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第一步：热身——发散思维，欣赏世界各地有特色的传统节日LookatthefollowingpicturesofFestivalsaroundtheworldandtrytomatchthemwiththeirEnglishnames.A．ChristmasDayB．theDragonBoatFestivalC．Mother'sDayD．Valentine'sDay第二步：速读——了解教材课文(P1－2)主题和段落大意Skimthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theoriginofthefestivals.B．Thecelebrationofthefestivals.C．Thefoodofthefestivals.D．Theactivitiesofthefestivals.答案：B2．Matcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1____A．FestivalstoHonourPeoplePara.2____B．SpringFestivalsPara.3____C．AncientFestivalsPara.4____D．FestivalsoftheDeadPara.5____E．HarvestFestivalsCDAEB第三步：细读——把握教材课文(P1－2)关键信息Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．WhatdopeopledoduringtheSpringFestivalinChina?A．Eatdumplings,fishandmeat.B．Givechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.C．Watchdragondancesandcarnivals.D．Alloftheabove.答案：D2．WhatdoesEastercelebrate?A．ItcelebratesthebirthofJesus.B．ItcelebratesthedeathofJesus.C．ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.D．Itcelebratespeople'sharvest.答案：C3．WhichoneisNOTthereasonwhypeoplelovefestivals?A．Festivalsletpeopleenjoylife.B．Festivalsmakeusproudofourcustoms.C．Festivalsmakeushavefunwitheachother.D．Festivalscanhelppeoplemakemoremoney.答案：D4．WhichofthefollowingisFALSEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thanksgivingfestivalistocelebrateharvest.B．Obonisinmemoryofthedeadancestors.C．TheDragonBoatFestivalisnamedafteranoldcompetition.D．SomeWesterncountrieshavecarnivalswhichusuallytakeplaceinFebruary.答案：C【难句透析·素养提能】Analyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.[句式分析]该句主句为：Somefestivalsareheld;tohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors为动词不定式作目的状语；whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm为who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词theancestors。[尝试翻译]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。2．Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.[句式分析]此句为主从复合句。because引导原因状语从句，且从句含有that从句作动词think的宾语。[尝试翻译]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。3．Itisnowachildren'sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours'homestoaskforsweets.[句式分析]此句为主从复合句。when引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词achildren'sfestival,且when在从句中作时间状语。句中“toaskforsweets”为目的状语。[尝试翻译]如今它成了孩子们的节日，在这天他们可以装扮一番，去邻居家要糖果。4．IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.[句式分析]此句为主从复合句。Indiahasa．..tohonourMohandasGandhi是句子的主干，其中不定式tohonourMohandasGandhi作目的状语，theleader是MohandasGandhi的同位语，whohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain为定语从句修饰先行词theleader。[尝试翻译]在印度，10月2日是纪念帮助印度摆脱英国而获得独立的领袖——莫罕达斯·甘地的全国性节日。[词语积累]①celebration/ˌselɪ'breɪʃn/n．庆祝；祝贺②sinceancienttimes自古以来time用复数形式，意为“时代”③hunter/'hʌntə/n．狩猎者；猎人④starve/stɑːv/vi.&vt.(使)饿死；饿得要死⑤origin/'ɒrɪdʒɪn/n．起源；由来；起因⑥religious/rɪ'lɪdʒəs/adj.宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的religionn．宗教；宗教信仰⑦seasonal/'siːzənl/adj季节的；季节性的⑧event/ɪ'vent/n．(尤指)重要事情；大事⑨honour在此为动词，意为“向……表示敬意”⑩satisfyvt.使满意；使满足satisfactoryadj.令人满意的satisfiedadj.满意的；满足的⑪ancestor/'ænsestə/n．祖先；祖宗⑫doharm损害；伤害；危害beharmfulto对……有害⑬cleangraves扫墓grave/ɡreɪv/n．坟墓；墓地⑭lightincense烧香incense/'ɪnsens/n．熏香；熏香的烟⑮inmemoryof纪念；追念⑯lead...backto带领……回到⑰feast/fiːst/n.节日；盛宴⑱skull/skʌl/n.头脑；头骨⑲bone/bəʊn/n．骨；骨头⑳Halloween/ˌhæləʊ'iːn/n．万圣节前夕，万圣夜○21belief/bɪ'liːf/n.信任；信心；信仰○22dressup穿上盛装；打扮；装饰○23playatrickon搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑trick/trɪk/n.诡计；恶作剧；窍门vt.欺骗；诈骗○24arrival/ə'raɪvl/n.到来；到达；到达者○25gain/ɡeɪn/vt.获得；得到○26independence/ˌɪndɪ'pendəns/n.独立；自主○27gather/'ɡæðə/vt.&vi.搜集；集合；聚集○28agricultural/ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/adj.农业的；农艺的agriculture/'æɡrɪkʌltʃə/n.农业；农艺；农学○29decorate...withsth.用某物装饰……○30gettogether聚会；聚集○31winawardsfor因……而获奖award/ə'wɔːd/n.奖；奖品vt.授予；判定○32produce/'prɒdjuːs/n.产品；(尤指)农产品producern.生产商；制造商；产地○33rooster/'ruːstə/n.雄禽；公鸡○34admirethemoon赏月admire/əd'maɪə/vt.赞美；钦佩；羡慕○35energetic/ˌenə'dʒetɪk/adj.充满活力的；精力充沛的；积极的energyn.精力；能源○36lookforwardto期望；期待；盼望○37luckymoneyinredpaper红纸包着的压岁钱pocketmoney零用钱，零花钱○38carnival/'kɑːnɪvl/n.狂欢节；(四旬斋前的)饮宴狂欢；嘉年华(会)○39theLunarNewYear农历新年ə/adj.月的；月亮的；阴历的solaradj.太阳的；日光的○40parade/pə'reɪd/n.游行；阅兵；检阅○41dayandnight日夜；昼夜；整天○42clothing/'kləʊðɪŋ/n．衣服○43cherry/'tʃerɪ/n.樱桃；樱桃树○44blossom/'blɒsəm/n.花vi.开花○45havefunwith玩得开心havefundoingsth.开心地做某事【核心素养链接·文化采风】每年农历八月十五日是传统的中秋佳节。此日恰值三秋之半，故称为“中秋”。中秋之夜，人们仰望朗朗圆月，期盼家人团聚。远在他乡的游子，也借明月寄托自己对故乡和亲人的思念之情。所以，中秋节又称“团圆节”。中秋节有悠久的历史。古代帝王春天祭日，秋天祭月，早在《周礼》一书中，已有“中秋”一词的记载。在唐代，中秋赏月、玩月颇为盛行，中秋节开始成为固定的节日。北宋时期，正式定农历八月十五日为中秋节，并出现“小饼如嚼月，中有酥和饴”的节令食品。明清以来，中秋节的风俗更加盛行。中秋佳节，人们最主要的活动是赏月和吃月饼，一些地方还形成了很多特殊的中秋习俗，如广州的舞火龙、江浙一带的烧斗香等。FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS①Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkinds【1】havebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes②.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhunters③hadcaughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarve④iffoodwasdifficulttofind【2】，especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins⑤：somearereligious⑥，someseasonal⑦，andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents⑧.【1】ofallkinds作后置定语。【2】画线部分为if引导的条件状语从句。foodwasdifficulttofind是“主语＋be＋adj.(＋forsb.)＋不定式”结构。[课文翻译]节日和庆祝活动自古以来，(世界)各地都会举行各种各样的节日和庆祝活动。大多数古老的节日会庆祝严寒天气的结束、春季的播种和秋