Question

    When I was 8 years old, I went to the USA with my parents. I can still _______ the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

On the morning of Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school with us. I used the pumpkin to make a_________which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.

In the afternoon, we _________the Halloween costumes (服装） and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked _________ .I chose to wear a suit of Superman's clothes.

I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked best was "Trick or Treat" in the evening After diner, I went outside with a(n) _________ bag. I hoped to get a lot of _________from people. At first. I was a bit _______. So when I knocked at the door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out, and I said carefully to her, "Trick or Treat" I said in a _________ voice, and even myself could hardly hear it. To my surprise, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars, and I was so excited, thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn't remember how many _______I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got--9l pieces of candy that day, and I was so happy. What a wonderful Halloween I had! And I__________we could have a Halloween every month!

1.A.remind B.remember C.spread D.polish

2.A.postcard B.present C.lantern D.cake

3.A.dress as B.take up C.lay out D.put on

4.A.scary B.great C.general D.beautiful

5.A.full B.heavy C.broken D.empty

6.A.money B.candies C.spiders D.help

7.A.active B.happy C.nervous D.tired

8.A.loud B.quiet C.silent D.patient

9.A.houses B.friends C.relatives D.gardens

10.A.like B.warn C.wish D.suggest

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要记述了作者自己在万圣节期间的一些活动。

1.句意：我还记得我在美国度过的第一个万圣节。

考查动词辨析。remind使想起；remember记得；spread传播；polish擦亮。根据“I can still 1 the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.”我还 _______ 我在美国度过的第一个万圣节。可知，选择remember记得；符合语境。故选B。

2.句意：我用南瓜做了一个灯笼，有两个三角形的眼睛和一个吓人的嘴。

考查名词辨析。postcard明信片；present礼物；lantern灯笼；cake蛋糕。根据“which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.”有两个三角形的眼睛和一个吓人的嘴。可知，作者是用南瓜做了一个灯笼。故选C。

3.句意：下午，我们穿上万圣节服装，在学校游行。

考查动词短语。dress as装扮成；take up开始从事；lay out铺开，展开，摊开；put on穿； 戴。根据“I chose to wear a suit of Superman's clothes.”我选了件超人的衣服穿。可知，此处是穿上万圣节服装。故选D。

4.句意：有些服装很好看，但有些看起来是很恐怖的。

考查形容词辨析。scary恐怖的；great大的；general普遍的；beautiful美丽的。由句中的“but和nice”可知，but表示转折，因此后面的形容词应该与nice形成对比。所以选择scary恐怖的；故选A。

5.句意：吃完饭后，我拿着一个空袋子出去了。

考查形容词辨析。full满的；heavy重的；broken破损的；empty空的。根据“I hoped to get a lot of 6 from people.”我希望能从人们那里得到很多糖果。可知，此处是作者拿着一个空袋子出去的。故选D。

6.句意：我希望能从人们那里得到很多糖果。

考查名词辨析。money钱；candies糖果；spiders蜘蛛；help帮助。根据“To my surprise, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars,”令我惊讶的是，这位女士很友好，给了我两块糖果。可知，作者是希望得到糖果。故选B。

7.句意：一开始，我有点紧张。

考查形容词辨析。active活跃的；happy快乐的；nervous紧张的；tired疲惫的。根据“So when I knocked at the door, my heart was beating very fast.”所以当我敲门时，我的心跳得很快。可知，一开始作者是紧张的。故选C。

8.句意：一位女士走了出来，我小心翼翼地对她说，“不给糖就捣蛋”，我小声地说，连我自己都听不见。

考查形容词辨析。loud大声的；quiet轻声的；silent沉默的；patient有耐心的。根据“and even myself could hardly hear it.”连我自己都听不见。可知，作者说话的声音很小。故选B。

9.句意：我不记得我去过多少家，但我记得我得到了多少糖果— —那天有91块糖果，我很高兴。

考查名词辨析。houses房子；friends朋友；relatives亲戚；gardens花园。根据“So when I knocked at the door, my heart was beating very fast.”所以当我敲门时，我的心跳得很快。可知，此处是指作者到人家里要糖果。故选A。

10.句意：我希望我们每个月都能过万圣节！

考查动词辨析。like喜欢；warn警告；wish希望；suggest建议。我们知道万圣节，即每年的10月31日，是西方世界的传统节日。不可能每个月举行一次，因此选择wish希望；故选C。