高一英語(yǔ)必修三課文

1、文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評(píng)與關(guān)注！ 高一英語(yǔ)必修三課文 必修 3 unit1 Festivals and celebrations Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and _ in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held afte

2、r hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Todays festivals have many _, some _, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to s

3、atisfy the _, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense _ _ _ their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. _ _, people celebrate the Da

4、y of the Dead in early November. On this important _ day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with _ on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a chil

5、drens festival, when they can _ _ and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might _ _ _ _ them. Festivals to Honour People Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient

6、 _ Qu Yuan.In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the _ of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped _ Indias independence from Britain. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy e

7、vents. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the _ work is over. In European ountries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the bigge

8、st watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people _ the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes. Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that _ _ _ the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in Ch

9、ina, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before _, usually in February. These ca

10、rnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japans Che

11、rry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks _ _ it is covered with pink snow. People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while. Uni

12、t2 COME AND EAT HERE (1) Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated. It had been a very strange morning. Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of _ mutton kebabs, _ pork, stir-flied vegetables and _ rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold. By now his restaurant ough

13、t to be full of people. But not today! Why was that? What could have happened? He thought of his mutton, beef and _ cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. Nothing could be better, he thought. Suddenly he saw his

14、 friend Li Chang hurrying by. Hello, Lao Li, he called. Your usual? But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was the matter? Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant as he always did. Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. He saw a sign

15、 in the window. Tired of all that fat? Want to _ _? Come inside Yong Huis _ restaurant. Only slimming foods served here. Make yourself thin again! _ drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The _, a very thin lady, came forward. Welcome, she said. My name is Yong Hui. Ill help you lose weight

16、and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day. Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, _ vegetables served in _, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He c

17、ould not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui g _ a _ _ telling people _! He had better do some research! At the library Wang P

18、eng was surprised to find that his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong Huis far too little. Even though her _ might get thin after eating Yong Huis food, they were not eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit. They would become tired very quickly. Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he d

19、rove back home. Perhaps with a _ and a new sign he could win his customers back. So he wrote: Want to feel fit and energetic? Come and eat here! Discounts today! Our food gives you energy all day! The competition between the two restaurants was on!Unit4 HOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTH No one knows exact

20、ly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted _ , the universe began with a Big Bang that threw matter in all directions.After that, _ began to form and combine to create stars and other bodies. For several _ years after the Big Bang, the earth was still

21、 just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into _ _ _. The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were _ to produce _, nitrogen, w

22、ater _ and other gases, which were to make the earths _. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, _ the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to

23、 be _ to the development of life. What many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to _ harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first extremel

24、y small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with _, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They were followed in time by land animals. Some were insects.

25、 Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water. Later when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. They produced young enerally by laying eggs. After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed. They _ _ too and existed on the earth

26、 for more than 1 40 million years. However, 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended. Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery. This disappearance made possible the rise of mammals on the earth. These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they _ _ _

27、young baby animals and produced milk to feed them. Finally about 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals, now with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet. But they are not looking after the earth

28、very well. They are putting too much _ _ into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. As a result of this, many scientists believe the earth may become too hot to live on. So whether life will _ on the earth for millions of years to come will _ _ whether this pro

29、blem can be solved. Unit5 A TRIP ON THE TRUE NORTH Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast. _take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada. The thought tha

30、t they could cross the whole _was exciting. Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their_to catch The True North, the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he_ about their trip. Youre going to see some great scenery. Going _, youll pass mountains

31、and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, youre in Canadas warmest part. People say it is Ca

32、nadas most beautiful city, _ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the_ make Vancouver one of Canadas most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the

33、 world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some _ over 90 metres. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins _ in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they _ to _ some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an _ Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous