2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀 熱點63 萬圣節(jié)的由來及其活動(學(xué)生版+解析版)

2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練

熱點63萬圣節(jié)的由來及其活動

一、完型填空

WhenIwas7yearsold,IwenttotheUSAwithmymom.Icanstill]thefirstHalloweenholidayI

hadintheUSA.

OnthemorningofHalloween,wepaidavisittoapumpkin（南瓜）farm.Eachofusbroughtapumpkinto

school2us.Iusedmypumpkintomakealanternwhichhadtworoundeyesandascarymouth.

Intheafternoon,we3theHalloweencostumes（月艮裝）andhadaparade（游行）inschool.Someofthe

costumeswerefunny,butsomeofthem4scary.IchosetowearaSupermancostume.

Ididalotofthingsthatday,butthepartIliked5was"trickortreat^^intheevening.Afterdinner,I

wentoutsidewithabag.I6togetalotofcandiesfrommyneighbors.Atfirst,Iwasabitnervous,7

whenIknockedatthefirstdoor,myheartwasbeatingveryfast.Aladycameout,andIsaidcarefullytoher,“Trick

ortreat.^^My8wassolowthatIcouldhardlyhearmyselfspeak.Tomysurprise,theladywassokindthat

shegave9fivecandies,andIwassoexcited.Ithankedtheladyandmovedon.Ican*trememberhowmany

housesIvisited,butIcanrememberhowmany10Igot—Igot91thatday,andIwassohappy.

WhatahappyHalloweenIhad!AndIwishwecouldhaveHalloweeneverymonth!

1.A.spendB.remindC.rememberD.enjoy

2.A.toB.withC.forD.of

3.A.woreB.washedC.soldD.kept

4.A.tastedB.smelledC.soundedD.looked

5.A.bestB.worstC.longestD.shortest

6.A.offeredB.continuedC.hopedD.refused

7.A.butB.soC.thoughD.or

8.A.heightB.wishC.priceD.voice

9.A.themB.usC.herD.me

10.A.candiesB.housesC.cardsD.presents

二、閱讀理解

1

HalloweenisafestivalonOctober31.Thenameoftheholidaymeans"hallowed“becauseithappenstheday

beforeAllSaintsDay.

Beforethefestival,peoplepainthomes,shopsandclassroomsinthetraditionalHalloweencolours,orangeand

black.Somepeoplemakecostumesandmasksathome.Somepeoplebuytheminshops.Peoplealsomake

decorations（裝飾）forthefestival.Thesedecorationslooklikewitches,blackcats,ghosts,skeletonsand

jack-o-lanterns.Jack-o-lantemsarepumpkinsthatarecuttolooklikefaces.

PeoplethinkthatHalloweenisthechildren'sNewYear'sEve.Theydressupinspecialcostumesandmasks.

Theyeattoomuch,andgotobedtoolatecelebrating.Theygofromonedoortoanothersaying“trickortreat”.

Peoplegivethemcandies,cookies,fruitormoney.

AdultsandolderchildrenalsocelebrateHalloweenwithparades（游行）festivalsandcostumesparties.One

kindofthepartieswelcomedbychildrenisdunkingforapples.Applesareputintubs（木桶）fullofwater.People

trytogettheapplesusingonlytheirmonths;theycannotusetheirhands.

11.WhenisHalloween?

A.It'sonthedaybeforeAllSaintsDay.

B.Ifsonthechildren'sNewYear'sEve.

C.It'sonOctober30.

D.It'sbeforeChildren'sDay.

12.WhydothepeoplethinkthatHalloweenisthechildren'sNewYear'sEve?

A.BecauseHalloweencomesthedaybeforeAllSaintsDay.

B.Becauseonlyonthatdaychildrencangotoothers'homes.

C.BecausechildrencangetmoneyfromtheirparentsatHalloween.

D.Becausechildrendressupinspecialcostumes,eatalotandgotobedtoolatecelebrating.

13.WhatarethetraditionalHalloweencolours?

A.Redandgreen.B.Orangeandblack.

C.BlackandwhiteD.Orangeandbrown.

2

Jackwasapumpkinfarmer.Helivedinabighouseontheedgeofatownandgrewthelargest

Pumpkinfarmaroundthetown.Jack'spumpkinswerefamous,fortheyalwayshadtheperfectshapeand

neverrotted（腐爛）untilwellafterHalloween.EveryyeararoundHalloween,peoplecamefromalloverthe

towntobuyhispumpkinstomaketheirjack-o-lanterns（南瓜燈）

Oneyear,Jackwasthinkingabouthispumpkinharvest（收獲）oftheyearwhenhisgoodfriendPetecame

tovisithim.

Ihavesomebadnews,JackPetesaid.

“Whatisit?”Jackasked.alittleworried.

ThetowndecidednottohaveHalloweenthisyear!Theysaidtherewassimplynoreasonforitandtheydidn't

havetimetocelebrateitbecausemanyotherholidayswerecomingupsoon.Petertoldhim.Heknewthiswasvery

badnewsforjack.

Jackbecameverysadandlowered（低垂）hishead."WhatcanIdonow,Peter?^^Ihaveallthesebeautiful

pumpkinsandIcan'tkeepthemuntilnextHalloween

Peterreplied,Well,therearealwayspumpkinpiesandpumpkinbreadforotherholidays.”

Jackwasworriedandsaid,“IsellmostofmypumpkinsfortheHalloween.Icanonlysellafewpumpkins

duringtherestoftheyear.AndPete,it'snotsomuchaboutthemoney.Iliveasimplelifeouthereinthecountry

andIdon'tneedmuchmoney.ButIfeelhappyeveryyearwhenthousandsofpeoplegetmypumpkinsandtake

themandmakethemintobeautifuljack-o-lanterns.

Nowallthesepumpkinswillbeuselessbecausepeoplewon'tmakejack-o-lanlemsthisyear,oh,thisisvery

badnews."Jackbegantoweep.largetearsrandownhisface.

14.Jack'spumpkinswerefamousbecausetheyhavetheperfect.

A.colourB.sizeC.shapeD.taste

15.WhatwasthebadnewsthatPetertoldJack?

A.BadweatherwouldcomeanditwasbadforJack.

B.Toomanypumpkinsrottedaway'

C.ThetowndecidednottohaveHalloweenthisyear.

D.Therewasabadpumpkinharvestthisyear.

16.1liveasimplelifeouthereinthecountry.Here"simple“Chinesemeaningis

A.富有的B.苦難的C.簡單的D.復(fù)雜的

17.Whichsentenceisright?

A.JackkeepthepumpkinsuntilnextHalloween.

B.ThisyearhewillsellmostofhispumpkinsfortheHalloween.

C.Hefeelshappywhenpeoplegethispumpkins

D.Jackneedsalotofmoneyeveryyear.

18.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.WhoisJack?B.WhatisHalloween?

C.WhenisHalloween?D.Badnewscame.

3

OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman（愛爾蘭人）,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingy（吝

嗇）withhismoney.Sohewassenttohell地獄.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil（Satan）（魔鬼撒

旦）,sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.

Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip（蘿卜），hollowedout

withthesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfrom

housetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla（督伊德

神）.TheIrishnamefbrtheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern"or"Jackofthelantern,Habbreviatedas"

Jack-o^lantern'*andnowspellednjack-o-lantern."

ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.Halloween

celebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementary（小學(xué)校）school.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloween

decorations,allkindsoforange-paperjack-o-lantems.wewenttogethertoneighbors*houses,ringingtheirdoorbell

andyelling,"Trickortreat!'1meaning,MGiveusatreat（somethingtoeat）orwe'llplayatrickonyou!"

Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcomment（評價）onourcostumes.Oh!here'sa

ghost.Oh,there*sawitch.Oh,here'sanoldlady.Sometimestheywouldplayalongwithusandpretendtobe

scaredbysomeghostorwitch.Buttheywouldalwayshavesomecandyandmaybeanappletoputinour"trickor

treatbags."Butwhatifnoonecometothedoor,orifsomeonechasedusaway?

Thenwe'dplayatrickonthem,usuallytakingapieceofsoapandmakemarksontheirwindows.And

afterwardswewouldgohomeandcountwhogotthemostcandy.Onepopularteen-agers*Halloweentrickwasto

unrollarolloftoiletpaperandthrowithighintoatreeagainandagainuntilthetreewasallwrappedinthewhite

paper.Thepaperwouldoftenstayinthetreeforweeksuntilaheavysnoworrainwasheditoff.

Norealharmdone,butitmadeabigmessofboththetreeandtheyardunderit.OnekindofHalloween

mischief.

19.Whywasn9tJackallowedintoHeaven?

A.Becausehemadelotsofbadthings.B.BecausehehurtGod.

C.Becausehewasselfishandnotgenerous.D.Becausehedidn'tlikeHeaven.

20.WhatdidIrishchildrenmakeJack'slanternsfrom?

A.Alargepotatoorpumpkin.B.Alargepotatoorturnip.

C.Alargeturniporpumpkin.D.Alargeturnipororange.

21.Whatdidwesaywhenwecametoneighbors*housesatHalloween?

A."Trickortreat!"B."Goodevening!”

C.”Nicetomeetyou!.D."Ibegyou!”

22.Howneighborsdealwithus?

A.Theyinvitedustotheirhouseandtreatus.

B.Theyalwaysaskedustogoawayquickly.

C.Theyalwayscalledourparentsandtellthemwhathadhappened.

D.Theygaveussomecandyoranapple.

4

DoyouwanttoknowanyfunnystoriesaboutHalloween?Letmetellyou.

Longago,peoplethoughtblackcatsweresymbols（象征）ofbadluck.IntheDarkAges（歐洲中世紀(jì)）

witcheswereverycommon.Andtheyhadevilmagicpower.Whentheywentout,theywouldtakecatswiththem.

Sopeoplebelievedthatblackcatsmeantbadluck.However,nowadays,inmostpartsoftheUK,peoplethinkit's

actuallygoodluckforablackcattocrossyourpath.Fortunately,throughcenturies,thosepoorlittlethings

probablydon'tevencareaboutit.

ThetraditionoftheJacko'LanterncomesfromastoryaboutaboycalledJack.Hemadethedevil（惡魔）

angry,sohehadtoliveforeverinthehell（地獄）.Buthedidn'tgiveup.Hetriedtousetheturnip（蘿卜）tomakea

lanternandguidehimselfoutofthehell.

Peoplebelievethat,onHalloween,thegapbetweenourworldandtheghost（鬼）worldisthinnest,sothe

ghostsofthedeadcouldmingle（￥昆合）withtheliving.Inordertofoolthemandmakethembelievewe'reoneof

them,weputonallkindsofscarycostumes.Sotheghostswon'ttakeoursoulsaway,andwecanprotectourselves.

Butnowadays,t4Trickortreat“isamodemcustomandchildrenlikeitverymuch.Theywilldressupincostumes

andgofromhousetohousetoaskfortreatslikecandiesortoys.Iftheycan'tgetanytreats,theymightplayatrick

ontheownersofthehouse.

23.Peoplethoughtlongago.

A.blackcatsmeantgoodluck

B.blackcatsmeantbadluck

C.witcheswerekind

D.witchesweren'tcommon

24.WhydidJackhavetoliveforeverinthehell?

A.Becausehelikedcrying.

B.Becausehebrokealantern.

C.Becausehelikedtheturnip.

D.Becausehemadethedevilangry.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“costumes“probablymean?

A.想法B.服裝C.咒語D.傳說

26.isespeciallylikedbychildren.

A.Playingwithwhitecats

B.Makingalantern

C."Trickortreat”

D.Playingwithblackcats

27.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FunnyStoriesaboutHalloween

B.ChristmasDay

C.ScaryStoriesaboutMySchoolDay

D.EasterDay

5

Ifthereisan"OlympicsforEating",thedaysfromHalloweeninOctobertoSuperBowlSundayinJanuary

areit.Kidsalwaysgetatleast7poundsheavierovertheseholidays.

Well,whatdowehaveinthe"Olympicforeating"?ThefirstactivityistheHalloweenCandy.Youcantryany

waytocollectcandies.

