1、 Unit 1Festivals around the world晨背分钟 填词并背记An Interesting Festival The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religious origin：Long ago, humans ancestors were bad. They fooled and pla
2、yed tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain Gods forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept apologizing. God was moved. With his permission, humans finally had go
3、od harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God, people began the festival.On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as though they were never tired. When a beauty dres
4、sed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award. Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.一个有趣的节日农业节在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典，由于它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来：很久以
5、前，人类的祖先很坏，他们互相欺骗，耍诡计，从不遵守诺言。于是，上帝出现了，淹死了他们所有的作物。人们日夜挨饿，哭泣着。为了获得上帝的原谅，一位女诗人出发去见上帝。她对上帝的赞美和怀有的歉意感动了上帝。有了他的允许，人类终于又获得了丰收。因此，为了抹去忧伤并提醒自己对上帝的信仰，人们开始举办这个节日。在节日那天，人们聚集在露天场所，例如操场或停车场，通宵达旦地玩得非常开心，精力充沛的人们似乎不知疲倦。当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人时，在场的每个人都屏住了呼吸。然后，按照风俗，将奖励给她一只公鸡的头骨。很明显，这个故事不是真的，但是节日却很有趣。1beauty (n.) 美
6、；美人beautiful (adj.) 美丽的；漂亮的beautify (vt.) 美化；使更美丽2celebration (n.) 庆祝；祝贺celebrate (vt.& vi.) 庆祝；祝贺3starve (vi.& vt.) (使)饿死starvation (n.) 饿死；挨饿4origin (n.) 起源；由来；起因original (adj.) 原来的；独创的originate (v.) 起源于；产生5religious (adj.) 宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的religion (n.) 宗教(信仰)6arrival (n.) 到来；到达；到达者arrive (vi.) 到达；成
7、功7independence (n.) 独立；自主independent (adj.) 独立的；自主的depend (vi.) 依赖；依靠8gather (vt.& vi.) (使)聚集gathering (n.) 聚集；聚会；集会9agriculture (n.) 农业；农艺；农学agricultural (adj.) 农业的；农艺的10energetic (adj.) 充满活力的；精力充沛的；积极的energy (n.) 精力；能量11custom (n.) 习惯；风俗customer (n.) 顾客customs (n.) 海关12sadness (n.) 悲伤；悲哀sad (adj.)
8、 悲哀的；难过的重点知识分钟award n. C奖；奖品vt. 授予；判定(P2)一句多译因挽救那位女士的生命而得到了政府授予的奖品，男孩感到很自豪。The boy for his saving the womans life and felt very proud. (award n)The boy for his saving the womans life and felt very proud. (award vt.) for his saving the womans life, the boy felt very proud. (分词作原因状语)答案：received an awa
9、rd from the governmentwas awarded by the governmentAwarded by the government(1)win/receive/get an award for 因而赢得/得到/获得奖项(2)award sth. to sb.award sb. sth. 把某物颁发给某人名师点津动词award后接双宾语，而动词reward “奖赏，给报酬”不能接双宾语，reward常用以下搭配：reward sb. for sth. 因奖赏某人reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人admire vt. 赞美；钦佩；羡慕(P2)(1)单句语
10、法填空What is (admire) is that he is blessed with a happy family.She is full of (admire) for the teachers.She was used to receiving (admire) looks from others.答案：admirableadmiration admiring(2)单句写作我们敬佩她为人类事业的献身精神。 her dedication to the cause of humanity.那个富有创意的作品使他备受别人羡慕和赞赏。The creative work made other
11、s look at him and appreciation.答案：We admirein admiration(1)admire sb. for sth.因某事而羡慕/钦佩某人(2)admiration n. U 赞美；赞赏；钦佩in admiration羡慕地；钦佩地admirable adj. 令人钦佩的；值得赞美的；绝妙的；极好的admiring adj. 钦佩的；赞美的permission n. 允许；许可(P5)单句语法填空The party will be held in the garden, weather (permit)With her parents (permit),
12、 she joined the boxing club.Anyone is not permitted (leave) the office before the meeting is over.答案：permittingpermissionto leave(1)ask for permission 请求许可without permission 未经允许/许可give sb. permission to do sth.允许某人做某事(2)permit vt. 允许；许可n. 许可；执照；许可证permit sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事permit doing sth. 允许做某
13、事apologize vi. 道歉；辩白(P7)(1)单句语法填空The man apologized to me stepping on my foot.Please accept our apology the inconvenience this matter has given you.The young man made an apology the lady for spilling coffee on her dress.答案：forforto(2)单句写作我应为星期五下午不能和你一起去书店向你道歉。I for the fact that I cannot go to the b
14、ookstore with you on Friday afternoon.答案：owe you an apology(1)apologize to sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事向某人道歉(2)apology n. 道歉；辩白make an apology to sb. for sth. 因某事向某人道歉accept/refuse ones apology 接受/拒绝某人的道歉owe sb. an apology 应向某人道歉remind vt. 提醒；使想起(P7)单句语法填空Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside t
