高中英語復(fù)習(xí)：閱讀講義設(shè)計

閱讀講義

Thethingsmymothertaughtme

WhenIwasachild,mymothertaughtmetosmileandtobepolite.Shetaughtmenottotalk

tooloudorlaughtoohard,andalwayshaveabreathmintinmypocket.Shetaughtmetobrush

myhairbeforeIwentnextdoortoplay,towearaprettynightgowntothesleepover,andtoweara

flowereddresstothesciencefair,becausethat*swhat"others"thoughtwasappropriate.Shealso

taughtmetolistenmorethanItalk,whichIhavealwayshadtroubledoing.

FrommymotherIlearned,asanadult,togiveyourselfwhatyouwant,becausenooneelse

mayeverdoit.Ilearnedtolaughandlaughandlaugh,becauselifeistoodifficultwhenyou

don't.Ilearnedthatifyoudislikeyourin-lawsorotherfamilymembersoranyoneelse,youdon't

havetofakeit,becauselifeistooshorttoputonappearancesandtoworryaboutwhatothers

mightthink.

MymothertaughtmetheSerenityPrayer.Shetaughtmetolistentomyinnervoice.She

taughtmethat,althoughsheraisedmeinanorganizedreligion,ifIdon'twanttoraisemychildren

thesameway,that'sjustfine.Shetaughtmethatwhenpeopledisagreeandargue,itdoesn'tmean

theydon'tcareabouteachother;it'swhenyoustopcaringandtalking,evenifthoseemotionsand

wordshurt,thatyou'reintrouble.Mymotheralsotaughtmethatpeopledotoyouonlywhatyou

allowthemto.Thesearethelessonsthathaveshapedmylife.

Althoughafewmightseempasseorevensillywiththepassageoftimeandthewheelsof

change,mostaretimelessanduniversal.Inowrealizethatallofherlessonscamefromherheart

andweremeanttoguideandprotectme.

A.Vocabulary:

1.appropriate[s'prsopnstladj.suitable,acceptableorcorrectfortheparticular

circumstances

2.appearance[o'piorons]n.thewaythatsb/sthlooksontheoutside;whatsb/sthseems

tobe

3.organized[b:gonaizd]adj.involvinglargenumbersofpeoplewhoworktogethertodo

sthinawaythathasbeencarefullyplanned

4.religion[n'lidjon]n.thebeliefintheexistenceofagodorgods,andtheactivities

thatareconnectedwiththeworshipofthem

5.shapeIJeip]v.tohaveanimportantinfluenceonthewaythatsb/sth

develops

6.universal[ju:ni'v3：s（9）l]adj.trueorrightatalltimesandinallplaces

7.fake[feik]v.topretendtohaveaparticularfeeling,illness,etc.

8.emotion[fmoj'sn]n.astrongfeelingsuchaslove,fearoranger;thepartofa

person\characterthatconsistsoffeelings

9.inner「叫adj.privateandsecret;notexpressedorshowntootherpeople

10.passe[pje'se]adj.outoffashion

11.timeless['taimlss]adj.existingorcontinuingforever

12.raise[reiz]v.tocareforachildoryounganimaluntilitisabletotakecare

ofitself

13.breathmint[mint]薄荷糖

14.nightgown['naitgaon]n.睡衣

15.sleepover[slizpouvs]n.尤指小孩）在朋友家過夜

16.in-lawfinb:]n.姻親

B.Phrases

1.havetroubledoingsth.做...有困難

彳列：Maryhasalwayshadtroublinggettingalongwithherclassmates.

一直以來瑪麗和她的同學(xué)們相處起來都有困難。

2.beintrouble處于困境中

例：Friendsarethosewhohelpeachotherwhenintrouble.

朋友是在困境時互相幫助的人。

3.putonappearances裝腔作勢，偽裝

例：Sometimesputtingonappearancesmaybringyoumoreattention,butneverrealfriends.

有時候裝腔作勢可能會引來更多的關(guān)注，但卻不會給你帶來任何真心的朋友。

4.theSerenityPrayer靜心祈禱/禱告

例：GrandmadoestheSerenityPrayereverynightbeforesleep.

祖母每天晚上睡覺前都要做靜心禱告。

5.bemeanttodosth.用意在，旨在....

例：Mothersoftheworldarenevermeanttohurttheirchildren,nomatterwhattheydo.

