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Unit 3 Autumn festivals

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　　阅读理解的步骤和技巧(二)

　　故事传记主要是叙述主人公的特征，对其与其他重要人物之间的关系也要同时记住。新闻报道、史地知识介绍，往往是一人一事地介绍，比故事、传记简单，但也离不开记叙文的基本特点，对于上述要求它们用样适应。而新闻报道特别强调时间性、准确性，因此要搞清时间、地点和数字。

　　3认真阅读题干和选项，进行初步判断。读完短文后，我们要带着对短文的印象，认真阅读题干和选项，对能够得出的答案可以进行初步判断，难题暂时留下。此时我们带着问题再去阅读短文，可以按下面的顺序解答每道小题。

　　Passage 1

　　阅读理解

　　We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival.There is a name for each Chinese year.We may call it the year of sheep，the year of monkey or the year of tiger.And this year is the year of monkey.Before New Year's Day，people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.① On New Year's Eve，there is a big family dinner.After dinner，everyone stays up(通宵不睡)late to welcome the New Year.On the first day of the New Year， people put on their new clothes and go to visit each other.People usually have a good time during(在……期间) the festival.

　　难句注释

　　①People are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.人们忙于购物和打扫房间。

　　根据短文内容，完成下面的句子，每空一词。

　　1.We call the Chinese New Year the ____ .

　　2.There is an ____ ____ for each Chinese year.

　　3.Chinese have a big ____ dinner and stay up late to ____ the New Year on New Year's Eve.

　　4. ____ the ____ day of the New Year，people put on their new clothes.

　　5.People all go to visit ____ ____ on New Years Day.

　　Passage 2

　　阅读理解

　　(A=Amy B=Mrs Brown)

　　A: Mum, what are we going to do for Thanksgiving? Are we going to Aunt Emma's, or we stay at home?①

　　B: It's our turn this year. Your aunt Emma and your uncle Fred and their children are coming for dinner.

　　A: That's a lot of people. We must have a big turkey.

　　B: That's right. Let's make a shopping list. Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away.

　　A: I think we must get the turkey first. How big must it be?

　　B: Four kilos.

　　A: What about some pumpkins? We can buy some.

　　B: Oh, yes. Can we buy some sweet potatoes?

　　A: Yes. My aunt Emma likes sweet potatoes.

　　B: OK! Write them down on the piece of paper.

　　A: That'll be a great Thanksgiving dinner!

　　难句注释

　　①Are we going to aunt Emma's, or we stay at home?

　　我们将去埃玛婶婶家，还是呆在家里？

　　根据短文内容，完成下面的句子，每空一词。

　　Thanksgiving Day is coming in two w ____ (1),Amy and her m ____ (2) are't ____ (3) about w ____ (4) they are going to b ____ (5).There will be a l ____ (6) of people to come,so they m ____ (7) a shopping l ____ (8) for the dinner.They want to make a big d ____ (9).And they decide(决定)to buy a big t ____ (10) first, then have some sweet potatoes.

　　Passage 3

　　阅读理解

　　It's December 31, New Year Eve(前夕). Bob and Sally Simpson are celebrating the holiday with their children, Lucy and Tom. The Simpsons are a very happy family. Next year is going to be a very good year for the family.

　　Next year Bob and Sally are going to take a long holiday. They are going to visit Sally's parents in California. Tom is going to finish high school. He's going to move to Boston and begin college. Lucy is going to be 16 years old. She is going to finish middle school and go to high school.

　　As you see, it's going to be a happy year for all of them.

　　根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。

　　1. The Simpsons are a very happy family. ()

　　2. Lucy is Mr and Mrs Simpsons daughter. ()

　　3. Lucy is older than Tom.()

　　4. Tom is going to finish high school.()

　　5. It's going to be a happy year for the family. ()

　　Passage 4

　　根据短文内容及所给首字母提示完成所缺的单词。

　　T(1)Day is a traditional (传统)festival in the USA and Canada.It comes on the fourth T(2)in November.When the day comes，families get together to celebrate the h(3).No matter(无论)how far away they are from home， people go home to spend (花费，度)the festival with their f(4).①They often have Thanksgiving d(5).It's a big m(6).The main food is't(7)and pumpkin pie.The Americans like inviting(邀请)f(8)to their home.C(9)like Thanksgiving Day very much because they don't go to school on that day and they have a lot of d(10)food to eat.Like Midautumn Day in China，Thanksgiving Day is an autumn festival，too.