15、he bed to keep himself (remind) of his own dreams.Please remind me (write) an email to my mother tomorrow, for its her birthday.Confucius believed knives would remind people killings and were too violent for use at the table.答案：remindedto writeof(1)remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事；使某人想起某事remind sb. to do s
16、th. 提醒某人做某事remind sb. (that) . 提醒某人keep sb. reminded of sth. 使某人想起某事；提醒某人某事(2)reminder n. 引起回忆的人/事物in memory of 纪念；追念(P2)选词填空(in terms of/in charge of/in favor of/in honour of)They built a monument those who died in the great earthquake.I am Susans opinion about what best friends are.It is widely ac
17、knowledged that students should be evaluated overall quality.Could I speak to whoever is International Sales please?答案：in honour ofin favor ofin terms ofin charge of常见的“inn.of”短语：in honour of 为了纪念；向表示敬意in praise of 赞扬；表扬in favor of 赞同；支持in charge of 负责in need of 需要in search of 寻找in possession of 拥有i
18、n place of 代替in terms of 就而言；在方面look forward to 期望；期待；盼望(P2)(1)单句语法填空Thanks for your kind consideration and I look forward to (receive) your earliest reply.答案：receiving(2)单句写作事实上，他反对被当作小孩子似的对待。As a matter of fact, he being treated like a child.到了你该开始批改试卷的时候了。It is time you marking the papers.答案：obje
19、cts toshould get/got down tolook forward to表示“盼望；期待”，该结构中to为介词，故其后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。含介词to的常用动词短语有：be/get used to 习惯于stick to 坚持lead to 导致object to 反对contribute to 促成；有助于get down to 开始着手pay attention to 注意turn up 出现；露面；被找到；开大(音量)；向上翻(P7)(1)写出下列句中turn up的含义We invited her to dinner but she didnt even bothe
20、r to turn up. I cant hear the music. Please turn the volume up. Im sure your watch will turn up one day. He turned up his coat collar against the chill wind. 答案：露面；出现开大；调高(音量等)(被)找到；(被)发现竖起(2)用turn相关短语的适当形式填空My wallet was to the police two days after it was stolen.Tom looked upset because he had his
21、 proposal again.I often my classmates or teachers for help. As a result, I have made steady progress in my studies.答案：turned inturned downturn tokeep ones word 守信用；履行诺言(P7)单句写作我答应给儿子买辆自行车，我必须守信。I promised to buy my son a bike. I must .我想要和那个人私下谈一谈。I think I will the man in private.总之，你喜欢哪种途径取决于你自己的便
22、利或爱好。 ， whether you choose one way or another is just based on your convenience or preference.答案：keep my wordhave a word withIn a wordin other words 换句话说in a word 总之break ones word 失信；食言in words 用语言get a word in 插嘴have a word with sb. 和某人谈谈have words with sb. 与某人吵架名师点津keep/break ones word中word总是用单数形
23、式，意为“诺言；保证”；word当“消息”讲时，是不可数名词。set off 出发；动身；使爆炸；引起；激起某人的某种情感(P7)用set相关短语的适当形式填空We to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.For all these years I have been working for others. Im hoping Ill my own business someday.He helping homeless women and children to safe places.A grea
24、t many boys were fireworks in the street.He tried to a few minutes each day for his exercise.答案：set outset upset aboutsetting off set asideset aside 留出，省出(钱或时间)；把放到一旁set out 出发；阐明set out/off for 出发去；动身去set sail 起航set down 写下；记下set out to do sth.set about doing sth.着手(开始)做某事be set in 以为背景set up 建立；成立
25、(组织或机构等)set foot in 踏进；进入set fire to 纵火烧At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find . (P1)单句写作这个老板很难相处。The boss is hard .这个小宝宝可不好照顾。The baby is not easy .油总是浮在水上。Oil water.有时他在那里一坐几个钟头，什么也不做。Sometimes, he for hours, nothing.答案：to get along/on with to look afterwill float onwould s
26、it there; doing(1)(2)“主语be形容词动词不定式”是一个固定句型。该句型中常用的形容词有difficult, easy, hard, heavy, pleasant, comfortable, interesting, expensive等；用动词不定式的主动形式表示被动意义。若动词是一个不及物动词，要加上合适的介词。It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave . (P7)单句写作显然，时间对每个人都很重要。所以要充分利用！ that time is
27、valuable for every individual. So make the best of it!我好像觉得多阅读对你来说是个好主意。It seems to me that you do more reading.此外，建议参加各种课外活动，对你也有益处。In addition, you participate in a variety of afterclass activities, which will also benefit you.答案：It is obviousit is a good idea thatits suggested thatIt is/was obvio
28、us that .中it作形式主语，后面的that从句才是真正的主语。此处it没有具体意义，而只是帮助把真正的主语移至句子末尾，使句子显得平衡。常见的句式有：(1)It be形容词(obvious, true, possible, strange, natural, important .)that从句(2)It be过去分词(said, thought, hoped, believed, supposed, reported .)that从句(3)It不及物动词(seem, occur, happen .)that从句(4)It be名词短语(a good idea, a pity, a f
29、act, a wonder, an honour, no wonder .)that从句课文语法填空分钟There are many kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held to satisfy and please the ancestors, to honour some famous people 1 important events, and to express peoples gratitude to the God for bringing 2 a year of plenty. For exampl
30、e, Japanese observe Obon, 3 people go to clean graves and light incense 4 memory of their ancestors. In India, October 2 is a national festival 5 (honour) Mohandas Gandhi, who helped India become an 6 (depend) country. And in China the Spring Festival, 7 is celebrated in January or February, is 8 mo
31、st energetic and important festival because it is a festival that 9 (look) forward to the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, 10 (forget) all the daily struggles and demands for a
32、while.1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7. 8. 9. 10. 答案：1.or2.them3.when4.in5.to honour6.independent7which8.the9.looks10.forgetting限制性与非限制性定语从句的两个重要知识点：(1)大多数情况下限制性和非限制性定语从句的先行词为某一个词或短语，而特殊情况下非限制性定语从句的先行词也可为整个句子，此时常由which引导；(2)that不可引导非限制性定语从句，但需要注意纠正一个误区，不是只有which才能引导非限制性定语从句，who，whom, whose, when, where, as均可引导。作状语
33、或定语时非谓语动词形式判断方法：(1)一般而言，作定语时，判断其前的名词与所给动词的关系；作状语时，判断所给动词与句子主语的关系；(2)注意积累特殊情况，如informed作定语，judging by作状语的特殊用法。随堂检测分钟.单句语法填空1Keep in mind that (forgive) does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.答案：forgiveness2He came to China in order to learn Chinese (agriculture
34、) skills.答案：agricultural3In my hometown, there is a tradition that we will hold a (celebrate) party when we enter a higher school.答案：celebration4Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken (believe) that there was expensive equipment inside.答案：belief5I find that doing physical exercise a couple
35、of times a week makes me feel more (energy)答案：energetic6This nationwide smog should serve as a (remind) to all, indicating a high time that we reflected on what weve done to the environment.答案：reminder7The passenger made apology to Angie because he spoke loudly on his phone.答案：an8The Nobel Prize (aw
36、ard) to those who make great contributions in many fields every year.答案：is awarded9On his (arrive) in Beijing, Peter called up his friend, Li Ming.答案：arrival10George Washington led the American colonies in the war of (independent) against England from 1775 to 1783.答案：independence.教材微写作A根据提示完成句子1春节总是
37、让我们想到家庭团聚。(remind) 答案：The Spring Festival always reminds us of the family reunion.2在春节有各种各样的活动。(there be) 答案：There are all kinds of activities during the Spring Festival.3孩子们特别盼望春节。(look forward to) 答案：Children especially look forward to the Spring Festival.4对成年人来说，这也是一个美好的时光。(Its a good time .) 答案：
38、Its also a good time for adults.5他们可以相互表达感激、道歉或宽恕之情。(appreciation; apology; forgive) 答案：They can express appreciation, make an apology or forgive each other.6遗憾的是有些人由于各种原因，不能出现在这个重大的节日里。(It is a pity that .; turn up) 答案：It is a pity that some people cant turn up at such a great festival for a variet
39、y of reasons.B将以上句子连成一篇逻辑严密的短文，注意书写规范答案：The Spring Festival always reminds us of the family reunion, when there are all kinds of activities. As a result, children especially look forward to it. Its also a good time for adults, when they can express appreciation, make an apology or forgive each other
40、. However, it is a pity that some people cant turn up at such a great festival for a variety of reasons.单元拓能训练单元话题写作应用文假定你是李华，中秋节来临之际，你代表你们班向你校外教James发出邀请，请他参加你们班组织的中秋节晚会，内容应包括如下要点：1时间和地点；2活动(赏月、品尝月饼等)；3其他注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：阴历 lunar calendar 精彩范文Dear James，As the MidAutumn Festival,
41、one of the most important traditional festivals in China, is approaching, our class will hold a celebrating party in the lecture hall at 8：00 pm on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar. Its a great honour to invite you to attend it.For the party we have arranged all ki
42、nds of activities. At the beginning, we will have a dinner together with you, where we will enjoy Chinese mooncakes. Whats more, we will get together, admiring the beautiful full moon. As a consequence, I hold the firm belief that we will have great fun at the party.Id appreciate it if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience. Im looking forward to your coming!Yours，Li Hua