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【題目】 Many people around the world celebrate Halloween, which occurs annually on October 31. It was believed that the spirits of the dead could return to the Earth around that time every year, Halloween is now celebrated in many countries such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Immigrants(移民)from Scotland and Ireland brought the holiday to the United States. It is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours.

Adults may celebrate by watching horror films, holding costume parties or creating haunted houses or graveyards(墓地). Many children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes in the neighborhood. At each house, they ask for sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this, they will play tricks on the house owners. This is known as playing 'trick-or-treat' and is supposed to happen in a friendly way, with no mean tricks being carried out. However, if your children take part, it is important to be together with them and to check their treats' to make sure they are safe to eat or play with.

Some families carve lanterns with 'scary' faces out of pumpkins or other vegetables with hard peel to decorate their homes and gardens in Halloween style.

These were traditionally intended to ward off evil spirits There are many Halloween symbols. Symbols include animals, such as black cats, bats and spiders, and figures, such as ghosts, skeletons and witches. Pumpkins, cobwebs(蜘蛛網(wǎng)), graveyards, haunted houses and the colors green, orange, gray and black are also connected with Halloween. These symbols are used to decorate homes and party venues(聚會(huì)地點(diǎn)) and are seen on costumes，gift paper, cards, cookies, cakes and candy.

【1】What does the underlined word ‘a(chǎn)nnually’ mean in Chinese?

A.通常B.總是C.每年D.一般

【2】What do we know about Halloween according to this passage?

A.Halloween originates(起源)from the United States.

B.Any trick on the house owners is allowed if they don't give children what they want.

C.Children usually go to play ‘trick or treat' without adults.

D.People continue working on Halloween.

【3】Adults don’t celebrate Halloween by___.

A.watching horror filmsB.holding costume parties

C.creating haunted houses or graveyardsD.playing ' trick-or-treat’

【4】According to the passage, some families carve lanterns with 'scary'

faces out of___.

A.pumpkinsB.tomatoesC.cabbageD.lettuce

【5】Where can we most possibly see the Halloween symbols?

A.In a decorated house on November 1 in the UK.

B.On a cobweb

C.At a New Year Party in China.

D.On grandma's birthday cake

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

本文主要介紹了現(xiàn)在世界很多國(guó)家都在慶祝每年10月31日的萬圣節(jié)，以及介紹了萬圣節(jié)的由來，以及在萬圣節(jié)人們通常參與的一些活動(dòng)。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中Many people around the world celebrate Halloween, which occurs annually on October 31. It was believed that the spirits of the dead could return to the Earth around that time every year.世界各地的許多人都慶祝每年10月31日的萬圣節(jié)人們相信，每年的那個(gè)時(shí)候，死者的靈魂都會(huì)回到地球上可知，10月31日是每年只有一天，所以前面的annually指的就是每一年的意思，所以這里選擇C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Immigrants(移民)from Scotland and Ireland brought the holiday to the United States.蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭的移民把這個(gè)節(jié)日帶到了美國(guó)可知，排除A；根據(jù)文中At each house, they ask for sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this, they will play tricks on the house owners. This is known as playing 'trick-or-treat' and is supposed to happen in a friendly way, with no mean tricks being carried out.每家每戶都要糖果、零食或小禮物如果他們得不到這個(gè)，他們就會(huì)捉弄房主這被稱為玩“不給糖就搗蛋”的游戲，應(yīng)該以友好的方式進(jìn)行，而不是惡作劇可知，排除B；根據(jù)文中if your children take part, it is important to be together with them and to check their treats' to make sure they are safe to eat or play with.如果你的孩子參加了，和他們?cè)谝黄�，檢查他們的食物，確保他們可以安全的吃或者玩是很重要的�？芍�，排除C；根據(jù)文中It is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours.這不是公共假日營(yíng)業(yè)時(shí)間正常�？芍�，D項(xiàng)是正確的，所以本題選擇D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Adults may celebrate by watching horror films, holding costume parties or creating haunted houses or graveyards(墓地).成年人可以通過觀看恐怖電影、舉辦化妝舞會(huì)或創(chuàng)建鬼屋或墓地來慶�？芍�，這里不包括D項(xiàng)，所以這里選擇D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Some families carve lanterns with 'scary' faces out of pumpkins or other vegetables with hard peel to decorate their homes and gardens in Halloween style.一些家庭用南瓜或其他帶有硬皮的蔬菜雕刻出“嚇人”的面容燈籠，以萬圣節(jié)的風(fēng)格裝飾他們的家和花園。可知，選擇A。

【5】推斷題。根據(jù)文中These symbols are used to decorate homes and party venues(聚會(huì)地點(diǎn)) and are seen on costumes，gift paper, cards, cookies, cakes and candy.這些符號(hào)被用來裝飾家庭和聚會(huì)場(chǎng)所，并出現(xiàn)在服裝、禮品紙、卡片、餅干、蛋糕和糖果上�？芍�，最有可能出現(xiàn)的應(yīng)該是11月1日在英國(guó)的一間裝飾過的房子里，所以這里選擇A。