1、Carnival, the most important and popular festival in Brazil, mixes emotions, creativity, colours, sounds and many costumes. The moment comes when all participants are the protagonists (主角) of their own play, costume, plot, and samba.Carnival, as spelled in Portuguese, is a 4day celebration. It start
2、s on Saturday, and ends on Fat Tuesday.Dates change every year.Little need be said about Carnival in Rio; the Samba School Parade is worldfamous and everyone has seen pictures in magazines and on television.Every year, Rio hosts the worlds largest festival Carnival. Many preCarnival festivities begi
3、n earlier, while the closing event the Parade of the Champions is on Saturday.The official opening is when the Mayor hands over the keys of the City to Carnival King Momo and his Queen. This is the kickoff for festivities that dance through the streets all over town, highlighted by parades, contests
4、 and balls.Downtown, the Sambadrome opens its gates to the Samba School Parades, beginning with Group B Samba Schools on Friday. Saturday is set aside for Group A the second highest ranking, with the champion and runnerup promotedto the Major League next year. Sunday and Monday are the Major Samba S
5、chool Parades in the Special Group, while Tuesday sees the Junior Samba Schools. Balls takeplace every night throughout the week, together with a variety ofcostume contests.During this period, hotels in Rio work only with package bookings and prepayment. One of the most frequent questions we hear is
6、 “what is the date of Carnival this year？” Well,believe it or not,it is not an easy question to answer. You have to be part astrologer (占星家), part mathematician, and part priest!Section_Introduction_&_Reading_Prereading原文呈现读文清障The Magic of the MaskThink ofcarnival， and you think of crowds, costumes，
7、 and confusion. The sounds and sights change from one country to another but the excitement is the same 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
8、 of Easter. People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season. Having fun meant eating, drinking, and dressing up.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
9、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 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”
10、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 extend
11、ed， so that it began just after Christmas. For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognised. Ordinary people could pretend to be rich and important, while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret. Many crimes went unpunishe
12、d.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 Christmas为结果状语从句。on end连续地；竖着现在分词短语wearing .doing .作伴随状语。而doing后what they wanted .为宾语从句。pretend/prItend/vi.假装pretend to do sth.假装做某事in secret秘密地(secretly)go unpunished没有得到惩罚第3段译文欧洲(过去
13、)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 problem. Their use was limited by laws, the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century.
14、 Men were not allowed to wear masks at night; and they were not allowed to dress up as women. In later times more laws were passed. People who wore masks could not carry firearms； and no one could enter a church wearing a mask. If they broke the laws, they were put into prison for up to two years. F
15、inally, when Venice became part of the Austrian empire， at the end of the eighteenth century, masks were banned completely, and carnival became just a memory.But in the late 1970s the tradition was revived by students. They began making masks and organising parties, and threw bits of brightly colour
16、ed paper (called coriandoli) at tourists. The town council realised that carnival was good for business, and the festival was developed for tourists.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。be limited by受限制date back to追溯到(date from)以上两个短语没有进行时和被动语态。of which .为非限制性定语从句
17、，修饰laws。be allowed to do被允许做who wore masks为定语从句，修饰people。firearm/faIrm/n.火器put .into prison把关进监狱up to达到(数量、程度等)empire/empaI/n.帝国ban v(banned; banned)禁止；取缔ban sb. from doing sth.禁止某人做某事memory/memri/n.记忆in memory of为了纪念in the late/early 1970s在20世纪70年代后/早期revive/rIvaIv/vt.复兴；再兴起；再流行bits of小片的called cor
18、iandoli为过去分词作定语，修饰paper。throw .at .向扔council/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
19、“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 booked and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes. German, French and English seem to be the main la
