[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：9-Monday 节日 166词

9-Monday 节日 166词

题材： 节日　 词数： 166　 建议阅读时间： 3.5分钟

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Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year．It means“holy evening”，and it comes every October 31，the evening before All Saints' Day．However，it's not really a church holiday； it's a holiday for children．

Every autumn，when the vegetables are ready to eat，children pick large orange pumpkins．Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside．It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin！These lights are called jack-o'-lanterns，which means“Jack of the lantern”．

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween．Some children paint their faces to look like monsters．Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house．Every time they come to a new house，they say，“Trick or treat！Money or eat！”The adults put a treat—money or candy—in their bags．

Some children think of other people on Halloween．They carry boxes for UNICEF （The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund）．They ask for money to help poor children all around the world．Of course，every time they help UNICEF，they usually receive a treat for themselves，too．

生词

Halloween　n． （基督教）万圣节前夜（指10月31日，是夜儿童可以纵情玩闹。另外，根据西方传说，万圣节前夜常有巫妖和鬼魂出没。）

pumpkin　n． 南瓜：pumpkin pie南瓜馅饼

lantern　n． 灯笼：A lantern usually consists of a metal framework with glass sides and a lamp or candle inside．灯笼通常由四周装有玻璃的金属架和里面的一只灯或蜡烛组成。‖jack-o'-lantern　n． （把南瓜掏空并雕成人面形的）杰克灯笼，南瓜灯

mask　n． 面具：The thieves were wearing masks．盗贼们戴着面罩。

monster　n． 怪物，恶魔：The murderer was described as a dangerous monster．凶手被描述为极其凶残的危险人物。

trick　n． 诡计，骗局；恶作剧：The children played a trick on the teacher．孩子们戏弄老师。

treat　n． 款待，请客：This is my treat．这次由我请客。/trick or treat 不招待，就捣蛋（万圣节儿童挨家要糖果时的用语）

emergency　n． 紧急情况，突然事件：In an emergency phone 999 for help．遇上紧急事故，立即拨999求救。

UNICEF 　（United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund的缩略，现名United Nations Children's Fund，但仍沿用原缩略）联合国儿童基金会

1．On Halloween，children often pick big orange pumpkins on the farm．

2．From the passage，we learn children will play tricks on their friends after they receive treats of candy．

3．On the eve of All Saints' Day，people cut pumpkins for the dinner．

4．The collection of money by children for poor children all over the world is known as UNICEF Trick or Treat．

5．On Halloween children put on masks made of pumpkins to frighten other people．

6．All Saints' Day is on the eve of Halloween．

参考译文

美国人每年秋天都要在万圣节前夜举行庆祝活动。万圣节前夜的意思是“众神之夜”。这一节日的时间在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前一天的晚上。然而，它实际上不是什么宗教节日，而是儿童的节日。

每年秋天蔬菜快要成熟的时候，孩子们都会摘下大个的橙色南瓜。他们在南瓜上刻出人脸，并在里面放上灯。刻成的东西就像一个人在南瓜里面朝外看！这些灯被称为jack-o'-latern，也就是“杰克灯笼”的意思。

每到这一天，孩子们还会戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸绘成妖怪的形状，拿着箱子或袋子挨门逐户讨东西。每当他们来到一户人家，他们就会说：“要么给钱，要么给吃的！不给就捣乱！”大人就把款待他们的东西——钱或糖果——放进他们的袋子里。

有些孩子在过节时还能想到他人。他们拿着箱子为联合国儿童基金会筹款。他们筹款是为了帮助世界各地的贫困儿童。当然，每次他们帮助联合国儿童基金会时，自己通常也会受到款待。

参考答案

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