Unit 1 Period Ⅳ Listening and Talking & Reading for Writing（课件+练习）-新教材高中英语必修第三册【优化探究】（人教版）

Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．The talks will focus on economic development of the region (地区)． 2．I will represent (代表) our school to attend the conference.[来源:Z,xx,k.Com] 3．There is absolutely_(绝对地) no difference between them! 4．They changed their minds at the last moment (时刻) and refused to go. 5．His voice was warm with friendship and respect (尊重)． Ⅱ.单句语法填空 1．It has_been_raining (rain) for a week so far, which makes all of us bored. 2．The reason why he was late for the meeting is that his car broke down on the way that afternoon. 3．His movements were so graceful(grace) that they seemed effortless. 4．I hate travelling by air because I get horribly (horrible) airsick. 5．I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the New Year. Ⅲ.阅读理解 Qixi Festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day that fell yesterday, was not only a disappointment for forgotten lovers, but also for businessmen left with empty pockets. The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers' festival, marked for generations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC－AD 220)，is dying out. Some have even called for legislation to make the festival legal—Chinese Lovers' Day, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year. But the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt, although efforts to preserve traditional festivals deserve highly praise. A growing number of traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid­Autumn Festival, share the same fate of the Qixi Festival. Young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals. Even if all traditional festivals are finally made legal, the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed. If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays, there is little that can be done. While complaining about traditional festivals' fading appeal, decision­makers should refl