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haveagoodfigurecharmingfamousfigurereligionawiderangeoforiginsreligiousgatherchurchfeatureoriginalWhydowecelebrateFestivals?Beforeyouread,let’sdoaprediction：Inmemoryofsomefamousfigures.Toenjoythetimewithfamiliesandfriends.Toenhancethesenseofidentitybetweenpeople.Howtograsptheoverallframeworkofthearticle?Para2Para3Para4Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrationsFindoutthe“topicsentence”ofeachparagraph.Para5Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para2Para3Para4Para5Para1A.Thechangesofcustoms.B.Commercializedfestivals.C.Theoriginoffestivals.D.Theimportanceoffestivals.E.Theharvestfestival.LightfirecrackersA.ToavoidairpollutionB.Tosupplygratitudefortheyear’ssupplyoffoodC.Todriveawaytheevilspiritsandmarkthenewyear.Matchthefollowingactivitieswiththeirpurposes.（scanning）ActivitiesGiveuplightingfirecrackersCelebratetheharvestfestivalpurposesBusinesstakeadvantageofcelebrationsA.FestivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercialB.Thepublicspendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedonesmuchmoreeasier.C.Sometraditionsfadeawayandothersareestablished.Matchthefollowingcauseswiththeirresults.（scanning）CausesModernsocietydevelopsandnewideaspreadOnlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappsexistResultsfestivalDifferentoriginsTheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famous1._______,andimportantevents.CommonspiritSharing2._______,gratitude,love,orpeace.customsChangingovertime----somemay3.____________mercialisationFestivalsarebecomingmoreandmore4.____________becausebusinessestakeadvantageofthecelebrations.valuesReflectingpeople’swishes,5._________,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Allowingusto6._______andenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Helpingusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweareandwhatto7.__________.figuresjoyfadeawaycommercialbeliefsrelaxappreciatescanningPara2:Harvestfestivals

Whatisthefunctionofthreeexamples?Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime---theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.Useexamplestosupportthepointsyoumake.Para3:ChangingfestivalsWhydothechangestakeplace?2.Howdidthecustomsoffestivalschange?Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimes,theycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.Para4:commercializationoffestivalsFestivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialized,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.Whydofestivalsbecomemoreandmorecommercial?With的用法1.可以表示“在一起”或者“一起做某事”；Sheisstaying

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herfatherathishome.她陪父親呆在家里。2.用來描述人或物具有某種特征，意思是“擁有，配有，持有，或佩戴某個飾物”；Poojaisakindpersonwithagreatpersonality.普佳是個善良的人，而且性格很好。With的用法3.可以說明做某件事情的時候使用的工具。4.可以用來說明一件事情的原因。Icutthecakewiththisknife.我用這把刀切蛋糕。Ihadtolieinbedalldaywithaheadache.

我頭疼得在床上躺了一整天。However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.(Para1)““Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommonafterall.Para5TheimportanceoffestivalsHowtounderstandthesentence“Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate”?于社會而言，有的節日是傳統，是后輩對先代的不離棄，每個人既是后輩也將成為先代，尊重前人的選擇，后人自也會銘記，于是慢慢間一脈相