanternsofdifferent⑦________andsizesaremadewithlightbulbsandbatteries.
TheDragon
BoatFestival
Itisonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunaryear,anditmarksthebeginningofthe⑧________seasonoftheyear.
★DragonboatracesusedtobeorganizedonlybyChinesepeople,butinrecentyears,⑨________havealsotakenpartintheracesandenjoyedthefun.
★Thereisaspecialfoodcalledzongziforthefestival,whichis⑩________riceinfreshbambooleaves.
答案:
①activities ②family ③moon ④Lantern
⑤first ⑥story ⑦shapes ⑧hottest ⑨foreigners ⑩sticky
Studyreading
Analyzethefollowingdifficultsentenceinthetext.
Traditionalmooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste,butnowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit,coffee,chocolateandevenicecreammooncakes.
[句式分析] 整个句子是由but连接的并列句。
后一个分句中含有therebe句型,其中includingfruit...为现在分词短语作定语;including“包括……”。
[尝试翻译] 传统的月饼通常是用豆馅做的。
但如今,月饼的种类很多,有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的,甚至有冰淇淋月饼。
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
TheDragonBoatFestivalinChina
Chineseculturehasmany,manyfestivalscommemorating(纪念)someunusualevents.TheDragonBoatFestivalisonesuchfestival.Themainthingtodoonthisdayistoeatzongzi,thestickyricedumpling.
Insomeplaces,peopleraceboatsthatarecolourfullydecoratedwithdragondesigns,butIhaveneverseensucharace.Ihave,however,eatenlotsofzongzi.Youcanbuythemoreathomemadeones.Theyarecommonlyeatenasasnackfood.Thericemaybewhite,anditmayhavesomeredbeanpasteinside.Som