1、Section Reading and Thinking 课前预习自检课前预习自检 温馨提示：这里不是单纯地提供查寻便利，也不是简单地答疑解惑，而是坚 持尝试将英语译成汉语，再将汉语译回英语，仔细揣摩英汉位置的差异，最终提 高英语语言的输出能力。尝试并坚持，终将受益。 WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? 我们为何庆祝节日？ Festivals are celebrated all around the world. 世界各地都庆祝节日。 They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year
2、, religions, famous figures and important events. 这些节日有着各种各样的由来，如时节、宗教、著名人物和重要事件。 Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. 每一个节日都有其不同的习俗和独特的魅力。 However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude, love,or peace is common in all f
3、estivals. 然而，不论这些节日看起来多么不同，分享快乐、表达感恩、爱或和平的实 质是世界各地所有节日的共同之处。 a_wide_range_of 大范围的；很多的 famous_figures 名人 unique_charms 独特的魅力 “no matter疑问词”引导让步状语从句， 相当于“疑问词后缀 ever”。 所不同的是，“疑问词后缀 ever”也可引导名词性从句。 gratitude/rtItjud/n. 感激之情；感谢 Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost
4、 every culture. 在所有的传统节日当中，丰收节几乎存在于所有文化之中。 This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. 这一重要的农耕节日(一般)会在所有农作物收割完毕后举行。 People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the years supply of food. 人们通过庆祝来表达对这一年食物供给的感激之情。 In ancient Egypt, the harvest fest
5、ival was celebrated during the springtimethe Egyptian harvest season. 在古埃及，丰收节在春天庆祝那是埃及的丰收季。 It featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports. 节日以游行和盛大的宴会为特色，人们载歌载舞，并伴有体育活动。 Today, in some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and g
6、et together to celebrate over a meal. 如今，在一些欧洲国家，人们用鲜花和水果装饰教堂和市政厅，聚在一起共 享盛宴，以示庆祝。 During the MidAutumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes. 在中国中秋节期间，家庭成员团聚在一起，共赏明月，品尝美味的月饼。 agricultural_festival 农耕节日 gather_in 收割完毕 People celebrate to show that
7、 .中动词不定式作目的状语。为强调表示目 的的语气，其前可加 in_order 或 so_as。 harvest_festival 丰收节 10feature/fit(r)/vt. 以为特色 decorate . with .以装饰 admire_the_moon 赏月 the_shining_moon 中 shining 为现在分词作定语，表示所修饰词的状态、性 质、特点等。 Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. 习俗在节日中扮演着重要的角色，但有时它们会随
8、时间而改变。 With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away, and others may be established. 随着现代社会的发展和新思想的传播，一些传统可能会渐渐消失，而另一些 (新的传统)可能会得以形成。 One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits
9、and celebrate the new year. 比如，中国春节人们燃放鞭炮以驱赶邪灵、庆祝新年，就是一个典型的习俗。 Nowadays, many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution. 如今，许多大城市为了防止空气污染已经摒弃了这一习俗。 Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins. 另一个例子
10、是万圣节，尽管它有着宗教渊源，但已经逐步发展成一个孩子们 尽情玩乐的节日。 significant/sInIfIknt/ adj. 有重大意义的；显著的 fade/feId/vi. forthatif (2)单句写作 她感谢乔治所做的一切。 She was grateful _ George _ all _ he had done. 答案：to; for; that 4decorate vt. 装饰；装潢(教材 P4) 归纳 拓展 He decorated his room with pictures of all his favorite sports figures. 他用自己最喜欢的几位
11、体育明星的照片装饰房间。 The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror. 墙上唯一的装饰是几支蜡烛和一面镜子。 (1)单句语法填空 People often decorate their houses _ holly at Christmas. She picked a large bunch of flowers for table _(decorate). 答案：withdecoration (2)单句写作 他因为作战英勇而被授予奖章。 He _ for bravery in the battle. 答案：was dec
12、orated 5significant adj. 有重大意义的；显著的(教材 P4) 归纳 拓展 As a child,Adeline couldnt understand why the medal was so significant. 作为一个孩子，阿德琳无法理解为什么奖牌这么重要。 It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys. 很明显，女生的考试成绩一般比男生的好。 Only then did he realize the significance of protecting th
13、e environment. 直到那时他才意识到保护环境的重要性。 Asacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe. 对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。 (1)单句语法填空 The Internet is a wonderful discovery, which I think is _ great significance to peoples life. The police said there had been a _ (significance) development i
