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  Halloween is a festival celebrated on October 31st. The name of the holiday means “hallowed” or “holy evening” because it happens the day before All Saints Day(万圣节) .

  It is said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve. they dress up with special costumes(服装) , they eat too much, and stay up too late celebrating.

  Children go around the neighbourhood wearing make-up, and dressed masks and colorful costumes. The most common costumes are witches, ghosts, skeletons, and popular TV, movie and storybook characters. Sane costumes are homemade, others are bought in stores. The children go door to door saying “trick or treat” . People give them candy, cookies, fruit or money. Sometimes money is to help UNICEF ( United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) .

  Homes, stores and classrooms are decorated in the traditional Halloween colors, orange and black. Usual decorations are witches, black cats, ghosts, skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns (灯笼) . Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces. They ace placed on doorway entrances and in windows. Horror movies and ghost stories are shown on TV on this day.

  Adults and older children also celebrate Halloween with parades, festivals and costume parties. Some people create their costumes, other people rent them. Contests are held where the beat costume receives a prize. One of the party events popular with children is dunking(浸泡) for apples. Apples are put in tubs filled with water. People try to get the apples using only their , hands cannot be used.

1.Why is it said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve?

[  ]

A.Because Halloween comes the day before All Saints Day.

B.Because only on that day can children go around the neighbourhood.

C.Because children can get money from their parents on Halloween.

D.Because children dress up with special costumes, eat a lot, and stay up late celebrating.

2.Which of the following is NOT true about the common costumes according to the passage?

[  ]

A.They are colorful.

B.Some of the costumes are homemade.

C.They are witches, skeletons, ghosts and popular TV characters, and so on.

D.All of the costumes are homemade.

3.What are the traditional Halloween colors?

[  ]

A.Red and green.

B.Orange and black.

C.Black and white.

D.Orange and brown.

4.Which of the following about Halloween is WRONG?

[  ]

A.Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces.

B.Adults also celebrate Halloween together with children.

C.Horror movies are shown on 1'V on 31st October.

D.Apples are the favourite fruit people eat on Halloween.

On Halloween Night, children go trick-treating in their neighborhoods. Dressed up as ghosts, skeleton devils, and various other characters, children knock on doors to collect their treats. Seldom do they actually perform a “trick”.
It is thought that trick-or-treating comes from an old English custom. On All Souls Day, poor people went begging and promised to say prayers in exchange for food. Apple bobbing, still a favorite Halloween game, was originally an ancient ceremony honoring the harvest time.
A jack-o’-lantern is placed on porches and windows to tell children that treats are available. The legend was that a man named Jack could enter heaven because he played tricks on the devil. As punishment, he had to wander the earth carrying a lantern waiting to be judged fit to get into heaven.
People believed that Halloween marked the connection between the world of the living and the world of the dead. This meant that ghosts would roam the earth on this night. Some believed that these ghosts would go back to the homes they lived in before they died.
Thankfully, Halloween is an amusing night when children can dress up and get a bag full of candy. We don’t have to worry about ghosts. Or do we?
【小题1】Apple bobbing was an ancient ceremony held originally to ____.

A.honor the harvest timeB.honor the dead
C.honor the livingD.play a trick on each other
【小题2】The underlined word “roam” is close in meaning to ____.
A.come backB.placeC.collectD.walk around
【小题3】Which of the following is not true?
A. On Halloween Night, children often dress up as ghosts.
B. On Halloween Night, children often perform tricks.
C,. Trick-or-treating comes from an old English custom.
D. Children can get a lot of candy on Halloween Night.
【小题4】According to the passage, Halloween is a(n) ____ festival.
A.sadB.badC.interestingD.boring

On Halloween Night, children go trick-treating in their neighborhoods. Dressed up as ghosts, skeleton devils, and various other characters, children knock on doors to collect their treats. Seldom do they actually perform a “trick”.

It is thought that trick-or-treating comes from an old English custom. On All Souls Day, poor people went begging and promised to say prayers in exchange for food. Apple bobbing, still a favorite Halloween game, was originally an ancient ceremony honoring the harvest time.

A jack-o’-lantern is placed on porches and windows to tell children that treats are available. The legend was that a man named Jack could enter heaven because he played tricks on the devil. As punishment, he had to wander the earth carrying a lantern waiting to be judged fit to get into heaven.

People believed that Halloween marked the connection between the world of the living and the world of the dead. This meant that ghosts would roam the earth on this night. Some believed that these ghosts would go back to the homes they lived in before they died.

Thankfully, Halloween is an amusing night when children can dress up and get a bag full of candy. We don’t have to worry about ghosts. Or do we?

1.Apple bobbing was an ancient ceremony held originally to ____.

A. honor the harvest time               B. honor the dead

C. honor the living                    D. play a trick on each other

2.The underlined word “roam” is close in meaning to ____.

A. come back        B. place         C. collect       D. walk around

3.Which of the following is not true?

A. On Halloween Night, children often dress up as ghosts.

B. On Halloween Night, children often perform tricks.

C,. Trick-or-treating comes from an old English custom.

D. Children can get a lot of candy on Halloween Night.

4.According to the passage, Halloween is a(n) ____ festival.

A. sad               B. bad          C. interesting    D. boring

 

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of the hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.

Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

An American man named Jack O’Leary claimed to have hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. Finally he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret’’mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone. Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

1.

________might be the best cure for hiccups.

A.Special pills

B.A spoonful of salt

C.Cold water

D.What you believe in

2.

The plumber spent________in stopping his hiccups.

A.4 hours

B.2 days

C.8 months

D.8 years

3.

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.We know why the hiccups start, but we don’t know how to stop them.

B.Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups.

C.The British plumber drank a secret mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well.

D.Some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups.

4.

What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Different ways to stop hiccups

B.What makes hiccups happen

C.How to get hiccups

D.Jack O’Leary’s hiccups

 

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

  1. 1.

    Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

    1. A.
      sixteen
    2. B.
      eighteen
    3. C.
      twenty
    4. D.
      fifteen
  2. 2.

    The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

    1. A.
      he's her grandson
    2. B.
      he's clever
    3. C.
      he can keep quiet
    4. D.
      he gets home on time
  3. 3.

    From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

    1. A.
      classmate
    2. B.
      colleague (同事)
    3. C.
      aunt
    4. D.
      wife
  4. 4.

    The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

    1. A.
      盖印
    2. B.
    3. C.
      贴邮票
    4. D.
      承认
  5. 5.

    Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

    1. A.
      to wake his grandma up
    2. B.
      to make his grandma angry
    3. C.
      that his grandma was going to tell him the time
    4. D.
      that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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