必修 3
Unit 1 Festivals around the world
【诵读·积累】
1. The Mid-autumn Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on August 15th of the Lunar calendar every year.
中秋节, 作为中国最重要的传统节日之一, 在每年阴历八月十五。
2. Not only is it popular in China but it is also celebrated in many other Asian countries.
它不仅在中国深受欢迎, 而且在亚洲许多其他国家人们也举行(庆祝)活动。
3. People believe that the moon is a symbol of reunion, luck, and it is a custom to express best wishes to the beloved ones at this particular time.
人们认为月亮是团圆、幸运的象征, 并且在这个特殊的时刻向深爱的人表达最美好的祝愿也是一个风俗。
4. On that day people usually go back home to have a family reunion, enjoying a large meal with their family.
在那一天, 人们通常回家举行家庭聚会, 和他们的家人享受一顿大餐。
5. Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children.
穿上盛装是万圣节最受欢迎的风俗之一, 尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。
【尝试运用】
句式演练
①从每年八月四日开始的Edmonton民乐节吸引了全世界很多
人。(which引导定语从句)
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival, _____________________
_____________, attracts many people all over the world.
②在春节那天给小孩压岁钱是一个风俗。(it作形式主语)
___________________________________________________
_________
which begins on August
4th every year
It is a custom to give children lucky money on the Spring
Festival.
③On the Spring Festival, people not only get together but also take part in a variety of activities. (改为倒装句)
On the Spring Festival, ______________________________
_____________________________________
not only do people get together but
also they take part in a variety of activities.
Ⅰ. 单词盘点
核心速记
1. ______(vi. & vt. ) (使)饿死；饿得要死
2. _____ (n. ) 诡计；恶作剧；窍门
(vt. ) 欺骗；诈骗
3. ____(vt. ) 获得；得到
4. ______(vt. &vi. ) 搜集；集合；聚集
starve
trick
gain
gather
5. ______(n. ) 奖；奖品
(vt. ) 授予；判定
6. _______(adj. ) 明显的；显而易见的
7. _______(vt. ) 提醒；使想起
award
obvious
remind
联想串记
8. ________(adj. )宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的→
_______(n. )宗教信仰
9. _____(n. ) 信任；信心；信仰→______ (vt. )相信
10. ____________ (n. )独立；自主→___________ (adj. )独立
的；自主的
11. _______(vt. )赞美；钦佩；羡慕→__________(n. ) 钦佩；
羡慕
12. __________(n. )许可；允许→______(vt. )允许
13. _________(vi. )道歉；辩白→_______(n. )道歉
14.________(vt. )原谅；饶恕→__________ (n. ) 宽恕；原谅
independence
independent
admire
admiration
permission
permit
apologize
apology
forgive
forgiveness
religious
religion
belief
believe
Ⅱ. 短语互译
1. 发生 _________
2. 纪念；追念 ____________
3. 盛装；打扮；装饰 ________
4. 期望；期待；盼望 ______________
5. 日夜；昼夜；整天 ____________
6. 屏息；屏气 ________________
7. 出发；动身；使爆炸 ______
take place
in memory of
dress up
look forward to
day and night
hold one’s breath
set off
8. turn up ___________
9. keep one’s word _________________
10. remind. . . of. . . _______________
11. play a trick on _______________________
12. as though/if _____
13. have fun with _________
出现；到场
守信用；履行诺言
使……想起……
搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑
好像
玩得开心
Ⅲ. 句型透视
1. “be +形容词+to do . . . ”
At that time people would starve if food _________________
(难以找到), especially during the cold winter months.
2. “with+宾语+介词短语”结构
On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of
skulls and cakes ___________________(上面有“骨头”).
was difficult to find
with “bones” on them
3. it作形式主语的主语从句
_____________(很明显) that the manager of the coffee shop
was waiting for Li Fang to leave. . .
4. while 引导的时间状语从句
____________________(她在人间时)she met the herd boy
Niulang and they fell in love.
It was obvious
While she was on earth
Ⅳ. 语篇完形
We have plenty of festivals. Some festivals are in
1. ________ of the ancestors. People light lamps, play music on
an important feast day, offering good things to the dead.
People hold festivals as an 2. _______ to famous people or
to the gods. These festivals have their 3. ______ as an event,
like the Dragon Boat Festival which honours the famous
4. ____ Qu Yuan.
memory
honour
origins
poet
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many
countries. People decorate churches, get together, have meals
or win 5. _______ for competitions. On Mid-Autumn Festival
people 6. _______ the moon and enjoy mooncakes.
Chinese New Year is an 7. ________ and important
festival. People 8. ______________dressing up, eating
dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper,
9. _______dragon dances. The celebration of the Lunar New
Year may 10. _________throughout the country, day and
night.
awards
admire
energetic
look forward to
playing
take place
1. 选用框中词汇的适当形式完成句子
turn up, award, remind, hold one’s breath, apologize
(1)The whole country _____________to see who would light the torch of the 30th Olympic Games.
(2)I must _________ to you for not being able to meet you.
(3)The story ________ me of an experience I once had.
(4)I’ve been ________ a scholarship to study in California.
(5)We invited her to dinner but she hasn’t _________.
held its breath
apologize
reminds
awarded
turned up
2. 选用句型透视中的句式仿写句子
(1)精通外语很重要。
__________________________________________
(2)老师手里拿着一本书走进教室。
_____________________________________________________
(3)显而易见手机现在很流行。
____________________________________________________
It is very important to master foreign languages.
