morefamiliarwiththem.EachweekonTV,theMonkeeswouldplayandsingsongswrittenbyothermusicians.However,afterayearorsoinwhichtheybecamemoreseriousabouttheirwork,theMonkeesstartedtoplayandsingtheirownsongslikearealband.Thentheyproducedtheirownrecordsandstartedtouringandplayingtheirownmusic.IntheUSAtheybecameevenmorepopularthantheBeatlesandsoldevenmorerecords.Thebandbrokeupabout1970,buthappilytheyreunitedinthemid-1980s.Theyproducedanewrecordin1996,withwhichtheycelebratedtheirformertimeasarealband.Freddythefrog（Ⅱ）NotlongafterFreddyandtheandecamefamous,theyvisitedBritainonabrieftour.Fansshowedtheirdevotionbywaitingforhourstogetticketsfortheirconcerts.Freddywasnowquiteconfidentwhenhewentintoaconcerthall.Heenjoyedsingingandallthecongratulationsafterwards!HismostexcitinginvitationwastoperformonaTVprogrammecalledTopofpops.HehadtogotoLondon,wearanexpensivesuitandgiveaperformancetoaTVcamera.Itfeltverystrange.Butassoonastheprogrammewasover,thetelephoneswhichwereinthesameroomstartedringing.EverybodywasaskingwhentheycouldseeFreddyandhisbandagain.Theyweretrulystars.Thenthingswentwrong.Freddyandhisbandcouldnotgooutanywherewithoutbeingfollowed.Evenwhentheyworesunglassesorbeardspeoplerecognizedthem.Fansfoundthemevenwhentheywentintotoilet.Theytriedtohideinthereadingroomsoflibraries,butitwasuseless.Someonewasalwaysthere!Theirpersonallifewasregularlydiscussedbypeoplewhodidnotknowthembuttalkedasiftheyclosefriends.Atlastfeelingveryupsetandsensitive,Freddyandhisbandrealizedthattheymustleavethecountrybeforeitbecametoopainfulforthem.SotheyleftBritain,towhichtheywerenevertoreturn,andwentbacktothelake.必修三Unit1FestivalsandcelebrationsFestivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Todayfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.estivalsoftheDeadomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadorsatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovemver.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswithbonesonthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildrenfestival,whentheycandressupangototheirneighbourshomestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweers,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.FetivalstoHonourPeopleFestivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndiaindependecefromBritain.HarvestestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalcanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplem...
