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ed by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed cl ubs in order to get more fami li ar with them . Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and si ng songs written by other m usi cians. However, after a year or so in whi ch they became more seri ous about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs li ke a real band. Then they produced thei r own records and started touring and playing thei r own m usi c. In the USA they became even more popul ar than the Beatles and sol d even more records. The band broke up about 1970, but happil y they reunited i n the mi d1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, wi th whi ch they celebrated their former ti me as a real band. Freddy the frog( Ⅱ) Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Bri tai n on a brief tour. Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for thei r concerts . Freddy was now quite confident when he went i nto a concert hal. H e enjoyed si nging and al l the congratulations afterwards! Hi s most exci ti ng i nvi tati on was to perform on a TV programme cal led “ Top of pops “. He had to go to London, wear an expensive sui t and give a performance to a TV camera. It felt very strange. But as soon as the programme was over, the telephones which were in the same room started ringi ng. Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band agai n. They were truly stars. Then things went wrong. Freddy and hi s band could not go out anywhere without being fol lowed. Even when they wore sungl ases or beards peopl e recogni zed them. Fans found them even when they went into toil et. They tri ed to hi de i n the reading rooms of li brari es, but i t was useless. Someone was al ways there! Thei r personal l ife was regularl y discussed by people who di d not know them but talked as if they cl ose fri ends. At last feeli ng very upset and sensi tive, Freddy and hi s band reali zed that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them . So they l eft Bri tain, to whi ch they were never to return, and went back to the lake. 必修三 Unit 1 Festi val s and celebrations Festival s and celebrations of al l ki nds have been hel d everywhere si nce ancient times. Most anci ent festi val s woul d celebrate the end of col d weather,planting in spring and harvest i n autumn. Sometimes cel ebrati ons would be held after hunters had caught animal s. At that time peopl e woul d starve if food was difficult to find, especi al y during the col d wi nter months. Today’s festi val s have many ori gi ns, som e rel i gi ous, som e seasonal, and som e for speci al peopl e or events. Festi val s of the Dead Some festi val s are hel d to honour the dead or sati sfy the ancestors, who mi ght return ei ther to hel p or to do harm. For the Japanese festi val O bon, peopl e shoul d go to cl ean graves and l i ght i ncense i n m emory of thei r ancestors. They al so l ight l am ps and pl ay musi c because they thi nk that thi s wi l l ead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexi co, peopl e cel ebrate the Day of the Dead i n earl y N ovem ver. O n this i m portant feast day, people eat food in the shape of skul l s and cakes with “bones” on them . They offer food, fl owers and gi fts to the dead. The Western holi day H al l oween al so had i ts ori gi n in ol d bel i efs about the return of the spi ri ts of dead peopl e. It i s now a chi l dren’s festi val , when they can dress up an go to thei r nei ghbours’ hom es to ask for sweets. If the nei ghbours do not give any sweers, the chil dren might pl ay a tri ck on them. Fetivals to Honour Peopl e Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festi val i n Chi na honours the fam ous anci ent poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Col umbus Day is i n m em ory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus i n the N ew World. India has a national festival on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the l eader who hel ped gain Indi a’s i ndependece from Bri tai n. Harvest Festi val s H arvest and Thanksgivi ng festi val can be very happy events. Peopl e are grateful because thei r food i s gathered for the winter and the agri cul tural work i s over. In European countri es, people wil l usual ly decorate churches and town hal s wi th flowers and fruit, and wi l get together to have meals. Som e peopl e m ight wi n awards for their farm produce, li ke the bi ggest watermel on or the m ost handsom e rooster. China and Japan have mi dautumn festivals, when people admire the moon and i n Chi na, enjoy mooncakes. Spring Festivals The m ost energetic and important festi val s are te ones that l ok forward to the end of wi nter and to the i ng of spring. At the Spri ng Festival in China, peopl e eat dumpi ngs ifsh and m eat and may gi ve chil dren lucky m oney in red paper. There are dragon dances and carni vals , and fami li es celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exci ting carnicals, whi ch take place forty days before Easter, usual ly in February. These carni val s mi ght incl ude parades, danci ng i n the strets day and night, loud m usi c and col ourful clothing of al kinds. Easter is an important rel igi ous and social festi val for Chi ri stians around the world. It cel ebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the i ng of spring and new li fe. Japan’s Cherry Bl ossom Festi cal happens a l ittle later. The country, covered wi th cherry tree flowers, looks as though i t is covered wi th pi nk snow. People love to get together to eat, dri nk and have fun with each other. Festi val s l et us enjoy li fe, be proud of our customs and fet ou work for a l ittle whil e. A Sad Love Story Li Fang was heartbroken. It was Val eti ne’s Day and Hu Jin had sai d she woul d m eet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn’t turn up. She coul d be with her fri ends right now laughing at hi m. She sai d she woul d be there。
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