20、nguages. But the spirit of Venice carnival is not quite the same as the great American carnivals. If the key to Rio is music and movement, then in Venice it is the mystery of the mask. As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks elegant or frightening, sad or amusing, traditional o
21、r modern but you have no idea what the faces behind them look like. Nobody takes them off. If the masks come off， the magic is lost.book/bk/vt.预订作为动词用来指预订“房间、票、座位”等。be crowded with挤满quite为副词，此处用来加强语气。be (not) the same as .与(不)一样key n关键；答案(常与介词to连用)wander/wnd/vi.漫步；闲逛wonder v想知道，纳闷elegant/elInt/adj.优
22、美的；高雅的what the faces behind them look like为同位语从句，作idea的同位语。take off除去，去掉，摘下come off掉落，脱落，摘掉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了主要语言。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
23、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。PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1elegantAto behave as if something is true2book Bhaving special powers3magic Cto move slowly without a direction4wander Dto arrange with a hotel5pretend Ethe point from which sth. starts6origin
24、 Fvery beautiful and gentle7costume Ga group of countries that are controlled by one ruler8empire Hclothes15_68_答案：15FDBCA68EHGLeadinDo you know some famous festivals in the world？And can you tell something about them?参考答案：There_are_many_festivals_in_the_world,_such_as_New_Years_ Day_in_China,_Women
25、s_Day,_April_Fools_Day,_Carnival_in_Europe,_etc._On_the_festivals,_people_always_take_part_in_some_activities_in_memory_of_something._For_example,_on_New_Years_Eve,_people_often_gather_together_to_celebrate_the_end_of_the_cold_winter_and_the_beginning_of_another_year,_etc.WhilereadingFastreading1Rea
26、d the passage quickly and choose the main idea.ADifferent carnivals.BThe origins of carnival.CSpecial food.DCarnival in Venice.答案：D2Find out the main idea of each paragraph.(1)Para.1Athe meaning of carnival and how it was celebrated(2)Para.2 Bthe law about wearing masks(3)Para.3 Cthe general impress
27、ion of carnival(4)Para.4 Dhow carnival is celebrated today in Venice and the feature of it(5)Para.5 Ecarnival in Venice and the problems it caused(6)Para.6 Fthe revival of the tradition of celebrating carnival(1)(6)_答案：(1)(6)CAEBFDCarefulreadingChoose the best answers according to the text.1Where di
28、d carnival begin?ALatin America.BEurope.CAmerica. DBritain.2When is carnival celebrated in Europe?AAfter Easter.BBefore Easter.CIt lasted for 40 days.DThe last day of the winter season.3Which one is TRUE about the carnival in Venice?AIt is the most famous carnival in Europe.BIt lasts for one day.CIt
29、 lasts for one week.DPeople can eat and drink but they can not wear their masks.4Why were masks banned in Venice?ABecause masks were not welcomed by the ordinary people.BBecause masks were not welcomed by the rich and famous people.CBecause people who wore masks usually carried firearms.DBecause it
30、caused many crimes which were hard to punish.5What is the key to the carnival in Venice?AMusic and movement.BMusic and dance.CIt can attract many foreigners.DThe mystery of the mask.答案：15BBADDStudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1In Europe, where it began, carnival was f
31、ollowed by forty days without meat, as people prepared for the Christian festival of Easter.句式分析尝试翻译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。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，庆祝狂欢节的时间被延长了，以至于圣诞节一过狂欢节就开始了。_
32、3For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognised.句式分析尝试翻译连续几个星期人们戴着面具走在街上，为所欲为而不会被认出来。.阅读理解AMany Americans believe that our present national holiday called Thanksgiving originated with a feast celebrated by Pilgrims who arrived on the s
33、hores of America in 1620. Some people survived due to the help from a local Indian tribe. During the next spring the Indians taught them how to grow and cultivate the crops. In the fall of 1621 they simply celebrated a traditional English Autumn Harvest Festival. This is the credit of the first Than
34、ksgiving.As time went on, Thanksgiving was celebrated through various governmental announcements. Cities, counties and state governments continued their regional observance until 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg fought on July 4th, 1863 became a Union victory that represented the turning point of the
35、American Civil War. In honor of this event, two national Thanksgivings were declared by President Lincoln. The first holiday honored the victory at Gettysburg on August 6th. The second event was celebrated on the last Thursday in November and became the permanent holiday with which we are familiar.