全天下的媽媽們無論做什么，都不會刻意傷害她們的孩子。

C.Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whydidtheauthorneedtolearnlaugh?

2.WhatlessondidauthorlearninPl?

3.Useonesentencetoanswerwhattheauthorlearninp2?

4.Translate4Shetaughtmethatwhenpeopledisagreeandargue,itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tcare

abouteachother;it'swhenyoustopcaringandtalking,evenifthoseemotionsandwordshurt,

thatyou'reintrouble.7inChinese.

5.Writedown3lessonsthatinfluenceyoumost.

D.Discussion:Howtobeagoodmother

Besupportive,andneverlaughatyourkidshobbies,interestsorfriends.

Bepatient.

Takeaninterestinyourchild'sinterests.

Don'tbetightaboutmoney.

Makesureyouareanapproachablepersontotalkto.

Beabletoadmitthatsomethingyoudidmayhavebeenwronganddon'tbeafraidtoapologize.

Respectyourchild'slovefortheotherparent.

Loveyourchildrenmorethananything.

Makeyourchildfeelspecial.

E:寫作遷移

在描寫人時，通常會描寫其外貌特征，如:年齡，身材，體形，頭發(fā)（長短，顏色，發(fā)型），臉型，膚色，眼睛,

衣著，表情，情趣，愛好，個性等，但不必面面提到，一般要抓住某人比較明顯的特征來描述.在描

寫人的外貌時，用一般現(xiàn)在時。

外貌PhysicalAppearance

描述身材有：

tall,small,short,ofmediumheight,averageheight,belowaverage

描述體型的有：

fat,thin,slim,ofmediumbuild,strong,slim,overweight,slight,well-built

五官

在用英語描寫面部容貌的時候，可以從臉型、頭發(fā)、五官入手。

臉型(face):

round圓的；thin瘦的；long長的；square方的。

頭發(fā)(hair):

(1)發(fā)型(hairstyle):

straight直的;curly卷發(fā)的;pigtails辮子；crewcut平頭；bald禿頭的。

(2)發(fā)色(haircolor):

jet-black烏黑的；fair金色的；blonde淡黃色的;golden金黃色的;dyed染色的；

服飾神情

一個人的服飾也是外貌的重要組成部分，所以英語作文對服飾的描寫也很重要。

服飾(dress):

smart瀟灑的；scruffy遞遢的；well-dressed衣著華麗的；casual隨便的；conservative不顯眼

的；eleganl優(yōu)雅的；fashionable時髦的；suave文雅的；untidy不整潔的

笑容(smile):

bright歡快的；broad無所顧忌的；charming可愛的;cunning狡猾的；faint不明顯的;sweet

甜蜜的;pleased滿意的；grinning露齒而笑的；smirking傻笑的；friendly友好的；cold不熱

情的.

年齡(age):

sixtyyearsold六十歲

inone'sthirties三十來歲

about/aroundforties大約四十歲

nearlyfifties年近五十

inone'searlytwenties二十出頭

beone\age在某人的年紀時

beofthesameage同齡

approacholdage/middleage/theageofboyhood年近老年/中年/少年

boysofpreschoolage/teenage學(xué)齡前/十幾歲的男孩

girlsbetweentheagesoftwelveandtwenty12至20歲之間的女孩

fromtheageoftwo從2歲起

bepastthirty(yearsofage)年過三十

beoverage/underage超齡/未成年

F.Writing

結(jié)合上面所學(xué)的單詞、短語及語法，寫一篇和媽媽之間的故事。

ChoiceofCompanions

Agoodcompanionisbetterthanafortune,forafortunecannotpurchasethoseelementsof

character,whichmakecompanionshipablessing.Thebestcompanionisonewhoiswiserand

betterthanourselves,forweareinspiredbyhiswisdomandvirtuetonoblerdeeds.Greater

wisdomandgoodnessthanwepossessliftsushighermentallyandmorally.

“Amanisknownbythecompanionhekeeps.^^Itisalwaystrue.Companionshipofahigh

orderispowerfultodevelopcharacter.Charactermakescharacterintheassociationsoflifefaster

thananythingelse.Puritybegetspurity,likebegetslike,andthisfactmakesthechoiceof

companionsinearlylifemoreimportanteventhanthatofteachersandguardians.

