课时作业12 Festivals And Celebrations-（课时作业）【红对勾讲与练】2024版新高考英语大一轮复习全新方案（人教版）

必修第三册　 3 　 必修第三册 课时作业 12　 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Ⅰ. 阅读理解 " (2022·福建省莆田市质量检测) New Year􀆳s Day is meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, there could be special cakes and breads, for example, long noodles representing long life, field peas representing coins, and pigs representing good luck. The particulars vary, but the general theme is the same: Enjoy food and drink to bring in a year of prosperity. Here are some of the New Year􀆳s food traditions around the world. Hoppin􀆳 John, American South A major New Year􀆳s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin􀆳 John is a dish of pork- flavored field peas or black-eyed peas— symbolizing coins—and rice, frequently served with cooked greens—as they􀆳re the color of money and cornbread—the color of gold. The dish is said to bring good luck in the new year. Twelve grapes, Spain The people of Spain traditionally watch a broadcast from Puerta del Sol in Madrid, where people gather in front of the square􀆳s clock tower to ring in the New Year. Those out in the square and those watching at home take part in an unusual annual tradition: At the stroke of midnight, they eat one grape for every toll of the clock bell. Some even get their grapes ready—peeling and seeding them—to make sure they will be as efficient as possible when midnight comes. Tamales, Mexico Tamales, corn dough filled with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico. In