1、The annual Carnival in Brazil is a unique festival.It is also the most important ethnic celebration.It comes between the end of February and the beginning of March every year.Hundreds of thousands of tourists from overseas were attracted to join the feast of rejoicing,which involves flamboyant costu
2、mes,sexy Brazilian girls and passionate Samba dance.The“King Momo”dressed in white,took the gold key of the city from the mayor of Rio de Janeiro to signify the beginning of Carnival.During the following five days,the“King”，who plays a leading role in the Carnival,would throw out all daily routines,
3、so that people could indulge themselves.“King Momo”is also known as“the King of Carnival”.He is handpicked by Rio residents.There was once a rule that required the“King”to weigh no less than 100 kg.Today,there is a rule that the“King”shouldnt be heavier than 130 kg.The main“course”of the Carnival is
4、 the Samba dance.The Carnival is highlighted with the Samba competitions.The winner is given one million dollars.Block parades have become an impressive feature of Rios Carnival.They number more than 100 and the groups increase each year.多积词汇unique adj.独特的；独一无二的celebration n庆祝involve v包含signify v表明，
5、显示play a leading role in 在中扮演主要角色be known as作为而出名impressive adj.给人深刻印象的number v总计；共计Section Introduction&Reading Pre-reading原文呈现The Magic of the MaskThink ofcarnival，and you think of crowds,costumes，and confusion.The sounds and sights change from one country to another but the excitement is the same
6、 everywhere.“Carnival”comes from two Latin words,meaning“no more meat”.In Europe,where it began，carnival was followed by forty days without meat,as people prepared for the Christian festival of Easter.People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.Having fun meant e
7、ating,drinking,and dressing up.读文清障Think of.and you think of.为“祈使句and陈述句”结构。carnival/knIvl/n.狂欢节costume/kstjum/n.服装；戏装；化装服confusion/knfjun/n.杂乱；混乱change from.to.从到变化现在分词短语“meaning.”作定语，相当于“which means.”。where it began为定语从句，修饰先行词Europe。be followed by被跟随；紧跟着Christian/krIstn/adj.基督教的as people prepared
8、for the Christian为时间状语从句。see.as.把看作have fun过得愉快，动名词短语having fun作主语，mean doing表示“意味着做”。dress up装扮；打扮面具的魔力第 12 段译文想到狂欢节，你就会想到人群、各式各样的服装和热闹非凡的场面。这种场面在每个国家所听到的和看到的各不相同，但人们的兴奋程度在各地都是相同的。“狂欢节”这个词是由两个拉丁词演变而来的，意思是“禁肉食”。欧洲是狂欢节的发源地，在那里，狂欢节过后人们会有 40 天不吃肉，在这期间，人们为基督教的节日复活节做准备。人们把狂欢节作为冬季结束前最后一次玩乐的机会。玩乐意味着吃、喝和乔装打
9、扮。The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice.At the beginning，it lasted for just one day.People ate,drank,and wore masks.As time passed，however,the carnival period was extended，so that it began just after Christmas.For weeks on end19 people walked round the streets wearing masks,doing what the
10、y wanted without being recognised.Ordinary people could pretend21 to be rich and important,while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret22.Many crimes went unpunished23.14 at the beginning从一开始，起初(at first)last(for)持续as time passed随着时间的推移extend/Ikstend/vt.延长so that it began just after
11、Christmas为结果状语从句。on end(时间)连续地；竖立着现在分词短语wearing.doing.作伴随状语。而doing后what they wanted.为宾语从句。21 pretend/prItend/vi.假装pretend to do sth.假装做某事22 in secret秘密地(secretly)23 go unpunished没有得到惩罚第 3 段译文 欧洲过去最著名的狂欢节是在威尼斯。最初，狂欢节只持续一天。人们吃呀、喝呀，并戴上面具。然而，随着时间的推移，庆祝狂欢节的时间被延长了，以至于圣诞节一过狂欢节就开始了。连续几个星期人们戴着面具走在街上，为所欲为而不会被
