2023年中考英语时事热点阅读 热点63 万圣节的由来及其活动(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点63万圣节的由来及其活动

一、完型填空

WhenIwas7yearsold,IwenttotheUSAwithmymom.Icanstill]thefirstHalloweenholidayI

hadintheUSA.

OnthemorningofHalloween,wepaidavisittoapumpkin（南瓜）farm.Eachofusbroughtapumpkinto

school2us.Iusedmypumpkintomakealanternwhichhadtworoundeyesandascarymouth.

Intheafternoon,we3theHalloweencostumes（月艮装）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、阅读理解

1

HalloweenisafestivalonOctober31.Thenameoftheholidaymeans"hallowed“becauseithappenstheday

beforeAllSaintsDay.

Beforethefestival,peoplepainthomes,shopsandclassroomsinthetraditionalHalloweencolours,orangeand

black.Somepeoplemakecostumesandmasksathome.Somepeoplebuytheminshops.Peoplealsomake

decorations（装饰）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.

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Jackwasapumpkinfarmer.Helivedinabighouseontheedgeofatownandgrewthelargest

Pumpkinfarmaroundthetown.Jack'spumpkinswerefamous,fortheyalwayshadtheperfectshapeand

neverrotted（腐烂）untilwellafterHalloween.EveryyeararoundHalloween,peoplecamefromalloverthe

towntobuyhispumpkinstomaketheirjack-o-lanterns（南瓜灯）

Oneyear,Jackwasthinkingabouthispumpkinharvest（收获）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.苦难的C.简单的D.复杂的

17.Whichsentenceisright?

A.JackkeepthepumpkinsuntilnextHalloween.

B.ThisyearhewillsellmostofhispumpkinsfortheHalloween.

C.Hefeelshappywhenpeoplegethispumpkins

D.Jackneedsalotofmoneyeveryyear.

18.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.WhoisJack?B.WhatisHalloween?

C.WhenisHalloween?D.Badnewscame.

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OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman（爱尔兰人）,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingy（吝

啬）withhismoney.Sohewassenttohell地狱.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil（Satan）（魔鬼撒

旦）,sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.

Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip（萝卜），hollowedout

withthesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfrom

housetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla（督伊德

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

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

ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.Halloween

celebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementary（小学校）school.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloween

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

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

Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcomment（评价）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.

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DoyouwanttoknowanyfunnystoriesaboutHalloween?Letmetellyou.

Longago,peoplethoughtblackcatsweresymbols（象征）ofbadluck.IntheDarkAges（欧洲中世纪）

witcheswereverycommon.Andtheyhadevilmagicpower.Whentheywentout,theywouldtakecatswiththem.

Sopeoplebelievedthatblackcatsmeantbadluck.However,nowadays,inmostpartsoftheUK,peoplethinkit's

actuallygoodluckforablackcattocrossyourpath.Fortunately,throughcenturies,thosepoorlittlethings

probablydon'tevencareaboutit.

ThetraditionoftheJacko'LanterncomesfromastoryaboutaboycalledJack.Hemadethedevil（恶魔）

angry,sohehadtoliveforeverinthehell（地狱）.Buthedidn'tgiveup.Hetriedtousetheturnip（萝卜）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.服装C.咒语D.传说

26.isespeciallylikedbychildren.

A.Playingwithwhitecats

B.Makingalantern

C."Trickortreat”

D.Playingwithblackcats

27.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FunnyStoriesaboutHalloween

B.ChristmasDay

C.ScaryStoriesaboutMySchoolDay

D.EasterDay

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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

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成单词。

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年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点63万圣节的由来及其活动

一、完型填空

WhenIwas7yearsold,IwenttotheUSAwithmymom.Icanstill]thefirstHalloweenholidayI

hadintheUSA.

OnthemorningofHalloween,wepaidavisittoapumpkin（南瓜）farm.Eachofusbroughtapumpkinto

school2us.Iusedmypumpkintomakealanternwhichhadtworoundeyesandascarymouth.

Intheafternoon,we3theHalloweencostumes（月艮装）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】作者介绍了他在美国过第一个万圣节的经历。

1.句意：我仍然记得在美国的第一个万圣节。.A.spend度过，花费；B.remind使想起；C.remember

记得；D.enjoy享受；根据句意和选项故选C

2.句意：我们每个人都带了一个南瓜回学校。A.to到；B.w讪和一一起；C.for为了；D.of

的；这里应是和我们一起；根据句意故选B

3.句意：我们穿着万圣节服装在学校里游行。A.wore穿着；B.washed洗；C.sold卖；D.kept

保持；根据句意故选A

4.句意:但是有一些衣看起来很恐怖。A.tasted尝起来；B.smelled闻起来；C.sounded听起来；

D.looked看起来；根据句意故选D

5.句意:但是我最喜欢的部分是晚上的“不请客就捣蛋A.best最好的；B.worst最坏的；C.longest

最长的；D.shortest最短的；likebest在喜欢；根据句意故选A

6.句意：我希望从我邻居那里得到许多糖果。A.offered提供；B.conlinued继续；C.hoped希望；

D.refused拒绝；根据句意故选C

7.句意：开始我有点紧张，因此当我敲门的时候，我的心跳得很快。A.but但是；B.so因此，所以；C.

