中国文化扩展阅读TheMidAutumnDay课件高中英语上学期阅读专项

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heritage[ˈherɪtɪdʒ]n.

遗产，传统2.

intangible[ɪnˈtæn.dʒə.bəl]adj.

无形的，非物质的3.

culturalheritage

文化遗产4.

flourish[ˈflʌrɪʃ]v.

繁荣，兴旺5.

lunar[ˈluːnər]adj.

月亮的，阴历的6.

symbolize[ˈsɪmbəlaɪz]v.

象征7.

mythology[mɪˈθɒlədʒi]n.

神话8.

valentine’sday情人节9.

imperial[ɪmˈpɪəriəl]adj.帝国的，皇家的10.

examination[ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn]n.考试11.

imperialexamination

科举考试12.

concubine[ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn]n.妃子，妾13.

subtle[ˈsʌtl]

adj.

微妙的，不易察觉的14.

secrecy[ˈsiːkrəsi]n.

秘密，保密15.

resistance[rɪˈzɪstəns]n.

抵抗，反抗16.

prayer[preər]n.

祈祷17.

astronomical[ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl]adj.

天文学的，天文的18.

mythology[mɪˈθɒlədʒi]n.

神话，神话故事19.

resistanceforces抵抗力量20.

GuinnessWorldRecord吉尼斯世界纪录21.

matchmaker[ˈmætʃ.meɪ.kər]n.媒人，婚介者思ReadandLearnThe10FunFactsAboutMid-AutumnFestivalYouMayNotKnow01Mid-AutumnFestivalislistedinChina’sIntangibleCulturalHeritages.TheMid-AutumnFestivaloriginatedfromTangDynasty(618-907AD)andflourishedintheSongDynasty(960-1279AD).IthassincebecomeanimportantfestivalamongChinesepeople.OnMay20,2006,theStateCouncilincludeditinthefirstbatchofChina’sintangibleculturalheritageforthatitisadayforChinesefamilyreunion;itiswidelycelebratedbyChinesewithmanytraditionalcustomssuchasadmiringthefullmoon,worshipingthemoonandeatingmooncakes.

汉秦晋唐02Thefestivalhasmanyothernames.TherearemanyothernamesfortheMid-AutumnFestival.Sinceit’sonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthinautumn,itisalsocalled“AugustFestival”

and“AutumnFestival”.Othernamesare“ChineseMoonFestival”,“AutumnMoonFestival”,“PlayingtheMoonFestival”,“WorshiptheMoonFestival”,and“ReunionFestival”

forthatit’safullmoondaywhichsymbolizesfamilyreunion.Thefestivalfoodismooncake,soanotherpopularnameis“ChineseMoonCakeFestival”.Inrecentyears,itsChinesename“zhongqiujie”

alsogetsmoreandmorepopularworldwide.

03ThefullmoonmaynotoccuronMid-AutumnDay.OneoftheinterestingfactsaboutMid-AutumnFestivalisthatthefullmoondoesn’talwaysshowonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Infact,itispossiblethatthefullmoonisonthe14th,16th,or17thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Accordingtotheastronomicalrule,thenewmoonmayshowupindifferenttimesofthefirstdayofeachlunarmonthandittakeslessthan15daysforanewmoontobecomeafullmoon.Ifthenewmoonshowsatearlymorningofthefirstdayof8thlunarmonth,thefullmoonmayshowuponthe14thor15thdayof8thlunarmonth;whileitshowsatnight,thefullmoonmayshowuponthe16thdayoreven17thday.04ItwasoncetheValentine’sDayinancientChina.PeoplenowwidelyconsiderQixiFestivalasChineseValentine’sDay.However,afunfactisthattheMid-AutumnFestivalisalsoavalentine’sdayatthebeginning.InChinesemythology,theGodoftheMoonisinchargeofloveandmarriage.Hecreateslovebetweenboysandgirlsbytyingthemtogetherwithamagicsilklinethatcannotbeseenbyordinarypeople.Sothefestivaltoworshipthemoonisoriginallyafestivaltoprayforloveandhappymarriage.Tilltoday,inwestHunan,thereisaspecialcustomthatgirls“steal”

vegetablesfromthevegetablegardenoftheirlovedboyswhenthefullmoonshows,andtheboyswillbeinvitedtogirls’

homestohaveabowlofoil-tea.Thiscustomgiveschancesforunmarriedboysandgirlstohaveadate.

