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阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项     Since the 800's, November 1st is a holiday known as All Saints' Day. The evening before is known as Halloween. During the festival, poor people would beg for food and families would give them “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the family's dead relatives.     Halloween, however, has a special meaning for children today, who dress in funny or ghostly clothes and knock at neighborhood doors shouting “Trick or Treat！” Princesses, ghosts_and_witches all hold bags open to catch the candies or cakes that the neighbors drop in.     Today school dances and neighborhood parties called“block parties”are popular among the young people and old. They dress up as historical or political figures and go to costume parties. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume is, the better it is.     Certain tricks such as soaping car windows and knocking at the neighbors' windows are expected. But parties and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for poor children around the world.     Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes (轮廓) of witches and black cats.     Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. Carving pumpkins into some kinds of lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins instead of turnips (芜菁) because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today the lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are candies (糖果) waiting for them if they knock and say “Trick or Treat！” （1） The underlined words “Princesses, ghosts and witches” in Paragraph 2 refer to ________. A . people existing in the imagination of children B . the grown­ups dressing up to please children C . the children dressing up on this special holiday D . the actors or actresses invited to celebrate the holiday （2） Children celebrate Halloween in the following ways EXCEPT ________. A . playing little tricks on their neighbors B . dressing up and attending costume parties C . doing destructive things which are usually not allowed D . doing some good deeds to help those in trouble （3） According to the passage, why did the Irish choose pumpkins instead of turnips? A . Because pumpkins were much cheaper. B . Because in the autumn there were more pumpkins. C . Because pumpkins were suitable to make lanterns. D . Because the Irish wanted to make some changes. （4） What's the meaning of the underlined word “outrageous”  in the third paragraph? A . Unusual. B . Attractive. C . Funny. D . Expensive. 答案： C C B A

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