2023学年完整版外刊2：鼠年the Year of Rat

雅洋高三英语直播2Part1：Preview：What'sthemainideaofthepassage?YearoftheRat:WhyistheRatthefirstoftheChinesezodiacsigns?(1)WeringintheYearoftheRat,whichmarksthefirstyearofanewroundoftheChinesezodiac[ˈzəʊdiæk]：n.属相,sincetheratisthefirstinthecycleof12Chinesezodiacsigns.(2)Tothosewhomightnotbequitefamiliarwiththezodiac,itisarepeatedcycleof12years,witheachyearbeingrepresentedbyananimal.ThecyclebeginswiththeYearoftheRat,andgoesthroughOx,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Goat,Monkey,Rooster,Dog,endingwiththeYearofthePig.(3)Itisnotdifficulttonoticethattheratisthesmallestanimalinthegroup,sohowcomesitranksontopofthelist?Oneexplanation:folkstories(4)Wherethereisunknown,therearemythologyandfolkstories.Mysterygeneratesstoriesandlegends.

(5)Beingthesmallestofthe12animalsandtheoneontopofthelist,therathasbeenfacedwithvariouskindsofquestionsandchallengessincetheverybeginning.Therearemanystoriestoexplainthis.(6)Inthemostwidelyknownversion,Huangdi,ortheYellowEmperor,knownasadeityandancestoroftheChinesepeople,calledonallanimalstogetregisteredforthe12zodiacwhenthecountryfirstlysettledandtheanimalswereplacedina"firstcome,firstservebasis."Alltheanimalsgotupearlyinthemorningandhurriedtothedestinyexcepttherat,whichfoundashortcutbyhidingontheox'sback.WhentheYellowEmperorstartstogivethemorders,theratstandingontheheadoftheoxwasnamedfirst.

(7)Insomeotherversions,theratwasalsosaidtohaveforgottentowakeupthecat,whichthereforelostthequalificationtobelistedasoneofthezodiacsigns.Sincethen,thefriendshipdiedandtheybecameenemies.

(8)Everybodyknowsthatfolkstoriesarefictional,butitdoesn'tstopthemfrombeingtoldfromgenerationtogeneration.TheimageofratintheChinesezodiac(9)NomatterhowtheratmadeintotheChinesezodiacinthefirstplace,beingpartofthegrouphasalreadychangeditsdestinyandexpandedtheculturalconnotationsofthelittleanimal.(10)Thezodiacsignoftheratrepresentsqualitieslikeintelligent,flexibleandvigorous.PeoplebornintheYearoftheRatarealsobelievedtobeblessedwithsuchqualities.InsomeChineseKungFunovels,theratwasalsopersonalizedincharacterswithchivalrous[ˈʃɪvəlrəs]：adj.侠义的spirits.(11)Therearealsoalotofpoems,proverbs,fairytalesthemedaroundtheanimal,andithasbeendepictedbyartistsintraditionalChinesepaintingsandstatues.

(12)Buttheirimageisnotalwayspositive.InChineseculture,ratscouldalsobeconsideredcunning,greedy,andsneaky.

