Question

Halloween is a strange holiday． It started several centuries ago in Europe． It began as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night”． At that time November 1st was called “All Saints’ Day” and people honoured all the saints who did not have their own special day． People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all sorts of tricks on each other．

Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom.

Halloween is great fun for children. They dress up as ghosts（鬼），witches（女巫）, Small children go “Trick-or-Treating”. They wear costumes, knock on doors, and shout, “Trick or Treat!” People almost always choose to give them candies as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick from the children. Adults sometimes “trick or treat” their friends, too. Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine or some small gifts.

1.Halloween is a holiday which started ________ of years ago in ________.

2.It was believed that the spirits of _______ people were active on the night ________ “All Saints’ Day”.

3.________ and ________ are both traditional Halloween colors.

4.People, especially________, have great fun playing “Trick or Treat” to ________Halloween.

5.According to the custom, people always treat the children with ________ instead of _______a trick from them.

 

Answer 1

1.hundreds, Europe

2.dead, before

3.Black, orange / Orange, black

4.children, celebrate / enjoy

5.candy, receiving

【解析】

試題分析： 本文是說明文，講述的是萬圣節(jié)的來歷，幾百年前起源于歐洲，早期，人們認(rèn)為死人的鬼神在11月31日夜里再現(xiàn)，為紀(jì)念這點，人們就做起了“trick or treat”不招待就使壞的鬼節(jié)。。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It started several centuries ago in Europe. 得知萬圣節(jié)開始于幾個世紀(jì)前也就是幾百年前起源于歐洲。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October 31st. 人們認(rèn)為在十月一三十一日晚上，亡者的靈魂會重新復(fù)活！十月三十一日也就是萬圣節(jié)的前一天晚上。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors和so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color，得知傳統(tǒng)的萬圣節(jié)顏色是黑色和橙色。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中Halloween is great fun for children。對于孩子們來說，萬圣節(jié)是很好的娛樂。

5. almost always choose to give them candies as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick from the children人們幾乎總是選擇給他們糖果作為一個治療,而不是選擇技巧。

考點：說明類短文閱讀。