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【题目】Halloween【1】(celebrate) every year. But just how and when did this custom happen? Is it just a harmless celebration?

【2】word “Halloween” actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a change of All Hallows Eve. All hallows Day, or All Saint’s Day. November 1, is a Catholic day. But in the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31. It was believed【3】, on that day, the spirits of all those【4】had died throughout the year would come back in search of【5】(live) bodies for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife.【6】(natural) the living did not want to be taken away. So【7】the night of October 31,【8】(village) would put out the fires in their homes【9】(make) them cold and unwanted. They would then dress up in all manners of strange customs and noisily walked around the neighborhood, being as wild【10】possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for people alive.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】is celebrated

【2】The

【3】that

【4】who

【5】living

【6】Naturally

【7】on

【8】villagers

【9】to make

【10】as

【解析】本文介绍Halloween节的由来。

【1】句意：Halloween每年被庆祝。根据句意可知用一般现在时态的被动语态，故答案为is celebrated。

【2】此处特指“Halloween”这个单词，故在word前面加the，位于句首，注意要大写开头。

【3】固定句式：It was believed that---，据认为---，此处是it做形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式，可知答案为that。

【4】此处those是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句中做主语，“在那一天，这一年所有死去的人的灵魂会回来，为明年寻找活着的身体。答案为who。

【5】句意：在那一天，这一年所有死去的人的灵魂会回来，为明年寻找活着的身体。ｌｉｖｉｎｇ活着的，答案为ｌｉｖｉｎｇ。

【6】句意：很自然，活着的不愿被带走。副词修饰整个句子，可知答案为Naturally 注意大写开头。

【7】在某一天的晚上应该用介词ｏｎ，可知答案为ｏｎ。

【8】句意：在１０月３１日的晚上，村民们把他们家里的火扑灭，目的是为了使他们变冷，不会被带走。根据句意可知句子的主语用名词复数形式，答案为villagers。

【9】句意：村民们把他们家里的火扑灭，目的是为了使他们变冷，不会被带走。此处是动词不定式做目的状语，故答案为ｔｏ　ｍａｋｅ。

【10】句意：他们想尽可能变得疯狂，把想带走活人的灵魂吓走。ａｓ―――ａｓ　ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ尽可能，可知答案为ａｓ。