36、Lincolns declaration was motivated by the efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, an editor of a popular womens magazine who started a national drive for Thanksgiving as early as 1827.During the end of the 19th century, Thanksgiving with its New England influence was commonly represented by turkeys, a large
37、feast and large family reunions. The Pilgrims were not in evidence during these early celebrations nor was there a cozy relationship with the Indians.The dawn of the 20th century saw Thanksgiving develop into its present form. Now that the Indians were no longer a threat, pictures of Americans and I
38、ndians in their familiar congruent (相配的，符合的) setting emerged and became popular. The 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing in America in 1920 strengthened the modern symbolism and meaning that we attribute to our present day celebrations.语篇解读：本文讲述了人们是怎样庆祝第一个感恩节的，让读者了解了感恩节的由来和人们庆祝感恩节的活动变化过程。1What
39、s the best title for the passage?AHow to celebrate Thanksgiving around the worldBThe first Thanksgiving and its developmentCVarious celebration activities of Thanksgiving around the worldDTwo national Thanksgiving declared by Lincoln解析：选B标题归纳题。由每段段首的句意可推知本文是按照时间的先后顺序来写的，纵观全文可知主要讲述第一个感恩节的由来和人们庆祝第一个感恩
40、节的活动，故选B项。2Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving?AIndians.BEuropeans.CPresident Lincoln. DPilgrims.解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段第一句话可知许多美国人认为，现在所谓的感恩节起源于1620年抵达美国海岸的清教徒所庆祝的节日，故选D项。3Which is the right order of the events for the first Thanksgiving?Thanksgiving was represented by turkeys, a large feast and large fa
41、mily reunions.Two national Thanksgivings were declared by President Lincoln.Indians and Pilgrims celebrated a traditional English Autumn Harvest Festival.Pilgrims arrived on the shores of America.ABCD解析：选A推理判断题。由第一段可知先是一些清教徒来到美国海岸，受到印第安人的帮助，之后于1621年庆祝传统的英国秋收节，由此排除C、D两项，然后根据第二、三段内容可知，先是出现美国总统林肯宣布的两个全
42、国性感恩节，才出现后来的以火鸡、大餐和家庭团聚为主要特征的庆祝活动。故选A项。4The year 2020 will be the _ anniversary of Thanksgiving.A200th B300thC400th D500th解析：选C推理判断题。由文章最后一句“The 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing in America in 1920 .”可知，1920年是感恩节300周年庆，可推知2020年将是400周年庆，故选C项。BTheres been a lot of talk about white and blue col
43、lar workers, and you may have even heard of gold collar workers, but lately a new color of collar is making its way into Chinas urban vernacular (方言) green. Green collars say no when work is life and life is work. They choose to get out of the fast lane, and explore new ways of living “green”Living
44、green doesnt mean someone is working as an environmentalist, biologist or scientist. Instead, it is more of a lifestyle choice. A typical green collar is welleducated like a white collar but physically tough like a blue collar, likely born in the 70s or 80s and living in one of Chinas big cities, wi
45、th a monthly income well above 5,000 yuan.The life of a green collar may go something like this: turn off the mobile phone after work, eat only healthy food rich in vitamins, go out on hikes every weekend, and like to help the underprivileged.Green collars even have their own club. In Beijing, the G
46、reen Collar Club is for people who share a “be happy, healthy and helpful” spirit. The club often holds charity parties and uses the donations for environmental protection and poverty relief projects in China.“They are successful in their careers, but do not miss the pleasures in life. They have a l
47、ot of money, but do not fall slave to it，” said Zuo Shiguang, one of the founding members of the club.语篇解读：本文介绍了当今中国大城市中新兴的“绿领”一族的生活方式。5What is the text mainly about?AThe appearance of gold collar workers.BThe increasing awareness of environmental protection.CThe lifestyle of green collars.DNew tren
48、ds in big cities of China.解析：选C主旨大意题。文章第一段引出“绿领”的话题，下文主要介绍了中国大城市中新兴的“绿领”的生活方式。6Green collars are living green because _.Athey devoted themselves to environmental protectionBthey spend a lot of time in the openCthey refuse to live an unhealthy lifeDthey have a large income解析：选C细节理解题。由第二、三段可知，之所以称为“绿领
49、”，是因为他们追求健康的生活方式，注意环保仅仅是其中一方面的表现。故选C。7After work, green collars will _.Ado a lot of extra work at homeBnot think about work any moreChave fun with old friendsDlike to be left alone解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段可知，他们下班后就会关闭手机，目的就是抛开一切工作的烦扰。8Which of the following best describes Zuo Shiguangs attitude towards green
50、collars?AScolding. BAppreciative.CDoubtful. DNeutral.解析：选B推理判断题。从最后一段可知，Zuo Shiguang是“绿领”俱乐部的创办人之一，对“绿领”们的生活方式非常欣赏。故选B。CHeld around August 10th, Nagqu Horse Racing Festival is the most important in north Tibet. In the golden season of grassland, tens of thousands of herdsmen (牧人) from different part
