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Unit2 Before you read 语言是一种特殊的社会文化现象，每一种语言都是在特定的社会历史环境中产生和发展起来的，它包含着该民族的历史和文化背景。因此，我们要想掌握和运用一种语言，就必须了解这种语言的社会，学习这个社会的文化。 我们在本单元将学习到中国和其他国家的一些传统节日。课本内容将向我们展现这些节日的历史由来、传统美食和社会活动等几个方面的文化知识，还会让我们欣赏到“中秋节”背后《嫦娥奔月》的动人故事，以及领悟“圣诞节”所蕴含的精神。作为语言学习者，我们应多去了解世界各国的节日文化，但更应该去学习和传承我们中国的节日文化。 让我们在欢乐的节日氛围中尽情享受学英语的快乐吧！ Checklist 词 数 难 度 阅读时间 理解程度 Passage A 184 Passage B 190 Passage C 266 Passage D 216 Passage E 257 Passage F 271 Passage G 252 美文赏读 Passage A 词数： 184 words 实际用时： minutes It is duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. If the man is too lazy to work, he will usually become a unuseful man. Everyone, when he is young, he should learn some useful work. But it is not enough for a man to learn some kinds of work. He should put his heart and soul(精力)into his work, and not waste his spare time. Work while you work and play while you play is a good rule for young people as old . There is no better to help to diligence(勤奋)than the habit(习惯 )of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying Lost time never returns. This means that everybody must be diligent, and make good use of time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to ones country. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success. 能力训练 Passage B 词数： 190 words 实际用时： minutes Read the passage and then judge whether these statements are true(T) or false(F). There is a festival which was especially set up for mothers. That is Mothers Day. It is a popular holiday all over the world. It is a time to let your mother know shes special to you. Lets see the history of Mothers Day in different countries. Long long ago, in Greece, people celebrated a Mid-March Day. In that day they showed respect to Rhea. Rh