Unit 1  Festivals around the world

       8   the crowds walking into the square, the opening ceremony began: songs, dances and  9   performances. then the christmas lights on the christmas tree were turned   10  , causing everyone to cheer with delight. christ child market officially opened!
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作者在本文中主要介紹了自己參加加拿大的一個兒童節日的經歷。
1.it  前面提到christ child market這個節日，這里缺少賓語，用it。
2.against  against在這里是“以……為背景；襯托”的意思。在新雪的襯托下，樹木光禿禿的   樹枝在圣誕節的燈光中熠熠生輝。
3.all  前面提到children, parents, grandparents and their relatives，那么他們所有的人都在微笑， 用all指代他們所有人。
4.patiently  patience的副詞形式是patiently。
5.welcoming  welcoming的意思是“熱情的，歡迎的，友好的”。
6. waiting  see sb. doing表示“看見某人正在做……”
7. where  where關系副詞在從句中作狀語表示前面的at the center of the square。
8. with  with在這里表示“隨著……”
9. other  前面提到唱歌，跳舞，那么這里就是其他節目。
10. on  圣誕樹上的圣誕燈被打開了，turn on固定搭配。
3.信息匹配
請閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應題號的相應選項字母涂黑。
以下是演講會的資料：
a
are you interested in “dream of the red mansion”(hong lou meng)? listen to a lecture on this classical novel.
venue: national museum of chinese modern literature (beijing)
time: 9:30 a.m.
price: free
tel: 010 – 84615522 b
“jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world.how much do you know about it? get all the answers at this free lecture.
venue: dongcheng district library (beijing)
time: 9:00 a.m.
price: free
tel: 010 – 64013356
c
former united nations interpreter professor wang ruojin speaks about her experiences at the un and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between east and west.
venue: national library of china (beijing)
time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p. m.
price: free
tel: 010 – 68488047 d
qi baishi, one of china’s greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher(書法家) and seal-cutter(刻印者). can you appreciate his works? then come to spend the time with us.
venue: beijing art academy
time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
price: 10 yuan
tel: 010 - 65023390
e
it is the year of the dog, and you can see “fu” everywhere. but how much do you know about dogs – man’s best friend? what is “fu” and where does it come from? why do people hang “fu” character upside down on the door? get all the answers from this free lecture.