《2025年活动单导学课程高中英语必修第二册译林版》

Activity 1 Quick check and review
The text is mainly about Alex's 1. experiences at two significant cultural celebrations. The first was a traditional Indian wedding where he observed 2. customs like the bridegroom arriving on a horse, the father 3. leading the bride, and the couple making 4. promises with each step around a fire. The second was the Rio Carnival, described as full of heat and excitement, featuring lively street parties with music, dancing parades in 5. costumes, food stalls, and lasting for hours.
From the text, we may learn that different cultures share common feelings of joy during celebrations. Although traditions like a horse - riding 6. entrance or fire ceremony in India seem unusual to outsiders, the happiness on people's faces is universal. Events like the Carnival show can create a powerful sense of shared excitement and enjoyment, making time pass very quickly.

答案： 1. experiences 2. customs 3. leading 4. promises 5. costumes 6. entrance

1. decorate vt. & vi. 装饰；点缀；粉刷，油漆
【原句】The wedding ceremony took place in a brightly decorated hotel room. (page 30, line 4) 婚礼在一间装饰华丽的酒店房间内举行。
【拓展】
decorate vt. & vi. → decoration n. 装饰，装潢；装饰品；奖章
decorate sth with sth 用某物装饰某物
【即学即练】单句填空
① With the popularity of smartphones, people gradually lose interest in watching television, which makes TV a decoration (decorate) of the house.
② They decorate the room with flowers and balloons.

答案： 1. ①decoration ②with

2. tradition n. 传统，传统的信仰(或风俗)
【原句】According to tradition, the bride was wearing an eye - catching red silk sari. (page 30, lines 5 - 6) 遵照传统，新娘身穿一袭分外夺目的红丝绸莎丽。
【拓展】
tradition n. → traditional adj. 传统的→ traditionally adv. 传统地
by tradition 按照传统
【即学即练】单句填空
① Traditionally (tradition), children play tricks on April 1.
② Today some traditional (tradition) customs are still observed in rural areas of China.

答案： 2. ①Traditionally ②traditional