1、Unit 1Festivals around the worldDo you know the Spring Festival?The oldest and most important festival in China is the Spring Festival, more commonly known in the West as Chinese New Year. Like all traditional Chinese festivals, the date of the new year is determined by the lunar calendar rather tha
2、n the Western calendar, so the date of the holiday varies from late January to mid February. The Spring Festival celebrates the earth coming back to life, and the start of ploughing and sowing.Preparations for the Spring Festival start during the last few days of the last month. Houses are completel
3、y cleaned, debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes bought. Doors are decorated with all kinds of characters on red paper whose texts seek good luck and praise nature. This practice is to keep away ghosts and evil spirits. In many homes incense (香) is burned, and also in the temples as a mark of respe
4、ct to ancestors (祖先)On New Years Eve houses are brightly lit and a large family dinner is served. In the south of China stickysweet glutinous rice (糯米) pudding called niangao is served, while in the north the dumpling is popular. Most people celebrating the festival stay up till midnight, when firew
5、orks are lit to drive away evil spirits. The Spring Festival is often spent visiting neighbours, relatives and friends.The public holiday for New Year lasts 3 days in China, but the festival traditionally lasts till the 15th day of the lunar month and ends with the “Lantern Festival”. Here, houses a
6、re decorated with colourful lanterns, and yuanxiao, or the boiled dumpling made of glutinous rice flour is eaten.Task：Answer the following questions.1Which festival is the oldest and most important festival in China?The_Spring_Festival.2Why are doors decorated with all kinds of characters on red pap
7、er on the Spring Festival?To_keep_away_ghosts_and_evil_spirits.Section Warming Up & Reading一、词汇过关二、短语互译三、重点句式课文预读节日和庆典第12段译文自古以来，世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典。多数古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收获。有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。在那个时代，特别是在寒冷的冬季，如果食物难以找到，人们就会挨饿。现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人或事件的。亡灵节有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或者使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有
8、可能回到世上(给人们)提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。他们还点起灯笼，奏响乐曲，因为他们认为这样做可以把祖先引回到世上。在墨西哥，人们在11月初过亡灵节。在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。他们向亡者祭献食物、鲜花和礼品。西方节日万圣节前夕也源自人们古老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。如今(万圣节前夕)成了孩子们的节日，这一天他们可以乔装打扮去邻居家要糖果吃。如果邻居什么糖果也不给，那么孩子们就可能捉弄他们。第34段译文纪念名人的节日也有纪念名人的节日。中国的端午节(龙舟节)是纪念古代著名诗人屈原的。美国的哥伦布日
9、是纪念克里斯托弗哥伦布发现“新大陆”的节日。在印度，10月2日是纪念莫汉达斯甘地的全国性节日。甘地是帮助印度脱离英国而获得独立的领袖。庆丰收的节日收获节与感恩节是非常喜庆的节日。由于越冬的粮食收集起来了，农活也结束了，人们都心怀感激。在欧洲国家，人们通常用鲜花和水果来装饰教堂和市政厅，在一起聚餐。有些人还可能因为他们农场的农产品而获奖，比如最大的西瓜或最好看的公鸡。中国和日本都有中秋节，这时人们会赏月。在中国，人们还吃月饼。第56段译文春天的节日最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。在中国的春节，人们吃饺子、鱼和肉，还要送给孩子们红纸包着的压岁钱。(人们)舞龙、狂欢，全家人
10、聚在一起欢庆农历新年。一些西方国家有激动人心的狂欢节，通常在二月，复活节前的四十天。狂欢节期间，人们身着各种艳丽的节日盛装，伴随着鼓噪的音乐，在街头游行，昼夜跳舞。复活节是全世界基督教徒的一个重要的宗教和社会节日。它庆祝耶稣复活，也欢庆春天和新生命的到来。再晚些时候，日本就迎来了樱花节。(节日里)整个国度到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像是覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。人们喜欢聚在一起吃喝玩乐。节日让我们享受生活，让我们为自己的习俗而自豪，还可以暂时忘掉工作中的烦恼。课文理解Step 1Fast reading.Skim the text and choose the best answer.Whats t
11、he main idea of the text?AIt is mainly about different festivals, the ways of celebrations and the reasons why people celebrate them.BIt is mainly about different customs in different countries.CIt is mainly about many festivals which are held to honour the dead and famous people.DIts mainly about m
12、any activities in the festivals all over the world.答案：A.Match each paragraph with its main idea.Para.1AFestivals of the DeadPara.2 BHarvest FestivalsPara.3 CThe happiness and relaxation during festivalsPara.4 DAncient FestivalsPara.5 EFestivals to Honour PeoplePara.6 FSpring Festivals答案：Para.1：DPara