05Thefestival’soriginmayrelatetotheimperialexaminationinancienttime.OneofMid-AutumnFestivalfunfactsisthatMid-AutumnFestivalhasasubtlerelationwiththeancientimperialexaminations.Inthefeudal(封建的)society,imperialexaminationswerearrangedintheeighthlunarmonth.Peoplewouldcelebratewithexamineewhopasstheexam.Thiscustomhasgraduallyevolvedintotheimportantfestivalthathasprevailedovertheages.燃灯06The“mooncake”

wasnamedbyConcubineYangoftheTangDynasty.AnotherMid-AutumnFestivalfunfactisthatthemooncakewasoncecalled“HuCake”.OneyearofMid-AutumnFestivalnight,LiLongji,anemperorofTangDynasty(618-907AD),andhisConcubineYangwereeatingHucakes.LiLongjithoughtthatthenameof“HuCake”

wasnotgood.ThebrightmoonintheskyinspiredConcubineYang,andthenshesaid“mooncake”

wasbetter.Fromthenon,thename“mooncake”

graduallyspreadinthefolk.07Rightwaytoeatthemooncake:allfamilymemberssharingone.Yes,youreaditwell!It’snot“oneforeachperson”.Accordingtotraditionalcustoms,therightwaytoeatmooncakesisthatthemooncakesymbolizingthefullmooniscutintopiecesandsharedbyallfamilymembers,onepieceforeachfamilymember.Iftherearefamilymemberswhoarenotinhome,theparentsshouldstorethemooncakepiecesthatbelongtothemandwaittilltheycomehometotasteit.08Thebiggestmooncakeintheworldwassharedby110,000people.The2007GuinnessWorldRecordshowsthatthelargestmooncakewasborninChina,withadiameterof8.15meters,athicknessof20centimetersandatotalweightof12.98tons,whichcanbeenjoyedby110,000people.TheMid-AutumnFestivalfunfactisthatbigmooncakesaremadeeveryyearbutnoonehassurpassedit.09Themooncakeswereonceusedtodelivermilitarymessages.ZhuYuanzhang,thefounderofMingDynasty(1368-1644AD),ledanuprisingtofightagainstthecrucialroyalcourt.Theydecidedtoupriseonthe15thdayof8thlunarmonth.Forsafetyandsecrecy,ZhuYuanzhangorderedsoldierstowrapthenoteswith“upriseon15thnightof8thmonth”

intomooncakesandsentthemtovariousresistanceforces.OntheMid-Autumnnight,manyresistanceforcesrespondedtothenote.

10Itisthetimeparticularlyefficacious(灵验的)toprayforahappymarriage.Intheolddays,unmarriedmenandwomenwouldquietlyprayunderthefullmoonontheMid-AutumnFestival,andpleadtothematchmaker,GodofMoon,tofindaspouseandhaveahappymarriage.

1.WhatistheMid-AutumnFestivallistedasinChina?

A.Ahistoricalsite

B.Anintangibleculturalheritage

C.Atraditionaldish

D.AnaturalphenomenonMid-AutumnFestivalislistedinChina’sIntangibleCulturalHeritages.B2.WhichofthefollowingnamesisNOTmentionedfortheMid-AutumnFestivalinthearticle?

A.AutumnMoonFestival

B.ReunionFestival

C.HarvestFestival

D.ChineseMoonFestivalSinceit’sonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthinautumn,itisalsocalled“AugustFestival”

and“AutumnFestival”.Othernamesare“ChineseMoonFestival”,“AutumnMoonFestival”,“PlayingtheMoonFestival”,“WorshiptheMoonFestival”,and“ReunionFestival”

forthatit’safullmoondaywhichsymbolizesfamilyreunion.C3.Accordingtothearticle,whenmightthefullmoonoccurduringtheMid-AutumnFestival?

