2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 4 Carnival Section Ⅳ Other

SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现]TheMeaningofCarnivalCarnivaltodayisaninternational,multicultural①experience②.Buthowdiditbecomeso?Tounderstandwhatcarnivalisallabout③，weneedtolookatthehistoryofAmericaandthemeetingoftwocultures—EuropeanandAfrican.ThearrivalofEuropeansinAmerica,andtheopeningofhugefarmsandplantations④togrowcotton,fruitandvegetables,meanttherewasanimmediateneed⑤forpeopletoworkonthem⑥.Thismarked⑦thebeginningoftheslavetrade⑧.Formorethantwohundredyears,untilthebeginningofthe19thcentury,whenthetradewasfinallystopped,millionsofpeopleweretakenbyforce⑨fromtheirhomesinAfricaandtransported⑩totheNewWorldtoworkasslaves.SixmillionweretakentotheCaribbeanislands⑪wheretherewereBritishandFrenchlandowners⑫.[读文清障]①multicultural/ˌmʌlti'kʌltʃərəl/adj.多元文化的；跨文化的②experiencen.作“体验，经历”讲时，是可数名词；作“经验”讲时，是不可数名词。③动词不定式短语Tounderstand...作目的状语。whatcarnivalisallabout为宾语从句。④plantation/plɑːn'teIʃn/n.农庄；庄园⑤animmediateneed急需⑥Thearrival...onthem.中，主语是Thearrival...andtheopening...,谓语是meant,宾语是therebe结构，注意there前省略了引导宾语从句的that。⑦mark/mɑːk/vt.标志(着)⑧trade/treId/n.贸易⑨betakenbyforce被强行带走，注意其前when引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the19thcentury。⑩transport/træns'pɔːt/vt.运输；运送⑪where...为定语从句，修饰theCaribbeanislands。⑫landowner/'lændˌəʊnə/n.地主；土地拥有者狂欢节的意义[第1～2段译文]今天的狂欢节是一个国际性的、多元文化的节日。但是它是怎么变成这样的呢？为了了解狂欢节的全部意义所在，我们需要看一看美国的历史以及两种文化的混合——欧洲文化和非洲文化。欧洲人到了美洲，开辟了栽种棉花、水果和蔬菜的大农场与大种植园，这意味着急需干活的人手。这标志着奴隶贸易的开始。200多年以来，成千上万的人被迫离开非洲老家，被运送到新大陆做奴隶，直到19世纪初期，奴隶贸易最终被禁止。600万人被带到加勒比海的岛屿去，那里有英国和法国的地主。Naturally⑬，theEuropeansalsoimported⑭theirownfestivals.Sotheslaveswereforcedtowatch⑮astheirmasters⑯celebratedcarnivalwithfood,drink,andmaskeddances.InTrinidad⑰，theslavesbegantoholdtheirowncarnivalcelebrations:theypaintedtheirfaceswhite⑱，imitatingtheirmastersandmakingfunof⑲them⑳.Butatthesametime○21theywerecontinuingtheirownAfricantraditions○22—suchaswalkingroundavillagewearingmasksandsinging—acustom○23whichtheythoughtwouldbringgoodluck○24.⑬naturallyadv.自然地，常作评注性状语。⑭import/Im'pɔːt/vt.引进；进口⑮beforcedtodo＝beforcedintodoing被迫做……⑯master/'mɑːstə/n.主人⑰Trinidad/'trInIdæd/特立尼达岛⑱paint...white把……涂白⑲makefunof取笑⑳现在分词短语imitating...andmaking...作伴随状语。○21atthesametime同时○22continue...tradition(s)保留……传统○23whichtheythoughtwouldbringgoodluck为定语从句，修饰acustom。其中theythought为插入语。○24bringgoodluck带来好运[第3段译文]自然地，欧洲人也带去了他们自己的节日。所以当奴隶主用食物、饮料、戴面具的舞蹈来庆祝狂欢节时，奴隶们被迫观看。在特立尼达岛，奴隶们开始举行他们自己的狂欢节庆祝活动：他们把脸涂白，模仿他们的主人来取笑他们。但是同时他们一直保留着他们自己的非洲传统——例如戴着面具边绕村庄走边唱歌——一种他们认为会带来好运的传统。