高一英语同步测控：Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading（新人教必修3）

高一英语同步测控：
必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world
第2课时: Reading ------Festivals Around The World
1.课前预习
1）Entertainment:
Fairy Of The Magpie Bridge
鹊桥仙 （宋 秦观）
Among the beautiful clouds, 纤云弄巧
Over the heavenly river, 飞星传恨
Crosses the weaving maiden. 银汉迢迢暗度
A night of rendezvous, 金风玉露一相逢
Across the autumn sky. 便胜却人间无数
Surpasses joy on earth. 柔情似水
Moments of tender love and dream, 佳期如梦
So sad to leave the magpie bridge. 忍顾鹊桥归路
Eternal love between us two, 两情若是久长时
Shall withstand the time apart. 又岂在朝朝暮暮
2. What to learn about festivals around the world.
-----How festivals began
-----How people celebrate festivals
Function
Festivals, of many types, serve to meet specific needs, as well as to provide entertainment. These times of celebration offer a sense of belonging for religious, social, or geographical groups. Modern festivals that focus on cultural or ethnic topics seek to inform members of their traditions. In past times, festivals were times when the elderly shared stories and transferred certain knowledge to the next generation. Historic feasts often provided a means for unity among families and for people to find mates. Select anniversaries have annual festivals to commemorate previous significant occurrences.
*What’s the function of festivals
Festivals serve to meet_________, as well as to provide________. These times of celebration offer a sense of ___________________.
Types of festivals
There are numerous types of festivals in the world. Though many have religious origins, others involve seasonal change or have some cultural significance. Also certain institutions celebrate their own festival (often called "fests") to mark some significant occasions in their history. These occasions could be the day these institutions were founded or any other event which they decide to commemorate periodically, usually annually.
*How many types of festivals are there ______________________________
Seasonal festivals
Seasonal festivals are determined by the solar and the lunar calendars and by the cycle of the seasons. The changing of the season was celebrated because of its effect on food supply. Ancient Egyptians would celebrate the seasonal inundation caused by the Nile River, a form of irrigation, which provided fertile land for crops. In the Alps, in autumn the return of the cattle from the mountain pastures to the stables in the valley is celebrated as Almabtrieb. A recognized winter festival, the Chinese New Year, is set by the lunar calendar, and celebrated from the day of the second new moon after the winter sostice.
*What are seasonal festivals ______________________________
"Fests"
Certain institutions decide to annually commemorate certain special events significant to their history. These institutions are usually educational institutes such as colleges and senior secondary, secondary, or high schools. Such festivals are usually called "fests". Examples of such a fest is Saarrang at IIT Madras, Chennails, "Engineer" at NIT, Surathkal, Moodindigo at IIT Bombay.
*What are“ Fests” ___________________________
2. 实战演练：
A. Reading：
1) Fast reading: Read the passage quickly and find out the festivals mentioned here in the passage:
There are Festivals of___, Festivals to Honor___, ____Festivals and _____Festivals.
2)Read and find out the information accordingly to fill in the form :
Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries
Festivals of the dead
Festivals to Honor People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
3) Answer the following questions
Paragraph 1:
*When did ancient people celebrate
*What about festivals now
Paragraph 2: Festivals of the dead
Festivals Where When What to do What to eat
Obon
The Day of the Dead
Halloween
*Are there any similar festivals in China What to do What to eat
Paragraph 3: Festivals to Honor People
Festivals Country People honored
The Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
National Festival
Any other festivals which are meant to honor people in China Who is honored
Paragraph 4:Harvest Festivals
1) Why are autumn festivals happy events
2) What do people do to celebrate it
Paragraph 5: Spring Festivals
Festivals Country What to do
The Lunar Chinese New Year
Carnivals
The Cherry Blossom Festival
Paragraph 6: What are the purposes of festivals __________________________
B. Using language:
1).Festivals are meant ____important times of years.
A. celebrating B. to celebrate C. congratulating D. to congratulate
2).In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hour.
A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
3).Great changes ___ in China in the last two decades.
A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happening
4).Several cars were —— in the accident.
A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. damaged
5).If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more ______than good.
A. harms B. harm C. harmfulness D. harmlessness
6).They set up a monument ________the soldiers who died in World War II.
A. in the honor of B. in memory of C. in shape of D. in form of
7). Please _____the guests ______the reception-room.
A. lead/to B. leads/to C. leading /to D. led/to
8). Eating too much sugar can ——health problems.
A. cause B. lead to C. result in D. All of the above
9). Some people might win________ for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.
A. prizes B. awards C. rewards D. prices
10).He’s looking forward to from his pen pal.
A. hear B. hearing C. receiving D. receive
11).He looked about as though (he was) ___something．
A. in search for B. in search C. in search of D. in his search of
反馈检测：
阅读理解：
A
Compared with love stories in Western legends, the story of NiuLang and Zhi Nu seems not as intense or passionate. Love doesn't kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that their love can withstand their time apart.
