【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 to a concert hall. He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards! His most exciting invitation was to perform on a TV programme called “ Top of pops “. He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit 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 ringing. Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again. They were truly stars. Then things went wrong. Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed. Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them. Fans found them even when they went into toilet. They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries, but it was useless. Someone was always there! Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they close friends. At last feeling very upset and sensitive, Freddy and his band realized that they must leave the country before it became too painful for them. So they left Britain, to which they were never to return, and went back to the lake. 必修三 Unit 1 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 harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early Novemver. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” 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 children’s festival, when they can dress up an go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweers, the children might play a trick on them. Fetivals to Honour People Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independece from Britain. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving festival can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the****旱 作 農(nóng) 業(yè) 示 范 基 地 建 設(shè) 項 目可 行 性 研 究 報 告********農(nóng)業(yè)開發(fā)公司二○○九年十月have died out more to a UN report ,some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 dodo is one of lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared from the earth. (3) The return of the milu deer My name is like to tell stories about people who work is even better is when countries help each other and build a good excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China. The Milu deer,a species with large horns,used to be mon in China long other deer they live together and eat grass and the soft parts of trees such as small deer were often hunted for food or sport in the ,Ming and Qing dynasties did not protect them and many were is how the Milu deer disappeared from China. Luckily before all of them were killed,some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of liked them so much that he took them all the way from China to Milu deer liked the cool,wet weather in England and their number increased year by a result,when in 1985 the government of China wanted to reintroduce the Milu deer,the Duke of Bedford was happy to first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng,Jingsu Province. The deer centainly seem happy to be back in China because their numbers have grown are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hebei the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and care for .It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild Britain helped China by bringing back an animal that had disappeared from its is a good example of friendship and understanding between these two countries. Unit 5 The band that wasn’t Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musicians? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing Karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to being rich and famous. But just now do people form a band? Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own may start as a group of highschool students, for whom practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to passersby in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to bee millionaires! However, there was one band that started in a different wa