12、认出来。普通人可以装成阔佬和要人，而名人也可以偷偷地体验浪漫奇遇。很多罪行逃脱了惩处。The government realised that wearing masks had become a problem24.Their use was limited by25 laws,the first of which dates back to26 the fourteenth century27.Men were not allowed to wear28 masks at night;and they were not allowed to dress up as women.In lat
13、er times more laws were passed.People who wore masks29 could not carry firearms30；and no one could enter a church wearing a mask.If they broke the laws,they were put into prison31 for up to32 two years.Finally,when Venice became part of the Austrian empire33，at the end of the eighteenth century,mask
14、s were banned34completely,and carnival became just a memory35.But in the late 1970s36 the tradition was revived37 by students.They began making masks and organising parties,and threw bits of 38 brightly coloured paper(called coriandoli39)at40 tourists.The town council41 realised that carnival was go
15、od for business,and the festival was developed for tourists.24 that wearing masks had become a problem为宾语从句，其中动名词短语wearing masks在从句中作主语。25 be limited by受限制26 date back to追溯到(date from)以上两个短语没有进行时和被动语态。27 of which.为非限制性定语从句，修饰laws。28 be allowed to do被允许做29 who wore masks为定语从句，修饰people。30 firearm/faIr
16、m/n.火器31 put.into prison把关进监狱32 up to达到(数量、程度等)33 empire/empaI/n.帝国34 ban v(banned;banned)禁止；取缔ban sb.from doing sth.禁止某人做某事35 memory/memn.记忆in memory of为了纪念36 in the late/early 1970s在20世纪70年代后/早期37 revive/rIvaIv/vt.复兴；再兴起；再流行38 bits of小片的39 called coriandoli为过去分词作定语，修饰paper。40 throw.at.向扔41 council
17、/kansl/n.地方议会；政务委员会第 45 段译文政府意识到戴面具已成为一个问题。它们面具的使用受到法律的限制，最早的法律条文可追溯到 14 世纪。男子不准在夜间戴面具，并且不能假扮女性。之后，更多法律条文出台了。戴面具者不得携带火器，不得进入教堂。如果他们违反了法律，就要被判处长达两年的监禁。最后，在 18 世纪末，当威尼斯成为奥地利帝国的一部分时，面具被完全禁止了，狂欢节只成为一个记忆。但在 20 世纪 70 年代后期，狂欢节这个传统节日又被学生们恢复了。他们开始制作面具，并组织聚会，还向游客扔小块的彩色纸片叫“五彩纸片”。市镇议会意识到狂欢节对商业是有好处的，因此这个节日得以发展，以
18、吸引更多的游客。Today,carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February.People arrive from all over Europe to enjoy the fun.Hotels are fully booked42 and the narrow streets are crowded with43 wonderful costumes.German,French and Engli sh seem to be the main languages.But the spirit of Venice carniv
19、al is not quite44 the same as the great American carnivals45.If the key46 to Rio is music and movement,then in Venice it is the mystery of the mask.As you wander47 through the streets,you see thousands of masks elegant48 or frightening,sad or amusing,traditional or modern but you have no idea what t
20、he faces behind them look like49.Nobody takes them off50.If the masks come off51，the magic52 is lost.42 book/bk/vt.预订作为动词用来指预订“房间、票、座位”等。43 be crowded with挤满44 quite为副词，此处用来加强语气。45 be(not)the same as.与(不)一样46 key n关键；答案(常与介词to连用)47 wander/wnd/vi.漫步；闲逛wonder v想知道，纳闷48 elegant/elInt/adj.优美的；高雅的49 what
21、 the faces behind them look like为同位语从句，作idea的同位语。50 take off除去，去掉，摘下51 come off掉落，脱落，摘掉52 magic/mdIk/n.魔力；魅力第 6 段译文 如今，威尼斯狂欢节的庆祝活动在二月进行，历时五天。来自欧洲各国的人们在此尽情娱乐。旅店已被预订一空，狭窄的街道上挤满了身着华美服饰的人。德语、法语和英语似乎成为主要语言。但威尼斯狂欢节的本质与美洲狂欢节有所不同。如果在里约热内卢，狂欢节主要是音乐和游行的话，那么在威尼斯，则是面具的神秘。当你漫步街头时，你会看到成千上万张面具高雅的、可怕的、忧伤的、有趣的、传统的或时
22、尚的但你并不知道面具后面的那些面孔是什么样。没有人摘下面具。如果面具摘掉了，其魔力也就消失了。.Match the word with its meaning.1carnival A狂欢节2hide B优美的；高雅的3confusion C漫步；闲逛4extend D掩藏；躲藏5pretend E预订6memory F延长.Match the word with its meaning.1carnival A狂欢节2hide B优美的；高雅的3confusion C漫步；闲逛4extend D掩藏；躲藏5pretend E预订6memory F延长7revive G记忆8book H复兴；再兴
