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Unit1|ReadingandThinking

WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS

Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrationsOnlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.

Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommonafterall.

Unit1|ReadingforWriting

MYAMAZINGNAADAMEXPERIENCE

IexperiencedtheNaadamFestivalinChina’sInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionforthefirsttimethisyear.Thefestivalfallsonthefourthdayofthesixmonthofthelunarcalendar,usuallylastingforthreedays.Naadammeans“games”inMongolian,anditisrepresentedbythreeevents:

horseracing,wresting,andarchery,whichareallsoexcitingtowatch!

Onthefirstday,IsetofftothegamesearlywithmyfriendBurin.IsawalotofpeoplewearingfancyMongolianrobes.Someotherswerechattingortakingphotographs.BurintoldmethatMongolianstraveleveryyearfromnearandfartoattendthefestival,justastheirancestorshaddoneforcenturies.

Aftertheopeningceremonyandsomeamazingperformances,thewrestlingcompetitionbegan.MongolianwrestlingisdifferentfromthewrestlingintheOlympicGames.Therearenorounds,andwrestlersarenotseparatedbyweight.Thewrestlerslosesifanypartofhisbodyabovehiskneetouchestheground.Aftersingingsomesongs,thecompetitorsdancedontothegreenfield,wavingtheirarmsintheairasiftheywereeagles.Iwasquitemovedbytheirshowofstrengthandgrace.

Iabsolutelyenjoyedthearchery,too,butthehorseracesweremyfavouritepart.However,Iwassurprisedtoseethattheriderswereboysandgirls!

Ihearditisbecausechildrenarelighterandthehorsescanrunfasterandfarther.Atfirst,Iwasalittleworriedaboutthechildren’ssafety,butBurinsaid,“Don’tworry.They’vebeenridinghorsesalltheirlives.They’llbejustfine.”ThatwasthemomentIstartedtounderstandwhypeoplesay“HorsesareattheheartofMongolianculture”....

I’mfinallybackhomenow,feelingreallytired,butcelebratingNaadamwithmyfriendwastotallyworthit.HeinvitedmebackforthewintertostayinatraditionalMongoliantentandeathotpot.Ican’twait!

Unit2|ReadingandThinking

MOTHEROFTENTHOUSANDBABIES

“Lifeisprecious....Toapersonnothingismorepreciousthantheirlife,andiftheyentrustmewiththatlife,howcouldIrefusethattrust,sayingI’mcold,hungry,ortired?

”ThesewordsofDrLinQiaozhigiveusalookintotheheartofthisamazingwoman,andwhatcarriedherthroughalifeofhardchoices.

Asafive-year-oldgirl,LinQiaozhiwasdeeplyaffectedbyhermother’sdeath.Atage18,insteadoffollowingthetraditionalpathofmarriagelikethemajorityofgirls,shechosetostudymedidne.“Whyshouldgirlslearnsomuch?

Findingagoodhusbandshouldbetheirfinalgoal!

”herbrothercomplained,thinkingofthehightuitionfees.Sheresponded,“I’dratherstaysingletostudyallmylife!

”

Eightyearslater,LingraduatedfromPekingUnionMedicalCollege（PUMC）withtheWehaiScholarship,thehighestprizegiventograduates.SheimmediatelybecamethefirstwomanevertobehiredasaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Withinsixmonths,shewasnamedachiefresidentphysician,apositionthatusuallytookfouryearstoachieve.Afterworkingforafewyears,shewassenttostudyinEuropeandthen,in1939,intheUS.ShegreatlyimpressedherAmericancolleagues,whoinvitedhertostay.DrLin,however,rejectedtheoffer.Shewantedtoservethewomenandchildrenathome.

In1941,DrLinbecamethefirstChinesewomanevertobeappointeddirectoroftheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital,butjustafewmonthslater,thedepartmentwasclosedbecauseofthewar.Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedofhelp,DrLinopenedaprivateclinic.Shechargedverylowfeestotreatpatientsandoftenreducedcostsforpoorpatients.Attimesshewasevenseenridingadonkeytofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare.

