2017届高考英语一轮复习技能提升练：必修3 Unit 1《Festivals around the world》（新人教版含解析）
<p> 必修三 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 1 高考提能练</p><p> 阅读理解·组块专练——练速度</p><p> (限时：35分钟)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2016·德州一中高三第二次月考)<span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Saints">Saints</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortening">shortening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hallows">Hallows</span> <span word="Evening">Evening</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hallows">Hallows</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>.</p><p> <span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="trick">trick</span><span word="or">or</span><span word="treating">treating</span>, <span word="bonfires">bonfires</span>, <span word="costume">costume</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="visiting">visiting</span> “<span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="jack">jack</span><span word="o">o</span><span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>.</p><p> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Samhain">Samhain</span> (<span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> “<span word="sah">sah</span><span word="win">win</span>”). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Samhain">Samhain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaelic">Gaelic</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Gaels">Gaels</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="overlapped">overlapped</span> (重叠) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="bonfire">bonfire</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="bats">bats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>.<span word="Masks">Masks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imitate">imitate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>.</p><p> <span word="Trick">Trick</span><span word="or">or</span><span word="treating">treating</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="candies">candies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>, “<span word="Trick">Trick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>？” <span word="Trick">Trick</span><span word="or">or</span><span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trick">trick</span><span word="or">or</span><span word="treaters">treaters</span>.</p>
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