Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA. People dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost (鬼)or a skeleton (枯髅). The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowdays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.

小题1: What do you know about Halloween?

小题2: How do people celebrate Halloween?

小题3: Who go to houses to say “Trick or treat!”

小题4: Which do children receive nowadays, stone or candy?

小题5: What else do people do besides going to parties and playing different games?

答案

小题1:It’s one of the most favorite holidays for children in the USA.

小题2:They dress up in costumes like a witch, a ghost or a skeleton.

小题3:The children.

小题4:Candy

小题5:They like listening to ghost stories and watching scary movies.

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了万圣节是在十月三十一日，这是美国孩子最喜欢的节日。

小题1:回答问题。根据短文第一句Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA可知万圣节是美国孩子最喜欢的节日。故答案是It’s one of the most favorite holidays for children in the USA.。

小题2:回答问题。根据问题人们怎样庆祝万圣节?根据文中People dress up in costumes (化妆服装) like a witch (巫婆), a ghost (鬼)or a skeleton (枯髅)，故答案填They dress up in costumes like a witch, a ghost or a skeleton.

小题3:回答问题。根据问题谁去房子里说恶作剧，根据文中children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!”。故答案是The children。

小题4:回答问题。根据文中All the children receive lots and lots of candy可知孩子们收到的是糖果，故答案Candy

小题5:回答问题。根据问题除了参加聚会做不同的游戏人们还做什么事情?从原文可知People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary (恐怖的) movies.，故答案是They like listening to ghost stories and watching scary movies.

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