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Unit 1 Festivals around the
world
课时作业
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
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
“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－
or
－
treating
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
－
treating
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<
/p>
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，
< br>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
—<
/p>
fashion
，
cuisine
，
tech
，
loc
als
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
—<
/p>
fashion
，
cuisine
，
tech
，
loc
al
，
craft
，
< br>and health and fitness.
可知包含主
< br>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<
/p>
，
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 in
June
，
so she chose to hold
the first Father's Day celebration in
Spokane
，
Washington on
the 19th of June,1910.
The
noble idea of celebrating Father's Day became
quite popular in US so much
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