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The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in modern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey (捕食) on people the night before the beginning of a new year.,One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day， an old man came to their rescue， offering to subdue (制服) Nian. To Nian he said， “I hear that you are very capable， but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents？”So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed (骚扰) people and their domestic animals from time to time.,After that， the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal (永生的) god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left， he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year’s end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked (潜行) back again， because red is the color the beast feared most. From then on， the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation.
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Section_ⅠWarmup & Lesson 1 — Prereading
Autumn
Every year in September or October, the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated① by the Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest②. People like to meet in the evening and watch the moon.
The MidAutumn Festival is important because it is a special occasion③ for family. It is also a day for special foods like moon cakes. There are all kinds of moon cakes. Traditional④ moon cakes are usually made with bean paste⑤， but nowadays⑥， there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit⑦， coffee, chocolate and even icecream moon cakes.
①celebrate vt.庆祝，庆贺
congratulate v．祝贺，接“人”作宾语
celebrate接“活动”作宾语
②Sth. be said to do ... ＝It is said that ...据说……
③occasion/ə’keIʒn/n.时刻，时机
on occasion有时，间或，偶尔
on this occasion在这时候
④traditional/trə’dIʃnəl/adj.传统的
⑤bean paste/peIst/豆馅
⑥nowadays/’naʊədeIz/adv.现今，现在
⑦including sth.＝sth. included
秋 季
[第1～2段译文]
每年9月或10月，全世界的中国人都要庆祝中秋节。据说这一天月亮最大最亮。夜晚人们喜欢聚在一起赏月。
中秋节之所以重要是因为这是合家团聚的特殊日子。这一天也是要吃月饼之类的特殊食品的日子。有各种各样的月饼。传统的月饼通常是用豆馅做的。但如今，月饼的种类很多，有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至还有冰淇淋月饼。
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Winter
The Lantern Festival⑧ falls⑨ on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month⑩. It marks⑪ the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations⑫.
There are many stories about how the Lantern Festival started⑬. In one story, lanterns were lit⑭ to celebrate the power⑮ of light over⑯ darkness⑰. In another story, a town was almost destroyed⑱ but the light from many lanterns saved it. The story was about a god who wanted to burn down⑲ the town⑳. He was fooled when he saw thousands of lanterns. He thought the town was already burning.
⑧the Lantern Festival元宵节 lantern/’læntən/n.灯笼
⑨fall此处意为“来临，降临”。
⑩lunar month太阴月，阴历一个月
⑪mark v．标志(重要变化或发展阶段)
⑫celebration/ˌselI’breIʃn/n.庆祝，庆典
⑬how引导的宾语从句，作介词about的宾语。
⑭light v．点燃；照亮
过去式、过去分词都是lighted或lit。
⑮power/’paʊə/n.控制力；权力
⑯over此处是介词。 power over对……的控制
⑰darkness/’dɑːknIs/n.黑暗，漆黑
⑱destroy/dIs’trɔI/vt.破坏，毁坏(指严重损坏，不能修复)
⑲burn down烧毁
⑳who引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，修饰先行词a god。
fool vt.愚弄；欺骗
fool sb. into doing sth.哄骗某人做某事
when引导的时间状语从句。
冬 季
[第1～2段译文]
每年农历正月十五是中国的元宵节。它标志着中国新年庆典的结束。
关于元宵节的起源有多种传说。一种传说是，点灯笼为了庆祝光明战胜黑暗的力量；另一种传说则是，一个小镇几乎被烧毁，但是点燃的许多灯笼救了这个小镇。故事说的是有一个神仙想烧毁这个小镇，他为数千盏灯笼所骗，认为这座城市正在燃烧。
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In the past lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds, animals and flowers, etc.. Nowadays, most lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries， and they come in many shapes and sizes. In the northeastern part of China, there are even icelanterns.
