15篇课文贯通六级词文档版16单元.docx

1、15篇课文贯通六级词文档版16单元UNIT1 In Another World Here I am, in China,half way around the world from home.As I look at my clockand calculate the time back home.I realize that half a world away,people are busy getting ready for a wedding.The bride is my niece,a person I first metwhen she was three days old.I t

2、hink back to the first timeI had the opportunity to become acquainted with my niece.As my sister cradled her in her arms,the infant girl clasped her mothers outstretched finger.My intuition told me that her temperament would be a sunny disposition,a joy to people around her.As she grew, the cute lit

3、tle girl had an infectious laugh that started as a small grin,then became a giggle and grew louder and louder until it triggered a response from all the people around her and they joined in.As an adolescent,she studied hard and enjoyed well-deserved success in secondary school as she interacted with

4、 her peer group.After receiving her high school diploma,she chose nursing as her career.From the beginning of the young couples romance it was evident that they were compatible and were completely intrigued with each other.The couple had an engagement party when I was at home in Canada a few months

5、ago.The party was in the form of a picnic in a beautiful rose garden.To celebrate and to toast their future,we drank champagne.As they posed under an arch covered with climbing roses,we snapped pictures for their photo album.The couple decided on a fall wedding.Plans for the wedding day were activat

6、ed immediately.The decisions about the forthcoming event were shared by the whole family.A close friend of the family was contacted and invited to sing a solo just prior to the ceremony.The day before the ceremony,a rehearsal would take place so that the remainder of the details could be looked afte

7、r and attended to.The planning that takes place beforehand for one of these events and all the work that the big day entails,with many people collaborating to make the event run smoothly, are immense.The conscientious attention to detail will be evident to the spectators of this event.I can imagine

8、the excitement and emotions of the family today.The time is near.The ceremony will begin in 3 short hours.The bride will be radiant as she comes down the aisle escorted by her father.She will wear her grandmothers pearls as an accessory.Her veil will be the same one as her cousin wore last year.she

9、will wear a blue garter.As part of the tradition of Canadian weddings,she will be wearing something old (the pearls),something new (her gown),something borrowed (the veil)and something blue (the garter).As the first chords of the wedding march are played (a melody familiar to all),the congregation w

10、ill rise.Gasps will be heard as they catch a glimpse of the bride in her gorgeous wedding gown.The mother of the bride will calmly view this whole event,though tears will blur her vision.She will be overcome with sentiment at her daughters apparent happiness.The picture will be one that will embody

11、hope for the future of humanity.As the couple exchange wedding vows they will be affirming their loveand making a commitment to each other.All the spectators are there to wish them well.As the time approaches,I think back to other family weddings over many years.My older sisters were all married in

12、the same church and as brides they carried a white Bible decorated with tiny roses.The receptions for their weddingsas there was no large banquet hall in the local area.The feast was usually cateredby a group of church members.Todays wedding reception will be held in an arena that will be decorated

13、with just the right amount of fall flowers in wonderful arrays to give it dignity yet a touch of glamour.The table decorations will be a masterpiece.One of the table decorations will be small pumpkins,used as containers for flowers that were collected from family gardens,surrounded by a large wreath

14、 made from long stalks of wheat.There will be a few coloured leaves placed inside the wreath.Maybe they will use oak and maple leaves to show the splendour of the autumn colours.The colour of the outfits that the bridesmaids are wearing will be fall colours as well.The ingenious decorations will be

15、appreciated by the many guests attending the festivities.At each place settingthere will be a special paper napkin with the bride and grooms name printed on it and the date of their wedding.It will be carefully folded placed on top and of a linen napkin.This will be one of the souvenirs the guests w

16、ill have to commemorate the special wedding day.Also at each place will be a few after dinner mints for the guests.A miniature tree will also be placed at each persons place.The intent is for the guests to take the little tree home and transplant it to a special place.In this way,our environment is

17、also improved and the tree will become a living tribute to the young couple.The groom will carry her across the threshold as is customary for a young couple as they begin their new life together.The honeymoon plans will take them to the west coast of Canada.They will have a week of privacy far away