14、n the case. Do these symbols have any particular _ (significant)? Aglass or two of wine will not _ (significant) add to the calorie count. 答案：ofsignificantsignificancesignificantly (2)单句写作 你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是有重大意义的。 Your success today may _ your whole future. 很明显，纤维被认为是健康饮食的重要组成部分。 _ that nowadays fibr
15、e is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. 答案：be significant forIt is significant 6 fade vi.& vt. 逐渐消失；(使)褪色；(身体)变得虚弱(教材 P4) 归纳 拓展 In the last weeks of her life she simply faded away. 她在生命的最后几个星期已是枯灯油尽了。 Fade out the music at the end of the scene. 在这个场景的末尾把音乐逐渐减弱。 (1)单句语法填空 The sound
16、 comes up and slowly fades _ into the distance. Youll need to be able to project two images onto the screen as the new image fades _ and the old one fades out. As the programme ended, their conversation was _ (fade) out. The image through the camera began to fade _ view. 答案：awayinfadedinto (2)单句写作 云
17、朵飘过月亮，逐渐把它隐没。 Clouds spread across the moon, _. 他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。 They watched the familiar mountains _ the darkness. 答案：fading it outfade into 7typical adj. 典型的；有代表性的；平常的(教材 P4) 归纳 拓展 This meal is typical of local cookery. 这是有当地风味的饭菜。 It was typical of her to eat junk food. 她这个人就是爱吃垃圾食品。 Each uni
18、t test typically tests only a single class, or a small cluster of classes. 每个单元测试通常只测试一课或几课。 (1)单句语法填空 He was late again. It is typical _ him to keep everybody waiting. Mothers _ (typical) worry about their children. Do you think butterfly is a type _ insect? A_ (type) working day for me begins at 7
19、：30. 答案：oftypicallyoftypical (2)单句写作 那种回答符合他一贯的风格。 The answer _ him. 这不是汉语所特有的，而是日语的一个特征。 This is _ Chinese, but is a feature of the Japanese language. 答案：is typical ofnot typical of 8in spite of 不管；尽管(教材 P4) 归纳 拓展 In spite of all the problems, several of the players produced excellent performances.
20、 尽管有这些问题，一些运动员还是表现出色。 He went ahead and did it, regardless of the consequences. 他说干就干了，没有考虑后果。 Although he is known to only a few, his reputation among them is very great. 虽然知道他的人不多，但他在这些人中名声却很响。 (1)单句语法填空 In spite _ the hot weather, everybody is here. Despite _ (win) the title, their last game ende
21、d in great disappointment. _ small, the kitchen is well decorated. 答案：ofwinningAlthough (2)单句写作 我们郊游的日期已定，风雨无阻。 Weve fixed the date for the outing and well go _ wind or rain. 尽管他经受了那么多失望的事，他仍然情绪高涨。 Hes still as cheerful as ever _ all his disappointment. 答案：regardless ofin spite of 9 Festivals are be
22、coming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.(教材 P5) 随着商家们利用庆祝活动，节日变得越来越商业化。 剖析该句是简单句。句中 with 结构(with名词现在分词)作原因状语。 归纳 拓展 He died with his daughter yet a schoolgirl. 他去世时，女儿还是个学生。 She said good bye with tears in her eyes. 她含着眼泪说了声再见。 He often sleeps with the w
23、indows open. 他常开着窗睡觉。 He stood before his teacher with his head down. 他低着头站在老师面前。 All the afternoon he worked with the door locked. 整个下午他都锁着门在房里工作。 I cycled off down the road with the dog running behind. 我骑着自行车顺着道路行驶，那只狗在后面跟着跑。 With so many people to help us, we are sure to finish it in time. 有这么多人帮
24、忙，我们一定能按时完成。 (1)单句语法填空 He sat there with his eyes _ (close) With the crowds _ (cheer), they drove to the palace. With all this work _ (do), I wont have time to go out. He stood with knees slightly _ (bend) 答案：closedcheeringto dobent (2)单句写作 看到周围有这么多的陌生面孔，婴儿开始哭了起来。 _， the baby started to cry. 随着考试的临近
25、，复习一下你的课堂笔记是个不错的主意。 Its a good idea to review your class notes _. 答案：With so many strange faces around herwith exams approaching 10take advantage of 利用；欺骗；占的便宜(教材 P5) 归纳 拓展 Taking advantage of the new technologies, scammers can aim at victims precisely. 利用新技术，骗子们得以能够精准地瞄准受害者。 He took advantage of my
