Question

【題目】

You may have seen many pumpkins in posters and TV shows recently, since Halloweencame on Oct 31st.

Lanterns, made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween. Many people in the US to make them and finally put them in front of their houses. People first need to choose a pumpkin that has at least one smooth side. Cut a hole on the top to make a lid. Hollow out a pumpkin. Draw a design on the side of the pumpkin before carving a face,and then place a candle inside. Make the parking blow.The lanterns can look funny or scary.

This is not the only way in which pumpkins are part of American culture. During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices(香料)to give it a nice taste. People often put some cream on top of it before serving it. It is one of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving.

There is also "pumpkin chucking". It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. The person whose pumpkin flies the farthest wins the competition. The world record for pumpkin chucking was set in Utah in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1. 69 kilometers.

Finally, there are also pumpkin growing contests. For contests, farmers try to grow the biggest pumpkins they can. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win the first prize.

【1】Which is the correct order for making a jack-o-lantern according to the passage?

a.carve a face b.cut a hold on the cup

c.hollow out a pumpkin d.place a candle inside the pumpkin

A. b-a-c-d B. b-c-a-d C. a-d-c-b D. c-a-d-b

【2】The underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to______.

A. cream B. spice C. a pumpkin D. pumpkin pie

【3】Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “chucking”?

A. Cutting B. Setting C. Throwing D. Growing

【4】How many activities about pumpkins are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three C. Four D. Five

【5】What’s the best title of the passage??

A. Let’s play with pumpkins B. Know about American Culture

C. Celebrate Thanksgiving Together D. Take part in Pumpkin in Contests

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 C

【5】 A

【解析】

文章大意：本文介紹的是有關萬圣節(jié)期間的南瓜燈文化，詳述了南瓜燈的制作過程和其象征意義，以及關于南瓜的活動等。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的信息Cut a hole on the top to make a lid. Hollow out a pumpkin. Draw a design on the side of the pumpkin before carving a face,and then place a candle inside.可知，制作南瓜燈時，先在南瓜頂部挖一個洞做蓋子，然后挖空南瓜，再在一邊刻一張臉，在里面放一支蠟燭，讓南瓜發(fā)光。結(jié)合選項可知B選項符合題意，故答案選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices(香料)to give it a nice taste. 南瓜派是一種常見的食物。它是用南瓜做的，有一些美味的香料使它的味道很好。由此可知it指代的是前面所說的“南瓜派”，故答案選D。

【3】詞義理解題。根據(jù)There is also "pumpkin chucking". It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. 還有….，這是一個比賽，人們制造機器將南瓜拋向空中。可知“chucking”意思是“扔”，結(jié)合選項A. Cutting切斷；B. Setting設置；C. Throwing扔、投擲；D. Growing生長�？芍�C選項符合題意，故答案選C。

【4】理解歸納題。根據(jù)Lanterns, made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween.南瓜做成的燈籠，也叫南瓜燈，經(jīng)常在萬圣節(jié)期間出現(xiàn)。During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. 感恩節(jié)期間，南瓜派是一種常見的食物。There is also "pumpkin chucking". It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. 還有“扔南瓜”，這是一個比賽，人們制造機器將南瓜拋向空中。there are also pumpkin growing contests. 還有南瓜種植比賽�？芍�，文中提到了四種有關南瓜的活動，故答案選C。

【5】標題歸納題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，可知本文介紹的是有關萬圣節(jié)期間的南瓜燈文化，詳述了南瓜燈的制作過程和其象征意義，以及關于南瓜的活動等。結(jié)合選項，可知A選項符合題意，故答案選A。