Part2：consolidationTask1：选择连接词：inawordinthiswayaswellas“Dust〞ishomophonicwith“chen〞(陈)inChinese,whichmeans“old〞and“past〞._________,“sweepingthedust〞beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestoridyourhomeofanybadluckaccumulatedoverthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthings_______welcominganewlife._________,sweep,mop,scrub,dust,vacuum—doanythingandeverythingtomakeyourhomespickandspantobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew.Task2：用动词的正确形式填空Peoplestart____________(stock)up〔备货〕necessaryprovisions〔n.供给物〕fortheSpringFestivalsincetheLittleNewYear.Everything__________(need)tomakeofferingsto供奉theancestors,entertainguests,andfeedthefamilymust____________(purchasev./n.购置)inadvance.Itisnowmorelikeaceremony______(feel)thenewyearatmosphere.Task3：语法点津:判断从句类型，分析从句结构ItisatraditionthatredenvelopesarehandedouttoyoungergenerationsontheNewYear’sEve.Thereisgiftmoneyinit,whichsymbolizesluckandwealth.Asiswellknown,redistheluckycoloranditwillbringgoodlucktothepersonwhenhereceivesthepresent.Themoney,alsocalled“yasuiqian〞(Luckymoney),means“moneyforsuppressing〔vt.抑制；镇压〕Sui—anevilspirit恶魔；妖精〞.Thiscomesfromanancientfolklore〔n.民间传说〕thatcopper〔n.铜〕coinswrappedinredpapercouldscareSuiaway.Task4：语法填空Thelunarcalendar________(base)onthecyclesofthemoon,sothedateofLunarNewYearisdifferenteachyear.However,____isusuallyinJanuaryorFebruary.AswellasbeingcelebratedinChina,LunarNewYearisalso____importantfestivalinmanyotherplaces,includingVietnam,SingaporeandKorea.TherearesomeinterestingLunarNewYeartraditions.InVietnam,peoplebelievethatthefirstperson_______(enter)theirhomeintheNewYearwilldecidetheirfortunefortheyearahead.Theyarecarefultoinvitesomeonewhoiskind,wellbehavedand__________(success).InKorea,familiesoftenplaytraditionalboard_______(game)together,suchasyunnori(掷柶戏).Inthisgame,teamstakeit_____turntothrowfourspeciallyshapedsticksintotheair.Theymovearoundtheboard__________(depend)onhowthesticksfall.InChina,manypeoplehavefirecrackers,whichburnandmakealoudbang.Theywatchstreetperformances,_____acrobatic(杂技)dancersdressupasalionoradragon.Theydance,accompaniedbymusicanddrums.PeoplecelebrateLunarNewYearinmanydifferentways,_____allthecelebrationsareaboutwishingeveryonetheverybestfortheyearahead.Task5:补充阅读TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalChinesefestivalwithahistorythatdatesbacktothousandsofyears.ItiscelebratedbyallChineseacrosstheworld.ChinesepeopletravelhomeforfamilyreunionsduringtheSpringFestival.ThetraditionisassociatedwithChinesecultureoffamily,inparticular,nomatterwhereapersonworksandlives,hisorherlifeisrootedinhomelandandhisorhersoulisalwaysconnectedwiththefamily.WatchingtheSpringFestivalGalaandenjoyingafamilyfeastonNewYear'sEveisthehighlightofthecelebrations.TheSpringFestivalGala,atelevisedvarietyshowthatbroadcastfrom8p.m.tillmidnightontheChineseNewYear'sEve,hasbeenanintegralpartoftheSpringFestivalsince1983.Theshow,amixofcomedyacts,songsanddance,acrobaticandmagic,representsthehighestlevelofentertainmentbytop-notchperformers,whoareselectedthroughmanyroundsofaudition.TheGalaencompassesartsofHanand55ethnicminorities,representingafusionofmodernandtraditionalartaswellasdemographicsinvariouslocalities.ItistailoredtoamuseChinesepeopleofallagesfromallwalksoflife,fromalloverChinaandaroundtheworld.Forexample,whileyoungpeopleenjoypopmusicperformedbytheirfavoritesingers,theseniorcitizensburstintolaughterwithcrosstalkorcomedysketches.Peoplealsotrytheirluckbyjoiningthelivelotteryofredpackets.Over20,000artistsperformedin2022afteryear-longpreparations.CelebritiescompeteforthehonorofperformingontheGalastageforthelargestaudienceintheworld.Songsdebutedhereoftengoviral,withactorandsingerssometimesmakingadirectentrytostardomaftertheGalashow.Thethemesoftheshows,inparticular,incomedysketches,resonatethemosttopicalissuesinpeople'sworkandlifeoverthepastyear,suchasfamilylife,migrants,andschoolchoice,andpeopleoftentimesfinditbothamusingandinspiring.Thefive-hour-longshowisthebestopportunitytounderstandwhathappenedinChinainthepastyear,sinceit'sanepitomeofethosofpeople,andsignifiesthemomentumofsocialandeconomicdevelopmentinChina.TheGalaisalsojoinedbyartistsfromHongKong,MacaoandTaiwan.Forexample,LouisLiu(LiuQian)madeheadlinesin2022forhismagicshowandlaterbecomethefirstChinesetowintheGoldenGrollaAward-MasterofMagician.Astechnologyadvances,thestageexpandsaswell.Inrecentyears,theGalahasbroadcastfromseparatestudiosinotherpartsofChinasuchasGuangzhou,Xi'an,andXichang.ChinesediasporainEurope,theUnitedStates,andAfrica,tuneintothelivestreamstojointhecelebrations,asawayofconnectingwiththehomelandandreminiscingabouttheirolddaysbackhome.ThemostexcitingmomentistheNewYearcountdownatmidnight,whenpeoplecheertogether,withfireworkssettingofftomarktheNewYear.TheGalaalsofeaturesthelargest"NewYearGreeting"ceremony-Chinesepeople,includingsoldiersstationedattheborderareas,navymenontheirwarships,astronautsinthespace,internat