2020年人教版高中英语必修三Unit1阅读导学案 无答案

2020学年人教版高中英语必修三

Unit1 Festivals around the world导学案Reading

1.Skim the reading passage and then finish the exercises. (5mins)

(1). What is the general idea of the passage?

A. Ancient Festivals.

B. Festivals around the world.

C. Festivals to honor people.

D. Harvest Festivals.

2.Read for more details: Choose the best answer (10mins)

1). Part 1 Paragraph 1 Ancient Festivals

(2).Which of the following can’t most possibly be origin of festivals?

A. Religious issues

B. Seasonal changes

C. The stories of great people

D. The happy lives of ancient people

(3). Why did ancient people celebrate after hunters had caught animals?

A. Because they had no food to eat except animals.

B. Because they wouldn’t go hungry when food was found.

C. Because animals were their favorite food at that time.

D. Because they wanted to show their admiration for the hunters.

2).Part 2 Paragraph 2 Festivals of the dead

(4).Why do Japanese people light lamps during the Festival of the Dead?

A. Because they want to make the festival colorful.

B. Because they want to light up their rooms.

C. Because they want to light up their way.

D. Because they want to lead their ancestors to return to earth.

(5).The word Satisfy in paragraph 2 means

A. please

B. relax

C. memorize

D. honor

3).Part 3 Paragraph 3 Festivals to Honor People

(6).Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a famous person in the text?

A. Mohandas Gandi.

B. Christopher Columbus.

C. Abraham Lincoln.

D. Qu Yuan.

4). Part 4 Paragraph 4 Harvest Festivals

(7).Chinese people usually do the things in Mid-autumn Festival EXCEPT

A. Families get together

B. Enjoy moon cakes

C. Carnival parade

D. Admire the moon

5). Part 5 Paragraph 5 Spring Festivals

(8). Which is TRUE about the Easter mentioned in the text?

A. It is only a religious festival

B. It is a festival for American

C. It celebrates the return of Jesus form the dead

D. It also celebrates the end of cold winter.

(9).What’s the right time order of the following festivals?

a. Easter

b. Cherry Blossom Festival

c. Western carnivals

A. c; a; b

B. c; b; a

C. a; b; c

D. a; c; b

(10). This text is most probably taken from ?

A. Magazine

B. News paper

C. Guide of World Festivals

D. Travel journal

Post-reading

1). Retell the text by filling the following blanks (5mins)

There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient festivals were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold _____, planting in spring and ______in autumn. Some festivals are held to _____ the dead or satisfy the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day.

Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________ work is over, to which Mid-autumn festival belongs. And the most _________ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time.

2). Group work: discussion

Why do people celebrate festivals around the world?

Homework

and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.