人教必修三 Workbook P76 P78 Unit3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Writing SYMBOLS OF AMERICAN CULTURE
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Each country has its ow unique culture, often 1._________(represent) by symbols, such as foods, sports, music, and clothes, 2._______ tell us something about it. When you think of America, what symbols come to your mind first
Perhaps one of the most famous symbols of the US is fast food. Fast-food restaurants became popular when people began driving cars around the country. Many of the 3.________(early) fast-food restaurants were drive-ins 4._________people ate in their cars while they were parked. However, now drive-throughs have become popular because people need 5.______ (keep) up with the speed of modern life. With a drive-through, you can just drive up to a window, pick up the food,and then drive away. About 20% of all American meals 6._______(eat) in the car, and Americans spend about 10% of their income on fast food. No wonder America 7.________(call) the “'fast-food Nation”!
When it comes to seeing a game in person, baseball is by far the 8._________
(popular) sport in America. In a typical year, more people attend baseball games than football and basketball games 9.________(combine). And for most people, baseball is “America's game" in a way that football and basketball are not, because it is a special symbol of the American spirit. For one thing, while baseball is a team sport, every player can be a hero or star. For 10._________, almost anyone can play baseball, even if you do not have great skills or ability. Finally, there is nothing 11. ________(much) American than eating a hot dog while watching a baseball game 12._________a hot summer afternoon. Baseball still is the “national pastime”
Jazz is often called “America's music”. It is a music style completely 13._________(create) in the United States by African American musicians. Jazz music broke the colour barriers, 14.________ has become a key part of American culture. One early jazz pioneer was the trumpet player Louis Armstrong (1901-1971). Perhaps more than any other person, Armstrong helped spread jazz beyond its home in New Orleans 15._________the rest of the United States, and to the world. Jazz musicians freely make 16.________(they) own music to express their own feelings, even while 17._______(play) in a group. This. 18._________(free )and individuality make jazz a popular symbol of America.
There 19._________(be) many other symbols of America, such as the Statue of Liberty, Hollywood, and Broadway. These are but a few symbols 20.________show something of American culture.
答案:1.represented, 2.which 3.earliest, 4.where, 5.to keep 6. are eaten 7.is called,
8.most popular 9.combined 10. another 11. more 12. on 13.created 14. and 15.to 16.their 17.playing 18.freedom 19. are 20.that/which
P78 Expanding Your World
New Zealand And Maori Culture
--The Land of the Long White Cloud
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Due to its remote location in the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand was one of the last countries to be discovered by 1.________(human). Although the majority of the current population is of European descent, it was the ethnic minority group known 2.________ the Maori who were the first 3.________(settle)here. They named the country “Aotearoa"---he "Land of the Long White Cloud". Today, both past and present Maori culture can be found all over the country for all 3._______(welcome) visitors to appreciate.
Maori arts and crafts are world-renowned and very popular 4.______ tourists. The Waka is a traditional canoe 5.________ has been skillfully carved out of a tree trunk, with beautiful carvings 6._______(add) to show tribal history and culture, A large war canoe could be up 7._______40 metres long and hold up to 80 people.Visitors to Maori historic buildings, such as tribal meeting halls, can see 8.________beauty carved wooden architecture. In addition, there are 9._______(count) smaller objects and masks that 10.________(make)to honour ancestors or legends, 11.________ to preserve a story for future generations.
Another well-known part of Maori culture is the traditional kapahaka dance---12._______(make)famous by New Zealand's national rugby union team, who often perform it before games. The kapa haka is a traditional dance 13.________(perform) for celebrations, special guests, and battle 14. ________(ceremony). The performance includes different dances and songs that make 15._______ a whole. A common dance sequence could be waiata tira (warm-up song), whakaeke (entrance song), waiataa-ringa (action song), haka (challenge), pou (old-style singing), poi(ball-swinging), and whakaw tea (closing song).
Traditional tattoos, known as “moko", are also a strong visual part of Maori culture. They are most often done 16.________ spiral forms across a man's face, and on the chin and lips of a woman. They represent a person's status, and are also believed to increase attractiveness. Receiving moko 17.______(see) as a great honour, and it is often part of a ritual 18._________ (signal) a person has passed an important milestone. As such, it is usually added in stages as a person grows 19.______(old) and achieves more, in a sense telling 20. ________unique story of a person's life.
There is so much more for visitors 21.________ (discover) about Maori culture. It is an essential part of 22.________ makes New Zealand the modern country that it is: a multicultural country that is forever evolving 25.________ new and interesting ways.
答案:1.humans 2. as 3.to settle 3.welcomed 4. with/among 5.that/which 6. added 7. to 8. beautifully 9.countless 10. were made 11.or 12.made 13. performed 14.ceremonies 15.up 16. in 17. is seen 18. to signal 19.older 20.a 21. to discover 22. what 23. in