26、 generosity. 他利用了我的慷慨。 It would be to your advantage to attend this meeting. 参加这次会议会对你有利。 The fact that he didnt speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage. 他不会说外语使他处于明显的不利地位。 (1)单句语法填空 He joined the club in order to take advantage _ the others. I hope my lack of experience wont be
27、_ my disadvantage. 答案：ofto (2)单句写作 别老想占我的便宜！ Stop trying to _ me! 与队里较年轻的队员相比，我处于不利地位。 I was _ compared to the younger members of the team. 答案：take advantage ofat a disadvantage 11 Although some believe festivals should not be commercialised, others believe the increase in spending is good for the e
28、conomy and public happiness.(教材 P5) 尽管有一些人认为节日不应该被商业化， 但也有一些人认为增加 消费对经济和公众幸福感有益。 剖析该句是一个复合句，含有 although 引导的让步状语从句。 归纳 拓展 Although/Though theyre expensive, they last forever and never go out of style. 尽管价格昂贵，但它们经久耐用，永不过时。 Although he is very old, yet he is quite strong. 他虽然年纪大了，但身体还很健壮。 易混辨析：although
29、, though, as although although 和 though 常可互换， although 较正式，它引导的状语从句不 倒装 though多用于非正式文体中，它引导的状语从句可以倒装(as)，也可不倒装 as 引导让步状语从句时，要把从句中作表语的名词或形容词、作状语的 副词或作谓语的实义动词提前，提前的名词前不带冠词 Although/Though I like you very much, I dont love you. 尽管我很喜欢你，可是我不爱你。 Try as he might, he couldnt solve the problem. 尽管他想尽方法，却无法解
30、决这个问题。 Hard though they tried, they couldnt make her change her mind. 尽管他们做了很大努力，却无法让她改变主意。 (1)选词填空(although/though/as) _ the job takes an amount of time, most students agree that the experience is worth it. I dont really like the author, _ I have to admit his books are very interesting. Hot _ it wa
31、s, we had a sound sleep because we were so tired after a long journey. 答案：Although/Thoughthoughas/though (2)单句写作 他虽是个孩子，却知道如何帮助别人。 _ he is a child, he knows how to help others. 尽管他是老师，也不可能什么都懂。 _ he is, he cant know everything. 答案：Although/ThoughTeacher as/though 12 reflect vt. 显示；反映；反射(教材 P5) 归纳 拓展
32、 When the suns rays hit the earth, a lot of heat is reflected back into space. 太阳光线照射到地球时，大量的热量被反射回太空。 She was asked to reflect on the consequences of her decision. 她被要求反思她所做的决定的后果。 He placed the receiver back on the cradle, lost in some reflection. 他挂上了听筒，陷入深思中。 This book is a reflection of the pro
33、gress in Chinese society. 这本书反映了中国社会的进步。 (1)单句语法填空 You should set aside some time to reflect _ your successes and failures. Usually a childs behaviour is a _ (reflect) of his family environment. 答案：onreflection (2)单句写作 高楼大厦倒映在湖面上，湖边有许多树，看起来很美。 It seems beautiful that the tall buildings _ in the lake
34、 around which there are many trees. 这个事件很难让人们对英国人有好印象。 The affair hardly _ the British. 我认真考虑了孩子的将来。 I _ the childs future. 答案：are reflectedreflected well onreflected on/upon 13faith n. 宗教信仰；信任；相信(教材 P5) 归纳 拓展 I have faith in you. Youll do well. 我对你有信心，你会做好的。 Weve lost faith in the governments promi
35、ses. 我们不再相信政府的承诺。 The dog remained faithful to its master. 这条狗忠于它的主人。 He has made one of the best films of the year by keeping faith with his own promise. 他秉承自己的承诺，制作出了本年度最佳影片之一。 (1)单句语法填空 After repeated failure, he lost faith _ himself. If you dont keep promise, you are a _ (faith) person. She prom
36、ised _ (faith) not to tell anyone my secret. 答案：infaithlessfaithfully (2)单句写作 无论发生什么事，她依然对他有信心。 No matter what happens, she still _ him. 他对党的理想坚贞不移。 He remained _ the ideals of the Party. 答案：has faith infaithful to 14occasion n. 特别的事情(或仪式、庆典)；(适当的)机会(教材 P5) 归纳 拓展 It is nice to have everybody here on
37、 this occasion. 在这场合中大家能聚在一起真是太好了。 It was the occasion for expressing friendship by the two presidents. 这是两位总统表达友谊的时机。 On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night. 有一次，她半夜给我打电话。 (1)单句语法填空 This is a good occasion _ (congratulate) him. When you have the _ (occasion) problem, you have to
38、adjust your approach. 答案：to congratulateoccasional (2)单句写作 这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。 _ for all the family to celebrate. 这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。 It is always an important _ setting out government policy. 答案：It is an occasionoccasion for 学习效果学习效果 随堂演练随堂演练 .单词拼写 1Darwin generalized from many facts to reach his idea abou
