新概念二Lesson_76

1、Lesson 76 April Fools Day What was the joke? To end our special news bulletin, said the voice of the television announcer, were going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Br

2、abante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering

3、and threshing this years crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs .Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at th

4、e end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Sign or Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. Were now going back to the studio.Vocabularyfactory 工厂scene 现场competition 竞争, 竞赛Signor

5、（意大利语）先生champion 冠军studio 播音室leading 主要的splendid 极好的present 目前的fool 傻瓜bulletin 新闻简报announcer （电视、电台）播音员macaroni 通心面，空心面条grower 种植者harvest 收获, 收成cartload 一满车(的装货量)stalk 梗village 乡村, 村庄英英 ,mkrn 美美 ,mkroni Comprehension 1. Macaroni_. A. grows in Calabria. B. grows in field C. Must be harvested before t

6、he September rains. D. is man- made 2 What was the intention behind the Television Broadcast? A. To show viewers how macaroni is grown. B. to play a joke on viewers. C.to provide the useful information about macar D. to introduce viewers to conditions in Calabria 3 To end our bulletinmeans To _our b

7、ulletin. A. conclude B. stop C. prevent D. haltPasta 英英 pst 美美 pst n. 意大利面食；面团 4 Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Thats more than six_. A. centuries B. ages C. eras 5. Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, _ they have been expecting a splendid crop this year. A. tel

8、l. B. tell that C. sat to me D. say 6 They must the crop before it rains _ September. A. in. B on C. the d. at 7. Mrs. Brabante has been helping her husband for thirty years now. She has been helping her husband _she was a young woman. A. since B.from then C. for D. by then 8. Mrs .Brabante is talki

9、ng to the manager of the local factory. The manager IS _ the local factory. A. Charged with B. in the charge of C. charged D. in charge ofTopics for discussion 1 Describe a practical joke you have played, or would like to play, on someone. 2 How do people celebrate the end of harvest in your part of

10、 the country? 3 Many British viewers were taken in by this news. Why do you think this was so?Calabria Although the beautiful green sea is ever present in Calabria, it is mainly a mountainous region. Three mountain ranges are present: Pollino, La Sila and Aspromonte. All three mountain ranges are unique with their own floraflrand faunaf:n . In general, most of the lower terrain in C