Itistruethatwecannotalwayschooseallofourcompanions.Somearethrustuponusby

businessandhesocialrelationsoflife.Wedonotchoosethem,wedonotenjoythem;andyet,we

havetoassociatewiththemmoreorless.Theexperienceisnotaltogetherwithoutcompensation,

iftherebeprincipleenoughinustobearthestrain.Still,inthemain,choiceofcompanionscanbe

made,andmustbemade.Itisnotbestornecessaryforayoungpersontoassociatewith"Tom,

DickandHenry^^withoutforethoughtorpurpose.Somefixedrulesaboutthecompanyheorshe

keepsshouldbeobserved.Thesubjectshouldbeuppermostinthethoughtsandcanvassedoften.

A.Vocabulary

1.companion[kom'paenion]n.apersonwhohassimilartastes,interests,etc.toyourownand

whosecompanyyouenjoy

2.fortune['fb:tju:n,'fb:tfu:n]n.alargeamountofmoney

3.purchase[p3：tfbslv.theactorprocessofbuyingsth

4.character['k2eriktQ（r）]n.allthequalitiesandfeaturesthatmakeaperson,groupsofpeople,

andplacesdifferentfromothers

5.virtue['v3：1ju:]n.aparticulargoodqualityorhabit

6.noble[n9Db（9）l]adj.havingfinepersonalqualitiesthatpeopleadmire,suchascourage,

honestyandcareforothers

7.deed[di:d]n.athingthatsbdoesthatisusuallyverygoodorverybad

8.possess[p9ziJX9）n]vttohaveorownsth

9.mentally['mentahjadv.connectedwithorhappeninginthemind

10.morally['moTsli]adv.accordingtoprinciplesofgoodbehaviourandwhatisconsideredtobe

rightorwrong

11.compensation[.kDmpon'seOT^)!!]n.something,especiallymoney,thatsbgivesyoubecause

theyhavehurtyou,ordamagedsththatyouown;theactofgivingthistosb

12.bear[bes(r)]v.accept/dealwith

★elementn.成分，元素

*blessingn.恩賜，幸事

*purityn.純潔

*begetv.產(chǎn)生，招致

*guardiann.監(jiān)護人

*thrustv.推，擠

*strainn.壓力

Aforethoughtn.先見,深謀遠慮

*uppermostadj.最主要的，最高的，至上的

*canvassv.細究

B.Phrases

1.beinspiredby受...啟發(fā)/鼓舞

例：Greatlyinspiredbyhisheroicbehaviors,Idecidedtofollowhisexample.

他的英雄式行為讓我大受鼓舞，為此我決定向他學(xué)習(xí)。

2.bethrustupon被強加給...

例：Mostoftenpeopleareunwillingtodowhateverarethrustuponthem.

大多數(shù)時候，人們都不樂意去做強加在他們身上的事情。

3.associatewith和...來往

例：Knowinghowtoassociatewithdifferentpeopleisoneofthemostimportantsocialskills.

學(xué)會如何與不同的人交往是最重要的社會技能之一。

4.inthemain基本上，大體上

例：Inthemain,wetendtobefriendeasygoingpersons.

大體而言，我們傾向于和隨和的人做朋友。

C.Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Translatethesentence"Greaterwisdomandgoodnessthanwepossessliftsushighermentally

andmorally^^intoChinese.

2.Whichoneismoreimportantinearlylifeoptionofcompanionsoroptionofteachers?

3.Whatshouldyoudoifyoudon'tappreciateyourcompanions?

4.Whatdoes"Tom,DickandHenry”mean?

5.Whatisthemostimportantthinginchoosingcompanions?

D.Discussion:WhataretheCharacteristicsofaTrueFriend?

1.Honestandtrustworthy:Cantheykeepasecret?Agoodfrienddoesn*tgossipaboutyou.Do

theytelltheytruth?Iftheylietoyouoraboutyou,theyarenotatruefriend.Atthesametime,

however,atruefriendwillalwayslookoutforyou.Ifyouaskafriendtokeepsomethingthat's

harmfulasecret,likedruguseorstealing,theymaytellsomebodyinanattempttogetyouhelp.

That*snotbetrayal,that'scaring.

2.GoodListener:Dotheylistentoyouordotheyonlytalkaboutthemselves?Ifyoutellthemthat

youdon'teatcandy,dotheyrememberthat?