13、.2：APara.3：EPara.4：BPara.5：FPara.6：CStep 2Careful reading.Read the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F)1Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in summer.(F)2The festival of Halloween had its origin as an e
14、vent in memory of the heroes.(F)3October 2 is an Indian national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi.(T)4Thanksgiving festival is a happy event, for people regard it as the beginning of agricultural work.(F)5At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat.(T).Read the passage car
15、efully and choose the best answers.1In ancient times, people would celebrate _.Awhen winter beganBwhen winter endedCif food was difficult to findDduring the cold winter months答案：B2Which of the following is NOT the festival to honour the dead?AThe Japanese festival Obon.BThe Day of the Dead in Mexico
16、.CThe Western holiday Halloween.DJapans Cherry Blossom Festival.答案：D3Many activities can be held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people _.Aget together to have mealsBdecorate houses to admire the moonCwin awards for their farm produceDenjoy mooncakes答案：B4Which of the following festivals is NOT ment
17、ioned in the passage?ACarnival and Columbus Day.BHalloween and Spring Festivals.CThanksgiving Festivals and Obon.DValentines Day and April Fools Day.答案：D5What can we infer from the text?APeople would have feasts, sing and dance at all festivals.BPeople celebrate festivals because they dont want to w
18、ork.CBy celebrating festivals, people are developing the culture and customs.DFestivals have only four kinds of origins.答案：C1 (教材P1)At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.那时，特别是在寒冷的冬天，如果难以找到食物，人们就会挨饿。(1)starve to death/be starved to d
19、eath饿死(2)starve to do sth. 渴望去做某事starve for 渴望获得，迫切需要；缺乏be starved of/for 极其缺乏(3)starvation n. 挨饿；饿死即学即用(1)Jenny is starving herself in order to lose weight.为了减肥，珍妮正在忍饥挨饿。(使挨饿)(2)To tell you the truth, Im starving.实话对你说，我现在饿坏了。(饿极，饿得慌)(3)The engine starved for petrol and wouldnt start.这个引擎缺乏汽油，启动不了。
20、(渴望，极需要)(4)用 starve 相关短语的适当形式填空It is likely that the travellers got lost in the desert and starved_to_death.There is no doubt that the motherless children are_starving_for affection.They have to give up their plan to start a business because they are_starved_of money.2 (教材P1)Discuss when they take p
21、lace, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论一下这些节日在什么时间举行、庆祝的是什么事件以及在那个时间人们在做什么。celebration n庆祝；祝贺in celebration of 为举行庆祝活动易混辨析 celebrate/congratulate(1)celebrate 指对某一节日、胜利或成功等的“庆祝”，其宾语是事物。(2)congratulate 指对某人取得的成就或喜庆之事表示“祝贺，庆贺”，其宾语是“人”，常用于 congratulate sb.on (doing) sth.结构。即学即用(1)Ch
22、ristmas is an important religious festival, which is mainly celebrated in the heart of the Christian.圣诞节是一个重要的宗教节日，它在基督教徒的心中占有重要地位。(2)It is known to all that people spend Christmas in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.众所周知，人们过圣诞节是为了庆祝耶稣的诞生。(3)语法填空The new year is coming soon, and the air aroun
23、d the whole city is full of joy and celebration (celebrate)Its exactly a year since we moved. Its an anniversary worth celebrating (celebrate)In the United States, Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated (celebrate) with big dinners and joyous reunions.(4)用 celebrate/congratulate 的适当形式填空To
24、celebrate her homecoming, we had a party with her friends.We congratulated him on his winning the first prize when the game was over.3 (教材P2)If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.如果邻居不给糖吃，孩子们可能会捉弄他们。(1)play a trick on sb.play tricks on sb.捉弄某人(2)trick sb.o
25、ut of sth. 骗取某人某物trick sb.into doing sth. 欺骗某人做某事(3)play a joke on sb. 取笑某人；跟某人开玩笑make fun of 取笑；嘲笑laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人make a fool of sb. 愚弄某人即学即用(1)If you watch carefully, youll see how the trick is done.如果你仔细观看，你就会发现那个把戏是怎么回事了。(2)Dont take it seriously; she just wants to play a joke on you.别太当真，她只是想跟
