【正文】 hy was that? What coul d have hapened? H e thought of his m utton, beef and bacon cooked i n the hottest, fi nest oil . Hi s cola was sugary and col d, and hi s ice cream was made of m il k, cream and deli ci ous fruit. “Nothing coul d be better,” he thought. Suddenl y he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by. “H el l o, Lao Li,” he cal l ed, “Your usual ?” But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was the mater? Som ethi ng 生豬繁育產(chǎn)業(yè)化扶貧項目 可 行 性 研 究 報 項目法人： 二 0 一 一年 八 月 十 日 r unning here and t her e: t hey more fami li ar wi th them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would pl ay and si ng songs wri tten by other m usi ci ans. H owever, after a year or so i n 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 l ike a real band. Then they produced thei r own records and started touri ng and pl ayi ng thei r own m usi c. In the USA they became even m ore popul ar than the Beatl es and sol d even m ore records. The band broke up about 1970, but happil y they reuni ted i n the mi d1980s. They produced a new record i n 1996, wi th whi ch they cel ebrated thei r form er tim e as a real band. Freddy the frog（Ⅱ） N ot l ong after Fredy and the band becam e famous, they vi sited Bri tai n on a bri ef tour. Fans showed thei r devoti on by wai ting for hours to get ti ckets for thei r concerts . Freddy was now qui te confi dent when he went i nto a concert hal. H e enjoyed si ngi ng and al l the congratul ati ons afterwards! Hi s m ost exci ti ng i nvi tati on was to perform on a TV program m e cal l ed “ Top of pops “. H e had to go to London, wear an expensive sui t and gi ve a perform ance to a TV cam era. It fel t very strange. But as soon as the programm e was over, the tel ephones whi ch were i n the sam e room started ri ngi ng. Everybody was aski ng when they coul d see Freddy and hi s band agai n. They were trul y stars. Then thi ngs went wrong. Freddy and his band coul d not go out anywhere wi thout bei ng fol owed. Even when they wore sungl asses or beards people recognized them. Fans found them even when they went i nto toi l et. They tri ed to hi de i n the readi ng room s of l i brari es, but i t was useless. Som eone was al ways there! Thei r personal li fe was regularl y di scussed by peopl e who di d not know them but tal ked as i f they cl ose fri ends. At l ast feeli ng very upset and sensi ti ve, Freddy and hi s band reali zed that they must l eave the country before i t becam e too pai nful for them . So they l eft Bri tain, to whi ch they were never to return, and went back to the l ake. 必修三 Uni t 1 Festi val s and cel ebrati ons Festivals 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 ani mal s. At that ti me peopl e woul d starve i f food was di ffi cult to fi nd, especi al l y duri ng the col d wi nter m onths. Today’s festi vals have m any ori gi ns, 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 m i ght return either to hel p or to do harm . For the Japanese festival O bon, peopl e shoul d go to cl ean graves and l ight i ncense i n m em ory of their ancestors. They al so li ght lam ps and play m usi c because they thi nk that thi s wil l lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, peopl e cel ebrate the Day of the Dead i n earl y N ovem ver. O n thi s i m portant feast day, peopl e eat food i n the shape of skul ls and cakes wi th “bones” on them . They offer food, fl owers and gifts to the dead. The Western holi day H al oween al so 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 chil dren mi ght pl ay a tri ck on them. Feti val s to H onour Peopl e Festi val s can al so be hel d to honour fam ous peopl e. The Dragon Boat Festi val i n China honours the fam ous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Col um bus Day is i n m em ory of the arri val of Christopher Col um bus i n the N ew Worl d. India has a nati onal festival on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi , the l eader who hel ped gai n Indi a’s i ndependece from Bri tai n. H arvest Festival s H arvest and Thanksgi vi ng festival can be very happy events. Peopl e are grateful because their food i s gathered for the wi nter and the agri cul tural work i s over. In European countri es, peopl e wi l usual l 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 m i ght wi n awards for thei r 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 val s, when peopl e admi re the m oon and i n China, enjoy m ooncakes. Spri ng Festival 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 money i n red paper. There are dragon dances and carnival s , and fam il ies cel ebrate the Lunar N ew Year together. Som e Western countri es have very exci ting carnical s, whi ch take pl ace forty days before Easter, usual l y in February. These carni val s mi ght i ncl ude parades, danci ng i n the streets day and ni ght, l oud m usi c and col ourful cl othi ng of al l ki nds. Easter i s an im portant reli gi ous and soci al festival for Chiri sti ans around the worl d. It cel ebrates the return of Jesus from t