NextistheThanksgivingfood.YouhavedinneraroundaturkeywithfamilyandfriendsonThanksgivingDay.

Eatthedeliciousfoodasmuchasyoucan.AboutonemonthlaterthereisChristmasandthentheNewYear's

celebration.Gooneatingdeliciousporridge（粥）andpeas.Youaresoluckytohavesomanyholidaysandgetso

closetoeachother.Atlast,thegameendswithSuperBowlSunday.Onthisday,youdon'thavedinner.Youhave

mountainsofsnacks!

Whowinsthegame?Thosewhodon'tgetheavier!Startpractisingnow!Youmustbemorecarefulaboutwhat

youcaneat!

28."OlympicsforEating^^is.

A.afestival

B.nottherealOlympicGames

C.fromThanksgivingtoSuperBowlSunday

D.agameforkidsexercising

29.What'sthespecialfoodforThanksgivingDay?

A.Candies.B.Snacks.

C.Turkeys.D.Porridge.

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Ifthekideatsthemostfood,hewinsthegame.

B.Ifthekidgetstheheaviest,hewinsthegame.

C.Ifthekidisheavieraftertheeatinggame,hecan'twin.

D.Ifthekiddoesn'teatthefoodduringthegame,hewins.

三、短文首字母填空

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示完成單詞。

MynameisEdward.IcomefromAmerica.Halloweenisaveryinterestingf31.here.Wecelebrate

Halloweeninmanyw32..InearlyOctober,wegototheshopstob33.pumpkins.Wecutouttheeyes,thenoses

andthesharpt34.onthepumpkinstomakelanterns.Wew35.specialcostumesw36.masksatHalloween.

Weenjoyd37.upasghosts,knockingonp38.doorsandshouting“trickortreat”.Theyusuallygiveusatreatof

somec39..Wehavef40.duringthefestival.

2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練

熱點63萬圣節(jié)的由來及其活動

一、完型填空

WhenIwas7yearsold,IwenttotheUSAwithmymom.Icanstill]thefirstHalloweenholidayI

hadintheUSA.

OnthemorningofHalloween,wepaidavisittoapumpkin（南瓜）farm.Eachofusbroughtapumpkinto

school2us.Iusedmypumpkintomakealanternwhichhadtworoundeyesandascarymouth.

Intheafternoon,we3theHalloweencostumes（月艮裝）andhadaparade（游行）inschool.Someofthe

costumeswerefunny,butsomeofthem4scary.IchosetowearaSupermancostume.

Ididalotofthingsthatday,butthepartIliked5was"trickortreat^^intheevening.Afterdinner,I

wentoutsidewithabag.I6togetalotofcandiesfrommyneighbors.Atfirst,Iwasabitnervous,7

whenIknockedatthefirstdoor,myheartwasbeatingveryfast.Aladycameout,andIsaidcarefullytoher,“Trick

ortreat.^^My8wassolowthatIcouldhardlyhearmyselfspeak.Tomysurprise,theladywassokindthat

shegave9fivecandies,andIwassoexcited.Ithankedtheladyandmovedon.Ican*trememberhowmany

housesIvisited,butIcanrememberhowmany10Igot—Igot91thatday,andIwassohappy.

WhatahappyHalloweenIhad!AndIwishwecouldhaveHalloweeneverymonth!