18、from friends and family.They will inhabit a condominium in the town of Whistler,British Columbia,in the Rocky Mountains.They will feel as if they are royalty livingin a mansion in this little bit of paradise on earth.Thereafter, they will return home to Ontario where they will reside.Their original

19、plan to spend their honeymoon on board a yacht in the Mediterranean Sea was abandoned when world circumstances dictated that our country Canada was a safer choice.Earlier this month,as I thought about the forthcoming marriage,and knew that I would be unable to attend,I decided to write a message to

20、the young couple.The intent was that the message would be read aloud during the wedding reception. In the message,I wished them well and urged them to cherish each other every day.UNIT2 Lets Dress UpIts HalloweenFrom early childhood getting dressed up is connected with a special pastime in North Ame

21、rica,called Halloween.Halloween is celebrated on the last night of October,when the air is crisp and snow is not far off.Every young child is acquainted with this exciting tradition. On the last day of October when dinner is finished,children hurry to dress up in a costume.Darkness comes early at th

22、is time of year and caution must be practiced,foremost by the children who are going from house to house, “trick or treat”.Parents warn their children not to dart out in front of cars.In all the excitement it is easy for children to become distracted and ignore safety rules.Planning what your costum

23、e will be, ahead of time,is part of the fun of the evening.Many mothers will spend time fabricating outfits for their little girls who suddenly turn into circus clowns,beautiful ballet dancers or weird colorful bugs.Fathers may help their sons construct a costume of foil armor.Little boys often enjo

24、y pretending they are in the army so on Halloween it is possible to see squads of lieutenants and sergeants marching along in the dark.We affiliate this celebration with the supernatural so some children may choose to wear a skeleton costume bearing a skull and crossbones,or even a monster costume.T

25、he choice of wardrobe for the evening is really limitless.Witches can be seen riding on broomsticks across well-illuminated intersections.Earlier in the evening they may have concocted a witchs brew to quench their thirst for their arrival home.Ghosts can be heard groaning and moaning while they gli

26、de along city streets.Beautiful butterflies flutter by on their way to a party.Pirates carrying swords and pistols roam about,patches over one eye.Small aliens search for a new home here on Earth.Wearing a cape and mask allows a child to become Superman for a few hours and enter the world of fantasy

27、.An ethnic flavor is introduced as a band of gypsies dance along under a bright full moon.Of course you can always see a certain number of Native American costumes,the buckskin jackets and dresses decorated with fringe and beads.Some youngsters choose to decorate only their faces with greasepaint in

28、stead of wearing masks.In many ways this is safer for a child,making visibility clearer.At the same time a mask allows them to remain anonymous to all but their closest friends.Usually, on the night before Halloween, family members gather together to carve a pumpkin.On Halloween night the candle lit

29、 face of the pumpkin shines from each home welcoming the little ghosts and goblins to call.Parents usually escort small children around their own neighborhood helping to keep them safe.Small children only visit random houses,their parents friends mostly,while older children knock at every door.Crowd

30、ing onto the front porch of the house the children rap at the door and chant the refrain “trick or treat”.Householders distribute candies, apples,peanuts, or any edible treat into decorated wooden six quart baskets,or plastic bags.They may be asked to recite a poem or sing a song before receiving th

31、eir treat.Some lucky children may receive cookies from a freshly baked batch of chocolate chip cookies.On arriving home the children will dump all the junk candy out onto the floor to examine their loot.Usually there is a great racket as brothers and sisters compare what goodies they have collected.

32、Adults, too, like to join in Halloween celebrations by attending small house parties or large group gatherings at halls or arenas.They may play the old traditional games such as bobbing for apples,which float in tubs of water,telling ghost stories and isiting a haunted house.Everyone seems to get en

33、joyment from being slightly afraid.If you live in the country the hooting of an owl or even the howl of a wolf underlines the spooky atmosphere of Halloween evening. Clouds scuttle across the face of the moon and the flap of a birds wings can be heard as it settles on the bare branches of a tree.Eyes gleam in the night as a