51、s of Tibet, in their holiday best, come to Nagqu on their horses with different kinds of goods and materials. They pitch tents (帐篷) in the southern part of Nagqu town. During the festival, thousands of tents with paintings of all kinds of Buddhas will be set up in the area, stretching (绵延) miles. It
52、 makes the grassland look like a small town.On the day for the opening ceremony of the festival, people from all over Tibet will pour into this grassland. Colorful flags are flying against the blue sky; horses are racing, herdsmen are showing their riding skills; some are dancing. People around the
53、“tent town” will be cooking and drinking. This is really a lively picture that you should not miss.After the opening ceremony, the recreational and trade activities will start, such as horse races, carrying rocks, and performing Tibetan operas. All together, these activities will last 3 to 7 days.Th
54、e horse racing festival has a long history. It dates from the ancient military review (阅兵式) in the Tubo tribe (部落) in the area. It is also the traditional occasion for horse trade. The buying and selling of horses at these fairs attracts Tibetans from near and far. Nowadays, the local government als
55、o attaches great importance to the occasion and considers it a good chance to help the economic (经济的) development in the area. Business talks are held and modern activities like fashion shows can also be seen there. It has become a bright part in the tourism of Tibet.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了西藏那曲赛马节的相关情况。9The un
56、derlined word “pitch” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_”Aput up Btake apartCturn out Dlook over解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“During the festival .It makes the grassland look like a small town.”可知，在节日期间，画有各种各样的Buddhas的成千上万的帐篷在那曲镇的南部草原上搭建，绵延数英里。这使得草原看上去像一个小镇。故节日期间牧民把帐篷建在那曲镇的南部。所以画线词的意思为“搭建”。10Which of the fo
57、llowing words can describe the opening ceremony of the festival?ASurprising. BBoring.CTouching. DWonderful.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，赛马节当天，来自西藏四面八方的人们涌入那曲镇的草原。彩旗飘扬、赛马比赛如火如荼地举行、牧民展示他们的骑技，一些人在跳舞。人们在帐篷里可以做饭喝酒。千万不要错过这个生动的画面。由此可推知，赛马节的开幕式很精彩。11What do you know about Nagqu Horse Racing Festival?AIt is the most
58、 important festival in Tibet.BPeople hold different activities during the festival.CThe horse racing festival is a new festival held in recent years.DThe activities of the festival usually last more than a week.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段“After the opening ceremony .performing Tibetan operas.”可知，赛马节开幕式结束后，各种娱乐
59、和商业活动开始进行。故人们在赛马节期间举行不同的活动。12What is the best title for this passage?AThe Grassland in North TibetBSpecial Festival Activities in TibetCNagqu Horse Racing FestivalDThe Tent Town in North Tibet解析：选C标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了那曲每年举办赛马节的相关情况。.阅读七选五Tips for Summer ReadingSummer holds many of my strongest and
60、 most powerful reading memories. I remember sitting under a tree in the backyard as a child, reading AnneofGreenGables as the shadows crossed the grass. I remember sitting in the back seat of the car on a long family road trip, sharing joke books with my brother and sister and laughing until we crie
61、d. _1_ I want all kids to enjoy the fun of summer reading, because summer reading has secret power. _2_ Here are some ways to motivate kids for summer reading.Make children the curators (管理人) of their reading lives.Have students set summer reading goals for themselves. _3_ Students can act as “chief
62、 curators” of the blog in turn so that over the course of the summer each of them takes on the responsibility of replying to posts and highlighting a popular title._4_Taking “curiosity walks” is a fantastic way to bring informational text into a childs reading list. These walks also provide opportun
63、ities for authentic writing. Have children take an inspiration notebook on a class walk outside and write down anything they see that they would like to learn more about.Make reading more like summer camp.Lets combine reading with handson activities and make reading more like summer camp. We can tak
64、e field trips to the library and search the shelves for books on a topic chosen out of a hat. _5_ Then they can bring that creation in to share on the first days of school.AIt will set the stage for academic success.BBring the outdoors back into summer reading.CSelect some books and share them with
65、your students.DSet up a summer blog so you can all share recommendations.EThese memories became important stepping stones in my life.FIt is important to build and shape a strong reading life during school months.GWe can ask our students to create something in response to one of the books theyve read.答案：15EADBG