2017-2018学年高中英语人教版必修三课件+检测：Unit1 （2份打包）

Unit 1　Festivals around the world 【导语】　“滴水之恩当涌泉相报”，只有学会感恩，家庭才能和睦，友情才会长久，社会才能和谐。阅读本文，了解感恩节由来，体会感恩真谛。 Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country. In 1620，some Pilgrims(英国清教徒)sailed to America on the May Flower，seeking a place where they could have religious freedom.After a difficult two－month voyage they landed at what is now Plymouth，Massachusetts，in icy November. During their first winter，over half of the settlers died of starvation or illness.Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvest with great anxiety，knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest.Finally the fields produced a rich yield beyond expectations.And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord(基督教中指上帝)be fixed.Years later，President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year.The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today. The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years.The big family dinner is planned months ahead.On the dinner table，people will find apples，oranges，chestnuts，walnuts and grapes.There will be plum pudding，mince pie，other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash.The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years. Thanksgiving today is，in every sense，a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks. 【词海拾贝】 1．sowing vt.& vi.播(种)，播种于 2．yield n．产量 3．proclaim vt.正式宣布；声明 4．observe vt.庆祝 5．roast turkey n．烤火鸡 【问题思考】 1．Why did the Pilgrims hold a day of thanksgiving? _______________________________________________________ 答案：They held a day of thanksgiving to celebrat