　　难句注释

　　①No matter how far away they are from home， people go home to spend the festival with their families.不管离家有多远，人们都赶回家和家人一起过节。

　　Passage 1

　　本文介绍了中国最隆重的节日——春节。全文描述了中国人在春节前后的活动，使我们感觉仿佛身在其中，节日的情感油然而生。

　　1.Spring Festival。由原文的第一句话可知。

　　2.animal's name。由常识可知：中国的每一年都是以十二生肖中的某一个动物名来命名的。英文中，在有生命的名词末尾加“s”表示所有关系的形式，叫名词所有格。

　　3.family, welcome。由原文的第六句话和第七句话可知。

　　4.On, first。由原文的倒数第二句话可知。

　　5.each other。见上题的解释。

　　Passage 2

　　本文描写了感恩节前母女二人的计划。在这盛大的节日里，主人要以丰盛的大餐来招待客人，以表现大家共享丰收的喜悦心情。

　　1.weeks。in two weeks意为“两周之内”，本句的意思是“感恩节两周之内就要到来了。”由对话的句子“Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away.”可知。

　　2.mother。由原对话的第一句话开头的称呼可知，此对话是在母女之间进行的。Mum常用于口语，mother用在比较正式的文体中。

　　3.talking。talk about 意为“谈论；讨论”。由空前的are 可判定出应用talking的形式，表示正在谈论。

　　4.what。由原句的对话“Mum, what are we going to do for Thanksgiving?”可知，母女俩在谈论为感恩节做准备，她们计划要买什么东西过感恩节。

　　5.buy。由阅读全文可知；而空前有to，可判断出此空应用原形。

　　6.lot。由原文第五行句子“That's a lot of people.”可知此空应用lot， a lot of 意为“许多的”。

　　7.make。make a shopping list意思是“列一份购物清单”。由于本句的主语是they，此空应用原形。

　　8.list。见上题的解释。

　　9.dinner。由原对话的最后一句可知：那将是一顿丰盛的感恩节晚餐。make a big dinner意思是“做一顿大餐”。

　　10.turkey。turkey是名词，意为“火鸡”。由原句“We must have a big turkey.”可知，这是购物清单上必写明的第一条。

　　Passage 3

　　本文描写了一个幸福的家庭在新年前夕庆祝新年的到来，畅想在新的一年里将会发生的诸多有意义的事情，鼓起人们追求美好生活的勇气。

　　1. T 由本文第一自然段第三句话可知。

　　2. T 由本文第一自然段第二句话可知。

　　3. F 由本文第二自然段内容可知：下一年汤姆将高中毕业去波士顿上大学，露西初中毕业上高中念书，所以汤姆比露西年龄大。

　　4. T 由第二自然第三句可知。

　　5. T 由本文第二自然段和第三自然段内容可知。

　　Passage 4

　　本文介绍了美国和加拿大的重要节日——感恩节的具体时间和庆祝方式。有助于我们更好地了解西方国家的风俗习惯，促进东西方的交融。

　　1.Thanksgiving。通读全文可知，本文描述的是感恩节Thanksgiving Day/Thanksgiving。

　　2.Thursday。由国外节日常识可知，感恩节那天是每年11月的第四个星期四。

　　3.harvest。西方人庆祝感恩节的目的是庆祝有一个好的收成。celebrate the harvest意为“庆祝丰收”。

　　4.families。本句的大意是：不管离家有多远，人们都赶回家和家人一起过节。families意为“家人”。

　　5.dinner。dinner是名词，意为“正餐”，主要指比较丰盛的那顿饭。have Thanksgiving dinner表示“吃感恩节饭”。

　　6.meal。 meal意为“一餐”或“一顿饭”。a big meal 表示“大餐”，指非常丰盛的一顿饭。

　　7.turkey。由常识可知，西方人过感恩节的食物一般必有火鸡，它是这顿饭的主食，再就是南瓜了。

　　8.friends。本句的大意是：美国人喜欢邀请一些朋友到家中一起过感恩节。

　　9.Children。本句的大意是：孩子们非常喜欢感恩节，因为他们在那天不上学而且有许多好吃的东西。

　　10.delicious。见上题的解释。delicious food to eat 意为“好吃的美味食物”。

　　1. ...people are busy shopping and cleaning their house.(见Line 3—4, Passage 1)……人们忙于购物和打扫房间。本句中有个习惯搭配:be+busy+doing sth.意为“忙于做某事”。如：The students are busy cleaning the classroom.同学们在忙着打扫教室。

　　2. No matter how far away they are from home， people go home to spend the festival with their families. (见Line 3—4, Passage 4)

　　不管离家有多远，人们都赶回家和家人一起过节。

　　No matter+疑问词，意为“无论……”、“不论……”，引导让步状语从句。如：no matter who/whom无论谁，no matter what 无论什么，no matter how far无论多远。You are always welcome no matter where you are.无论在何地，你总是受欢迎的。

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