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1、Unit 1Festivals around the world【导语】“滴水之恩当涌泉相报”，只有学会感恩，家庭才能和睦，友情才会长久，社会才能和谐。阅读本文，了解感恩节由来，体会感恩真谛。Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.In 1620，some Pilgrims(英国清教徒)sailed to Ameri
2、ca on the May Flower，seeking a place where they could have religious freedom.After a difficult twomonth voyage they landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in icy November.During their first winter，over half of the settlers died of starvation or illness.Those who survived began sowing in the fi
3、rst spring.All summer long they waited for the harvest with great anxiety，knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest.Finally the fields produced a rich yield beyond expectations.And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord(基督
4、教中指上帝)be fixed.Years later，President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year.The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years.The big f
5、amily dinner is planned months ahead.On the dinner table，people will find apples，oranges，chestnuts，walnuts and grapes.There will be plum pudding，mince pie，other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash.The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.They have been th
6、e most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.Thanksgiving today is，in every sense，a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks.【词海拾贝】1sowing vt.& vi.播(种)，播种于2yield n产量3proclaim vt.正式宣布；声明4observe vt.庆祝5roa
7、st turkey n烤火鸡【问题思考】1Why did the Pilgrims hold a day of thanksgiving?_答案：They held a day of thanksgiving to celebrate the harvest and give thanks to the Lord.2What are the most traditional and popular food on Thanksgiving Day?_答案：Roast turkey and pumpkin pie.为单词选择正确释义1beauty A庆祝；祝贺2harvest B宗教上的；信奉宗
8、教的；虔诚的3celebration C狩猎者；猎人4hunter D美；美人5religious E节日；盛宴6feast F骨；骨头7boneG收获；收割答案：1D2G3A4C5B6E7F.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1_ n诡计；恶作剧；窍门vt.欺骗；诈骗2_ n诗人3_ n到来；到达；到达者4_ n独立；自主_adj. 独立的；自主的5_ n农业；农艺；农学_adj. 农业的；农艺的6_ n. 奖；奖品vt.授予；判定7_ adj.充满活力的；精力充沛的；积极的8_ n衣服9_ n. 习惯；风俗答案：1.trick2.poet3.arrival4.independenceindepend
9、ent5.agricultureagricultural6.award7energetic8.clothing9.custom.根据英语释义写出单词1_：to cause a person or an animal to suffer or die from hunger2_： the place or situation in which something begins to exist3_： a member of your family who lived a long time ago4_： to have a very high opinion of someone5_： an i
10、dea that you believe to be true 6_： to get something important or valuable7_： to come together；to search for things of the same kind and collect them8_： to put clothes on yourself or someone else答案：1.starve2.origin3.ancestor4.admire5.belief6gain7.gather8.dress.选用短语的适当形式完成句子take place；play a trick on
11、；dress up；look forward to；have fun with；as though；day and night；in memory of1The Olympic Games_every four years.答案：take place2A museum was built_the victims(受害者)in the big earthquake.答案：in memory of3Its acceptable to_your English teacher on April 1st.答案：play a trick on4On the weekends，I like to get
12、together and_my good friends.答案：have fun with5In the past，poor workers worked_，but they still lived a sad life.答案：day and night6They talked_they had been friends for a long time.答案：as though.领会句子所用的句型并翻译成汉语1Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have_been_held everywhere_since ancient times._答案：自古以
13、来，世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典。2Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors，who might return either to help or to do harm._答案：有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，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。3The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look_forward_to the end of winter and to the coming of spring._答案：最富有生气又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天，迎来春天的日子。4People love to get together to eat，drink and_have_fun_with each other._答案：人们喜欢聚在一起吃、喝、玩耍。课文表层理解.判断正(T)误(F)1The ancient people neednt worry about their food.(F)2Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour t
