Amy Schmitt and her son Jacob always look forward to dressing up and handing out candy on Halloween. But this year, Jacob was ill and stayed in the hospital, and Amy had to break their tradition.

    On Halloween, Amy placed a note on their front door reading, “My son is in the hospital. We don’t have any candy. Sorry.” expecting a quiet night. However, soon after, Amy started getting unexpected notifications (通知) from her doorbell camera.

    When she checked, she saw children pausing in front of their home — not to take, but to give. “Lots of kids were throwing baskets of candy out,” Amy said. She watched as one child after another left candy for Jacob. One of those young givers was 6-year-old Mia. She had just finished her first round of trick-or-treating. Her father, James Sayen, said, “When we sat down to rest, she looked at me and asked if we could go out again. All the candy she collected the second time, she wanted to leave for Jacob.”

    Amy was deeply touched by these children. She said, “It’s overwhelming, all the love we’ve gotten ... and I don’t know half of these people.”

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1.1. What happened to Jacob this Halloween?

A He was ill in hospital.

B He was busy for an exam.

C He went to town to buy candy.

D He was away on holiday.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的“But this year, Jacob was ill and stayed in the hospital”可知，今年万圣节Jacob生病住院了。故选A。

2.2. What did Amy expect on Halloween this year?

A Kindness.

B Quietness.

C Candy.

D A party.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“expecting a quiet night”可知，Amy希望今年的万圣节有一个安静的夜晚（不会有人来敲门要糖果）。故选B。

3.3. What did the children do?

A They asked Amy for candy.

B They left candy for Jacob.

C They came to comfort Amy.

D They talked to the doorbell camera.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的“she saw children pausing in front of their home — not to take, but to give”“Lots of kids were throwing baskets of candy out”“She watched as one child after another left candy for Jacob.”可知，这些孩子在她的家门前给她的儿子Jacob留下很多糖果。故选B。

4.4. How did Amy feel about what the children did?

A She felt angry.

B She felt surprised.

C She felt moved.

D She felt excited.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Amy was deeply touched by these children.”“It’s overwhelming, all the love we’ve gotten ... and I don’t know half of these people.”可知，Amy被孩子们的慷慨行为所感动。故选C。

5.5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A A hospitalized boy.

B Some special gifts.

C A noisy Halloween.

D Halloween kindness.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。一个男孩因为万圣节期间生病住院不在家，因此不能参加“不给糖就捣蛋”的活动，而其他孩子纷纷主动为他留下糖果，这样的善意感动了男孩的妈妈。因此D项的“万圣节善意”符合本文主题。故选D。