1.A.spendB.remindC.rememberD.enjoy

2.A.toB.withC.forD.of

3.A.woreB.washedC.soldD.kept

4.A.tastedB.smelledC.soundedD.looked

5.A.bestB.worstC.longestD.shortest

6.A.offeredB.continuedC.hopedD.refused

7.A.butB.soC.thoughD.or

8.A.heightB.wishC.priceD.voice

9.A.themB.usC.herD.me

10.A.candiesB.housesC.cardsD.presents

【答案】CBADACBDDA

【解析】作者介紹了他在美國過第一個萬圣節(jié)的經(jīng)歷。

1.句意：我仍然記得在美國的第一個萬圣節(jié)。.A.spend度過，花費；B.remind使想起；C.remember

記得；D.enjoy享受；根據(jù)句意和選項故選C

2.句意：我們每個人都帶了一個南瓜回學(xué)校。A.to到；B.w訕和一一起；C.for為了；D.of

的；這里應(yīng)是和我們一起；根據(jù)句意故選B

3.句意：我們穿著萬圣節(jié)服裝在學(xué)校里游行。A.wore穿著；B.washed洗；C.sold賣；D.kept

保持；根據(jù)句意故選A

4.句意:但是有一些衣看起來很恐怖。A.tasted嘗起來；B.smelled聞起來；C.sounded聽起來；

D.looked看起來；根據(jù)句意故選D

5.句意:但是我最喜歡的部分是晚上的“不請客就搗蛋A.best最好的；B.worst最壞的；C.longest

最長的；D.shortest最短的；likebest在喜歡；根據(jù)句意故選A

6.句意：我希望從我鄰居那里得到許多糖果。A.offered提供；B.conlinued繼續(xù)；C.hoped希望；

D.refused拒絕；根據(jù)句意故選C

7.句意：開始我有點緊張，因此當(dāng)我敲門的時候，我的心跳得很快。A.but但是；B.so因此，所以；C.

though即使，雖然，盡管；D.or或者，否則；根據(jù)句意故選B

8.句意：我的聲音是如此的低，以至于我?guī)缀趼牪坏轿艺f的。A.height高度，身高；B.wish愿望；C.

price價格；D.voice聲音；根據(jù)句意故選D

9.句意：令我驚訝的是，那個女士是如此的善良，她給了我5個糖果。.A.them他們；B.us我們；C.

her她；D.me我；根據(jù)文意故選D

10.句意：但是我能記得我得了多少糖。A.candies糖；B.houses房子；C.cards卡片；D.presents

禮物；根據(jù)上文getalotofcandies；故選A

二、閱讀理解

1

HalloweenisafestivalonOctober31.Thenameoftheholidaymeans“haHowed“becauseithappenstheday

beforeAllSaintsDay.

Beforethefestival,peoplepainthomes,shopsandclassroomsinthetraditionalHalloweencolours,orangeand

black.Somepeoplemakecostumesandmasksathome.Somepeoplebuytheminshops.Peoplealsomake

decorations（裝飾）forthefestival.Thesedecorationslooklikewitches,blackcats,ghosts,skeletonsand

jack-o-lanterns.Jack-o-lanlemsarepumpkinsthatarecuttolooklikefaces.

PeoplethinkthatHalloweenisthechildren'sNewYear'sEve,Theydressupinspecialcostumesandmasks.

Theyeattoomuch,andgotobedtoolatecelebrating.Theygofromonedoortoanothersaying“trickortreat”.

Peoplegivethemcandies,cookies,fruitormoney.

AdultsandolderchildrenalsocelebrateHalloweenwithparades（游行），festivalsandcostumesparties.One

kindofthepartieswelcomedbychildrenisdunkingforapples.Applesareputintubs（木桶）fullofwater.People

trytogettheapplesusingonlytheirmonths;theycannotusetheirhands.

11.WhenisHalloween?

A.IfsonthedaybeforeAllSaintsDay.

B.It'sonthechildren'sNewYear'sEve.

C.It'sonOctober30.

D.It'sbeforeChildren'sDay.

12.WhydothepeoplethinkthatHalloweenisthechildren'sNewYear'sEve?

A.BecauseHalloweencomesthedaybeforeAllSaintsDay.

B.Becauseonlyonthatdaychildrencangotoothers'homes.

C.BecausechildrencangetmoneyfromtheirparentsatHalloween.

D.Becausechildrendressupinspecialcostumes,eatalotandgotobedtoolatecelebrating.

13.WhatarethetraditionalHalloweencolours?

A.Redandgreen.B.Orangeandblack.

C.BlackandwhiteD.Orangeandbrown.

