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WELCOME UNIT
UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
单元主题:人与社会——文化沟通与交流
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 Lantern Festival falls 1 the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, representing reunion and perfection. This festival also marks the
2 (office) end of the long holiday.
There are many legends (传说) related to the origin of the Lantern Festival. According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial (天上的) swan came into the human world where it 3 (shoot) down by a hunter. The Jade Emperor, the
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
4 (high) god in Heaven, was angry about this. He planned an attack on Earth on the
5 (fifteen) day of the first lunar month, with orders to destroy all people and animals. But another god 6 (disagree) with him and risked 7 (warn) the people on Earth. As 8 result, before and after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set off firecrackers, giving the impression 9 their homes were already burning. By successfully tricking the Jade Emperor in this way, human beings were saved from 10 (destruct).
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________9.________ 10.________
答案:1.on 2.official 3.was shot 4.highest 5.fifteenth 6.disagreed 7.warning 8.a 9.that 10.destruction
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During the Lantern Festival, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.
元宵节期间,人们会猜灯谜,吃元宵(糯米团),让所有的家人在欢乐的气氛中团聚。
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