1、必修三 Unit1 Festivals and celebrations 1. 掌握并熟练运用本单元核心词汇和短语； 2. 掌握动词-ing 形式作定语和作表语的用法； 3. 了解节日的意义，并能说出庆祝节日的原因； 4. 了解作者在那达慕大会的经历； 5. 运用本课的写作技巧完成记叙文写作。 Reading and Thinking WHY DO WE CELEBARATE FESTIVALS? rangen. 一系列；范围、界限vi. 包括； （在一定范围内）变化 Keep your speed in the range of 40-80 km/h. range fromto 包括从到之间
2、 Bankers predict that the price of oil will range from $50 to $100. 【拓展】【拓展】 a wide range of 大范围的；许多各种不同的 gathervi. 聚集；集合vt. 聚集；搜集；收割 In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked. So as soon as you gather some information, act on it! It was late August and the harvest had been safely
3、 gathered in. 【拓展】【拓展】 gather together 集合在一起，聚合 gather in 收集；尽量收集进来 gather information 搜集信息 gather up 收集起；蜷缩；概括 gather round 聚集 gather experience 积累经验 featurevt. 以为特色n. 特色；特征；特点 The spacious gardens are a special feature of this property. 【拓展】【拓展】 feature vt. (电影等) 由主演；(展览会等) 以为重点 Its a great film a
4、nd it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year. The hour-long programme will be updated each week and feature highlights from recent games. 【辨析】【辨析】 feature 指事物突出引人注目的特点。多用来说明人的容貌特征或地理特征； characteristic 指某人或某物天生有别于他人或他物的内部特质或外表特征； character 多指一类人或事物所具有的独特的典型的特征。 in spit
5、e of 不管；尽管 In spite of these insults, I managed not to get angry. He was there on the stroke in spite of the rain. 【同义词】【同义词】 despiteprep. 即使，尽管 despite 和 in spite of 都有 “尽管， 虽然” 的意思， 意思接近。 in spite of 语气强于 despite， 可与 despite 换用。 二者后面都可以接名词 He got the job in spite of his prison record. Johns compan
6、y is doing extremely well despite the recession. 二者后面都可以接动名词 He was very fast in spite of being terribly overweight. They arrived late despite leaving in plenty of time. take advantage of 利用；欺骗；占的便宜 I thought Id take advantage of the sports facilities while Im here. I know shes offered to babysit, b
7、ut I dont want her to think were taking advantage of her. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes. One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate
8、 the new year. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. 动词动词-ing 形式形式作定语和表语作定语和表语 作表语作表语 （1）表示主语的内容， 可以转换到句首作主语 Her job is keeping the lecture hall as clean as possible. = Keeping the lecture hall as clean as possible is her job. （2）表示主语具
9、有的特征、性质和状态，此时的动词-ing 形式已经具有形容词的性质 The problem is quite puzzling. Teaching young children is really challenging. （3）常用来作表语的现在分词有 astonishing, amusing, confusing, disappointing, boring, encouraging, inspiring, moving, tiring, interesting, surprising 等。 I dont think her joke is amusing at all. The film
10、 we saw last night was very moving. 作定语作定语 动词的 ing 形式作定语在句中通常有两个位置，如果是单个的动词的 ing 形式作定语， 常放在被修饰词前作前置定语；如果是动词的 ing 形式的短语作定语，常放在被修饰词后做 后置定语。 He is an attacking player. He asked an embarrassing question. Alittle child learning to walk often falls. Do you know the number of people coming to the party? 动词
11、 ing 形式作定语通常从以下三方面考查： （1）说明被修饰词的性质，特征或用途 They set up an operating table in a small temple. He may be in the reading room, for all I know. Ladies and gentlemen, please go and wait in the meeting room. （2）与被修饰词为主动关系且表示正在进行的动作 There were about 200 children studying in the art school. Who is the woman t
12、alking to our English teacher? （3）有些动词 ing 形式已经转化成形容词，常作定语用来修饰物，表示“令人” 。. 常用的此类词有： exciting, amusing, amazing, astonishing, shocking, puzzling, confusing, disappointing, discouraging, pleasing, striking, boring, tiring, touching, moving, interesting, satisfying, terrifying, frightening 等。 That must
13、have been a terrifying experience. The experiment was an amazing success. There is a page missing from this book. 1. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _. A. 20 dollars remainedB. 20 dollars to remain C. remained 20 dollarsD. remaining 20 dollars 2. The wild flowers looked
14、like a soft orange blanket _ the desert. A. coveringB. coveredC. coverD. to cover 3. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students _ Chinese in the school, most _ were from Germany. A. study; of whomB. study; of them C. studying; of themD. studying; of whom 4. The question _ at present has so
15、mething Important to do with our daily life. A. to be discussingB. to discuss C. been discussedD. being discussed 5. China is a _country _ to the third world. A. developed; belongsB. developing; belonging C. developing; belongsD. developed; belonged 6. Who is the man _ to the teacher? A model worker
