1、Unit 1Festivals around the world,Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day is an American holiday.On the fourth Thursday of each November,families and friends gather together to celebrate with a traditional turkey dinner,usually in the mid-afternoon.Thanksgiving is similar1 to the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chin
2、a.,On September 6,1620,the Mayflower Ship set sail from England,taking all the English Pilgrims2 to the New World.The English Pilgrims numbered about a hundred people,and left England to escape religious persecution3.The Pilgrims sailed sixty-six days,arrived in the New World in November of the same
3、 year.They first settled in a cornfield4.They worked on the land with much difficulty and half of the Pilgrims died in the long winter of 1620.In the spring of 1621,an Indian came to their help.The Pilgrims were taught how to hunt,to catch fish and to plant corn,beans,pumpkins5 and other crops.In la
4、te September 1621,the Pilgrims hosted the first Thanksgiving feast to celebrate6 their first harvest and thank God and the Native Indian.They invited the Native Indian tribe and they celebrated together in a shared feast.,From then on,Thanksgiving became a holiday for celebrating the harvest in the
5、New World,dating varied from October to November each year over to now!In 1941,the fourth Thursday of November was set as a national holiday for Thanksgiving.单词注释1.similar adj.相似的2.Pilgrim n.清教徒3.persecution n.迫害4.cornfield n.玉米地5.pumpkin n.南瓜6.celebrate vt.庆祝,难句剖析On September 6,1620,the Mayflower S
6、hip set sail from England,taking all the English Pilgrims to the New World.1620年9月6日,“五月花”号轮船从英国启航,带着所有的英国清教徒去往新大陆。本句中的动词-ing形式短语taking all the English Pilgrims to the New World在句子中做伴随状语。导读诱思1.When does Thanksgiving Day fall?2.Why did the Pilgrims host the first feast?答案:1.On the fourth Thursday of
7、each November.2.Because they wanted to celebrate their first harvest and thank God and the Native Indian.,Section Warming Up,Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,五,一、你知道中国和西方国家的哪些节日?Chinese festivals:Festival 1 .Festival 2 .Festival 3 .Festival 4 .Festival 5 .,一,二,三,四,五,Festivals in Western
8、countries:Festival 1 .Festival 2 .Festival 3 .Festival 4 .Festival 5 .答案:略,一,二,三,四,五,二、短语翻译1.整天 2.盼望 3.发生 4.盛装 5.诈骗;开玩笑 6.纪念 7.好像 8.玩得开心答案:1.day and night2.look forward to3.take place4.dress up5.play a trick on6.in memory of7.as though8.have fun with,一,二,三,四,五,三、用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空(有多余选项)1.As you know,t
9、he Olympic Games every four years.2.It is said that a museum has been built the victims(受害者) in the big earthquake.3.Its acceptable to your friends on April 1st.4.On the weekends,I like to get together and my good friends.5.In the past,poor workers worked ,but they still lived a hard life.6.The two
10、girls talked they had been friends for a long time.答案:1.take place2.in memory of3.play a trick on4.have fun with5.day and night6.as though,take placeplay a trick ondress uplook forward tohave fun withas thoughday and nightin memory of,一,二,三,四,五,四、阅读FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS,选出最佳选项1.Whats the main i
11、dea of the text?A.To introduce different festivals and celebrations around the world.B.To introduce festivals of the dead.C.To introduce festivals to honour people.D.To introduce harvest and Thanksgiving festivals.2.Most ancient festivals would be celebrated because of the following reasons except .
