福建师范大学《2023年统考模拟练习-大学英语A》2.pdf

2023年统考模拟练习-大学英语A21.Halloween(October 31)is a holiday widely celebrated withdifferent names in many countries.Although it originated asa religious holiday,it has lost its religious connectionsin the United States.It is now celebrated largely as achildrenf s day,and many American children look forward toit for days and weeks beforehand.The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and ishollowed out,a funny face cut into it,and a candle placedinside as decorations in the window.City folks,nowadays,sometimes use paper pumpkins for decorations.Some years ago,the holiday was celebrated by dressing up in strange andfrightening costumes and playing tricks on one s neighbors andfriends,such as ringing door bells,throwing bits of corn onthe window panes,and in other ways making minor disturbances.More recently,children come to the door to have friends andneighbors admire their costumes and guess who they are behindthe false faces and receive treats of candy,fruit or cookies.They say,“Trick or treat”,meaning“I will play a trick onyou if you do not give me the treat.”This practice has even more recently developed into asignificant international activity.Instead of or along withcandy,the children collect money for UNICEF(United NationsInternational Children,s Emergency Fund).This specialcollection of money by children for needy children throughoutthe world is known as“UNICEF Trick or Treat”.Begun onlyrecently,it results in several million dollars each yearcontributed to UNICEF.The collection box is orange,reminiscent of the pumpkin.参考答案：2.What does Halloween originate from?()选项 A：A children,s day选项 B：A children s trick选项 C：A religious day选项 D：A UNICEF day参考答案：C3.What is the symbol of Halloween?().选项 A：Pumpkin选项 B：Candle选项 C：Costumes选项 D：Money参考答案：A4.The holiday was celebrated in the following ways some yearsago EXCEPT().选项 A：putting on strange and frightening costumes选项 B：receiving treats of candy,fruit or cookies选项 C：playing tricks on one s neighbors and friends选项 D：ringing door bells参考答案：B5.Why do children collect money in the Halloween?()选项 A：They love money选项 B：They want to get enough money to buy themselvescandy选项 C：The adults are willing to give them money.选项 D：They want to help other children.参考答案：D6.The collection box is dyed orange because()选项 A：children love orange选项 B：orange stands for happiness选项 C：orange is the color of pumpkin选项 D：orange is loved by adults参考答案：C