【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 m usi ci ans who coul d act as wel l as si ng. They put an adverti sem ent i n a newspaper l oki ng for rock m usi cians, but they coul d onl y find one who was good enough. They had to use actors for the other three m em bers of theband. As som e of these actors coul d not si ng wel enough, they had to rel y on other m usi ci ans to hel p them. So duri ng the broadcasts they just pretended to si ng. Anyhow thei r perform ances were hum orous enough to be copi ed by other groups. They were so popul ar that thei r fans form ed cl ubs i n order to get m ore fam il ar wi th them . Each wek on TV, the Monkees woul d pl ay and si ng songs wri ten by other m usi ci ans. H owever, after a year or so in whi ch they becam e m ore seri ous about thei r work, the Monkees started to pl ay and si ng thei r own songs li ke a real band. Then they produced thei r own records and started touring and pl aying thei r own m usi c. In the USA they becam e even m ore popul ar than the Beatl es and sol d even more records. The band broke up about 1970, but happi l y they reuni ted i n the mi d1980s. They produced a new record i n 1996, wi th which they cel ebrated thei r form er tim e as a real band. Freddy the frog（Ⅱ） N ot long after Freddy and the band becam e fam ous, they vi si ted Bri tai n on a bri ef tour. Fans showed thei r devoti on by wai ti ng for hours to get ti ckets for thei r concerts . Freddy was now quite confi dent when he went i nto a concert hal l. H e enjoyed si ngi ng and al the congratul ati ons afterwards! H i s m ost exci ti ng i nvitati on was to perform on a TV programm e cal l ed “ Top of pops “. H e had to go to London, wear an expensi ve sui t and give a perform ance to a TV cam era. It fel t very strange. But as soon as the program me was over, the tel ephones whi ch were i n the same rom started ri ngi ng. Everybody was aski ng when they coul d se Freddy and his band agai n. They were trul y stars. Then thi ngs went wrong. Freddy and hi s band coul d not go out anywhere wi thout bei ng fol owed. Even when they wore sungl asses 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 readi ng room s of l i brari es, but i t was usel ess. Som eone was al ways there! Thei r personal li fe was regul arly di scused by peopl e who did not know them but tal ked as i f they cl ose friends. At l ast feeli ng very upset and sensiti ve, Freddy and hi s band reali zed that they m ust l eave the country before i t becam e too pai nful for them . So they l eft Britai n, to whi ch they were never to return, and went back to the l ake. 必修三 Uni t 1 Festi vals and cel ebrati ons Festival s and cel ebrati ons of al ki nds have been hel d everywhere si nce anci ent tim es. Most anci ent festi val s woul d cel ebrate the end of col d weather, planting i n spring and harvest i n autum n. Som eti mes cel ebrati ons woul d be hel d after hunters had caught anim al s. At that tim e peopl e woul d starve i f food was di ffi cul t to fi nd, especi al l y duri ng the col d wi nter m onths. Today’s festi val s have m any ori gins, som e reli gi ous, som e seasonal, and som e for speci al peopl e or events. Festi val s of the Dead Som e 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 festival O bon, peopl e shoul d go to cl ean graves and l i ght incense i n m emory of thei r ancestors. They al so l ight l am ps and pl ay m usic 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 thi s im portant feast day, peopl e eat food i n the shape of skul s and cakes wi th “bones” on them. They offer food, fl owers and gi fts to the dead. The Western hol i day H al oween also had its ori gi n i n ol d beli efs about the return of the spi ri ts of dead peopl e. It i s now a chil dren’s festi val , when they can dress up an go to their nei ghbours’ hom es to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not gi ve any sweers, the chi l dren mi ght pl ay a tri ck on them. Feti val s to H onour Peopl e Festivals can al so be hel d to honour famous peopl e. The Dragon Boat Festi val i n Chi na honours the fam ous anci ent poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Col um bus Day i s i n m em ory of the arri val of Chri stopher Col um bus i n the N ew Worl d. Indi a has a nati onal festi val on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi , the l eader who hel ped gai n India’s independece from Britai n. H arvest Festi vals H arvest and Thanksgi vi 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, peopl e wi l usual y decorate churches and town hal s wi th fl owers and frui t, and wi l get together to have m eal s. Som e peopl e mi ght wi n awards for their farm produce, li ke the bi ggest waterm el on or the m ost handsom e rooster. Chi na and Japan have m i dautum n festi vals, when peopl e adm ire the m oon and i n Chi na, enjoy m ooncakes. Spring Festi val s The m ost energeti c and im portant festi val s are te ones that l ook forward to the end of wi nter and to the i ng of spri ng. At the Spri ng Festi val i n Chi na, peopl e eat dum pi ngs i fsh and m eat and m ay gi ve chi l dren l ucky m oney i n red paper. There are dragon dances and carni val s , and fam il ies cel ebrate the Lunar N ew Year together. Som e Western countri es have very exci ti ng carni cal s, whi ch take pl ace forty days before Easter, usual l y i n February. These carni val s mi ght i ncl ude parades, danci ng i n the streets day and night, l oud m usi c and col ourful clothing of al l ki nds. Easter i s an i m portant rel i gi ous and soci al festi val for Chi ri sti ans around the worl d. It cel ebrates the return of Jesus from the dead an