Whentheslavetradewasabolished○25in1838theformerslavestookover○26thecarnival.Itbecamemorecolourfulandmoreexcitingthanithadbeenbefore○27.Magnificent○28costumesweremadeandmusicalbandscreated.Carnivalbecameacelebration○29offreedom○30.Withthepassingoftime,thewhiteinhabitantsoftheislandbegantotakepartinthecarnival,too—andtheywerewelcomedby○31theirformerslaves.Carnivalbecameawayto○32unite○33differentcommunities○34，aspeopleforgottheireverydayproblemsandenjoyedthemselveseating,drinking,anddancing○35.Today,visitorsfromallovertheworldcometothissmallstateintheCaribbeantojoinin○36thefun.Carnivalhasbecomeacelebrationoflifeitself.○25abolish/ə'bɒlIʃ/vt.废除○26takeover承袭，接管，接任○27morecolourful...为比较状语从句，由than引导。○28magnificent/mæg'nIfIsnt/adj.华丽的；富丽堂皇的○29celebration/ˌselə'breIʃn/n.庆典；庆祝incelebrationof庆祝，祝贺○30freedom/'friːdəm/n.自由○31bewelcomedby受……欢迎○32动词不定式tounitedifferentcommunities作后置定语，修饰way。○33unite/juː'naIt/vt.联合○34communityn．人群，团体○35aspeopleforgottheireveryday...anddancing为原因状语从句，而eating,drinking,anddancing是现在分词作伴随状语。○36joinin加入，参加[第4～5段译文]当奴隶贸易在1838年被废除时，原先的奴隶们把狂欢节保留了下来。它变得比以前更加丰富多彩和令人兴奋。人们制作了华丽的服装并创立了乐队。狂欢节成为对自由的庆祝。随着时间的推移，岛上的白人居民也开始加入到狂欢节中——他们受到了他们先前的奴隶们的欢迎。狂欢节成为团结不同人群的一种方式，因为人们忘记了他们平时的种种问题，在吃、喝和跳舞中享受着快乐。今天，来自世界各地的游客来到加勒比海的这个小州体验快乐。狂欢节已经成为一种对生活本身的庆祝。Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Themeaningofcarnival.B．Thehistoryofcarnival.C．Themeetingofthetwocultures—EuropeanandAfrican.D．TheChinesefestivalmostlikecarnival.2．WhichofthefollowingaboutcarnivaltodayisRIGHT?A．ItiscelebratedonlyinVenice.B．Ithasalonghistorymorethan10years.C．AftercarnivalpeoplewillcelebratetheNewYear.D．Itisaninternationalandmulticulturalexperience.3．Wheredidtheslavescomefrom?A．TheycamefromItaly.B．TheycamefromVenice.C．TheycamefromtheirhomesinAfrica.D．TheycamefromBrazil.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaythattheslavesholdtheircelebrations?A．Theypaintedtheirfaceswhite.B．Theyimitatedtheirmasters.C．Theytreatedtheirmastersastheirfamilymembers.D．Theymadefunoftheirmasters.5．Whatdidthewhiteinhabitantsdo?A．Theybegantotakepartinthecarnival,too.B．Theyorderedtheslavestostopcelebrations.C．Theyweren'twelcomedbytheslaves.D．Theytookpartinthecelebrationoftheirfreedom.答案：1～5ADCCAⅠ.单词拼写1．Theagreement(标志)anewphaseininternationalrelations.2．Badcustomsandlawsoughttobe(废除)．3．Thecountryhasto(进口)mostofitsrawmaterials.4．Wedeveloped(贸易)withthemformutualbenefit.5．Everymemberofthisfamilymustbendtothewishesofthe(主人)．6．The(运输)ofgoodsbyairisveryexpensive.7．Alargenumberofstudents(游行)onthestreetstoprotestagainstwhattheJapanesehaddonetotheChinese.marksabolishedimporttrademastertransportparadedⅡ.根据汉语意思及词性写出下面单词1．adj.使人放