3.Loyal:Dotheystickwithyouevenwhenyouaregrumpy?Aretheystillyourfriendwhenyour

sickoroutofmoney?Ifsomeoneisgossipingaboutyou,willyourfriendstepinandputastopto

it?

4.Available:Aretheyavailablewhenyouneedthem?Ifyouneedtotalkinsteadofgoingtothe

movies,aretheywillingtositandtalkwithyou?Willtheyhelpyoufinishyourchoressoyoucan

goswimming?

5.Supportive:Atruefriendwillnevermakeyoudosomethingthatgoesagainstyourmoralor

religiousbeliefs.Theywillnotaskyoutolie,stealorcheat,ortododrugsoralcohol.

Ifyourfriendhasthesecharacteristics,youknowyouhavefoundsomeonewhoisatruefriend.

Beagoodfriendtothisperson,andyou'llbenefitfromthisfriendshipformanyyearstocome.

E.寫作遷移

描寫朋友時，除了描寫外貌特征還要描寫朋友的性格特征，描寫朋友常用的詞補充如下。

Positiveadjectives

trustful信任的generous慷慨的enthusiastic熱心的

reasonable合情合理的responsible負責(zé)的romantic浪漫的

hearty,衷心的親切的helpful有益的brilliant英明的

obedient,服從的objective客觀的strong-willed意志堅強的

diligent勤奮的active主動的，活躍的adaptable適應(yīng)性強的

aggressive有進取心的ambitious有雄心壯志的amiable和藹可親的

confident有信心的conscientious認真的，自覺的considerate體貼的

contemplative好沉思的cooperative有合作精神的creative富創(chuàng)造力的

dedicated有奉獻精神的devoted有獻身精神的dependable可靠的

well-educated受過良好教育的efficient有效率的energetic精力充沛的

enthusiastic充滿熱情的expressive善于表達faithful守信的，忠誠的

generous寬宏大量的gentle有禮貌的hard-working勤勞的

loyal忠心耿耿的modest謙虛的motivated目的明確的

straightforward老實的strict嚴格的strong-willed意志堅強的

negativeadjectives

cunning狡詐的dishonest不誠實的evil惡毒的

money-minded愛錢如命的faceless無個性的greedy貪心的

nan-ow-minded目光狹窄的hateful可惡的impartial公正的

jump-up妄自尊大的careless粗心大意的

朋友的諺語

Alongroadtestsahorse'sstrengthandalongtaskprovesaman'sheart.路遙知馬力，日久見人

心

Misfortuneteststhesincerityoffriends.患難見真交（英國諺語）

Betweenfriendsalli<scommon.朋友之間不分彼此

Thebestoffriendsmustpart.朋友雖好，終有一別

Oldfriendsandoldwinearebest.陳酒味醉，老友情深

Thebestmirrorisanoldfriend.老友如明鏡

Itisgoodtohavefriendsintrouble.人在危難時，朋友最可貴

Friendshipcannotstandalwaysononeside.禮尚往來，友誼常在

Friendshipmultiplesjoysanddividesgriefs.友誼可以增添歡樂，可以分擔(dān)憂愁

Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun.人生沒有朋友,猶如人生沒有了太陽（法國諺語）

Atroublesharedisatroublehalved.兩人分擔(dān)，困難減半（英國諺語）

Noroadislongwithgoodcompany.與良友為伴，路遙不覺遠（英國諺語）

F.Writing

結(jié)合本節(jié)課所學(xué)語法和單詞短語，寫一篇作文，記錄對你影響最大的朋友和你之間發(fā)生的一

件小事。

ThreeTypesofParents

Itisuniversallytruethatallparentsintheworldlovetheirchildren.However,asparents,

viewsoflifevary,theyshowtheirloveindifferentways.Generallyspeaking,parentscanbe

classifiedintothreetypes:themonarchtype,theservanttype,andthefriendtypeaccordingto

theirdifferentwaysofshowingtheirlovefortheirchildren.

Themonarchtypeofparentsisintolerant,autocratic,andself-centered.Theylaydown

regulationsinthefamilyfortheirchildrentoobserve.Furthermore,theyinsistthattheirchildren

shouldactuponthemwithoutquestion.Whentheirauthorityischallenged,theybecome

infuriated.Withafirmbeliefintheirownphilosophyoflife,theyhavelittlerespectforothers'

opinions,leastofall,theirchildren's.Thesentencetheysaymostfrequentlytotheirchildrenis,

“Youshoulddothis.”

