2017届高考英语一轮复习 Unit 1 Festivals around the world高考提能练 新人教版必修3.docVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world 阅读理解·组块专练——练速度 (限时：35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2016·德州一中高三第二次月考)Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, before All Saints Day. The word “Halloween” is a shortening of All Hallows Evening, also known as Halloween or All Hallows Eve. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting “ghost houses” and cutting jack-o-lanterns. Halloween has its origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain (pronounced “sah-win”). The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. The ancie