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1、大学英语四级-90 及答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数:3,分数:100.00)HalloweenA. On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors“ doors and yell “Trick or Treat“ when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags op
2、en to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat, the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks. Since the 800“s November 1st is a religions holiday known as All Saints“ Day. The Mass that was said on this day was ca
3、lled Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakki-we“en, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs. B. October 31st was the eve of the Celtic new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh an
4、d Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year. M
5、uch later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31st was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. “Ghosts“ went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish pe
6、ople immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them. C. Today school dances and neighborhood parties called “block parties“ are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquer
7、ade parties (化装舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better! Certain
8、pranks (恶作剧) such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world. D. Halloween originated as a celebration connected with
9、 evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins (小精灵) and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Hall
10、oween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31st, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes (轮廓) of witches and black cats. E. Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other
11、 traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack-o“-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so mean that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser (吝啬鬼). He couldn“t enter hell either because he had
12、 played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips (芜菁根), beets (甜菜根) or potatoes representing “Jack of the Lantern,“ or Jack-o“-lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United State
13、s, they carved faces, on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o“-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodie (糖果) waiting if they knock and say “Trick or Treat!“ Dried Pumpkin Seeds F. After carvin
14、g your pumpkin, separate the pulp from the seeds. Rinse the seeds and spread them out to dry. The next day, add enough melted butter or margarine (人造黄油) to coat each seed. Spread the seeds onto a cookie sheet (甜酥饼干) and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven or until they are slightly brown. Caram
15、el (饴糖) Apples G. Take the paper wrapping off about 100 caramels and put them in a saucepan (炖锅). Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water. Boil the water until the caramels melt. Put a wooden stick into the top of each apple, dip the apple into the caramel. Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy!
16、 Scary stories H. No Halloween party is complete without at least one scary story. Usually one person talks in a low voice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. The following is a retelling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia. I. There was an old
17、 woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, “Oh, I wish I had some company.“ No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh had rotted. The old woman“s eyes bulged with terror. Then two legs dropped to th
18、e hearth (壁炉地面) and attached themselves to the feet. Then a body tumbled down, then two arms, and a man“s head. As the old woman watched, the parts came together into a great, tall man. The man danced around and around the room. Faster and faster he went. Then he stopped, and he looked into her eyes
19、. “What do you come for?“ She asked in a small voice that shivered and shook. “What do I come for?“ he said. “I come for YOU!“ The narrator shouts and jumps at the person near him!(分数:30.00)(1).Besides attending parties and playing tricks, people also collect money for the needy children in Hallowee
20、n.(分数:3.00)(2).The windows of a house decorated with jack-o“-lanterns mean children can get candies from the house.(分数:3.00)(3).Halloween was celebrated at night, which made black one traditional Halloween color.(分数:3.00)(4).October 31st was originally celebrated as the eve of the Celtic new year.(分
21、数:3.00)(5).When the neighbors give the child candies, they would try to shout out to guess who is under the masks.(分数:3.00)(6).The storyteller in Halloween party talks in low voice to create the scary atmosphere.(分数:3.00)(7).Before the Irish people moved to America, they celebrated Halloween by carv
22、ing faces on turnips, beets or potatoes.(分数:3.00)(8).The Halloween tradition was brought to the United States by Irish immigrants.(分数:3.00)(9).When making caramel apples, boiling water is used to melt the caramels.(分数:3.00)(10).When adults go to masquerade parties, they wear costumes which make them
23、 look like historical or political figures.(分数:3.00)Secrets of Grade-A ParentsA. When Carey Graham started Grade One, he got a very special teacher. “She recognized my passion for learning,“ says the now 20-year-old. “Every morning we“d sit down with workbooks and do writing and math exercises. And
24、any time during the day, she could always be counted on to read to me. She always encouraged me to learn all I could about everything.“ This extraordinary teacher was his morn, Jeanne Lambert, who homeschooled Graham until high school. He“s now in his second year in the University of Toronto“s Peace
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