ThenewPeople’sRepublicofChinasawDrLinQiaozhiplayingakeyrole.In1954,shewaselectedtothefirstNationalPeople’sCongressand,overthenextseveraldecades,sheheldmanyimportantpositions.Herheart,however,waselsewhere.Shewasmoreinterestedintendingpatients,publishingmedicalresearchoncareforwomenandchildren,andtrainingthenextgenerationofdoctors.“TheOB-GYNdepartmentcaresfortwolives,”Shetoldnewstaffinherdepartment.“Asdoctors,weshouldberesponsibleforthepatientsandtreatthemasoursisters.”

ThoughLinQiaozhinevermarried,shewasknownasthe“motheroftenthousandbabies”,havingdeliveredover50,000babiesinherlifetime.DrLindidnotretireuntilthedayshedied,22April1983.Sinceshehadnochildrenofherown,shelefthersavingstoakindergartenandafundfornewdoctors.Andevenasshelaydying,herfinalthoughtswereforothers:

“I’mreadytogo,”shesaid.“Don’ttrytorescuemeanymore.Don’twastethemedicineanymore.”

Unit2|ReadingforWriting

THESTONEINTHEROAD

Onceuponatimetherewasakingwhooftenthought,“Nothinggoodcancometoanationwhosepeopleonlycomplainandexpectotherstosolvetheirproblems.”Oneday,hehadanidea.

Earlyonemorning,thekingdisguisedhimselfandwenttoalocalvillage.Heplacedalargestoneinthemiddleofthemainstreetandhidgoldcoinsunderthestone.Thenhehidbehindahugemapletreeandwatched.

Thefirstpersondownthestreetwasamilkmanwithhiscart.Hecrashedintothestone,pillingthemilkeverywhere,“Whatfoolputthisstonehere?

”heshouted.Hepickedhimselfupandangrilywentaway.

Afterawhile,agroupofwomencamealong,eachbalancingapotofwateronherhead.Onewomantrippedoverthestoneandherwaterpotwentcrashingtotheground.Shepickedherselfupandlimpedawayintears.Neithershenorherfriendsthoughtaboutmovingthestoneoutoftheroad.

Thekingwatchedalldayasmanypeoplecomplainedaboutthestone,buthefoundnobodymakinganattempttomoveit.Thekingwasindespair.“Istherenooneinthisvillagewhofeelsanyresponsibilitytokeeptheirneighboursfromharm?

”

Justthen,thekingsawayounggirlcomingalong.Shewasthedaughterofalocalfarmer.Shehadbeenworkingalldayandwasverytired.Butwhenshesawthestone,shesaidtoherself,“Thisstoneisadangertoanyonewhocomesdownthestreetafterdark.I’llmoveitoutoftheway.”

Thegirlpushedthestonewithallhermight.Afteragreatdealofeffort,shefinallysucceededinmovingittothesideofthestreet.Imaginehersurprisewhenshesawthegoldcoinswherethestonehadbeen!

Justthen,thekingsteppedoutfrombehindthetree.“Ohsir,”thegirlsaid,“doesthisgoldbelongtoyou?

Ifnot,wesurelymustfindtheowner,forhewillcertainlymissit.”

Thekingsaid,“Mydear,thegoldismine.Iputitintheroadandmovedthestoneoverit.Nowthegoldisyours,becauseyouaretheonlypersonwhohaslearntthelessonIwantedtoteachmypeople.”

Unit3|ReadingandThinking

Scan Li Lan’s travel journal and find out the place

Wednesday,21June

TodaywasmyfirstdaybackinSanFranciscoaftercampingintheRedwoodForestandvisitingthewinecountryofNapaValley.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity—acitythatwasabletorebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethatoccurredin1906.Therearesomanybeautifuloldbuildings—manysitingontopof