39、t the _ (起 源) of man. 答案：origin 2He was a distinguished fashion _ (人物) as well as financier. 答案：figure 3During the _ (收获季节) time, my father will get two men working in the fields. 答案：harvest 4The family rented a former _ (教堂) in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. 答案：church 5Organizers of thi
40、s celebration lit up an eightmeterlong _ (鞭炮) chain. 答案：firecracker 6Alarge crowd was g_ outside the studio. 答案：gathered 7We decided to d_ the bedroom with blue paint and a gold paper. 答案：decorate 8The main c_ is wheat and this is grown even on the very steep slopes. 答案：crop 9The windows r_ the brig
41、ht afternoon sunlight. 答案：reflected 10She has always been very kind to me, even generous on o_. 答案：occasion .单句语法填空 1Share library announcements on your social _ (medium) 答案：media 2 France is the worlds secondbiggest exporter of _ (agriculture) products. 答案：agricultural 3_ (commercial) has given man
42、y sports a higher profit. 答案：Commercialisation 4Awedding is a _ (joy) celebration of love. 答案：joyful 5There is a general _ (believe) that things will soon get better. 答案：belief .单句写作 1从设备管理到保洁服务我们都可承接。 Our services _ equipment management to cleaning. 答案：range from 2你如果不开始合理进食，身体就会衰弱下去。 If you dont s
43、tart eating properly, youre going to _. 答案：fade away 3我很感谢最近在这里遇到的新朋友们。 Im very _ the new friends I met here recently. 答案：grateful to 4新规章制度最终将对我们有利。 Eventually, the new regulations will _. 答案：work to our advantage 5话不投机半句多。 If two people have nothing _，exchanging a few words can be difficult. 答案：in
44、 common 课后课时作业课后课时作业(一一) 语言运用 The Spring Festival marks the first day of a New Year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different _1_ about the foods they eat on this special day. In Northern China, people _2_ eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means
45、the end and the beginning of time. According to historical _3_， in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Years Day. Perhaps _4_ the areas in Southern China _5_ more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly _6_ to eat many other kinds of food on
46、New Years Day. Besides, the most common foods for the first _7_ are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle symbolizes long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which _8_ the hope of improvement in _9_ year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of reunion according to the Chinese
47、. To _10_ a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to _11_ a New Years greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. _12_， as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have _13_ new ways to cele
48、brate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. _14_，they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into _15_. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了中国的传统节日春节及其习 俗。 1A.wordsBhabits CmeaningsDstories 答案：B根据后文可知，这里指的是习惯不同，故选 B。
49、2A.seldomBusually CalwaysDhardly 答案：B在北方，人们通常(usually)吃饺子，故选 B。 3A.reasonsBrecords CnotesDstories 答案：B根据历史记载(record)，以前北方和南方人都在新年这一天吃饺子， 故选 B。 4A.as long asBthough CwhenDbecause 答案：D也许因为(because)华南地区比北方生产更多的大米，故选 D。 5A.causedBtook CproducedDbrought 答案：C华南地区比北方生产(produce)更多的大米，故选 C。 6A.understoodBkne
50、w CmadeDbegan 答案：D在新年这一天，南方人慢慢地开始(begin)吃其他食物，故选 D。 7A.subjectBtitle CprogramDmeal 答案：D第一顿饭(meal)最常见的食物是面条、年糕和汤圆，故选 D。 8A.transportsBrepresents CfetchesDtakes 答案：B新年蛋糕叫年糕，代表(represent)每年生活上的提高，故选 B。 9A.healthBfamily ClifeDwork 答案：C此处指生活(life)上的提高，故选 C。 10A.doBpay CgetDcarry 答案：Bpay a visit to sb “拜访
