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Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking
—Reading comprehension
UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
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Step One:Prereading
1.How many festivals do you know at home and abroad?Discuss these following pictures and match them.
①the Spring Festival _____
②the Lantern Festival _____
③the Dragon Boat Festival ____
④the MidAutumn Festival ____
⑤Thanksgiving Day ____
⑥Mother's Day _____
⑦Halloween ____
⑧Christmas Day ____
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2.What is your favorite festival?Why?
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The Spring Festival.It is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is a time when all family members get together,just like Christmas in the West.
Step Two:Whilereading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer.
What is the main idea of the text?
A.The origin of the festivals.
B.The celebration of the festivals.
C.The reason why we celebrate the festivals.
D.The activities of the festivals.
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Ⅱ.Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1 A.Almost every culture celebrates harvest festival.
Para.2 B.Festivals are becoming commercial.
Para.3 C.Festivals play an important part in society.
Para.4 D.All festivals share the common spirit.
Para.5 E.Customs in festivals change over time.
答案: Paras.1~5:DAEBC
Ⅲ.Read for the structure
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
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Ⅳ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.What do festivals all over the world have in common?
A.They share the same spirit.
B.They have different origins.
C.They are celebrated in the same way.
D.They came from important events.
2.When does the harvest festival take place?
A.Before people sow the seeds.
B.Before people plough the fields.
C.When people harvest th