Question

【题目】

You may have seen many pumpkins in posters and TV shows recently, since Halloweencame on Oct 31st.

Lanterns, made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween. Many people in the US to make them and finally put them in front of their houses. People first need to choose a pumpkin that has at least one smooth side. Cut a hole on the top to make a lid. Hollow out a pumpkin. Draw a design on the side of the pumpkin before carving a face,and then place a candle inside. Make the parking blow.The lanterns can look funny or scary.

This is not the only way in which pumpkins are part of American culture. During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices(香料)to give it a nice taste. People often put some cream on top of it before serving it. It is one of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving.

There is also "pumpkin chucking". It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. The person whose pumpkin flies the farthest wins the competition. The world record for pumpkin chucking was set in Utah in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1. 69 kilometers.

Finally, there are also pumpkin growing contests. For contests, farmers try to grow the biggest pumpkins they can. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win the first prize.

【1】Which is the correct order for making a jack-o-lantern according to the passage?

a.carve a face b.cut a hold on the cup

c.hollow out a pumpkin d.place a candle inside the pumpkin

A. b-a-c-d B. b-c-a-d C. a-d-c-b D. c-a-d-b

【2】The underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to______.

A. cream B. spice C. a pumpkin D. pumpkin pie

【3】Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “chucking”?

A. Cutting B. Setting C. Throwing D. Growing

【4】How many activities about pumpkins are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three C. Four D. Five

【5】What’s the best title of the passage??

A. Let’s play with pumpkins B. Know about American Culture

C. Celebrate Thanksgiving Together D. Take part in Pumpkin in Contests

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 C

【5】 A

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是有关万圣节期间的南瓜灯文化，详述了南瓜灯的制作过程和其象征意义，以及关于南瓜的活动等。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中的信息Cut a hole on the top to make a lid. Hollow out a pumpkin. Draw a design on the side of the pumpkin before carving a face,and then place a candle inside.可知，制作南瓜灯时，先在南瓜顶部挖一个洞做盖子，然后挖空南瓜，再在一边刻一张脸，在里面放一支蜡烛，让南瓜发光。结合选项可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices(香料)to give it a nice taste. 南瓜派是一种常见的食物。它是用南瓜做的，有一些美味的香料使它的味道很好。由此可知it指代的是前面所说的“南瓜派”，故答案选D。

【3】词义理解题。根据There is also "pumpkin chucking". It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. 还有….，这是一个比赛，人们制造机器将南瓜抛向空中。可知“chucking”意思是“扔”，结合选项A. Cutting切断；B. Setting设置；C. Throwing扔、投掷；D. Growing生长。可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

【4】理解归纳题。根据Lanterns, made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween.南瓜做成的灯笼，也叫南瓜灯，经常在万圣节期间出现。During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. 感恩节期间，南瓜派是一种常见的食物。There is also "pumpkin chucking". It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. 还有“扔南瓜”，这是一个比赛，人们制造机器将南瓜抛向空中。there are also pumpkin growing contests. 还有南瓜种植比赛。可知，文中提到了四种有关南瓜的活动，故答案选C。

【5】标题归纳题。根据文章内容，可知本文介绍的是有关万圣节期间的南瓜灯文化，详述了南瓜灯的制作过程和其象征意义，以及关于南瓜的活动等。结合选项，可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。