HappyHalloween!IntroductionCustomsOriginHalloweeninothercountriesKeywordsHalloweenisayearlycelebrationobservedonOctober31withtypicalactivitiesliketrick-or-treating,costumeparties,carvingpumpkinlampsknownas“Jack-o-lantern”,bonfiresandsoon.IntroductionCustomsTherearemanyinterestingcustomsofHalloween.Doyouknowanyofthem?Nowyouaregoingtoseeseveralmultiplechoicequestionsandyouwillbe“treated”wellifgivingacorrectanswer.Yougotohousesandsay“trickortreat”.Youwillget_____.A.candiesB.costumesC.Jack-o-lanterns1Trick-or-treatingisacustomarypracticeforchildrenonHalloweeninmanycountries.Childrenincostumestravelfromhousetohouseinordertoaskfortreatssuchascandies(or,insomecultures,money)withthequestionTrickortreat?.Thetrickisa(usuallyidle)threattoperformmischiefonthehomeownersortheirpropertyifnotreatisgiventothem.Theyplaytrick-or-treatTrick-or-treatattheWhiteHouseTheywatchscarymoviesTheyholdamasquerade.Gobackandtryagain!Youarehavingdinneratyourfriend’shome.Youprobablywillnothave____.A.B.C.D.2Youareright.TurkeyisthetraditionaldishonThanksgivingDayandChristmas,butnotHalloween.BecauseitisinAutumn,apple,pumpkinandcornarealltypicalfoodinHalloween.Candyappleislikeourtanghulu,onlythatitisanappleinsteadofhawthornsinside.Therearealsocakesandcandiesshapedlikeskulls,pumpkins,batsandsoon.Youaregoingtoacostumepartywithyourfriend.Canyounamethisfigureyousee?A.MonsterC.GhostB.Witch3Awitchisawomanwithmagicpowerwhoisoftenwearingablackhatandcloak,ridingabroomtoflyintheskyatnight.WitchisacommonfigureatHalloweennight.Monsterisanimaginarycreaturethatislargeandfrightening,usuallyappeartobegreen.Shrekisafamousmonster.Ghostmeansthedeadspiritofaperson.Incartoonsaghostoftenappearstobeawhiteshapelessfigurefloatingabovetheground.Ifyouwanttotrythatatyourcostumeparty,awhitesheetwithtwoholesmayhelpyou!Thefigurevampirecomesfromtheliteraturecharacternamed_____.A.FrankensteinC.JekyllB.Dracula4Thebook“Dracula”iswrittenbyIrishauthorBramStokerin1897,famousforintroducingthecharacterofthevampireCountDracula.IfyouaresearchingforabooktoreadatHalloweennight,“Dracula”mightbeaverygoodchoice!“Frankenstein”isanovelwrittenbyBritishauthorMaryShelleyaboutacrazyscientistVictorFrankenstein,whocreatesamonsterinanexperiment.Frankensteinisnowoftenconsideredtobeagreenmonsterwithstitchesonhisneck,whoyoumightrecognizefromsomemoviesyouwatchonHalloween!JekyllisfromRobertLouisStevenson’snovel“JekyllandHyde”.Thetwonamesareactuallytwosidesofoneperson—oneevil,onehonest.Nowthesetwonamesareoftenusedtodescribetheparadoxesinhumannature.ButitisstillagoodchoiceforHalloweennight!DuringHalloweenyouseemanyactivitiescelebratingHalloweenexcept_____.5A.bonfiresC.givingpresentsB.hayrideAbonfireisacontrolledoutdoorfire.OnHalloween,itisoftensetasapartofcelebration.Bonfiresalsohappensonotherfestivalnights,likeThanksgivingDay.Ahayride,alsoknownasahayrackride,isapleasurerideinanopentruck,wagonorsleighwhichhasbeendecoratedwithhayorstraw.HayridesoftenhappensonHalloween,whichmayfeatureastopatapumpkinpatchwherepassengerscanpickapumpkin.Youcangivepresentstoyourfriendsandfamilyifyoulike,butgivingpresentsisnotatypicalcustomforHalloween,butthecustominChristmasandThanksgiving.OriginHalloweenseemstobea“strange”festivalinmanyways.Soitmustbeinterestingtoknowsomethingaboutitsorigin.Nowdothefollowingtrueorfalsequestionstoseeifyouhaveunderstoodthepassagewell:1234TFTFTFTFComprehendingThereisonlyoneversionoftheoriginofHalloween.ThenameHalloweenmeansAllSaints'Day.Thefestivaldidn'tcomeintobeinguntilthiscentury.TheJack-o-lanternwasoncemadefromturnips.HalloweeninothercountriesNowadaysHalloweenisobservedinmanycountriesaroundtheworldinquitethesameway.Buttherearealsomanytraditionalfestivalssimilarwithitinothercultures,whicharealsoheldtohonorthedead.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangraves(坟墓)andlightincense(香)inmemoryoftheirancestors(祖先).Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.ObonInMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.ChinesehastheTomb-SweepingDayorQingmingfestivalonthe15thdayfromtheSpringEquinox(春分).Itsnamedenotes(代表)atimeforpeopletogooutsideandenjoythegreeneryofspringtimeandtendtothegravesofdeparted(已故的)ones.QingmingFurtherthinking•Whatarethesimilaritiesofthesefestivals?•Whyarethesefestivalscelebrated?Inaword,festivalscanhelpustolookbackonthepast,enjoythepresentandlookforwardtoabetterfuture.HalloweenPumpkinJack-O-LanternGhostCostumeVampireBonfire万圣夜南瓜南瓜灯鬼魂服装吸血鬼篝火KeywordsHereisalistofthewordsyou’velearnedaboutHalloween.Trytorememberthem.WordSearchDPUMPKINIKYWHGENBCLLQUHLASQHALLOWEENGNCOSTUMEMTWITCHUWJERTWOEBDARDTURNIPENFNVBYKVRepeattheinstructionThanksforyourlistening!蝙蝠幽灵鬼屋蜘蛛吸血鬼狼人僵尸棺材巫婆骷髅旗木乃伊海盗骨架小妖精坟墓绷带手指Owlblackcatmaskmoon猫头鹰黑猫面具月亮