12、A.the end of cold weatherB.planting in springC.harvest in autumnD.living happily,一,二,三,四,五,3.Whats the origin of Halloween?A.A childrens festival.B.An event in memory of the dead.C.A feast to honour people.D.Festivals that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.4.Which is NOT the
13、 festival to honour people?A.The Dragon Boat Festival in China.B.Columbus Day in the USA.C.The Western holiday Halloween.D.A national festival on October 2 in India.,一,二,三,四,五,5.From the passage we can know that people love festivals and celebrations because they can .A.eat good foodB.wear beautiful
14、 clothesC.get lucky money in red paperD.enjoy themselves and relieve(释放)stress答案:1.A2.D3.B4.C5.D,一,二,三,四,五,五、阅读文章,完成下面的表格(每空不多于三个词),答案:1.winter2.spring3.autumn4.ancestors5.famous6.harvest7.over8.Spring festivals9.look forward to10.end,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1.Discuss when they take place,what they cel
15、ebrate and what people do at that time.讨论它们(中国节日)是什么时间举行的,庆祝的是什么事件,人们在那时候做什么事。考点:take place发生;举行【高考典句】(2015江苏高考)What change in attitude took place in Athens?在雅典,态度发生了什么变化?【高考典句】(2014浙江高考)The next night and many nights thereafter,a kind of unspoken ritual took place.第二天晚上和之后的许多个晚上,都会进行一种无语的仪式。,1,2,3,
16、4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(1)阅读下列句子,指出happen,take place,occur,break out和come about的不同用法。Youll never guess what has happened.你根本猜不到发生了什么事。happen往往指意外或偶然的“发生”。The marriage will take place in May.婚礼将于五月举行。take place一般是按意图或计划“发生”,事情往往是事先安排好的,还可引申为“举行,进行”。The Lugouqiao Incident occurred on July 7,1937.卢沟桥事变发生于1
17、937年7月7日。occur常指意外或预料(计划)中事情的“发生”,此时可以与happen和take place换用。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,We had been forewarned of the risk that fire could break out.我们已经被事先警告过有发生火灾的危险。break out多指战争、自然灾害、病疫等的突然爆发/发生,也可指争吵、争论的发生。Can you tell me how the accident came about?你能告诉我事故是怎样发生的吗?come about多用于解释或说明事情发生的缘由,常与疑问词how连用。
18、,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(2)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词组的意义。【高考典句】(2015广东高考)TV doesnt take the place of reading for most children.对于大多数孩子来说,电视不能代替阅读。意义:代替We can use plastics in place of wood or metal.我们可用塑料来代替木材或金属。意义:代替,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,答案:(1)take place(2)happening(3)occurred (4)come about(5)broke out(6)took(7)T
19、he film/movie festival will take place in October.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,2.Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.有时候在人们捕获了动物之后会举行庆祝活动。考点:celebration n.庆祝;祝贺【高考典句】(2014课标全国卷) Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.那
20、些参加的家庭将参加庆祝活动,并被提供早午餐。We will hold a birthday celebration for our grandfather.我们将为祖父举办一个生日庆祝活动。We got together for the celebration of her birthday.我们聚在一起庆祝她的生日。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(1)阅读下列句子,指出celebration的词组及意义。They held a party in celebration of my promotion.他们开了一个晚会来庆祝我的升迁。词组:in celebration o
21、f意义:为了庆祝(2)阅读下列句子,指出celebrate和congratulate的不同用法。Jack has passed the entrance exam.We are going out to celebrate his success.杰克通过了升学考试,我们要出去庆祝他的成功。celebrate意为“庆祝,祝贺”,其宾语常为生日、节日、纪念日、成功、胜利等表示事物的词。We congratulated you on having come first in the exam.我们祝贺你在本次考试中得了第一名。congratulate意为“庆祝,祝贺”,其宾语为表示人的名词、代词或
22、反身代词。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,答案:(1)celebration(2)congratulated(3)to celebrate their fathers birthday(4)congratulate her son on getting that job,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,3.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.在当时,如果食物难以找到,人们就会挨饿,特别是在寒冷的冬月。考
23、点:starve vi.饿得要死Have you got any food in your house?Im starving!你家有什么吃的吗?我饿坏了!She is starving herself to try to lose weight.她试图通过节食来减肥。考点延伸(1)阅读下列句子,指出starve的词组及意义。They got lost in the desert and starved to death.他们在沙漠中迷路后饿死了。词组:starve to death意义:饿死,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,He starved for meeting her on
24、ce again.他渴望能再见她一面。词组:starve for意义:渴望The boy was starved into stealing.这个男孩子因为挨饿被迫偷盗。词组:be starved into doing sth意义:因饥饿被迫做某事The small town was starved of doctors and teachers.那个小城镇急需医生和教师。词组:be starved of意义:非常需要/缺乏,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(2)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义。【高考典句】In our country today,the greatest th
25、reat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment,but the terrible reality of violence.今天在我们国家,对于儿童和青少年生命的最大威胁不是疾病、饥饿或遗弃,而是可怕的暴力事实。词性:名词含义:饥饿/饿死,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,4.For the Japanese festival Obon,people should go to clean graves and lig
26、ht incense in memory of their ancestors.在日本的盂兰盆节,人们要扫墓、烧香,以缅怀祖先。考点:in memory of纪念;追念【高考典句】Peters died in 1984,and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.彼得斯死于1984年,一个十英尺高的松鼠木制雕刻被立在桥边,以纪念它的建造者以及他对这个工程的奉献。They will build
