Unit3Celebration（A）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AIfyouareafruitgrower-orwouldliketobecomeone-takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’saround.It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21,butsinceithascaughton,eventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetosee,andoftentaste,awidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarkets,itcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistence,suchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecial,it’sstillworthatry,asistheknobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou’llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit,soit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.Attheevents,youcanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions,andbecausethesearefamilyaffairs,childrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruit,includingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards(果园).Ifyouwanttohavearealorchardexperience,tryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdale,nearFavershaminKent.1.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?A.Attendexperts’lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.C.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?A.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3mean?A.Apracticalidea.B.Avainhope.C.Abrilliantplan.D.Aselfishdesire.4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhowtogrowapples.B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.D.Topromoteappleresearch.BThanksgivingDay,aholidaydesignedtogivethanksandblessingsforagoodharvest,isdrawingnear.Butareyoustillhavingtroublewithwhatgiftsyoushouldgive?Solet’stakealookatsomeofthedifferentgiftsbeingsenttopeoplefromdifferentcountries,andmaybeyouwillbeabletofindsomeinspiration.AmericansIn1941,theUnitedStatesCongresshadpassedalaw,rulingthefourthThursdayofNovembertobeThanksgivingDay.Themake-upparade(游行)ishardtomiss,thereforecosmetics(化妆品),suchascosmeticmirrors,skincareproductsandsunglasses,maybegoodchoicesforgifts.EgyptiansInancientEgypt,HarvestFestivalwascelebratedinhonoroftheirharvestgodMinduringthespringseasonbecausethatwaswhentheirharvestseasonwouldfall.Thefestivalstartswithaparade,followedbybanquets,aballandsports.Becausemusicandmoviesareverypopularhere,CDsandDVDsarealwaysgreatgifts.Moreover,artisalsowelcomed.Onethingthatshouldbenotedisthatblueandyellowcolorsneedtobeavoidedsincetheyareforbiddeninthecountry.ChineseTheChinesehavethetraditionalfestival“Mid-AutumnFestival”,celebratedbyfamiliesonthe15thofAugustinChineselunarcalendar.Mooncakesandfruitsarecommongifts.Butbelieveitornot,itisbecomingatrendforanincreasingnumberofyoungChinesetocelebratetheWesternThanksgiving.Carnationsareagoodpresentformothersduringthefestival.Glovesarealsoagoodidea,especiallyastheweatheriscold.JewsSukkot,aJewishfestivalcelebratedfortheautumnharvest,hasahistoryofover3,000years.Duringtheeight-dayofSukkot,Jewsbuildmanycabins,usingbranches,tomemorizetheirancestors’chancel(圣所).Afeastisheldduringtheseconddayinthesespecifi...
