Module4CarnivalGuidance:MaybeyouhaveheardaboutthecarnivalsinRioandOrleans.However,thepassagedescribesanotherone.ThecustomofcelebratingfromtheendofJanuaryuntilmid-FebruaryhaslongbeenpopularinQuebecCity,Canada.ThefirstlargeWinterCarnivalhere,intheworld’ssnowcapital,tookplacein1894.Facedwithwinter’shardships1,thecity’spopulationmadethispopulartraditionintoawintercelebrationthatwarmedtheheartsofallpeople.Interruptedbythetwowarsandthentheeconomiccrisisof1929,theCarnivalwasheldfromtimetotimeuntilthesecondhalfofthecentury.In1954,agroupofbusinesspeoplere-startedthefestivities2.Thatyear,Bonhommewasbornandwaselectedtheevent’srepresentative3.ThenextyearthefirstofficialQuebecWinterCarnivaltookplace.TheCarnivalsnowballed4intoabigeventandwasimportantfortourismandeconomicactivityinthecity.Fromonewintertothenext,theCarnivalenricheditsactivityprogram.Wehavesinceaddedevenmorepopularactivities,suchaswintersports,snowsculptures,andactivitiesbasedonthetraditionalQuebeclifestyle,suchasdogsled5races.TheQuebecWinterCarnivalisthelargestwintercarnivalintheworldtoday,andisthethirdonthelistofTopCarnivalsafterthefamouscarnivalsinRioandNewOrleans.美文翻译在加拿大的魁北克,这种从一月末一直持续到二月中旬的习俗庆祝活动已经流行很长时间了。在这世界著名的雪都,1894年举办了第一届大型冬季狂欢节。面对冬季的苦难,魁北克人将这种受欢迎的传统演变成了温暖人心的冬季庆祝活动。受两次世界大战及1929年经济危机的影响,魁北克的冬季狂欢节在20世纪中期之前时断时续。1954年,一群商人重新发起了冬季狂欢节。那一年,博诺姆出生了,并被选为冬季狂欢节的代表性人物。第二年,魁北克举办了第一届官方冬季狂欢节。这项活动迅速发展成该市一项大规模的、重要的旅游、经济活动。年复一年,魁北克冬季狂欢节丰富发展了活动的项目。从那以后,我们甚至增加了像冬季体育运动,雪雕及基于魁北克生活传统的更多受欢迎的活动,如狗拉雪橇大赛。魁北克冬季狂欢节现在是世界上最大的冬季狂欢节,也是继著名的里约狂欢节和新奥尔良狂欢节之后,名列重大狂欢节榜单第三位的狂欢节。词海拾贝1.hardship[̍hːdʃIp]n.困苦;苦难2.festivity[fe̍stIvətI]n.欢宴;欢庆3.representative[reprI̍zentətIv]n.代表4.snowball[̍snəʊbɔːl]vi.掷雪球;滚雪球般增大5.dogsled[̍dɒsled]n.狗拖的雪橇难句剖析Facedwithwinter’shardships,thecity’spopulationmadethispopulartraditionintoawintercelebrationthatwarmedtheheartsofallpeople.本句中facedwithwinter’shardships是过去分词短语做状语。thatwarmedtheheartsofallpeople是定语从句修饰先行词awintercelebration。1.TheQuebecWinterCarnival.A.isheldfrommid-FebruarytotheendofMarchB.isanencouragementforthelocalpeopleinwinterC.isthesecondlargestcarnivalinwinterD.hasasmanyactivitiesaswhenitwasfirstheld2.WhendidthefirstofficialQuebecWinterCarnivaltakeplace?A.In1894.B.In1929.C.In1954.D.In1955.3.WhatdothinkoftheQuebecWinterCarnival?答案:1.B2.D3.Differentstudentshavedifferentanswers.SectionⅠIntroduction,Reading&VocabularyⅠⅡⅢⅣⅠ.写作词汇预习Introduction,Reading&Vocabulary部分的词汇,完成以下语境DuringtheNationalDay,I1.(预定)aseattoseeafashionshow.Thereweretoomanyaudienceandthemodelsperformedverywell.Ilikeditverymuchandcouldn’t2.(掩饰我的兴奋之情).Whenit3.(结束),thecrowdwere4.(混乱).Afterthat,IⅠⅡⅢⅣ5.(漫步)inthestreetwherethereweremanypeople6.(穿着节日盛装).Iwillneverforgetthese7.(美好的记忆).答案:1.booked2.hidemyexcitement3.cametoanend4.inconfusion5.wandered6.dressingup7.wonderfulmemoriesⅠⅡⅢⅣⅡ.阅读词汇阅读下列句子,说出黑体词的含义1.TheyhadagreedtoseethecarnivalatRomethatyear...