23、起；再流行9wander I杂乱；混乱10elegant J假装答案：15 ADIFJ 610 GHECB.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1When is her new novel coming out？2Youll be sure to have fun at the party tonight.3How time flies!The term has come to an end.4She dressed up like a princess for the party.5It is said Tom has esc
24、aped to the border in secret.6I became a member of the company dating back to 1925.7He would disappear for weeks on end.出版玩得开心结束打扮秘密地追溯到连续地Match the pictures with the following names of the festivals.Carnival()Easter()Christmas()Halloween()Thanksgiving()答案：ECDBA.Read for the main idea.1Skim the pass
25、age and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 Athe meaning of carnival and how it was celebratedPara.2 Bthe law about wearing masksPara.3 Cthe general impression of carnivalPara.4 D how carnival is celebrated today in Venice and the feature of it Para.5 Ecarnival in Venice and the problem
26、it causedPara.6 Fthe revival of the tradition of celebrating carnival答案：CAEBFD2Whats the main idea of the passage?ADifferent carnivals.BThe origins of carnival.CSpecial food.DCarnival in Venice.答案：D.Read for the details.1Where did carnival begin?ALatin America BEuropeCAmerica DBritain2When did carni
27、val start in Europe?AAfter Easter.BBefore Easter.CThe whole winter.DThe last day of winter.3The government in Venice didnt allow people to wear masks because_.Amaking masks wasted lots of moneyBthey didnt like people wearing masksCsome of the masks looked very frighteningDmany crimes were committed
28、by the people wearing masks4The main reason for the revival of the carnival was probably that _.Aboth the young and the old liked it very muchBmasks were magical and attractive Cthe carnival contributed to the development of businessDit was good for students to develop their communication skills答案：1
29、4 BBDC.Analyze the difficult sentences.1In Europe,where it began,carnival was followed by forty days without meat,as people prepared for the Christian festival of Easter.句式分析 In Europe，地点状语where it began，非限制性定语从句carnival主语was followed谓语by forty days状语without meat，定语，修饰daysas people prepared for the
30、Christian festival of Easter.as引导的时间状语从句尝试翻译 _欧洲是狂欢节的发源地，狂欢节结束后的40天里是不能吃肉的，因为人们准备迎接基督教的“复活节”。2As time passed,however,the carnival period was extended,so that it began just after Christmas.句式分析 尝试翻译 然而，随着时间的推移，庆祝狂欢节的时间延长了，所以圣诞节刚过狂欢节就开始了。尝试翻译 3For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing m
31、asks,doing what they wanted without being recognised.句式分析 For weeks on end时间状语people walked round the streets主句wearing masks，现在分词作方式状语what引导的宾语从句，what在从句中作宾语doing what they wanted without being recognised.现在分词作伴随状语连续几个星期人们戴着面具在街上四处走动，为所欲为而不会被认出来。4As you wander through the streets,you see thousands o
32、f masks elegant or frightening,sad or amusing,traditional or modern but you have no idea what the faces behind them look like.句式分析 第一分句：As you wander through the streets，时间状语从句you see.or amusing，traditional or modern主句第二分句：you have no idea主句what the faces behind them look like.同位语从句，解释说明idea尝试翻译 高雅的或可怕的，忧伤的或有趣的，传统的或时尚的但你并不知道面具后是什么样的面孔。当你漫步街头时，你会看到成千上万张面具 “课时跟踪检测”见“Module 4 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看