Module4CarnivalTheannualCarnivalinBrazilisauniquefestival.Itisalsothemostimportantethniccelebration.ItcomesbetweentheendofFebruaryandthebeginningofMarcheveryyear.Hundredsofthousandsoftouristsfromoverseaswereattractedtojointhefeastofrejoicing,whichinvolvesflamboyantcostumes,sexyBraziliangirlsandpassionateSambadance.The“KingMomo”dressedinwhite,tookthegoldkeyofthecityfromthemayorofRiodeJaneirotosignifythebeginningofCarnival.Duringthefollowingfivedays,the“King”，whoplaysaleadingroleintheCarnival,wouldthrowoutalldailyroutines,sothatpeoplecouldindulgethemselves.“KingMomo”isalsoknownas“theKingofCarnival”.HeishandpickedbyRioresidents.Therewasoncearulethatrequiredthe“King”toweighnolessthan100kg.Today,thereisarulethatthe“King”shouldn'tbeheavierthan130kg.Themain“course”oftheCarnivalistheSambadance.TheCarnivalishighlightedwiththeSambacompetitions.Thewinnerisgivenonemilliondollars.BlockparadeshavebecomeanimpressivefeatureofRio'sCarnival.Theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.[阅读障碍词]rejoicingn．欢乐passionateadj.狂热的signifyv．表明，显示indulgev．放纵Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．carnivalA．狂欢节2．hideB．优美的；高雅的3．confusionC．漫步；闲逛4．extendD．掩藏；躲藏5．pretendE．预订6．memoryF．延长7．reviveG．记忆8．bookH．复兴；再兴起；再流行9．wanderI．杂乱；混乱10．elegantJ．假装答案：1～5ADIFJ6～10GHECBⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Whenishernewnovelcomingout？出版2．You'llbesuretohavefunatthepartytonight.玩得开心3．Howtimeflies!Thetermhascometoanend.结束4．Shedresseduplikeaprincessfortheparty.打扮5．ItissaidTomhasescapedtotheborderinsecret.秘密地6．Ibecameamemberofthecompanydatingbackto1925.追溯到7．Hewoulddisappearforweeksonend.连续地Matchthepictureswiththefollowingnamesofthefestivals.①Carnival()②Easter()③Christmas()④Halloween()⑤Thanksgiving()答案：①～⑤ECDBAⅠ.Fastreading1．Skimthepassageandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.①Para.1A．themeaningofcarnivalandhowitwascelebrated②Para.2B．thelawaboutwearingmasks③Para.3C．thegeneralimpressionofcarnival④Para.4D．howcarnivaliscelebratedtodayinVeniceandthefeatureofit⑤Para.5E．carnivalinVeniceandtheproblemitcaused⑥Para.6F．therevivalofthetraditionofcelebratingcarnival答案：①～⑥CAEBFD2．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Differentcarnivals.B．Theoriginsofcarnival.C．Specialfood.D．CarnivalinVenice.答案：DⅡ.CarefulreadingReadthetextagainandchoosethebestanswer.1．Wheredidcarnivalbegin?A．LatinAmericaB．EuropeC．AmericaD．Britain2．WhendidcarnivalstartinEurope?A．AfterEaster.B．BeforeEaster.C．Thewholewinter.D．Thelastdayofwinter.3．ThegovernmentinVenicedidn'tallowpeopletowearmasksbecause________.A．makingmaskswastedlotsofmoneyB．theydidn'tlikepeoplewearingmasksC．someofthemaskslookedveryfrighteningD．manycrimeswerecommittedbythepeoplewearingmasks4．Themainreasonfortherevivalofthecarnivalwasprobablythat________.A．boththeyoungandtheoldlikeditverymuchB．masksweremagicalandattractiveC．thecarnivalcontributedtothedevelopmentofbusinessD．itwasgoodforstudentstodeveloptheircommunicationskills答案：1～4BBDCⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．InEurope,whereitbegan,carnivalwasfollowedbyfortydayswithoutmeat,aspeoplepreparedfortheChristianfestivalofEaster.[句式分析][尝试翻译]欧洲是狂欢节的发源地，狂欢节结束后的40天里是不能吃肉的，因为人们准备迎接基督教的“复活节”。2．Astimepassed,however,thecarnivalperiodwasextended,sothatitbeganjustafterChristmas.[句式分析][尝试翻译]然而，随着时间的推移，庆祝狂欢节的时间延长了，所以圣诞节刚过狂欢节就开始了。3．Forweeksonendpeoplewalkedroundthestreetswearingmasks,doingwhattheywantedwithoutbeingrecognised.[句式分析][尝试翻译]连续几个星期人们戴着面具在街上四处走动，为所欲为而不会被认出来。4．Asyouwanderthroughthestreets,youseethousandsofmasks—elegantorfrightening,sadoramusing,traditionalormodern—butyouhavenoideawhatthefacesbehindthemlooklike.[句式分析]第一分句：第二分句：[尝试翻译]当你漫步街头时，你会看到成千上万张面具——高雅的或可怕的，忧伤的或有趣的，传统的或时尚的——但你并不知道面具后是什么样的面孔。
