高级中学名校试题

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贵州省贵州六校联考2024-2025学年高三下学期3月月考英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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。

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4TraditionalDayoftheDeadCelebrationsAroundtheWorld

WhileHalloweenintheUShasspreadglobally,centuries-oldghostfestivalsfromdifferenttraditionscanbefoundallovertheworld.

ElDíadelosMuertos—Mexico

DatingbacktothetimeoftheAzteccivilization,ElDíadelosMuertosisaMexicanholiday.Today,itismarkedbyofferingstothedead,peopledressingupasskeletons(骷髅),andmuchsinging,dancing,andfeasting.Atitsheart,however,itisatimeforrememberingthosewhohavepassedawayandpayingrespecttothem.

LaFestadiOgnissanti—Italy

LaFestadiOgnissantiisaChristianholidaycelebratedinItaly.Inthedaysleadinguptotheholiday,Italiansvisitcemeteriesandplacechrysanthemumsontombstohonorlovedonesandstrangers,transformingtheburialsiteswithcolorandfragrance.Candlesareplacedinwindows,bonfiresarelit,andtownsaredecoratedwithpumpkinstosymbolizethereturnoflostsoulstoEarth.

TheHungryGhostFestival—China

TheHungryGhostFestivaliscelebratedthroughoutChinaandinmanyotherpartsofEastandSoutheastAsia.KnownastheYulanpenFestivalinBuddhistcultureandtheZhongyuanFestivalinTaoistculture,thisdayisbelievedtobewhenthedeadrevisittheliving.Offeringsaremadeintheformofritualfoodpreparations,burningincense,andfloatingboatsandlanternsonriversandstreamstohonorthem.

Kekri—Finland

KekriisFinland’sanswertotheDayoftheDead.FeastingplaysacentralroleinKekri,asitwasbelievedthatnooneshouldgohungryduringthecelebrations.Iftheydid,thenextseason’sharvestwouldsuffer.Farmershonoredtheirdeceasedancestorsbylayingaplaceforthematthefeastingtableandheatingthesaunaforthemtouse.

1.Whichcountry’sfestivalinvolvesdressingupasghosts?

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