26、你开个玩笑。(3)Realizing that his best friend had tricked him out of all his money, he was feeling very frustrated.意识到他最好的朋友把他所有的钱都骗走了，他感到很沮丧。(4)语法填空Its a tradition to play tricks on people on April 1st.He tricked the girl into marrying him by pretending that he was a millionaire.We were_tricked (trick) i
27、nto buying a poor car, which made us very upset.4 honour v. 向致敬 n. 荣誉，名誉；光荣；荣幸；崇敬，敬意(教材P2)Festivals can also be held to honour famous people.也有纪念名人的节日。(1)in honour of sb./sth.为向表示敬意an honour to sb./sth. 引起尊敬的人(或事物)(2)sb. be/feel honoured to do sth.It is/was an honourfor sb. to do sth. 某人很荣幸做某事honour
28、 sb./sth. with 给予荣誉be honoured with 被给予荣誉即学即用(1)I feel very honoured to have been asked to address this meeting.It is an honour for me to have been asked to address this meeting.应邀在这次会上讲话使我感到十分荣幸。(2)Washington, a state in the United States, was named in honour of(to honour) one of the greatest Ameri
29、can presidents.华盛顿，美国的一个州，是为了纪念美国最伟大的总统之一而命名的。(3)His father was honoured with the title “Advanced Worker”他的父亲被授予“先进工作者”的称号。(4)His parents felt it a great honour to be asked to speak at the meeting held in honour of the schools birthday.他的父母被邀请在校庆会上发言，他们为此深感荣幸。(5)语法填空He was honoured with a golden med
30、al for his excellent speech.It is an honour for me to come here today to take part in the competition.He received many honours (honour) from many cities, colleges and societies.She was_honoured (honour) with a number of awards because of her efforts in helping them.5 (教材P2)Some people might win awar
31、ds for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.有些人还可能因为他们的农产品而获奖，比如最大的西瓜或最好看的公鸡。(1)award sb.sth./sth.to sb.授予某人某物be awarded.for. 因而获奖win/receive/get an award for.因而赢得/得到/获得奖项(2)as a reward for (in reward for) 作为的报酬/奖赏/报答give/offer a reward to sb. for sth. 为某事而给某人
32、报酬reward sb. for sth. 因某事而奖赏某人reward sb. with sth. 用某物回报某人易混辨析 award/prize/rewardaward“奖；奖金；奖品”，既可作动词也可作名词，指为鼓励在工作中达到或完成所提出的要求或条件的人而进行的奖励，往往强调荣誉而不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少prize“(给予获胜者的)奖赏；奖金；奖品”，多指在各类竞赛、竞争、抽奖或者工作学习中的优胜者获得的奖励，可以是钱也可以是物；作动词，意为“珍视，对高度重视”reward“奖赏；报酬；回报；酬谢”，既可作名词也可作动词。指对某人的工作、帮助或服务等的报答或酬谢。reward sb
33、. with sth. 用酬谢某人；in reward作为回报即学即用(1)The Nobel Prize is awarded to those who make great contributions in many fields every year.每年诺贝尔奖授予在许多领域做出重大贡献的那些人。(2)She was awarded the prize for both films.她因这两部电影而获奖。(3)He was given 500 dollars as a reward/in reward for his bravery in saving the drowning chi
34、ld.他因抢救落水儿童时表现勇敢而得到500美元的奖金。(4)语法填空He received honours and awards (award) from the government for his contribution to agricultural production.She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was_awarded (award) a medical degree in January 1877.She started singing to the baby and was rewarded w
35、ith a smile.(5)用 award/reward/prize 填空A prize was given to the person who had the winning number.The Oscar is the most famous film award in the world.She offered a reward of $20,000 for information about her missing son.6 (教材P2)China and Japan have midautumn festivals, when people admire the moon an
36、d in China, enjoy mooncakes.中国和日本都有中秋节，这时人们会赏月。在中国，人们还吃月饼。(1)admire sb. for sth.因某事而钦佩某人(2)admiration n. 钦佩；羡慕with admiration 钦佩地(3)admiring adj. 佩服的；称赞的即学即用(1)He was a brave man. We all admire his courage.他是一个勇敢的人，我们都很佩服他的勇气。(2)The works of Dickens are admired in China as well as in the rest of the
37、 world.狄更斯的作品在中国还有世界其他地方都受到赞赏。(3)We all admired him for the way he saved the children from the fire.我们都称赞他从火中救孩子们的英勇行为。(4)Within moments, hed attracted an admiring audience.不出片刻，他就赢得了全场观众的倾心。(5)Deeply moved by her performance, the whole audience gasped with admiration.她的演奏动人心弦，全场观众赞叹不已。(6)语法填空David
38、Beckham is admired for his excellent skill of free kick by his fans.Im writing you the letter to express my admiration (admire) and gratitude to you.It was not until then that I realized what was worth admiring (admire) and what was the most important for young people.We walked round the house, admi
39、ring (admire) the furniture and decorations.1 (教材P1)Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论一下这些节日在什么时间举行，庆祝的是什么事件以及在那个时间人们在做什么。take the place of代替；接替take ones place 就位；出席；就座；替代某人即学即用The 2022 Olympic Winter Games will take place in Beijing and Zhangjiakou