【答案】ADB

【解析】這篇短文主要介紹了萬圣節(jié)前夕名字的由來。在幾日前，人們會用橙色和黑色刷房間，商店，教

室等。人們認(rèn)為那是孩子們的新年前夕。因為孩子們會裝扮起來，大吃大喝一直慶祝到很晚。成年人通過

游行來慶祝。

11.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)HalloweenisafestivalonOctober31.Thenameoftheholidaymeans“haHowed”because

ith叩pensthedaybeforeAllSainisDay.可知，故選A。

12.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Theydressupinspecialcostumesandmasks.Theyeattoomuch,andgotobedtoolate

celebrating.故選D。

13.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Beforethefestival,peoplepainthomes,shopsandclassroomsinthetraditionalHalloween

colours,orangeandblack.故選B。

2

Jackwasapumpkinfarmer.Helivedinabighouseontheedgeofatownandgrewthelargest

Pumpkinfarmaroundthetown.Jack'spumpkinswerefamous,fortheyalwayshadtheperfectshapeand

neverrotted（腐爛）untilwellafterHalloween.EveryyeararoundHalloween,peoplecamefromalloverthe

towntobuyhispumpkinstomaketheirjack-o-lanterns（南瓜燈）

Oneyear,Jackwasthinkingabouthispumpkinharvest（收獲）oftheyearwhenhisgoodfriendPetecame

tovisithim.

Ihavesomebadnews,JackPetesaid.

“Whatisit?”Jackasked.alittleworried.

ThetowndecidednottohaveHalloweenthisyear!Theysaidtherewassimplynoreasonforitandtheydidn't

havetimetocelebrateitbecausemanyotherholidayswerecomingupsoon.Petertoldhim.Heknewthiswasvery

badnewsforjack.

Jackbecameverysadandlowered（低垂）hishead."WhatcanIdonow,Peter?”Ihaveallthesebeautiful

pumpkinsandIcan'tkeepthemuntilnextHalloween

Peterreplied,uWell,therearealwayspumpkinpiesandpumpkinbreadforotherholidays.”

Jackwasworriedandsaid,“IsellmostofmypumpkinsfortheHalloween.Icanonlysellafewpumpkins

duringtherestoftheyear.AndPete,it'snotsomuchaboutthemoney.Iliveasimplelifeouthereinthecountry

andIdon'tneedmuchmoney.ButIfeelhappyeveryyearwhenthousandsofpeoplegetmypumpkinsandtake

themandmakethemintobeautifuljack-o-lanterns.

Nowallthesepumpkinswillbeuselessbecausepeoplewon'tmakejack-o-lantemsthisyear,oh,thisisvery

badnews."Jackbegantoweep.largetearsrandownhisface.

14.Jack'spumpkinswerefamousbecausetheyhavetheperfect.

A.colourB.sizeC.shapeD.taste

15.WhatwasthebadnewsthatPetertoldJack?

A.BadweatherwouldcomeanditwasbadforJack.

B.Toomanypumpkinsrottedaway'

C.ThetowndecidednottohaveHalloweenthisyear.

D.Therewasabadpumpkinharvestthisyear.

16.1liveasimplelifeouthereinthecountry.Here“simple“Chinesemeaningis

A.富有的B.苦難的C.簡單的D.復(fù)雜的

17.Whichsentenceisright?

A.JackkeepthepumpkinsuntilnextHalloween.

B.ThisyearhewillsellmostofhispumpkinsfortheHalloween.

C.Hefeelshappywhenpeoplegethispumpkins

D.Jackneedsalotofmoneyeveryyear.

18.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.WhoisJack?B.WhatisHalloween?

C.WhenisHalloween?D.Badnewscame.

【答案】CCCCD

【解析】

14.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Jack'spumpkinswerefamous,fortheyalwayshadtheperfectshapeandnever

rotted（腐爛）untilwellafterHalloween可知杰克的南瓜都是著名的，因為他們總是有完美的形狀并且?直

不腐爛直到萬圣節(jié)。所以該選C。

15.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中ThetowndecidednottohaveHalloweenthisyear!Theysaidtherewassimplyno

reasonforitandtheydidn'thavetimetocelebrateitbecausemanyotherholidayswerecomingupsoon.Petertold

him.Heknewthiswasverybadnewsforjack.可知彼得告訴杰克的壞消息是這個鎮(zhèn)決定今年沒有萬圣節(jié)了！所

以該選C。

16.C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)并列句Idon'tneedmuchmoney可推知劃線詞的意思是“簡單的”，所以該選C。

17.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中IliveasimplelifeouthereinthecountryandIdon'tneedmuchmoney.

