学年高中英语 Unit 3 Celebration Section Ⅰ Warm.docx

1、学年高中英语 Unit 3 Celebration Section WarmUnit 3 Celebration The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in mo

2、dern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey 捕食 on people the night before the beginning of a new year.,One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day，

3、an old man came to their rescue， offering to subdue 制服 Nian. To Nian he said， “I hear that you are very capable， but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents？”So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also hara

4、ssed 骚扰 people and their domestic animals from time to time.,After that， the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal 永生的 god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man

5、left， he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked 潜行 back again， because red is the color the beast feared most. From then on， the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to ge

6、neration.Section_Warmup & Lesson 1 PrereadingAutumnEvery year in September or October, the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest. People like to meet in the evening and watch the moon.The MidAutumn Fes

7、tival is important because it is a special occasion for family. It is also a day for special foods like moon cakes. There are all kinds of moon cakes. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste， but nowadays， there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit， coffee, chocolat

8、e and even icecream moon cakes.celebrate vt.庆祝，庆贺congratulate v祝贺，接“人”作宾语celebrate接“活动”作宾语Sth. be said to do . It is said that .据说occasion/keI n/n.时刻，时机on occasion有时，间或，偶尔on this occasion在这时候traditional/trdI nl/adj.传统的bean paste/peIst/豆馅nowadays/nadeIz/adv.现今，现在including sth.sth. included秋季第12段译文每年9

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。WinterThe Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.There are many sto

10、ries about how the Lantern Festival started. In one story, lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness. In another story, a town was almost destroyed but the light from many lanterns saved it. The story was about a god who wanted to burn down the town. He was fooled when he saw t

11、housands of lanterns. He thought the town was already burning.the Lantern Festival元宵节lantern/lntn/n.灯笼fall此处意为“来临，降临”。lunar month太阴月，阴历一个月mark v标志(重要变化或发展阶段)celebration/selIbreI n/n.庆祝，庆典how引导的宾语从句，作介词about的宾语。light v点燃；照亮过去式、过去分词都是lighted或lit。power/pa/n.控制力；权力over此处是介词。power over对的控制darkness/dknIs/

12、n.黑暗，漆黑destroy/dIstrI/vt.破坏，毁坏(指严重损坏，不能修复)burn down烧毁who引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，修饰先行词a god。fool vt.愚弄；欺骗fool sb. into doing sth.哄骗某人做某事when引导的时间状语从句。冬季第12段译文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。In the past

13、lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds, animals and flowers, etc. Nowadays, most lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries， and they come in many shapes and sizes. In the northeastern part of China, there are even icelanterns.The special food for the Lantern

14、 Festival is the sweet dumpling. Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.in the past与一般过去时连用，in the past few/two days/weeks与现在完成时连用。decorate/dekreIt/vt.装饰，布置decorate不能接双宾语，而要用decorate sth. with sth.结构。be made with .用制造battery/bt ri/n.电池come in many shapes and sizes以形状、大小不一的样式出现sweet dumpl

15、ing元宵boil/bIl/vt.&vi.煮沸，沸腾boiling adj.正在沸腾的boiled adj.已煮开的serve/sv/vt.提供(食物)，端上(饭菜)第34段译文过去，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。SummerThe Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. As it is in early summer，

16、 it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.The tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and

17、enjoyed the fun.There is a special food for the festival. It is called zongzi, which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.the lunar year阴历年as引导原因状语从句。tradition/trdIn/n.传统，惯例by tradition按风俗习惯organise vt.组织organise (BrE)organize (AmE) culture n文化，文明cultural adj.文化的take part in参与，参加take an active part

18、 in积极参加participate in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。夏季第13段译文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2 000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。PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1graduation A装饰，布置2inclu

19、de B庆祝，庆典3scholarship C动力；权力；影响力4celebration D包括，包含5power E传统，惯例6darkness F招待；服务；提供(食物)，端上(饭菜) 7destroy G煮沸，沸腾8decorate H毕业9boil I破坏，毁坏10serve J婚礼11tradition K奖学金12. wedding L黑暗，漆黑15_610_1112_答案：15HDKBC610LIAGF1112EJLeadinWhich festival do you like best in a year? Write out the name of each festival

20、 and then choose your favourite one.答案：A.the Spring FestivalBthe MidAutumn FestivalCChristmas DayWhilereadingFastreadingScan the text and finish the following question.What is the text mainly about?The text is mainly about the_introduction_of_some_traditional_Chinese_festivals.Carefulreading1Read th

21、e text carefully and choose the best answer.(1)What dont people do on the MidAutumn Festival?AWatching the moon in the evening.BEating moon cakes.CGetting together with the family.DLighting lanterns.(2)Why didnt the god burn down the town?ABecause the town was already burning.BBecause he loved the p

22、eople in the town.CBecause he thought the town was already burning.DBecause he enjoyed thousands of lanterns.(3)Which is NOT true about the Dragon Boat Festival?AIt has a long history.BIts a symbol of the beginning of the hottest season of the year.COnly Chinese people celebrated the festival in the

23、 old days.DMany people from different cultures took part in the dragon boat races in the old days.(4)The most common thing about the three festivals is that _.Athey are all enjoyed by people from other cultures Bthere is a special food for each festivalCthey are all celebrated only in ChinaDpeople a

24、lways decorate their homes on the festivals(5)The right time order of the festivals is _.the MidAutumn Festival the Lantern Festivalthe Dragon Boat FestivalA BC D答案：(1)(5)DCDBB2Fill in the chart with the information in the text.FestivalsCelebration timeTypical food and _The MidAutumn FestivalIts a s

25、pecial occasion for _， falling on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar year.Families gather together to eat moon cakes.On this day, the _ is said to be its biggest and brightest and people like to meet in the evening to watch it.The_FestivalIt is the fifteenth day of the _ lunar month,

26、 marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water for the festival.In one _， lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness while modern lanterns of different _ and sizes are made with light bulbs and batteries.The Dragon Boat F

27、estivalIt is on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year, and it marks the beginning of the _ season of the year.Dragon boat races used to be organized only by Chinese people, but in recent years, _ have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.There is a special food called zongzi

28、 for the festival, which is _ rice in fresh bamboo leaves.答案：activitiesfamilymoonLanternfirststoryshapeshottestforeignersstickyStudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentence in the text.Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste, but nowadays, there are many different kinds of moo

29、n cakes including fruit, coffee, chocolate and even icecream moon cakes.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there be句型，其中including fruit .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。.阅读理解AThe Dragon Boat Festival in ChinaChinese culture has many, many festivals commemorati

30、ng (纪念) some unusual events. The Dragon Boat Festival is one such festival. The main thing to do on this day is to eat zongzi, the sticky rice dumpling.In some places, people race boats that are colourfully decorated with dragon designs, but I have never seen such a race. I have, however, eaten lots of zongzi. You can buy them or eat homemade ones. They are commonly eaten as a snack food. The rice may be white, and it may have some red bean paste inside. Som