人教版高中英语必修三unit1festivalsaroundtheworldwarming-upreading习题课件

人教版高中英语必修三unit1festivalsaroundtheworldwarming-upreading习题课件内容摘要：

A N ew Y ea r a nd I ts C e l ebr a t i o ns J a n ua ry 1 ， t he beg i nn i ng o f a N ew Y ea r . A s f a r b a ck i n hi s to ry a s w e ca n te l l , pe o pl e h a v e cel ebr a ted th e s t a rt o f a N ew Y e a r . T he p eo p l e o f a nc i ent Eg y pt beg a n t hei r N ew Y ea r i n s um m er . Tha t i s w hen the N i l e R i v er f l o o de d i t s b a nk s , br i ng i ng w a te r a n d fert i l i ty ( 肥沃 ) t o the l a n d. The pe o pl e o f a nc i ent B a by l o n( 巴比伦 ) a n d P er s i a ( 波斯 ) beg a n the i r N ew Y e a r o n M a rch 2 1 ， the f i r s t da y o f s pr i ng . A nd s o m e na ti v e A m er i c a n I nd i a ns beg a n the i r N ew Y e a r w hen the nut s o f t he o a k( 橡木 ) tr ee beca m e r i pe. Th a t w a s us u a l l y i n l a te s um m e r . N o w a l m o s t e v ery o ne ce l ebr a te s N ew Y e a r39。 s D a y o n J a n ua ry 1 . T o da y , a s befo re, pe o pl e o bs e rv e the N ew Y e a r 39。 s ho l i da y i n m a ny d i ffe rent w a y s . The a n ci e n t Ba by l o n a i ns c el eb ra t ed i t by fo rc i ng thei r k i ng t o g i v e u p hi s cr o w n( 王冠 ) a nd r o y a l ( 皇家 ) cl o th i ng . They m a de hi m g et d o w n o n hi s k nees a n d a dm i t a l l the m i s t a ke s he ha d m a de dur i ng t he pa s t y ea r . Th i s i de a o f a dm i tt i ng w r o ng s a nd fi ni s h i ng the bu s i n es s o f t he o l d y ea r i s f o und i n m a ny s o c i et i es i n the new y ea r . N o i s e m a ki ng i s a n o th er a nci e nt c us t o m i n the new y ea r . The no i s e i s co n s i d ered n ece s s a ry to ch a s e a w a y ( 赶走 ) the e v i l ( 邪恶 ) s pi ri ts o f the o l d y e a r . P e o pl e a r o und the w o r l d do d i ffe rent th i ng s to m a k e a l o t o f n o i s e . They m a y hi t s ti c ks to g eth er , be a t d rum s , b l o w h o rn s , o r ex pl o de f i rew o r ks . A m eri ca n s cel e bra te the N ew Y ea r i n m a ny w a y s . M o s t d o no t ha v e to g o to w o rk o r s cho o l . So they v i s i t f a m i l y a nd fr i en ds , a ttend c hurch s e rv i ce s , s h a re a ho l i d a y m ea l ， o r w a tch N ew Y e a r39。 s p a r a de s ( 游行 ) o n t el e v i s i o n . M o s t y ea rs , uni v er s i ty te a m s pl a y i n s p eci a l h o l i d a y g a m es . F o r th o s e w ho h a v e been b us y a t w o rk o r s ch o o l , N ew Y ea r39。 s D a y m a y be a d a y o f re s t. Th ey s pend the t i m e thi nk i ng a bo ut a nd p rep a r i ng f o r the dem a n ds o f the N ew Y ea r . 1 ． W h i ch o f。