40、in Hebei.2022年冬奥会将在北京和河北的张家口举行。Great changes have_taken (take) place in China in the last few years.过去的几年里，中国发生了巨大的变化。Nothing can ever take the place of real love and family harmony.什么都不能取代真爱与家庭和睦。名师点津take place 是不及物动词短语，其后不能接宾语，也不能用于被动语态。易混辨析 happen/take place/break out/come abouthappen往往带有意外和偶然性的“
41、发生”take place一般是按意图、计划“发生”，事情往往是事先安排好的，还可引申为“举行；进行”break out多指战争、自然灾害、病疫的突然爆发，也可指争吵、争论的发生come about尤指以难以防止的方式发生，常与 how 连用即学即用选用上述词语填空The evening party will take_place on Sunday according to our plan.The handfootmouth disease broke_out in some places last year.How did this dangerous situation come_ab
42、out?A terrible accident happened near our school at midnight.2 (教材P2)For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要上坟扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。in honor of.为了向表示敬意；为纪念in search of. 寻找in face of. 面临/面对in charge of. 掌管即学即用In memory of the
43、dead in the Sichuan Earthquake, people set up a monument.为纪念四川大地震中的遇难者，人们建了一座纪念碑。A great many college graduates went to the big cities in_search_of better jobs.许多大学毕业生去大城市寻找更好的工作。He is in_charge_of the company when his father is away.当父亲不在家时，他负责公司的工作。名师点津in memory of 短语中的memory 前不能加冠词。3 (教材P2)It is
44、now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.如今，(万圣节前夕)成了孩子们的节日，这一天他们可以乔装打扮去邻居家要糖果吃。即学即用一词多义写出下面句中 dress up 的含义We all dressed up for the party but she was still in her ordinary clothes.穿上盛装My wife is always dressing up in front of the mirror bef
45、ore she goes to work.打扮We shall dress the room up for Christmas.装饰dress up as.装扮成；打扮成be dressed in 穿着(表示穿的状态)They tried to dress him up as a “national hero”他们想把他打扮成一个“民族英雄”。We must be dressed in the school uniform at school.我们上学必须穿校服。4 (教材P2)If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children mig
46、ht play a trick on them.如果邻居什么糖果也不给，那么孩子们就可能捉弄他们。play tricks on sb.搞恶作剧；开玩笑play jokes/a joke on sb. 取笑某人make fun of sb. 取笑某人laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人即学即用He often plays tricks/a trick on me in public, which makes me angry.他经常在公共场合开我的玩笑，这使我很生气。Americans like Halloween, because they can make fun of others on t
47、his holiday.美国人喜欢万圣节前夕，因为他们可以在这个节日里捉弄别人。Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes.如果有人想嘲笑你的错误，不要不高兴。5 (教材P2)The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天，迎来春天的日子。look into往里看；调查look
48、 out 向外看；当心；小心look up to 仰视；尊敬；赞赏look down on/upon 俯视；轻视；看不起即学即用I look forward to hearing (hear) from you as soon as possible.我期盼能尽快收到你的来信。Hes a fine teacher. Weve always looked up to him.他是一位优秀的教师，我们一向很尊敬他。The police are looking into the pearl robbery.警方正在调查这起珠宝抢劫案。名师点津(1)look forward to 中的 to 为介词，
49、后面跟动词时要用动词的ing 形式。(2)look forward to 常放在定语从句中作谓语，考查其后接主句的谓语动词形式。look forward 表示“向前看”时，其后常常接不定式作目的状语。The novel I looked forward to was (be) published last week.我期待的小说上周终于出版了。I look forward to_confirm (confirm) what has happened.我向前看了看想确认发生了什么事。6 (教材P2)People love to get together to eat, drink and hav
50、e fun with each other.人们喜欢聚在一起吃喝玩乐。have (.) fun (in) doing sth. 开心地做某事for fun 为了好玩；为了消遣；开玩笑地What fun! 多么有趣呀！Its fun to do sth. 做某事很有趣即学即用I had fun with my friends at the party.我和朋友们在晚会上玩得很开心。We had fun riding (ride) our bicycles to the beach today.今天我们开心地骑车去了海边。Its fun to_swim (swim) in the pool wit
51、h friends in summer.夏天和朋友在游泳池里游泳很有趣。名师点津fun 是不可数名词，其前不加冠词。1 Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors， who might return either to help or to do harm.有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或者使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上(给人们)提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。(1)句中 who 引导的定语从句中含有并列连词词组 either.or.，意为“或者，或者；要么，要么；不是就是”。它可以连接两个并列
52、成分，如谓语动词、名词、代词、不定式或分词、介词短语等。I left the book either on the table or in the drawer.我把书不是放在桌子上，就是放在抽屉里了。(2)它连接的两个并列的名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”，即要与邻近的主语保持一致。Either you or I am (be) going there tomorrow.明天要么你去那里，要么我去那里。(3)与 either.or.用法类似，同样遵循“就近原则”的结构还有：neither.nor.既不，也不not only.but (also). 不仅，而且not.but.