27、 a monument in memory of the national hero.他们将建造一座纪念碑来纪念这位民族英雄。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(1)阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义。If you memorize a poem,you can say it without looking at a book.你若记住一首诗,不看书就能说出来。词性:及物动词含义:记住/记忆(2)同义词组:in honour of为纪念;对表示敬意Madame Curie named it polonium in honour of her native country.居
28、里夫人将它命名为钋,以纪念她的祖国。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(3)与in memory of结构类似的词组有:in place of代替in search of寻找in charge of负责;掌管in favour of支持in the face of面对in the hope of怀着的希望in control of控制in praise of歌颂in need of 需要in possession of拥有,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,5.It is now a childrens festival,when t
29、hey can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.如今万圣节成了孩子们的节日,这天他们可以乔装打扮去邻居家要糖果吃。剖析:when引导的是一个非限制性定语从句。考点:dress up盛装;打扮;装饰I dressed up for my friends wedding.我穿上盛装准备参加朋友的婚礼。When I dress up,I feel energetic and successful.我一打扮起来,就感到精神饱满,事事顺利。You can dress these old chairs up in ne
30、w covers.你可以把这些旧椅子用新椅罩装饰起来。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出dress的词组及意义。She arose on early Monday morning and dressed herself carefully.星期一早上她早早起来,仔细地穿着打扮了一番。词组:dress sb/oneself意义:给某人/自己穿衣服The lady was dressed in a blue coat and wore a large funny hat.那个妇人身上穿着一件蓝色外套,戴着一顶又大又好笑的帽子。词组:be dressed in.意
31、义:穿着The man is well dressed and kind to others.那个人穿着讲究,对他人和蔼。词组:be well dressed意义:穿着讲究,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,I got dressed and combed my hair in five minutes.我五分钟内穿好了衣服梳好了头。词组:get dressed意义:穿好衣服Children dress up as supermen to capture adults attention.孩子们把自己装扮成超人,以吸引大人的注意力。词组:dress up as意义:装扮成The boy
32、s mother dressed him down because he had broken the window.那个男孩的母亲训斥了他,因为他打坏了窗子。词组:dress sb down意义:训斥/责骂某人,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,6.If the neighbours do not give any sweets,the children might play a trick on them.如果邻居什么糖果也不给,那么孩子们就可以捉弄他们了。剖析:本句中if引导的是一个条件状语从句。If the boy doesnt wor
33、k hard,he may not pass the coming examination.如果这个男孩不努力学习,他就可能通不过即将到来的考试。考点:play a trick/tricks on搞恶作剧;开玩笑It is impolite for us to play a trick on the disabled.对我们来说,搞残疾人的恶作剧是不礼貌的。The two naughty boys often play tricks on their teachers in class.这两个调皮的男孩子常在课堂上开老师们的玩笑。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(1)阅读下
34、列句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义。We need a trick to get past the guards.我们需要用计骗过岗哨。词性:名词含义:诡计【高考典句】(2014福建高考)Could you tell me the trick of making such tasty cakes?你能告诉我制作这么美味蛋糕的诀窍吗?Well,I just follow the directions in the cookbook.嗯,我只是按照烹饪书上的说明做的。词性:名词含义:窍门The young man always tricks old people.那个年轻人总是欺骗老年人。词性:动词含
35、义:欺骗,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(2)阅读下列句子,指出trick的词组及意义。I was tricked into lending him 1,000 yuan,so I felt very sorry.我被欺骗借给了他1000元,所以我感到很后悔。词组:trick sb into doing sth意义:用计诱使某人做某事The young man tricked the old woman out of her life savings.那个年轻人骗走了那位老太太一生的积蓄。词组:trick sb out of sth意义:骗取某人的某物(3)近义词组:play a
36、joke on sb 戏弄某人make a joke of.拿开玩笑make fun of sb取笑某人,嘲笑某人laugh at sb嘲笑某人make a fool of sb愚弄某人,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,答案:(1)on(2)into(3)of(4)playing tricks/a trick,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,7.the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.他是帮助印度脱离英国而独立的领袖。考点:gain vt. 获得;得到【高考典句】I did not really
37、 need to express my emotions by way of words,but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.我并不是真的需要通过言语来表达我的情感,但是看到我的经历被记录在纸上,我获得了一种满足感。【高考典句】(2014福建高考)Tenysons idea of buying a flower gained his mothers support.丁尼生买花的想法得到了他母亲的支持。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(
38、1)阅读下列句子,指出gain的词性及含义。Regular exercise is the best way of preventing weight gain.有规律的锻炼是防止体重增加的最佳方法。词性:名词含义:增加No pains,no gains.不劳无获。词性:名词含义:好处/利益At last they gained the hut in the forest.他们最终到达了森林中的小屋。词性:动词含义:到达,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(2)辨析gain,win和earn的不同用法:gain指需要付出很大的努力、劳动、竞争、斗争等才能得到。win指在较强的竞争中取得
39、胜利,赢得某物,其后常接game,contest,prize,fame,battle,medal等名词做宾语。earn通常接金钱、报酬、生计、地位等名词,暗示获得物与所花的力气相互成比例。The country gained its independence ten years ago.这个国家十年前赢得了独立。He was surprised to learn hed won the competition.他听说他比赛赢了,感到很惊讶。He has earned a good name for himself there.他在那里赢得了好名声。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(
40、4)After the vacation,she two pounds in weight.语法填空(5)Im new on the job but I have already (gain) some experience.(6)My son won first prize in the English contest,after which he (gain) great confidence.答案:(1)gained(2)earned(3)won(4)gained(5)gained(6)gained,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,8.Some people might win
41、 awards 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帅的公鸡。考点:award n.奖;奖品【高考典句】(2014北京高考)We have a special award.Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.我们有一个特别的奖项。我相信你们都已经注意到了那些精彩的海报。It is impossible to honour her with the award.