16、 _ our school. A. talks; visitsB. is talking; s visiting C. talking; visitingD. talking; visited 7. How many of us _, say, a meeting that has nothing to do with us will be interested in the discussion? A. attendB. attending C. to attendD. have attended 8. The flowers _ sweet in the botanic garden at
17、tract the visitors to the beauty of nature. A. to smellB. smellingC. smeltD. to be smelt 答案：答案：1. D2.A3. D4. D5. B6. C7. B8. B Reading for Writing MY AMAZING NAADAM EXPERIENCE representvt. 象征；代表；相当于 This hand gesture represents love. The general secretary may represent the president at official cere
18、monies. 【拓展】【拓展】 adj. representative 典型的，有代表性的；代议制的 representational 代表的；具象派的 representable 能被代表的；能上演的；能被描绘的 n. representative 代表；典型；众议员 representation 代表；表现；表示法；陈述 That is very representative of what we see. She had a stressful job as a sales representative. set off出发；动身；启程 They set off againand pr
19、omptly ran out of fuel. Im going to set off from home and start my journey alone. 【拓展】【拓展】 set off 引爆 (炸弹)；触发 (警报) Any escape, once its detected, sets off the alarm. set off 引发；激起 The move set off a media firestorm, particularly in the blogosphere. 这一行动引起媒体热议，尤其是在博客圈。 absolutelyadv. 绝对地；完全地 I absolu
20、tely refuse to get married. The ad said the product was absolutely guaranteed to work. 【拓展】【拓展】 adj. absolute 绝对的；完全的；专制的 John brought the absolute proof that we needed. Black is the absolute opposite of white. momentn. 片刻；瞬间 In a moment he was gone. My camera caught the moment the glass broke. 【拓展】
21、【拓展】 for a moment 片刻，一会儿；暂时 every moment 时时刻刻 in a moment 立刻 wait a moment 等一会儿；稍等一下 a moment ago 刚才，片刻之前 take a moment 花一些时间 at the moment 此刻；当时 at the last moment 在最后一刻；在最后关头 at the right moment 适时；在适当的时候 主题写作主题写作有关节日的信件有关节日的信件 写作任务写作任务 假设你是李华，是汤姆的笔友。汤姆通过电子邮件向你询问中国六一儿童节的情况，请 结合六一儿童节的情况给他回复一封电子邮件。要
22、点如下： （1）每年 6 月 1 日举行； （2）孩子们期盼节日的到来，盛装参加； （3）观看表演、拍照留念。 注意： （1）词数 100 左右； （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； （3）开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。 Dear Tom, _ _ _ Yours, Li Hua 写作思路写作思路 （1）确定写作体裁和主题 体裁：应用文一回复电子邮件 主题：向好友介绍中国的儿童节 （2）确定时态和人称（与体裁和主题息息相关） 时态：一般现在时（叙述儿童节的一般情况）和一般过去时（今年儿童节的情况） 人称：以第三人称（the children，they）为主，第二人称(you，your)为
23、辅 （3）明确写作要点 了解对方要求结合儿童节情况，予以介绍祝福 （4）分段（与写作要点息息相关） 结合写作要点分为三个段落 素材整理素材整理 （1）关键词语 take place, look forward to, dress up, turn up, hold ones breath, obvious, have fun, in memory of, remindof, grow up （2）翻译句子 儿童节是在每年的 6 月 1 日。(take place) 孩子们通常盼望这一天的到来。(look forward to) 今年儿童节他们穿上盛装，很早就到了学校。( dress up; t
24、urn up) 他们屏息观看精彩的表演。( hold ones breath) 很明显他们玩得很高兴。( Its obvious that; have fun) 他们拍下一些照片以纪念这一天。( in memory of) 当他们长大的时候， 这些照片可以使他们想起他们快乐的童年。 (remindof; grow up) Keys: Childrens Day takes place on June 1st every year. The children usually look forward to its coming. They dressed up and turned up at
25、school very early on Childrens Day this year. They held their breath to watch the wonderful performance. It was obvious that they had great fun. They had some photos taken in memory of this day. When they grow up, these photos can remind them of their happy childhood. 将以上句子连成一篇语言流畅、用词准确、逻辑严谨的短文。 Dea
26、r Tom， How have you been these days? Having learnt from your email that you wanted to know something about Childrens Day in China, let me tell you something about it. Childrens Day takes place on June 1st every year and the children usually look forward to its coming. On Childrens Day this year, the
27、y dressed up and turned up at school very early. They held their breath to watch the wonderful performance. It was obvious that they had great fun. They had some photos taken in memory of this day, which can remind them of their happy childhood when they grow up. Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua （答题时间：（答题
28、时间：40 分钟）分钟） 一、阅读理解一、阅读理解 Food festivals around the world Stilton Cheese Rolling May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include these rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of stra
29、nge and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors lane（赛道）. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably th
30、e cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese. Fiery Foods Festival-The Hottest Festival on Earth Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as
31、far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction-food that is not just spicy, but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March.