53、不是，而是Not only the students but also their teacher is_enjoying (enjoy) the film now.现在，不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片，他们的老师也在欣赏这部影片。As a matter of fact, not you but he is (be) to blame.事实上，不是你，而是他该受责备。2 On this important feast day， people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成颅
54、骨形状的食物和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。句中with “bones” on them 短语作 cakes 的后置定语，它是“with宾语宾语补足语”结构，即 with 的复合宾语结构。The boy stood there with his head down.这个男孩低着头站在那儿。With a lot of work to_do (do), I wont have time to go out.有这么多工作要做，我没有时间出去。The day was bright, with a fresh breeze blowing (blow)天气晴朗，吹着一股清风。I sat in my room f
55、or a few minutes with my eyes fixed (fix) on the ceiling.我在房间坐了一会儿，眼睛盯着天花板。3 The country， covered with cherry tree flowers， looks as though it is covered with pink snow.(节日里)整个国度到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像是覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。(1)句中 as though 引导的从句是表语从句，相当于 as if。另外，它还可以引导方式状语从句。It seemed as though/if they were very tired
56、.看上去他们很累。(2)无论引导哪种从句，当其所表示的情况是事实或具有很大可能性时，通常用陈述语气；当其所表示的情况不是事实，而是主观的想象或夸大性的比喻时，通常用虚拟语气。虚拟语气中动词时态的判断标准如下：判断条件从句的谓语时态对现在的虚拟一般过去时(系动词 be 一般用 were)对过去的虚拟过去完成时 (had done)对将来的虚拟would/could/might动词原形She treats the baby as if/though he were (be) her own child.她就像对待自己的孩子一样对待这个婴儿。My teacher looked as though/i
57、f he had_known (know) the thing completely.我的老师看起来好像完全知道这件事了。名师点津如果 as though/if 从句中的主语与主句的主语一致，且含有助动词 be 的某种形式时，则从句中的主语和助动词 be 都可省略。Tom raised his hand as if to_say (say) something.汤姆举起手好像要说什么。.单词拼写1Li Bai and Du Fu were both wellknown Chinese poets (诗人) in Tang Dynasty.2Many awards (奖品) will be gi
58、ven to the winners in the coming music ceremony.3Mohandas Gandhi was the leader who helped gain Indias independence (独立) from Britain.4On the arrival (到达) of the New Year, Id like to express my appreciation of you.5Millions of people in Africa are still starving (挨饿) to death at present.6There is a
59、great demand for agricultural (农用的) machinery in this country.7It is my belief (信念) that he will succeed in carrying out the experiment.8If our team wins in the event, there will be a celebration (庆祝活动)9As for me, I admire (羡慕) the ant for his hard work and good planning.10It is difficult to get use
60、d to another countrys customs (风俗).选词填空(可变换表式)play a trick on， look forward to， take place， dress up， day and night， as though， have fun with1His burial (葬礼) will take place next Sunday.2Everything went on as usual as_though nothing had happened.3If they dont give us a treat, we can play a trick on
61、them.4I always have fun with my dog there.5On the first day of the Spring Festival, people are dressed_up and visit their neighbors and friends, sending best wishes to each other.6Tina was looking_forward_to being invited to Marys birthday party.7We have only so little time that we have to study day
62、 and night.补全句子1What_fun_it_is_to_meet so many new friends!遇到这么多新朋友是一件多么愉快的事啊！2In recent years, great_changes_have_taken_place in my home village.近几年来，我家乡有了很大的变化。3I firmly hold_the_belief_that you are bound to succeed if you put your heart into it.我坚信只要你全身心地投入其中，你就一定会成功。4Hawking is_admired_for_his_devotion_to science.霍金因对科学的贡献而受人钦佩。5He has_gained_rich_experience_from his parttime job in these years.这些年来，他从他的兼职工作中获得了丰富的经验。