23.阅读理解。

Halloween（万圣节）:October 31

People think that ghosts(鬼)come out at night on Halloween.At Halloween parties, people wear frightening clothes and masks (面具).We make a face from a pumpkin (南瓜)and put a candle(蜡烛)in it.Then we put it in the window to frighten people.In the UK children wear frightening clothes and masks, and then go from door to door to get sweets(糖果) by ringing doorbells and calling out “trick or treat(不给糖果就捣蛋)”.

Christmas Day(圣诞节):December 25

At Christmas we send Christmas cards to one another.We put decorations(装饰)everywhere and we have a Christmas tree with Eve Santa Claus (圣诞老人).He puts presents(礼物) in our stockings.On Christmas Day there are presents for everyone.We eat special dinner at home—turkey,pudding and cake. I love Christmas.

( )1. When is Christmas Eve?

A. October 31.                 B. December 25.                  C. December24.

( )2. What do children do on Halloween?

A. They put presents in their stockings.

B. They play “trick or treat”.

C. They make a face from a pumpkin and put no candles in it.

( ) 3. We know Halloween and Christmas are very popular in _______.

A. India                       B. China                        C. the UK

( )4. What does the underline word mean?

A. 吓唬                      B.约束                           C. 迎接

( )5. Which of the following festival is the foreign festival?

A. Thanksgiving Day          B. Dragon Boat Festival               C. Spring Festival

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

1.句意：圣诞前夕是什么时候：从Christmas Day(圣诞节):December 25可知选C。

2.句意：万圣节孩子们做什么？In the UK children wear frightening clothes and masks, and then go from door to door to get sweets(糖果) by ringing doorbells and calling out “trick or treat可知选B。

3.句意：我们知道万圣节和圣诞节在英语受欢迎。从In the UK可知选C

4.句意：下划线单词的意思是吓唬。从People think that ghosts(鬼)come out at night on Halloween可知选A

5.句意：哪项是外国节日。A项为感恩节，B项为端午节，C项为春节，可知选A

规律总结：本题考查学生的阅读理解能力和语境猜测能力，要通读全文，看清题意，问题迎刃而解。

24.阅读短文，选出符合短文的正确答案。

Once (从前) a man stole (偷) one of Washington's horses. Washington went with a policeman to get back the horse. But the man didn't give the horse to Washington. He said it was his horse. Washington put his hands on the eyes of the horse and said to the man, “If (如果) this is your horse, yomust tell us in which eye he is blind (瞎的).”“In the right eye!” the man said. Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the policeman that the horse was not blind. “Oh, I made a mistake (弄错了),” said the man. “He is blind in the left eye.” Washington then took his hand from the left eye of the horse. It was not blind in the left eye either (也不).“I made another mistake (又弄錯了 ),” said the man. “Yes,”said the policeman, “and yoknow the horse is not yours. Yomust give it back to Washington.”

(1)A man stole Washington's________.

A、money

B、horse

C、monkey

D、rabbit

(2)Washington went to get back the horse with________.

A、a policeman

B、a woman