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Halloween is a
holiday celebrated on the night of October
31
，
before All Saints
word “Halloween” is a shortening of
All Hallows Evening
，
also
known as
Halloween or All Hallows' Eve.
Traditional
activities
include
trick
－
or
－
treating
，
bonfires
，
costu
me
parties
，
visiting
“ghost houses” and cutting jack
－
o
－
lanterns.
Halloween has its origins in the
ancient festival known as
Samhain(pronounced
“
< br>sah
－
win
”
)
．
The
festival
of
Samhain is a celebration of the end of
the harvest season in
Gaelic
ancient
Gaels
believed
that
on
October
31
，
the boundaries
between the worlds of the living and the
dead
overlapped(
重叠
)and the dead
would come back to life
and cause
destruction such as sickness or damaged crops.
The
festival
frequently
includes
is
believed
that
the
fires
attract
the
harmful
insects
to
the
area
which
attract
bats
to
the
area
to
eat
are
additional
features of the history of and costumes were worn
in an
attempt to imitate the evil
spirits.
Trick
－
or
－
treating
，
is an activity for children on or around
Halloween in which
they go on from
house to house in
costumes
，
asking for treats
such as candies with the
question
，“
Trick
or treat
？”
Trick<
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－
or
－
tre
ating is
one of the main traditions
of
has become socially
expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with
children one should buy treat in
preparation for trick
－
or
－
treaters.
The
history
of
Halloween
has
activity
is
popular
in
the
United
States
，
the United
Kingdom
，
Ireland and trick
－
or
－
trea
ting has started
to happen among
children in many parts of continental
Europe
，
where the
commerce
－
driven
importation of Halloween is
seen with
more illegal
“tricks” and
police warnings have further raised
doubt about this game and Halloween in general.
【语篇解读】
本文是说明文。文章介
绍了西方传统节日
——
万圣节前夕的
起
源和它的一些主要活动。
1
．
What does
Halloween refer to?
A
．
All Saints
Day.
B
．
All Hallows'
Eve.
C
．
Easter.
D
．
Thanksgiving.
【答案】
B
细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知
Halloween
是
All
Hallows
Evening
的缩写，也被称为
All Hallows'
Eve
。
2
．
Why did the
dead come back to life in Gaelic culture?
A
．
Because the
dead missed their relatives and families.
B
．
Because they
felt bored and wanted to travel in the living
world.
C
．
Because
the lines between the worlds of the living and the
dead overlapped on
that day.
D
．
Because the
living people were once cruel to those who died.
【答案】
C
细节理解题。根据第三段第三句可知在盖尔族文化中，
10
月
31
日那天，阴阳两界重合，导致死去的
人重生。
3
．
We can infer
from the fourth paragraph that ________.
A
．
the bonfires
were the origin of Halloween
B
．
people make a
fire to keep warm
C
．
the bonfires
can burn all the harmful insects
D
．
people believe
that the bonfires work a lot
【答案】
D
推理判断题。根据第四段可知那时人们点上篝火，火把害虫
和蝙
蝠都吸引过来，蝙蝠吃掉了害虫。这样，人们就认为是篝火起了作用，是神
灵在保护他们
。
4
．
What is the
best title of the passage?
A
．
The influence
of Halloween
B
．
The meaning of
Halloween
C
．
The
main activities of Halloween
D
．
Halloween
－
a
festival connected with the dead
【答案】
D
标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了西方节日
——
万圣节前夕的一
些主要活动及
它的起源和有人趁节日搞非法活动等情况。
前三项不全面，
不适
合
做标题。只有
D
项概括得最全面，故
选
D
。
B
(2019·
河北武邑中学模拟
)Here's a selection of
festivals for tourists to the United
States in summer.
San
Francisco Silent Film Festival
Films
at
this
odd
cinematic
event
have
a
variety
of
musical
accompaniments
，
including piano and
includes
some classic silent
you
want
to
see
them
all
，
you can buy a festival
pass.
May 29 to June 1;
Union Street Festival
This popular street fair stretches out
over six blocks of the
city
，
in the fashionable
shopping area of Union
year
，
there's
beer
，
wine tasting and more
separate
themes
—
f
ashion
，
cuisine
，
tech
，
locals
craft
，
and health and
fitness.
June 7 to 10:
North Beach Festival
This is San Francisco's oldest street
party
，
with live
entertainment
，
delicious food
and arts and ed in the Little Italy
district
，
known for its
associations with
the “Beat
Generation”
，
festival goers
are guaranteed plenty of good Italian
is also as the “blessing of the
animals”
，
a San Francisco
tradition which takes place at
the
National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi(610
Vallejo Street)at 2 pm on both days
of
the festival.
June 14 to 16;
Stern Grove Festival
This
is
the
oldest
free
summer
arts
festival
of
its
kind
in
the
United
States
，
It
includes a wide variety of
acts
，
from the local symphony
orchestra to well
－
known
artists such as Smokey Robinson.
Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24;
【语篇解读】
这篇文章为游客们介绍了夏天美国的一些节日。
5
．
Which of the
following festivals contains the most themes?
A
．
San Francisco
Silent Film Festival.
B
．
Union Street
Festival.
C
．
North
Beach Festival.
D
．
Stern Grove
Festival.
【答案】
B
细节理解题。由
This
year
，
there's
beer
，
wine tasting and more
separate themes
—
f
ashion
，
cuisine
，
tech
，
local
，
craft
，
and
health and fitness.
可知
包含主题最多的
节日是
Union Street Festival.
选
B
。
6
．
How is Beach
Festival different from the other Festivals?
A
．
It lasts the
shortest time.
B
．
Festival goers
can enjoy food in it.
C
．
It has the
longest history of food.
D
．
Some foreign
culture is presented in it.
【答案】
A
计算题。
由
May 29 to
June 1
，
June 7 to
10
，
June 14 to
16
，
Sundays
from
June 22 to Aug 24
，可以看出
North
Beach Festival
持续的时间最短，选
A
。
C
(2019·
山师附中模拟
)The
United States is one of the few countries in the
world
that have an official day on
which fathers are honored by their the third
Sunday
in
June
，
fathers
all
across
the
United
States
are
given
presents
，
treated
to
dinner or otherwise made
to feel special.
Historians have
recorded that there was a tradition to celebrate a
day for fathers
even thousands
of
years study say that
4,000
years ago in
Babylon
a son
called
Elmesu
carved
a
father's
day
message
on
a
clay
his
message
Elmesu
wished his father a
long and healthy life.
However
，
in modern
times the idea for creating a day for children to
honor their
fathers began in
Spokane
，
Washington.A woman
by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd
thought
of
the
idea
for
Father's
Day
while
listening
to
a
Mother's
Day
sermon
in
been
raised by her father
，
Henry
Jackson Smart
，
after her
mother died
，
Sonora wanted
her father to know how special he was to 's father
was born