5.Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31,before All Saints Day.The word"Halloween"is a shortening of All Hallows Evening,also known as Halloween or All Hallows'Eve.
Traditional activities include trick-or-treating,bonfires,costume parties,visiting"ghost houses"and cutting jack-o-lanterns.Irish and Scottish immigrants started to observe the tradition after arriving in North America in the 19th century.Other western countries began to celebrate the holiday in the late 20th century including Ireland,the United States and the United Kingdom as well as Australia and New Zealand.
Halloween has its origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain.The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture.The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31,the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped (重疊) and the dead world comeback to life and cause destruction such as sickness or damaged crops.
Masks 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 Halloween.It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should buy treats in preparation for trick-or-t eaters.
The history of Halloween has evolved (進(jìn)化;發(fā)展).The activity is popular in the United States,the United Kingdom,Ireland and Canada Bad trick-or-treating has started to happen among children in many parts of Europe.In continental Europe,where the commerce-drive importation of Halloween is seen with more illegal′tricks"and police warnings have further raised doubt about this game and Halloween in general.
58.What does Halloween refer to?C
A.All Saints Day..
B.Easter.
C.All Hallows'Eve.
D.Thanksgiving.
59.Who first began to celebrate Halloween?A
A.Irish and Scottish immigrants.
B.People in the United Kingdom.
C.Irish and British..
D.People in New Zealand.
60.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?B
A.Halloween is popular among all ages in the world.
B.Halloween has a bad effect on the people to some extent.
C.Halloween causes people to make more money.
D.Halloween is a good game among kids in Europe.
分析 本文主要介紹了萬圣節(jié)的起源、活動(dòng)及演變.
解答 58.C根據(jù)第一段的The word"Halloween"is a shortening of All Hallows'Evening,also known as Halloween or All Hallows'Eve.可知"萬圣節(jié)"是萬圣節(jié)夜晚的縮寫詞,也因?yàn)槿f圣節(jié)或萬圣節(jié)前夜而著稱.故選C.
59.A根據(jù)第二段第二句"Irish and Scottish immigrants started to observe the tradition after arriving in North America in the 19th century."愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭移民先開始慶祝萬圣節(jié).故選A.
60.B 根據(jù)Halloween is seen with more illegal′tricks"and police warnings have further raised doubt about this game and Halloween in general.萬圣節(jié)是見過更多的非法′技巧"和警察警告進(jìn)一步提出疑問這個(gè)游戲和萬圣節(jié).故選B.
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