Contrarytothemonarch-typeparents,theservant-typeparentsrevolvearoundtheirchildren

allthetime.Theyaresoft,good-natured,andeasy-going.Theyneverdenytheirchildrenanywish,

andcheerfullyfuntobuyanythingtheirchildrenaskfor.Theyarehappysolongastheirchildren

arecontent.Withthesincerebeliefthatlovemeanssacrifice,theyarereadytogiveupanything

fortheirchildren'ssake.Withtheirchildrenatthecenteroftheirlives,theyalwaysask,“What

elsecanwedoforyou?”

Thefriend-typeparents,asthetermimplies,.treattheirchildrenasfriends.Theyaregenerous

andwise.Likegoodfriends,theydiscusswiththeirchildrenthelatestnews,sharetheirchildren's

interests,andlistenattentivelytotheirchildren'sexpressionofemotion,whetheritisanger,fear,

joyorsorrow.Theyhaveanintimaterelationshipwiththeirchildrenwhileadheringtotheir

principledstand.Theydiscussproblemswiththeirchildrenratherthanprovidereadysolutions.

Theyrespecttheirchildrenastheirequals.Theyoftensay,"Let'sputourheadstogetherandsee

whatwecando.”

Thereisnodoubtthatchildrenwelcomethethirdtypeofparents,forafree,friendly,and

sympatheticatmosphereathomeismostfavorabletothedevelopmentofyoungstersbothinbody

andinmind.Allparentsshouldre-examineandchangesomeoftheirwaysofshowingtheirloveif

theywanttheirchildrentogrowuphappilyandhealthily.

A.Vocabulary

1.classify['klsesifai]v.toarrangesthingroupsaccordingto

featuresthattheyhaveincommon

2.servant['S3：v9nt]n.apersonwhoworksinanotherperson's

house,andcooks,cleans,etc.forthem

3.regulation[regju'leif(9)n]n.anofficialrulemadebyagovernmentor

someotherauthority

4.observe[ob'z3：v]v.toobeyrules,laws,etc.

5.authority[□:'Ooriti]n.thepowertoinfluencepeoplebecause

theyrespectyourknowledgeorofficialposition

6.challenge「施-口叼v.astatementoranactionthatshowsthat

sbrefusestoacceptsthandquestionswhetheritisright,legal,etc.

7.firm[f3：m]adj.notlikelytochange

8.frequently['fri:kwontli]adv.Often

9.content[ksn'tent]adj.happyandsatisfiedwithwhatyouhave

10.sacrifice['saekrifais]n.thefactofgivingupsthimportantor

valuabletoyouinordertogetordosththatseemsmoreimportant;sththatyougiveupinthis

way

11.term[t3：m]n.awordorphraseusedasthenameofsth,

especiallyoneconnectedwithaparticulartypeoflanguage

12.latest[leitist]adj.themostrecentornewest

13.attentively[s'tentivli]adv.listeningorwatchingcarefullyandwith

interest

14.stand[stjend]n.tohaveaparticularattitudeoropinion

aboutsthortowardssb

15.equal['i:kw(s)l]n.apersonorthingofthesamequalityor

withthesamestatus,rights,etc.asanother

16.atmosphere['getmosfioCr)]n.thefeelingormoodthatyouhaveina

particularplaceorsituation;afeelingbetweentwopeopleorinagroupofpeople

17.monarchn.君主

18.intolerantadj.無法忍受的，不能容忍的

18.autocraticadj.專制的，獨裁的

2O.self-centeredadj.以自我為中心的

21.furthermoreadv.此外，而且

22.infuriatedadj.激怒的，感到憤怒的

23.philosophyn.哲學(xué)，人生觀

24.revolveV.圍繞，以...為中心

25.good-naturedadj.脾氣好的

26.easygoingadj.隨和的

27.denyV.拒絕給予

28.intimateadj.親密的，親近的

29.principledadj.有原則的

30.sympatheticadj.同情的，共鳴的

31.favorableadj.有利的

32.youngstern.年輕人

B.Phrases

1.Itisuniversallytruethat..........是普遍的事實/真理

例：Itisuniversallytruethatparentslovetheirchildrenmuchmorethantheotherwayround.