A.Onlyonthe15thday

B.Onthe1stdayofthelunarmonth

C.Onthe8thday

D.Onthe14th,15th,16th,or17thdayInfact,itispossiblethatthefullmoonisonthe14th,16th,or17thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.D4.WhatisoneofthecustomsmentionedinthearticlethatisstillpracticedinwestHunan?

A.Girls"stealing"vegetablesfromthegardensoftheirlovedones

B.Boysinvitinggirlstotheirhomesforoil-tea

C.Couplesexchangingmooncakes

D.FamiliesadmiringthefullmoontogetherTilltoday,inwestHunan,thereisaspecialcustomthatgirls“steal”

vegetablesfromthevegetablegardenoftheirlovedboyswhenthefullmoonshows,andtheboyswillbeinvitedtogirls’

homestohaveabowlofoil-tea.A5.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheMid-AutumnFestivalfromthearticle?

A.ItisafestivalthatisonlycelebratedinChina.

B.IthasalonghistoryandisdeeplyrootedinChineseculture.

C.Itisafestivalthatissolelyfocusedontheharvest.

D.Itisafestivalthatisnotcelebratedwithfood.BTheMid-AutumnFestivaloriginatedfromTangDynasty(618-907AD)andflourishedintheSongDynasty(960-1279AD).6.WhymighttheMid-AutumnFestivalhavebeenassociatedwiththeimperialexaminationsinancienttimes?

A.Thefestivalwasheldonthesamedayastheexaminations.

B.Thefestival'sdatecoincidedwiththetimeoftheexaminations.

C.Thefestivalwasusedasarewardforsuccessfulexaminees.

D.Thefestivalwasadistractionfromthestressoftheexaminations.Inthefeudal(封建的)society,imperialexaminationswerearrangedintheeighthlunarmonth.Peoplewouldcelebratewithexamineewhopasstheexam.B7.Whatdoestheterm"uprise"mostlikelymeaninthecontextofthearticle?

A.Asuddenincreaseinpopularity

B.Animprovementinthequalityoflife

C.Ariseinthelevelofthemoon

D.ArebellionorresistanceForsafetyandsecrecy,ZhuYuanzhangorderedsoldierstowrapthenoteswith“upriseon15thnightof8thmonth”

intomooncakesandsentthemtovariousresistanceforces.D8.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisafestivalfocusedonthemoonandfamilyreunion.

B.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisafestivalthatisonlycelebratedinmoderntimes.

C.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisafestivalthathasnohistoricalsignificance.

D.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisafestivalthatiscelebrateddifferentlyaroundtheworld.A议DiscussionHaveagroupdiscussionabouttheanswers.展PresentationHaveaclasspresentationaboutyouranswers.评Evaluation1.

TheWorldCulturalHeritageisadesignationgivenbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)tositesaroundtheworldthathavecultural,historical,orscientificsignificance.Thesesitesareconsideredtobeofoutstandinguniversalvalueandarethereforepreservedandprotectedforfuturegenerations.TherearethreetypesofWorldCulturalHeritagesites:CulturalSites:Theseincludebuildings,monuments,andsiteswithhistorical,aesthetic,oranthropologicalsignificance.NaturalSites:Theseareareaswithuniquegeologicalorecologicalfeatures,orhabitatsforrarespecies.MixedSites:Thesearesitesthathavebothculturalandnaturalsignificance.WorldCulturalHeritagesitesaretreasuresthatbelongtoallofhumanity,anditisourcollectiveresponsibilitytoensuretheirsurvivalforfuturegenerations.2.

Imperialexaminations,

alsoknownasKeju(科举),wereasignificantpartoftheChinesebureaucraticsystemfromtheHanDynasty(206BCE–220CE)untiltheywereabolishedin1905duringtheQingDynasty'smodernizationefforts.ThesystemwasformalizedduringtheSuiDynasty(581–618)asamethodforrecruitingofficialsbasedonmeritratherthanwealthorsocia