【Eileen】人教版高一英语必修三Book-3课文重点单词填空.docx

Unit 1 Festivals around the world Sometimes celebrations would be held after ________（猎人）had caught animals. At that time people would ________（饿死）if food was difficult to find , especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many _______（起源）: some are ________（宗教上的）, some are seasonal , and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the _________（祖先）, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon , people should go to clean graves and light incense ________（纪念）their ancestors. In _______（墨西哥）, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important ________（节日）day , people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with”_______（骨头）”on them. It is now a children’s festival , when they can ____________（打扮）and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets , the children might ________________（捉弄）them. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient ________（诗人）, Qu Yuan. In the USA , Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi , the leader who helped _______（获得）India’s _____________（独立）from Britain. People are grateful because their food is _________（搜集）for the winter and the ___________（农业）work is over. Some people might win _______（奖）for their farm produce , like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome ________（公鸡）. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals , when people ________（赞美）the moon and in China , enjoy mooncakes. The most _________（充满活力的）and important festivals are the ones that ______________ （期待）the end of winter and the coming of spring. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals , which take place forty days before _______（复活节）, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades , dancing in the streets _______________（日夜）, loud music and colorful __________（衣服）of all kinds.