42、授给她奖品是不可能的。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(1)阅读下列句子,指出award的词性及含义。Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012,which made one of the Chinese peoples long-held dreams come true.2012年莫言被授予了诺贝尔文学奖,这使得中国人长久以来的梦想之一得以实现。词性:动词含义:授予The judge awarded the injured person a large sum of money as damages
43、.法官判给了那个受伤者一大笔赔偿金。词性:动词含义:判定,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(2)辨析award,prize和reward的用法。award意为“奖品,奖金,奖励”,既可以做动词也可以做名词,指因完成工作或赢得比赛的奖励,往往强调荣誉而不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少。prize意为“奖品,奖金”,为名词,多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中所赢得的奖。这种奖赏有的凭能力获得,有的凭运气获得。reward意为“酬金,报酬,回报”,既可做动词也可做名词,指对某人的工作或服务的报答、酬谢。也指因帮助警察抓到罪犯或帮助失主找到东西而得到的赏金、酬金。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
44、10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,9.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。考点:look forward to期望;期待;盼望【高考典句】(2015湖南高考) I am looking forward to the day when my daughter can read this book and know my
45、 feelings for her.我盼望着那一天的到来:我的女儿能够读这本书并且知道我对她的感受。We have been looking forward to meeting the famous actor some day.我们一直期待有一天能见到那位著名演员。Every student is looking forward to being recognized by his teachers and parents.每个学生都盼望得到老师和家长的认可。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸(1)阅读下列句子,指出look的词组及意义。I have looked it
46、up in the encyclopedia.我已经在百科全书中查到它了。词组:look up意义:(在词典或参考书中)查阅You shouldnt look down upon him because he hasnt been to college.你不应该因为他没上过大学就看不起他。词组:look down upon意义:看不起/轻视,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,(2)同义词组:long to do sth/for sth渴望做某事/得到某东西be dying/eager to do sth渴望做某事be thirsty for sth渴望得到某东西Im longing t
47、o see you again.我渴望再次见到你。I long for a car of my own.我渴望有一辆属于自己的汽车。They are dying/eager to visit the Great Wall.他们渴望参观长城。He is thirsty for power.他拼命想掌权。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10.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
48、开的樱花,看上去就像是覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。考点:as though/if好像【高考典句】If you find a public speaking course that looks as though its going to give you lots of dos and donts,walk away!如果你发现一门公共演讲课程看起来好像要告诉你许多行为准则,那就走开吧。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出as though/if的用法。Mandy felt as though/if they were all ganging up on her.曼
49、迪觉得他们好像在合伙对付她。(事实上是)用法1:as though/if引导的从句用陈述语气表达所叙述的事情与事实一致。The old lady treats the orphan as though/if he were her own son.这位老太太对待这个孤儿好似自己的儿子。(事实上不是)用法2:as though/if引导的从句可用虚拟语气表示现在、过去或将来不真实、不大可能发生的事情。与现在事实相反时,从句谓语动词用过去式(be动词用were);与过去事实相反时,从句谓语动词用过去完成时;与将来事实相反时,从句谓语动词用“could/would/might+动词原形”。He opened his mouth as though/if to speak.他张开嘴好像要说话似的。,
