【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。文章介绍了西方传统节日--万圣节前夕的起源和它的一些主要活动。

1．What does Halloween refer to?

A．All Saints Day.　　　　 B．All Hallows' Eve.

C．Easter. D．Thanksgiving.

【答案】　B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知Halloween是All Hallows Evening的缩写，也被称为All Hallows' Eve。

2．Why did the dead come back to life in Gaelic culture?

A．Because the dead missed their relatives and families.

B．Because they felt bored and wanted to travel in the living world.

C．Because the lines between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped on that day.

D．Because the living people were once cruel to those who died.

【答案】　C　细节理解题。根据第三段第三句可知在盖尔族文化中，10月31日那天，阴阳两界重合，导致死去的人重生。

3．We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ________.

A．the bonfires were the origin of Halloween

B．people make a fire to keep warm

C．the bonfires can burn all the harmful insects

D．people believe that the bonfires work a lot

【答案】　D　推理判断题。根据第四段可知那时人们点上篝火，火把害虫和蝙蝠都吸引过来，蝙蝠吃掉了害虫。这样，人们就认为是篝火起了作用，是神灵在保护他们。

4．What is the best title of the passage?

A．The influence of Halloween

B．The meaning of Halloween