Unit 4 Friends forever 课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化-【金版教程】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第一册创新导学案课件PPT（外研版2019）

课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化 * 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Mid­Autumn Festival, also__1__(know) as the Moon Festival, is a traditional festival for both the Han people__2__minority nationalities．In China and throughout many Asian countries, people celebrate the Harvest Moon, because the night of the full moon__3__ (signal) a time of completeness and abundance． This festival celebrates three fundamental concepts that are __4__(close) connected: gathering, thanksgiving and praying．It is a day for families __5__ (hold) a family reunion and spend time together．Celebrations kick off with a special meal at home, similar__6__ a western Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner．Then everyone steps out to enjoy local __7__ (activity) together such as singing, dancing, and flying sky lanterns． Mooncakes remain one of the __8__(old) traditional ways to celebrate the festival．Eating mooncakes while watching the full moon is a central part of the Mid­Autumn Festival throughout China, and is a symbol of family unity．At__9__ very beginning, mooncakes were served as a sacrifice to the Moon．The word mooncake first appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, even though the mooncakes were not round at that time．Nowadays, mooncakes __10__ (give) as presents to our loved ones and they represent people's wishes to be together during the Mid­Autumn Festival． 1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________ 5．________　6．________　7．________　8．________ 9．________　10．________ known and signals closely to hold to activities oldest the are given The Mid­Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in China．For Chinese people, the festival means family reunion and peace． 在中国，中秋节是最重要的节日之一。对于中国人而言，该节日意味着家庭团聚和安宁。 本课结束 $$