32、You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper-officially the hottest pepper in the world-or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one things for sureif you dont like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isnt for you! La TomatinaThe Worlds Biggest Food Fight
33、 On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatinathe worlds largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the weeks events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoesofficial fightstarters
34、 get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd. The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends againand for a much-nee
35、ded wash! Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Australias cultural capital has hosted this 20 years, a showcase of the continents culinary(烹调用的) mastery through cooking demonstrations, special tours and food tastings throughout the city. Meet celebrity chefs and artisan food crafters, go to gals dinners
36、 and discover Down Unders most fantastic flavors 1. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must_. A. wear various formal clothes B. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane C. kick or throw their cheese D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos 2. Where is the Fiery F
37、ood and BBQ Festival held according to the passage? A. In Australia. B. In the Caribbean. C. In the USA. D. In Mexico. 3. The celebration of La Tomatina lasts_. A. three days B. seven days C. less than three days D. more than seven days 二二、阅读七选五阅读七选五 Many people seem to love potatoes however they ar
38、e cooked. But have you ever asked yourself where they came from? It all started in Peru. There, people grew potatoes over 2,000 years ago. They werent like the ones we know today. _4_ The first Europeans to try to plant potatoes were the Spanish. In 1537, Spanish explorers discovered people eating w
39、hat they called papas. They brought this strange vegetable back to Spain in the 1550s. People generally didnt like the potato. Lots of other vegetables were introduced into Europe at the same time, like tomatoes and sweet potatoes, and people preferred those to the unattractive potatoes. _5_ Very sl
40、owly, they spread through Europe. There is a story that King Louis XVI of France liked the potato and planted them in his royal garden. _6_ So, what about chips? Well, the Belgians claim that they invented fried potatoes, although nobody really knows for sure. The first mention of “chips” in England
41、 is by the writer Charles Dickens in 1859. _7_ The Americans call them “French fries” because soldiers from America went to France during the First World War and loved the dish. Now, the Americans eat over twenty million tons of chips a year. Crisps are an American invention, although they call them
42、 “chips”. Everybody agrees that a native American chef, George Crum, made the first crisps in 1853. One day, a difficult customer wanted fried potatoes, sliced thinly. When they arrived, he said they werent thin enough. _8_ In the end, Crum got annoyed and sliced the potatoes as thinly as he could a
43、nd fried them, and then added lots of salt. The dish was an immediate success. Next time you are in your favourite fast food place eating chips with your friends, amaze them with your potato knowledge! A. He kept sending them back to be cooked again. B. The original potatoes were smaller and tasted
44、bitter. C. They were found to be a good source of vitamins, surprisingly. D. He mentioned “chips of potato” fried in oil in one of his books. E. He asked the fried potatoes to be mixed with butter and cheese. F. Ordinary people stole them and planted them in their own gardens. G. They were given to
45、slaves and prisoners, because they were so cheap. 三三、写作写作 假设你是李华， 计划和同学去敬老院( nursing home)陪老人们过重阳节( the Double Ninth Festival)。请给外教露西写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往，内容包括： (1) 出发及返回时间； (2) 活动：包饺子、表演节目等。 注意：(1) 词数 100 左右； (2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 一、 1. B解析：细节理解题。根据第一个节日中的 roll a complete cheeseor go into their competitors
46、lane 可知选手必须在自己的赛道里滚一个木头奶格。 故答 案为 B。 2. C解析： 推理判断题。 根据第二个节日中的 They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China 可知比赛不在这三个地方举行， 排除 A、 B; 再 根据 New Mexico 可知不在 Mexico 举行。 New Mexico(新墨西哥州)位于美国， 故答案为 C。 3. B解析：细节理解题。根据第三个节日中的 A week-long celebration 可知 庆祝活动持续一周，故答案为 B。 二、 4. B解析：解本题可用关联逻辑法
47、。根据上文中的 They werent like the ones we know today.知空格处说的是土豆原来的样子， 选项 B 与之对应， 故答案为 B。 5. G解析：解本题可用关联逻辑法。根据上文中的 people preferred those to the unattractive potatoes 知空格处说的是把不受欢迎的土豆给身份低的人吃， 选 项 G 与之对应，故答案为 G。 6. F解析：解本题可用词汇锁定法。上文中的 King Louis XVI of France 与选 项 F 中的 ordinary people 对应，故答案为 F 7. C解析： 解本题可用
48、词汇锁定法。 上文 The first mention of chips in England is by the writer Charles Dickens in 1859中的 the writer与选项C中的 his books 对应，故答案为 C。 8. A解析：解本题可用关联逻辑法。根据上文中的 he said they werent thin enough 以及下文中的 Grum got annoyed 知空格处说的是他一直嫌土豆片厚了， 于是把它们送回去重做。选项 A 与之对应，故答案为 A。 三、 One possible version: Dear Lucy, Id like
49、 to invite you to join us for a visit to the nearby nursing home next Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival. It is the day for the elderly in our culture. Well go and make dumplings and cakes with the elderly people there. Well also spend some fun time together singing, dancing and playing games, which we hope will make them happy. We should be back around 4 oclock in the afternoon. If you are able to come with us, please let us know and well wait for you at the school gate at 9 in the morning. Looking forward to your reply Yours Li Hua