父母對孩子的愛遠遠超過孩子對父母的愛，這是普遍的真理。

2.generallyspeaking一般而言，一般來說

例：Generallyspeaking,menarestrongerthanwomen.

一般來說，男性比女性更強壯。

3.laydown制定

例：Withregulationslaiddown,thecompanystartedrunningsystematically.

隨著規(guī)章制度的制定，該公司開始系統(tǒng)化運營。

4.actupon按照....行事

例：Actinguponourinstinctmaysometimesturnouttobeawisechoice.

按直覺行事有時候可能會是明智的選擇。

5.leastofall最不,尤其不

例：Noonecouldtellwhathewasthinkingabout,hisparentsleastofall.

沒人知道他在想些什么，尤其是他的父母。

6.contraryto...與....相反

彳列：Contrarytowhatweexpected,theyfailedterriblyatthegame.

他們在比賽中慘遭失敗，跟我們期待的相反。

7.forsb'ssake為了某人的緣故

例］：Theywoulddoeverythingfortheirdyingson'ssake.

為了他們即將離世的的兒子，他們愿意做任何事情。

8.treat...as把....看作

例J：Peopleusuallytreattheirpetsasfamily.

人們通常把他們的寵物看作是家庭成員。

9.adhereto堅持

例：Everyhumanbeinghasprinciplesthatheadheresto.

每個人都有他堅持的行為準則。

10.putone'sheadstogether集思廣益

例：Ifsalwaysmucheasiertosolveproblemswhenputtingourheadstogether.

集思廣益總能讓問題更輕易得到解決。

11.Thereisnodoubtthat.........毫無疑問

例：Thereisnodoubtthateveryopportunitycomeswithcertainchallenge.

每個機遇都伴隨著挑戰(zhàn)，這是毋庸置疑的。

C.Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Useyourownwordstodescribethemonarchtypeofparents.

2.Whafstheauthor'sadvicetotheseparents?

3.Translation:Withthesincerebeliefthatlovemeanssacrifice,theyarereadytogiveupanything

fortheirchildren'ssake.

4.Whichkindofparentsdoyouthinkyourparentsbelongto?andwhy?

5.Whatdoyouthinktheperfectparentsshouldbe?

Key:

1.Theyarethekingandcan'tbechallenged.

2.Allparentsshouldre-examineandchangesomeoftheirwaysofshowingtheirloveiftheywant

theirchildrentogrowuphappilyandhealthily.

D.Discussion:

WhatarethedifferencesinthefamilyeducationbetweenChineseandtheWesterners?

1.Differenceinfamilycomposition

2.Differenceintheopinionsabouthowtoraisethechildren

3.Differenceintheattitudetowardsthesuccessoftheschooling

E.寫作遷移：人際關(guān)系

People

intimate至交superior/boss上司partner搭檔companion同伴

penpal筆友comrade-in-arms戰(zhàn)友colleague同事confidante閨蜜

acquaintance熟人associate副的comrade同志counselor輔導(dǎo)員

enemy敵人guest客人host主人leader領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者

mate伴侶playmate游伴teammate隊友roommate室友

relative親戚

AbstractiveNouns

affection感情admiration欽佩hatred仇恨intimacy親密

cooperation合作marriage婚姻competition競爭teamwork團隊精神

Verbs

envy羨慕hate憎'很admire佩服befriend交好

ignore忽略cooperate合作compete競爭dislike不喜歡

distrust不信任share共享

IdiomandExpressions

blinddate從未謀面者初次約會breakingup分手

livingtogether共同生活Tom,DickandHarry張三李四

F.Writing

結(jié)合本節(jié)課所學(xué)語法和單詞短語，寫一篇作文，描述一下你與父母之間的相處方式及關(guān)系。

Christmas—theWesterners'SpringFestival

ChristmasorChristmasDayis"holidayobservedgenerallyonDecember25tocommemorate

thebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.Thedateisnotknowntobetheactualbirthday

ofJesus;andmayhaveinitiallybeenchosentocorrespondwitheitherthedayexactlyninemonths

aftersomeearlyChristiansbelievedJesushadbeenconceived,thedateoftheRomanwinter

solstice,oroneofvariousancientwinterfestivals.ChristmasiscentraltotheChristianand

holidayseason,andinChristianitymarksthebeginningofthelargerseasonofChristmastide,

whichlaststwelvedays.

