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1、PartALANGUAGEUSE(20%)Time:20minutesInstructions:Readthrougheachpassageoncetounderstanditsmeaningand(hecontextinwhichtheundeHineditemsareused.Iftheundefineditemsareaccurateandappropriate,select"NOCHANGE：Iftheunderlineditemsarenotaccurateand/orinappropri
2、ate、selectthebestoptioninthechoiceslisted.MarktheletterontheAnswerSheetby.completelyblackeningthecorrectbubble.Pleasenotethatthesequestionsbelowareworth1pointeachPassage1:TheOriginofHalloweenHaveyoueverquestionedwhywecelebrateHalloweenandwheretheideaca
3、mefrom?Ifyou(1)likemostofus,yousimplyenjoythefunandgamesandtreatsandhavenotreallygiventherootsoftheholidaymuchthought.Veryfarbackintheday,about2000yearsago,therelivedapeopleknownasCelts.They(2)inhabittheareawecallIrelandandtherewerealsosomeinFranceandi
4、nEngland・Inanycase,theCelticpeoplehadadifferentNewYearnsDaythanwe(3)didintheU.S.today.TheirnewyearbeganonNovember1st;thisisprobablybecauseNovembermarkedtheendofthebountiful,glorious,harvestseasonandthestartofthecold,darkwinte匚Hence,itseemslikeaperfectt
5、ime(4)inbrandinganewyear.TheCelticpeoplehadatheorythattheirNewYear'sEve,October31,wasthenightwhentherewastheperfectchanceforthespooksofdeadpeopletoreturntoearthandsotheworldsofthelivingandthedeadjoinedforanigh匸Onthisnight,theCelticpeopleturnedtotheirDr
6、uidpriestsforinsightintowhatwastocomeintheNewYear.And(5)anytheoriesofthehistoryofHalloweenincludethepriests，powertorecognizethefuturebydeterminingitfromthedeadwhocamebacktoearth.So,theearlyinterpretationofHalloween,calledSamHain,wasborn.TheCeltsusually
7、builtvastbonfiresanddressedupintheskinsofanimals.TheygatheredaroundthebonfiresinthesecostumesandsacrificedasmallamountoftheircropsandanimalstotheCelticgods(6)inthehopethatthegodswouldbegoodtotheminthecomingyear.Then,Christianitycametotheareaaroundthe80
8、0s.ThePopeatthetime,PopeBonaface,declaredNovember1stasAllSaints'Day,which(7)stillrenownedasaHolyDaybytheCatholicChurch.ThenightbeforeAllSaints9Day,SamHaintotheCelts,begantobecalledAllHallow'sEveorAllHallow^Mass.Finally,itisnowknownasHal