The teacher entered the classroom with a book in his/her hand.
It is obvious that mobile phones are quite popular nowadays.
1. trick n. 诡计；恶作剧；窍门
vt. 欺骗；诈骗
①We are playing a trick on the man who keeps bothering me.
我们正在戏弄那个一直烦我的家伙。
②His family tricked him into going to Pakistan, and once he was there, they took away his passport.
他的家人骗他去了巴基斯坦, 并且他一到那里, 他们就拿走了他的护照。
③The man tricked the old lady out of her necklace.
那个人把老妇人的项链骗走了。
【归纳】填写适当的介词或副词
play tricks/a trick ___ sb. 捉弄某人
trick sb. ____ doing sth. 诱使某人做某事
trick sb. ___ __ sth. 骗走某人某物
on
into
out
of
2. gain vt. 获得；得到
n. (不可数)获利, 利益；财富的增加
gain weight 增加体重
gain sth. from/by. . . 从……处获益
gain other’s respect/love/trus 获得别人的尊敬/爱戴/信任
①No pains, no gains.
不劳无获。/一分耕耘, 一分收获。
②(2012·广东高考)Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television.
体育(节目)正在电视广告中变得重要。
③They realise that passing exams is no longer enough to gain a place at university.
他们认识到仅仅是考试通过并不能确保进入大学。
④The stepfather finally ______ ___ _________ _______.
这位继父终于获得了孩子们的尊重。
【熟词生义】读句子猜含义
My watch gains five minutes a day. [ ]
gained
the
children’s
respect
(钟, 表)快
【辨析】理解下列区别并选词填空
⑤After six years’ study, I ________ a good knowledge of
computer and my perseverance ____ me many friends in the
university. Therefore I ___ a good job, which has made me
____ much experience. And now I ____ up to $100, 000 a year.
acquired
won
got
earn
gain
【高考链接】
(2011·辽宁高考)You are old enough to ______ your own living.
A. win B. gain C. take D. earn
【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意：你年纪足够大了, 可以自己谋生了。win赢得；gain获得；take带走；earn/make one’s living谋生, 构成固定短语。
3. apologize vi. 道歉；辩白
(1)apologize to sb. for (doing) sth.
因(做)某事向某人道歉
apologize to sb. ＋that从句向某人道歉
(2)apology n. 道歉, 致歉
make/offer an apology to sb. for (doing) sth.
因(做)某事向某人道歉
accept/refuse one’s apology 接受/拒绝某人的道歉
owe sb. an apology 应向某人道歉
①You should _________ __ ___ ___
having kept her waiting so long.
让她等了这么久, 你应该为此向她道
歉。
②(2012·山东高考)He smiled politely as
Mary apologized for her drunken friends.
当玛丽为她醉酒的朋友们向他道歉时, 他礼貌地微笑着。
③He made a public apology for the team’s performance.
他就队伍的表现公开道歉。
apologize
to
her
for
【想一想】在日常交际中还有哪些表示道歉和答复道歉的句式？试列举。
【参考答案】
(1)情景交际中表示道歉的句式：
①I am really sorry(真对不起), but I seem to have misplaced your bag somewhere.
②I feel terribly sorry(我感到非常抱歉), but I’ve just broken your beautiful vase.
(2)对于道歉的回答, 可以用下列句式来表达：
①Don’t worry about it(别担心).
②Just forget about it(别再把这件事放在心上了).
③That’s OK/That’s all right/It doesn’t matter(没关系).
④It’s nothing(没什么).
4. remind vt. 提醒；使想起
remind sb. of/about sth.
使某人想起某事
remind sb. to do sth. 使某人想起；提醒某人(做)某事
remind sb. that/what/how从句. . .
提醒某人……/使某人想起……
remind sb. of doing sth. 提醒某人已做过某事
①These photos remind me of my childhood.
这些照片使我想起我的童年。
②You must remind him to take his medicine, in case he forgets.
你必须提醒他吃药, 以防他忘记了。
③This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was.
这个发生在我出生之前的故事提醒我, 我的母亲是多么伟大。
【辨析】理解下列区别并选词填空
recall
reminded
【高考链接】
(2011·全国卷Ⅱ)Mary, I ______ John of his promise to help you.
A. told B. reminded
C. warned D. advised
【解析】选B。考查动词和固定搭配。句意：玛丽, 我提醒过约翰关于他帮助你的承诺。remind sb. of sth. 表示提醒某人某件事情。选项A中tell表示“告诉”；选项C中warn表示“警告”；选项D中advise表示“建议”。根据句意答案为B。
5. forgive vt. (forgave, forgiven)原谅；饶恕
forgive sb. sth. 原谅某人的某行为
forgive me 请原谅；对不起
forgive sb. for (doing) sth. 原谅某人(做了)某事
①We forgave him his rudeness.
我们原谅了他的无礼。
②Forgive me, I don’t mean to insult you.
请原谅, 我并非有意侮辱你。
③She’d find a way to forgive him for the theft of the money.
她会让自己原谅他偷钱的行为的。
【熟词生义】读句子猜含义
I’ll forgive you the debt. ［ ］
免除(债务)
6. take place 发生
①The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。
②The evening party will take place on New Year’s Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。
【辨析】理解下列区别并选词汇填空
③Since the 2012 Olympic Games _________in London, great
changes have __________there. For example, fewer and fewer
traffic accidents _________________, and nearly no quarrels
_________. You may wonde