Although,nominallyaChristianholiday,Christmasisalsocelebratedbyanincreasing

numberofnon-Christiansworldwide,andmanyofitspopularcelebratorycustomshave

pre-Christianorsecularthemesandorigins.Popularmoderncustomsoftheholidayinclude

gift-giving,music,anexchangeofgreetingcards,churchcelebrations,aspecialmeal,andthe

displayofvariousdecorations;includingChristmastrees,lights,garlands,mistletoe,nativity

scenes,andholly.

Inaddition,severalfigures,knownasSaintNicholasandcertainmythologicalfiguressuchas

FatherChristmasandSantaClausamongothersareassociatedwithbringinggiftstochildren

duringtheChristmasseason.

Becausegift-givingandmanyotheraspectsoftheChristmas,Christmasisamostimportant

religiousholydayforChristians,whoattendspecialchurchservicestocelebratethebirthofJesus

ofNazareth.

NaturallyChristiansobserveChristmasaccordingtothetraditionsoftheirparticularchurch.

Besidesthestrictlyreligioustraditions,however,othercommonChristmaspracticesareobserved

bypeoplewhoarenotreligiousorwhoarenotChristian.Inthisway,someChristmastraditions

havebecomeAmericantraditions.

MostAmericanssendgreetingscardstotheirfriendsandfamilyalChristmastime.Some

peoplewhoarefriendsorrelativesandlivegreatdistancesfromeachothermaynotbemuchin

contactwitheachotherduringyearbutwillusuallyexchangegreetingscardsandoftena

Christmaslettertellingtheirfamilynews.

A.Vocabulary

1.initially[I'mgli]adv.atthebeginning

2.origin[oridsin]n.thepointfromwhichsthstarts;thecause

ofsth

3.aspect['aespekt]n.aparticularpartorfeatureofasituation,

anidea,aproblem,etc.;awayinwhichitmaybeconsidered

*commemorate[ko'memsret]V.紀念，慶祝

*conceive[kon'siv]V.懷胎，懷孕

*wintersolstice[rsDlstis]冬至

次nominally「namnnli]adv.名義上地

*celebratory[^Elsbrotori]adj.慶祝的，慶賀的

*secularadj.世俗的，非宗教的

"garland「gar匕nd]n.花環(huán)

"mistletoe['mislto]n.圣誕幸運枝

*nativityscene耶穌誕生場景

*hollyfhali]n.冬青樹

*mythological[,mi0a,lad3ikl]adj.神話的，虛構(gòu)的

B.Phrases

1.correspondwith與...符合，一致

例：Hisanswertothequestiondoesnotcorrespondwithmine.

他對問題的答案和我的不符。

2.becentralto對....極為重要

例：ChristmasiscentraltowesternersasSpringFestivalistoChinese.

圣誕節(jié)對于西方人就跟春節(jié)對于中國人一樣重要。

3.beassociatedwith與...聯(lián)系/有關(guān)

例J：Thereisnoevidencetheprovethatthemanisassociatedwiththemurder.

沒有證據(jù)可以證明這個男的跟謀殺案有關(guān)。

C.Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1、Whatdoesparagraph1tellus?

2、WhatdoesChristmasmarkinChristianity?

3、WhatdothepopularmoderncustomsoftheChristmasholidayinclude?

4、WhyisChristmascalledtheWesterners?SpringFestival?

D.Discussion.

ShouldweChinesecelebrateChristmas?

1Whataretheadvantagesofit?

2、Whatarethedisadvantagesofit?

Yes

[1]helplearnwesternculture

[2]promotethedevelopmentofeconomy

[3]helppeoplerelaxduringstudyandwork

[4]veryromantic

⑸…

No

[1]focuslessonChineseculture

[2]spendmoneyonuselessthingsinsteadofnecessarythings

[3]distractpeople'sattentionfromtheirworkorstudy.

[4]...

E：寫作遷移

圣誕節(jié)常見詞匯

reindeer馴鹿

ChristmasEve圣誕節(jié)前夕

candy糖果

ChristmasDay圣誕節(jié)

Christmasseason圣誕節(jié)節(jié)日

fireplace壁爐

chimney煙囪

candle蠟燭

candlestick燭臺

Christmasfeast圣誕大餐

ever