Question

Each year on Halloween,children look forward to trick-or-treating(不请客就捣乱)for candies. But for some kids, eating Halloween candies can be dangerous.

That's because one out of every 13 kids in the Us have a food allergy（过敏症）. They are allergic to ingredients（成份） in many Halloween candies, such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, and beans. If they eat these foods, they will get sick or even die.

“I had to throw away all my candies with tears,” eight-year-old Conlen said. Conlen is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy.Twelve-year-old Kylie is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. She has been trick-or-treating only twice. “I brought my candies home and gave them to the neighbors," Kylie said. "It felt terrible."

But this year, Conlen, Kylie and other kids with food allergies will have a chance for a happy Halloween .That's because nearly100,000 households across the US have promised to take part in the Teal Pumpkin Project (TPP), which was started last year by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). FARE is an organization that works to improve the lives of people with food allergies. Through the project, the households agree to have nonfood items for trick-or-treaters,including trinkets(小饰品) and toys.

To take part in the project, people buy a teal (蓝绿色) pumpkin or paint a pumpkin teal and place it in front of their house. The painted pumpkins let trick-or-treaters know that nonfood items are available there. The households also add their home addresses to an online map, making it easier for trick-or-treaters to find them.

Kylie loves the idea.“The TPP makes Halloween fun and safe,”she said.“It makes me feel like a normal kid, and it makes everyone feel included.”

1.To Conlen and Kylie, the past Halloween were________________.

A. upsetting and dangerous

B. interesting and special

C. sick and terrible

D. important and exciting

2.According to the passage, we know that FARE_____________.

A. helps people with food allergies recover

B. helps the households take part in the TPP

C. takes action to change kids’ bad eating habits

D. helps kids with food allergies have a happy Halloween

3.The households help kids with food allergies by____________.

A. giving them teal pumpkins as gifts

B. offering them all kinds of food except candies

C. providing them with trinkets and toys as treats

D. asking them for home addresses and sending them gifts

4.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A magazine about the history of festivals.

B. A news report on cultures and customs.

C. An advertisement for an organization.

D. A research paper on kid’s health.

Answer

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. B

【解析】

本文为新闻报道。文章介绍了传统节日——万圣节及万圣节的习俗，当晚小孩会穿上化妆服，戴上面具，挨家挨户收集糖果等，并发出不给糖果就捣蛋的威胁，但是美国十三分之一的孩子对食物存有不同的过敏症，所以今年人们发起了使用小饰品或玩具代替糖果，以让有食物过敏的孩子也能过一个快乐万圣节的活动。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Each year on Halloween, children look forward to trick-or-treating for candies. But for some kids, eating Halloween candies can be dangerous.”及第三段中的““I had to throw away all my candies with tears,” eight-year-old Conlen said. Conlen is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy. Twelve-year-old Kylie is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. She has been trick-or-treating only twice. “I brought my candies home and gave them to the neightbors,” Kylie said, “It felt terrible.””可知，在过去万圣节的经历对于Conlen和Kylie来说是伤心和危险的。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“FARE is an organization that works to improve the lives of people with food allergies. Through the project, the families agree to have nonfood items for trick-or-treaters, including trinkets(小饰品) and toys.”可知，FARE在帮助那些食物过敏的孩子也能过一个快乐的万圣节。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Through the project, the families agree to have nonfood items for trick-or-treaters, including trinkets(小饰品) and toys.”可知，很多家庭同意给那些搞怪的孩子们提供小饰品或玩具来代替传统的糖果。故选C。

4.文章出处题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了传统节日——万圣节及万圣节的习俗。所以本文极可能来自于对文化和习俗介绍的新闻报道。故选B。