The special food for the Lantern Festival is the sweet dumpling. Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.
in the past与一般过去时连用，in the past few/two days/weeks与现在完成时连用。
decorate/’dekəreIt/vt.装饰，布置
decorate不能接双宾语，而要用decorate sth. with sth.结构。
be made with ...用……制造 battery/’bætri/n.电池
come in many shapes and sizes以形状、大小不一的样式出现
sweet dumpling元宵
boil/bɔIl/vt.&vi.煮沸，沸腾
boiling adj.正在沸腾的 boiled adj.已煮开的
serve/sɜːv/vt.提供(食物)，端上(饭菜)
[第3～4段译文]
过去，人们常用蜡烛点灯笼，用鸟、兽、花等图案装饰灯笼。现在大多数灯笼是用电灯和电池制成的，而且形状、大小不一。在中国东北，甚至还有冰灯。,元宵节的特殊食品是元宵。元宵用水煮，随热汤一起吃。
Summer
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. As it is in early summer， it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
The tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.
There is a special food for the festival. It is called zongzi, which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.
the lunar year阴历年
as引导原因状语从句。
tradition/trə’dIʃən/n.传统，惯例
by tradition按风俗习惯
organise vt.组织 organise (BrE)＝organize (AmE)
culture n．文化，文明 cultural adj.文化的
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take part in参与，参加
take an active part in积极参加 participate in参加
sticky/’stIki/adj.粘的，粘性的
which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词zongzi，并在从句中作主语。
夏 季
[第1～3段译文]
农历五月初五是端午节。由于端午节是在初夏，它标志着一年最炎热季节的开始。
端午节已有2 000多年的历史。过去，只有中国人举行赛龙舟活动。然而，近几年外国人也来参加赛龙舟，共享其中乐趣。
端午节有一种特殊食品，叫粽子，它是把糯米包裹在新鲜的竹叶里制成的。
Prereading
Please match the words with their proper meanings.
1．graduation A．装饰，布置
2．include B．庆祝，庆典
3．scholarship C．动力；权力；影响力
4．celebration D．包括，包含
5．power E．传统，惯例
6．darkness F．招待；服务；提供(食物)，端上(饭菜)
7．destroy G．煮沸，沸腾
8．decorate H．毕业
9．boil I．破坏，毁坏
10．serve J．婚礼
11．tradition K．奖学金
12. wedding L．黑暗，漆黑
1～5 ________ 6～10 ________ 11～12 ________
答案：1～5 HDKBC 6～10 LIAGF 11～12 EJ
Leadin
Which festival do you like best in a year? Write out the name of each festival and then choose your favourite one.
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答案：A.the Spring Festival B．the MidAutumn Festival
C．Christmas Day
Whilereading
Fastreading
Scan the text and finish the following question.
What is the text mainly about?
The text is mainly about the_introduction_of_some_traditional_Chinese_festivals.
Carefulreading
1．Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
(1)What don’t people do on the MidAutumn Festival?
A．Watching the moon in the evening.
B．Eating moon cakes.
C．Getting together with the family.
D．Lighting lanterns.
(2)Why didn’t the god burn down the town?
A．Because the town was already burning.
B．Because he loved the people in the town.
C．Because he thought the town was already burning.
D．Because he enjoyed thousands of lanterns.
(3)Which is NOT true about the Dragon Boat Festival?
A．It has a long history.
B．It’s a symbol of the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
C．Only Chinese people celebrated the festival in the old days.
D．Many people from different cultures took part in the dragon boat races in the old days.
(4)The most common thing about the three festivals is that ________.
A．they are all enjoyed by people from other cultures
B．there is a special food for each festival
C．they are all celebrated only in China
D．people always decorate their homes on the festivals
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(5)The right time order of the festivals is ________.
①the MidAutumn Festival ②the Lantern Festival
③the Dragon Boat Festival
A．①②③ B．②③①
C．③①② D．②①③
答案：(1)～(5) DCDBB
2．Fill in the chart with the information in the text.
Festivals
Celebration time
Typical food and
①________
The
MidAutumn
Festival
It’s a special occasion for ②________， falling on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar year.
★Families gather together to eat moon cakes.
★On this day, the ③________ is said to be its biggest and brightest and people like to meet in the evening to watch it.
The
④________
Festival
It is the fifteenth day of the ⑤________ lunar month, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
★Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water for the festival.
★In one ⑥________， lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness while modern lanterns of different ⑦________ and sizes are made with light bulbs and batteries.
