节假日及活动类单词识记：holidayleavemark preparenational display festival gathertraditional wedding balloon celebrationfirework preparation decoration feastlantern costume eve legend短语扫描：day off 休息日；休假日have fun with 玩得开心exchange greetings互致问候make preparations for 为做准备go sightseeing去观光hold/have a celebration举行庆祝活动on vacation 在度假the Spring Festival春节mark(.) with用标记National Day国庆节 跟踪训练.语境填词1.Do you check your work email while youre on (假期)? 2.Do you remember what happened on our (婚礼) day?3.Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat (节日) is to recall the soul of Qu Yuan.4.Shed put these flowers in her hair as (decorate).5.He will read us a poem that (赞美) love.单项填空6.Over the next few days，they sent out invitations and prepared desserts their guests.A.to B.withC.for D.From7.Where do you go when you want to learn something？School？A friend？A tutor？These are all places of learning.A.public B.traditionalC.official D.special8.Standing outside his trailer，I tried to my courage to face him one more time.A.strengthen B.supportC.gather D.distribute9.Hurry up.Our plane at 7：00 pm according to the timetable.It will be just an hour left before it .A.will leave；takes offB.leaves；takes offC.is leaving；is taking offD.will leave；will take off10.China held a grand parade in Beijing to mark the defeat of Japan in World War ， its military power on an unprecedented scale.A.displayed B.displayingC.to display D.having displayed.阅读理解Qixi Festival，the Chinese equivalent of Valentines Day that fell yesterday，was not only a disappointment for forgotten lovers，but also for businessmen left with empty pockets.The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers festival，marked for generations since the Han Dynasty(206 BCAD 220)，is dying out.Some have even called for legislation to make the festival a legalChinese Lovers Day，which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year.But the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt，although efforts to preserve traditional festivals deserve highly praise.A growing number of traditional Chinese festivals，such as the Dragon Boat Festival and MidAutumn Festival，share the same fate of the Qixi Festival.Young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals.Even if all traditional festivals are finally made legal，the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed.If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays，there is little that can be done.While complaining about traditional festivals fading appeal，decisionmakers should reflect on cultural protection.Undeniably，our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and traditional festivals，compared to neighbouring Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK).The 2,500yearold Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.The traditional customs and ceremonies of the occasion，which originated in China，have been better preserved in the ROK.Only a few years ago did China begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible(无形的) cultural heritage when the ROK planned to apply to the United Nations Educational，Scientific and Cultural Organization to list its version of the Dragon Boat Festival as an important example of intangible culture.Concern about the traditional holidays also reminds people of the growing influence of foreign cultures as the country opens wider to the outside world.With traditional festivals becoming less important and imports such as Christmas and Valentines Day gaining widespread popularity，the public including cultural professionals have tended to measure traditional Chinese festivals in economic terms.Business rather than culture has begun to play a dominant role.More and more people are preoccupied with how much money can be made during the holidays.In fact，what makes traditional festivals unique and what keeps them alive is their cultural elements.After all，it is unique culture that contributes to the worlds diversity with globalization.1.What makes Chinese cultural experts worry that the lovers festival is dying out?A.The disappointment for both businessmen and lovers.B.The cold reacting of the public to the Qixi Festival.C.The failure to make traditional Chinese festivals legal.D.The action to preserve culture and traditional festivals.2.The public look at the effectiveness of the legalization of the Qixi Festival with a(n) attitude.A.indifferent B.positiveC.doubtful D.hopeful3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn that .A.traditional festivals are thought more highly of by the young peopleB.legal celebrations reduce the risk of disappearing of traditional cu