英语浙江课时作业教师.doc

Unit 1　Festivals around the world Section One　Warming Up Reading Ⅰ.重点单词 1.arrival n.到来;到达arrive vi.到达;到来 2.national adj.国家的;民族的nation n.国家;民族 3.independence n.独立;自主independent adj.独立的;民主的 4.energetic adj.精力充沛的;积极energy n.精力 5.permission n.许可;允许permit vt.许可;允许 6.possibility n.可能性;可能发生的事物possible adj.可能的 7.apologize vi.道歉;辩白apology n.道歉;辩白 8.sadness n.悲哀;悲伤sad adj.悲哀的;悲伤的 9.announcer n.广播员;报幕员announce vt.宣称;宣告 10.fool n. vt.愚人;愚弄 11.beauty n.美;美人 12.belief n.信任;信心believe v.相信;信任 13.agricultural adj.农业的;农艺的agriculture n.农业;农学 14.poet n.诗人poem n.诗歌 15.origin n.起源;由来;起因original adj.原创的;原先的 Ⅱ.重点短语 1.take place发生 2.in memory of纪念 3.play a trick/joke on诈骗;开玩笑 4.look forward to期望;期待;盼望 5.as if/though好像 6.have fun with玩得开心 7.turn up出现;到场 8.keep one’s promise/word守信用;履行诺言 9.hold one’s breath屏息;屏气 10.dress up盛装;打扮 11.day and night日夜;昼夜;整天 12.set off出发;动身;使爆炸 Ⅲ.阅读理解 A Today，we send millions of Christmas cards every year.But in fact the Christmas card is a relatively modern invention. In the Middle Ages，European wood engravers (雕刻师) produced prints with religious themes.But the first real Christmas card，as the term we understand today，was designed in London，England in 1840.It went on sale in 1843.The designer was John Callott Horsley，a well-known British painter and member of the Royal Academy.He designed the card at the suggestion of his friend Sir Henry Cole，who was the first director of the Victoria Albert Museum.Horsley produced 1,000 cards and offered them for sale at 1s (one shilling) each.They were printed on stiff card and coloured by hand，with the greeting: “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You”.The card showed three pictures: in the center，a family party;on one side the hungry receiving food;on the other side the poor being clothed.Puritans (清教徒) immediately denounced the card，since it showed people drinking in the family party.But for most people the idea was a great success and the Christmas card quickly became very popular. Christmas cards were not the fi