though即使，虽然，尽管；D.or或者，否则；根据句意故选B

8.句意：我的声音是如此的低，以至于我几乎听不到我说的。A.height高度，身高；B.wish愿望；C.

price价格；D.voice声音；根据句意故选D

9.句意：令我惊讶的是，那个女士是如此的善良，她给了我5个糖果。.A.them他们；B.us我们；C.

her她；D.me我；根据文意故选D

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

礼物；根据上文getalotofcandies；故选A

二、阅读理解

1

HalloweenisafestivalonOctober31.Thenameoftheholidaymeans“haHowed“becauseithappenstheday

beforeAllSaintsDay.

Beforethefestival,peoplepainthomes,shopsandclassroomsinthetraditionalHalloweencolours,orangeand

black.Somepeoplemakecostumesandmasksathome.Somepeoplebuytheminshops.Peoplealsomake

decorations（装饰）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】这篇短文主要介绍了万圣节前夕名字的由来。在几日前，人们会用橙色和黑色刷房间，商店，教

室等。人们认为那是孩子们的新年前夕。因为孩子们会装扮起来，大吃大喝一直庆祝到很晚。成年人通过

游行来庆祝。

11.A细节理解题。根据HalloweenisafestivalonOctober31.Thenameoftheholidaymeans“haHowed”because

ith叩pensthedaybeforeAllSainisDay.可知，故选A。

12.D细节理解题。根据Theydressupinspecialcostumesandmasks.Theyeattoomuch,andgotobedtoolate

celebrating.故选D。

13.B细节理解题。根据Beforethefestival,peoplepainthomes,shopsandclassroomsinthetraditionalHalloween

colours,orangeandblack.故选B。

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Jackwasapumpkinfarmer.Helivedinabighouseontheedgeofatownandgrewthelargest

Pumpkinfarmaroundthetown.Jack'spumpkinswerefamous,fortheyalwayshadtheperfectshapeand

neverrotted（腐烂）untilwellafterHalloween.EveryyeararoundHalloween,peoplecamefromalloverthe

towntobuyhispumpkinstomaketheirjack-o-lanterns（南瓜灯）

Oneyear,Jackwasthinkingabouthispumpkinharvest（收获）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.苦难的C.简单的D.复杂的

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细节理解题。根据第一段中Jack'spumpkinswerefamous,fortheyalwayshadtheperfectshapeandnever

rotted（腐烂）untilwellafterHalloween可知杰克的南瓜都是著名的，因为他们总是有完美的形状并且•直

不腐烂直到万圣节。所以该选C。

15.C细节理解题。根据文中ThetowndecidednottohaveHalloweenthisyear!Theysaidtherewassimplyno

reasonforitandtheydidn'thavetimetocelebrateitbecausemanyotherholidayswerecomingupsoon.Petertold

him.Heknewthiswasverybadnewsforjack.可知彼得告诉杰克的坏消息是这个镇决定今年没有万圣节了！所

以该选C。

16.C词义猜测题。根据并列句Idon'tneedmuchmoney可推知划线词的意思是“简单的”，所以该选C。

17.C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中IliveasimplelifeouthereinthecountryandIdon'tneedmuchmoney.

ButIfeelhappyeveryyearwhenthousandsofpeoplegetmypumpkinsandtakethemandmaketheminto

beaulifuljack-o-lanierns,可知I在人们得至ij他的南瓜时杰克觉得快乐，所以该选Co

18.D标题归纳题。仔细读短文可知改为主要描述了•个坏消息，那就是这个镇决定今年没有万圣节了，所

以该选D。

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OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman（爱尔兰人），whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingy（吝

啬）withhismoney.Sohewassenttohell地狱.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil（Satan）（魔鬼撒

旦）,sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.

Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip（萝卜）,hollowedout

withthesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfrom

housetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla（督伊德

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

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

ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.Halloween

celebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementary（小学校）school.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloween

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

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

Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcomment（评价）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】本文主要讲述了关于万圣节的一个故事，着重提到「孩子们的表现。

19.解析：根据第一段内容可知，关于万圣节有这样一个故事。有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人，因为他对钱特别

的吝啬，就不允许他进入天堂，而被打入地狱。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地狱，罚他

提着灯笼永远在人世里行走。故正确答案选C。

20.解析：根据文中句子Well,IrishchildrenmadeJackfslanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip可

知爱尔兰的孩子们用大土豆或萝卜做杰克的灯笼。故正确答案选B。

21.解析：根据文中句子wewenttogethertoneighbors'houses,ringingtheirdoorbellandyelling,"Trickortreat!"

可知万圣节来到邻居家的房子时会按响门铃大喊：“不给糖就捣蛋故正确答案选