It is faith and emotional liaison instead of physical attraction and desire that is emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folk-tales（民间故事） about love.
In only a few Chinese folk love stories can be found a description of the physical appearances of the hero and heroine.
In the "Butterfly Lovers", the heroine, dressed as a boy to attend school, falls in love with a classmate. After they have lived together as classmates for years, the hero did not have the slightest clue that his best friend is actually a girl!
1. what do you find about the story of Niulang and Zhi Nu, compared with love stories in Western legends
2. What is it that is emphasized in the story of Niulang and Zhi Nu
3. Can a description of the physical appearances of the hero and heroine be found in all the Chinese folk love stories
B
Chinese Ceremonies
The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar.
Unlike St. Valentine's Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense（熏香）as offerings to ZhiNu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needle-craft（裁缝），as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.
In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and NiuLang are talking about.
1.How many festivals are there in China devoted to love in the Lunar Calendar
2.Is there so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses like St. Valentine’s Day in Western countries
3. What’s Chinese grannies’ usual story like
C
Chinese Valentine’s Day
Raise your head on August 4 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky.
Valentine's Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 4 this year. That is, on Monday evening, NiuLang and ZhiNu will meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥） across the Milky Way（银河）. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
1. Does Valentine’s Day in China fall on the same date every year
2. Why do you think children would not be able to see any magpies on the evening of August 4 this year
第2课时
1. 课前预习
Function
Festivals serve to meet specific needs, as well as to provide entertainment. These times of celebration offer a sense of belonging for religious, social, or geographical groups.
Seasonal festivals
Seasonal festivals are determined by the solar and the lunar calendars and by the cycle of the seasons. The changing of the season was celebrated because of its effect on food supply.
"Fests"
Certain institutions decide to annually commemorate certain special events significant to their history. These institutions are usually educational institutes such as colleges and senior secondary, secondary, or high schools. Such festivals are usually called "fests".
2. 实战演练：
1). There are Festivals of _the Dead_, Festivals to honor people_, __Harvest_ Festivals and __Spring__ Festivals.
2).
Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries
Festivals of the dead ObonDay of the deadHalloween JapanMexicosome Western countries
Festivals to Honor People Dragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayFestival to honor Gandhi ChinaUSAIndia
Harvest Festivals harvest/Thanksgiving festivalsmid-autumn festivals European and other countriesChina and Japan
Spring Festivals Spring FestivalEaster and Festival related holidays Cherry Blossom Chinasome Western countries Japan
3) Answer the following questions
Festivals Where When What to do What to eat
Obon Japan In July or August Clean the gravesLight incenseLight lampsPlay music /
The Day of the Dead Mexico In early November People offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead Food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on them
Halloween The U.S &some other Western countries October 31 Go to neighbors’Dress up and try to frighten people /
Paragraph 1:
*When did ancient people celebrate
-----at the end of winter
----When good weather returned
----a good harvest
----animals caught
-----When they wanted a year of plenty
*What about festivals now
Festival now have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events
Paragraph 2: Festivals of the dead
*Are there any similar festivals in China What to do What to eat
The Qing Ming Festival ………
Paragraph 3: Festivals to Honor People
Festivals Country People honored
The Dragon Boat Festival China Qu Yuan, the famous ancient poet
Columbus Day The USA Christopher Columbus
National Festival India Mahatma Gandhi
*Any other festivals which are meant to honor people in China Who is honored
Tree-planting Day -------Sun Zhongshan
Paragraph 4: Harvest Festivals
1) Why are autumn festivals happy events
Because people are grateful and happy and a season of agricultural work is over.
2) What do people do to celebrate it
In European countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to have meals, win awards for their farm produce ; admire the moon, enjoy moon-cakes.
Paragraph 5: Spring Festivals
Festivals Country What to do
The Lunar Chinese New Year China Eat dumplings, fish and meatGive lucky money Dragon dances
Carnivals Christian countries Parades, dancing , loud music , colorful clothing
The Cherry Blossom Festival Japan Enjoy the cherry tree flowers
Paragraph 6: What are the purposes of festivals
Festivals: To have fun with each other / To let us enjoy life/ To be proud of our customs/ To forget our daily life for a little while/To honor the dead/To honor famous people/To celebrate harvest/To welcome a new year and look forward to the future/To ask people to pay attention to something
B. Using language.
1. 1). B. 2). A 3).A. 4). D 5). B 6).B 7).A 8). D 9). B 10). B 11).C
反馈检测：
A.
1. The story of NiuLang and Zhi Nu seems not as intense or passionate.
2. It is faith and emotional liaison instead of physical attraction and desire that is emphasized in the story.
3. No, in only a few of them..
B.
1. Only one.
2. No, there isn’t.
3. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about.
C.
1. No.(but the date in Lunar Calendar is fixed).
2. Because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.