The Dragon
Boat Festival
It is on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year, and it marks the beginning of the ⑧________ season of the year.
★Dragon boat races used to be organized only by Chinese people, but in recent years, ⑨________ have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.
★There is a special food called zongzi for the festival, which is ⑩________ rice in fresh bamboo leaves.
答案：①activities ②family ③moon ④Lantern
⑤first ⑥story ⑦shapes ⑧hottest ⑨foreigners ⑩sticky
Studyreading
Analyze the following difficult sentence in the text.
Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste, but nowadays, there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit, coffee, chocolate and even icecream moon cakes.
[句式分析] 整个句子是由but连接的并列句。后一个分句中含有there be句型，其中including fruit ...为现在分词短语作定语； including“包括……”。
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[尝试翻译] 传统的月饼通常是用豆馅做的。但如今，月饼的种类很多，有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至有冰淇淋月饼。
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
The Dragon Boat Festival in China
Chinese culture has many, many festivals commemorating (纪念) some unusual events. The Dragon Boat Festival is one such festival. The main thing to do on this day is to eat zongzi, the sticky rice dumpling.
In some places, people race boats that are colourfully decorated with dragon designs, but I have never seen such a race. I have, however, eaten lots of zongzi. You can buy them or eat homemade ones. They are commonly eaten as a snack food. The rice may be white, and it may have some red bean paste inside. Sometimes the rice is brown from a sauce and inside is a small chunk (块) of ham. In any case, each one is wrapped in reed leaves and steamed, I suppose, for a long time. At first, I thought they were rather tasteless, but I have developed a taste for them now, and I like to eat them, though once a year is enough.
The origin of zongzi is as strange as the food itself. There was a Chinese poet and official (Chinese officials in old times were always poets) named Qu Yuan. He was an official in the Kingdom of Chu. China has a tradition of ministers (大臣) who give advice to the king, and Qu Yuan was such a minister. Qu Yuan advised the king of Chu to prepare for war because the state of Qin was ready to destroy his state. But the king thought he was safe since the emperor of Qin seemed to be more interested in other weaker states. But, finally, Qin did attack Chu, and the Chu Kingdom was defeated.
Qu Yuan was so sad about this that he killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River. His countrymen, on learning of this, rushed to the scene in small boats and tried to find his body. They failed to find it, so they made the dumplings wrapped in reed leaves and threw them into the river so the fish would eat the dumplings and not Qu Yuan’s body. That day was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later, it became a tradition to eat zongzi and to hold dragon boat races on that day every year.
1．What do people mainly do on the Dragon Boat Festival?
A．They eat zongzi
B．They all go boating.
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C．They swim in the river.
D．They all buy something to throw into the river.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第一段中的“The main thing to do on this day is to eat zongzi ...”可以得知答案。
2．According to the text, which of the following is true?
A．The author likes to eat zongzi so much that he eats them once a month.
B．The tale of how zongzi came into being is even stranger than the food itself.
C．The king of Chu didn’t like Qu Yuan’s advice and killed him.
D．The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated in commemoration of Qu Yuan.
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第三、四段可知，屈原力谏楚王，但不受重视，最后楚国被消灭，屈原悲愤投江，人们为了纪念他而过端午节。
3．Qu Yuan killed himself because ________.
A．the king of Chu didn’t take his advice, and as a result the Chu Kingdom was defeated by Qin
B．the Chu Kingdom was the weakest state
C．he couldn’t live a good life
D．he wanted to show his bravery in the face of danger
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第三段及第四段中的“Qu Yuan was so sad about this that he killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River.”可以得知答案。
4．What is the purpose of this text?
A．To tell the readers about different kinds of zongzi.
B．To give information about war in old times.
C．To tell the readers about zongzi as well as the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.
D．To recommend that the readers eat more zongzi.
解析：选C 写作意图题。作者首先讲了粽子的美味可口，接着讲了粽子的来源以及端午节，目的是让读者了解粽子以及端午节的历史。
B
The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The threeday event is not fixed (固定的) to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals (当地人)．
During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in
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blue and yellow play horns (喇叭) and beat drums (鼓) as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish line in front of the cheering people.
Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horse race. All the riders run very fast on the horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles (座垫). Some even ride upside down — their legs and feet straight up in the air — all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they go. So fast and so wonderful!
5．The Sahara Festival is a festival which ________.
A．has a very long history in North Africa
B．is held on the same place on the same day
C．is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D．is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知C项为正确答案。
6．Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.
A．musicians, dancers, horses and hares
B．camel riders, musicians, Japanese dogs and hares
C．horsemen dancers, camels and Japanese dogs
D．musicians, officials, camels and horses
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段的描述可以推断D项为正确答案，A项多加了hares；B项多加了Japanese dogs and hares；C项多加了Japanese dogs。
7．The underlined word “finale” in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________ of the opening day.A.first part B．middle
C．last part D．whole
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据前面的towards the evening可推知此处指开幕式的最后部分。
8．This passage mainly tells readers ________.
A．what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival
B．how people celebrate during the threeday Sahara Festival
C．what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival
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D．how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival
解析：选A 主旨大意题。本文第一段简要介绍了Sahara Festival，第二、三、四段主要介绍开幕式第一天的活动，因此A项为最佳选项。
C
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.
Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test — unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, but cheating isn’t a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together. Talking about these problems and working them out will be better than cheating.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章主要讨论了人们为什么喜欢作弊并分析了孩子们作弊的原因，最后给出了如何避免作弊的建议。
9．The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, ________.
A．it is unfair to other people
B．it does harm to their health
C．teachers should punish them
D．teachers shouldn’t stop them at once
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“When people cheat, it’s not fair to ...”可知，作者认为作弊对于其他人来说是不公平的，故选A。
10．Many students like cheating mainly because ________.
A．the material in the test is very difficult
B．they want to do better than the others
C．cheating can make hard things seem very easy
D．they have little time to study their lessons
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解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句话“It makes difficult things seem easy ...”可知，许多孩子喜欢作弊主要原因是作弊使困难的事情看上去变容易了。故选C。
11．The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A．cheating isn’t a good idea
B．why kids cheat in the test
C．some kids can’t pass the test without cheating
D．some kids don’t spend the time studying
解析：选B 段落大意题。文章第四段讲到，孩子们作弊有以下原因，如忙、懒惰、想不花时间就能得高分，有些孩子甚至觉得如果不作弊就无法考试及格。因此B项为正确答案。
12．In the passage those cheaters are advised to ________.
A．spend more time on school than on sports
B．talk with the teacher or parents
C．try hard to be intelligent rather than lazy
D．ask their classmates for good methods of study
解析：选B 推理判断题。本文第五段作者给作弊者提出了一些解决办法，如同老师或家长进行交谈，A、C、D项均与原文不相符，故选B。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Easter is a very popular holiday in Christian countries. __1__ Easter is a “movable” holiday, as it is celebrated on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox (春分)．
Easter is known mostly as a Christian holiday. __2__ The holiday was first meant to celebrate the coming of spring and to welcome the birth of plants, animals and all the bright flowers. __3__ Then later the eggs were given as gifts. Sometimes the eggs were exchanged by lovers. Giving special eggs to those that they love is very similar to giving presents on Valentine’s Day.
Most countries celebrate Easter by decorating eggs, getting together with family, eating chocolate and sweets and playing egg hunts. Many children enjoy Easter because of egg hunts. __4__ Then the children run around searching for them. The most famous egg hunt is done every year on the lawn (草坪) of the White House in Washington D．C.
For many children, Easter and the Easter Bunny are second in popularity only to Christmas and Santa Claus. The Easter Bunny, a young rabbit, is a character that represents everything wonderful for spring: life and playfulness. The Easter Bunny first came from Germany and was brought to North America later. __5__ There are even Easter Bunnies made of chocolate!
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A．It’s a very popular character for Easter.
B．It’s a holiday to celebrate Jesus Christ’s return to life.
C．Others have hidden eggs around the house, or outside.
D．During Easter in Germany, a lamb is a popular symbol.
E．The most interesting part of the holiday is looking for eggs.
F．The practice of painting eggs was first done to represent the coming of spring.
G．However, many celebrations during this time have nothing to do with Christianity.
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