ButIfeelhappyeveryyearwhenthousandsofpeoplegetmypumpkinsandtakethemandmaketheminto

beaulifuljack-o-lanierns,可知I在人們得至ij他的南瓜時杰克覺得快樂，所以該選Co

18.D標(biāo)題歸納題。仔細(xì)讀短文可知改為主要描述了?個壞消息，那就是這個鎮(zhèn)決定今年沒有萬圣節(jié)了，所

以該選D。

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OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman（愛爾蘭人），whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingy（吝

嗇）withhismoney.Sohewassenttohell地獄.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil（Satan）（魔鬼撒

旦）,sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.

Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip（蘿卜）,hollowedout

withthesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfrom

housetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla（督伊德

神）.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern'*or"Jackofthelantern,nabbreviatedasH

Jack-o'-lantern'*andnowspelled“jack-o-lantern.”

ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.Halloween

celebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementary（小學(xué)校）school.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloween

decorations,allkindsoforange-paperjack-o-lantems.wewenttogethertoneighbors*houses,ringingtheirdoorbell

andyelling,"Trickortreat!'1meaning,"Giveusatreat（somethingtoeat）orwellplayatrickonyou!"

Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcomment（評價）onourcostumes.Oh!here'sa

ghost.Oh,there*sawitch.Oh,here*sanoldlady.Sometimestheywouldplayalongwithusandpretendtobe

scaredbysomeghostorwitch.Buttheywouldalwayshavesomecandyandmaybeanappletoputinour"trickor

treatbags."Butwhatifnoonecometothedoor,orifsomeonechasedusaway?

Thenwe'dplayatrickonthem,usuallytakingapieceofsoapandmakemarksontheirwindows.And

afterwardswewouldgohomeandcountwhogotthemostcandy.Onepopularteen-agers'Halloweentrickwasto

unrollarolloftoiletpaperandthrowithighintoatreeagainandagainuntilthetreewasallwrappedinthewhite

paper.Thepaperwouldoftenstayinthetreeforweeksuntilaheavysnoworrainwasheditoff.

Norealharmdone,butitmadeabigmessofboththetreeandtheyardunderit.OnekindofHalloween

mischief.

19.Whywasn'tJackallowedintoHeaven?

A.Becausehemadelotsofbadthings.B.BecausehehurtGod.

C.Becausehewasselfishandnotgenerous.D.Becausehedidn'tlikeHeaven.

20.WhatdidIrishchildrenmakeJack'slanternsfrom?

A.Alargepotatoorpumpkin.B.Alargepotatoorturnip.

C.Alargeturniporpumpkin.D.Alargeturnipororange.

21.Whatdidwesaywhenwecametoneighbors*housesatHalloween?

A."Trickortreat!"B."Goodevening!”

C.”Nicetomeetyou!.D."Ibegyou!^^

22.Howneighborsdealwithus?

A.Theyinvitedustotheirhouseandtreatus.

B.Theyalwaysaskedustogoawayquickly.

C.Theyalwayscalledourparentsandtellthemwhathadhappened.

D.Theygaveussomecandyoranapple.

【答案】CBAD

【解析】本文主要講述了關(guān)于萬圣節(jié)的一個故事，著重提到「孩子們的表現(xiàn)。

19.解析：根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，關(guān)于萬圣節(jié)有這樣一個故事。有一個叫杰克的愛爾蘭人，因為他對錢特別

的吝嗇，就不允許他進(jìn)入天堂，而被打入地獄。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地獄，罰他

提著燈籠永遠(yuǎn)在人世里行走。故正確答案選C。

20.解析：根據(jù)文中句子Well,IrishchildrenmadeJackfslanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip可

知愛爾蘭的孩子們用大土豆或蘿卜做杰克的燈籠。故正確答案選B。

21.解析：根據(jù)文中句子wewenttogethertoneighbors'houses,ringingtheirdoorbellandyelling,"Trickortreat!"

可知萬圣節(jié)來到鄰居家的房子時會按響門鈴大喊：“不給糖就搗蛋故正確答案選