阅读理解 While popular in the US，the April Fool’s...

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　While popular in the US，the April Fool’s Day tradition is even more popular in European countries，such as France and Great Britain．Although the roots of the traditional tricking are unclear，the French and the British both have their own stories about the origin of the celebration．

　One story holds that the first April Fool’s Day was on April 1 of the year when the king of France introduced the new calendar．This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April l．Many people were not used to the new calendar and continued(继续)to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April．Thus，they became the first April Fools．Others began to give funny gifts on the day to laugh at the fools who continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1．

　An English story about the day，however，says that it began sometime during the 1200s．At the time，King John was in the habit of making roads out of the paths he most often walked along．The people of one particular farm village were aware of this．To avoid having their green grasslands and pastures(牧场)disturbed by one of the king’s roads，they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside．

　The king sent a group of messengers(使者)to inform the villagers that they must remove the fence．Upon hearing that the king was planning to do this，however，the villagers developed a plan of their own．When the king’s messengers arrived，they were met by the villagers pretending to be mad．The people just throw things and ran around wildly．The messengers were surprised by this and reported to King John that these people were so mad that there was no necessity of punishing them．So，the villagers saved their farmland by tricking the king．In Great Britain，tradition only allows April Fool’s tricks from midnight to noon on April l．Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves．

1.Which country has the origin of the celebration of April Fool’s Day？

A．Japan．

B．France．

C．Great Britain．

D．Both B and C．

2.When was the first April Fool’s Day？

A．It was on April lst．

B．It was on April 2nd．

C．It was on March lst．

D．It was on May lst．

3.Why did French people become the first April Fools？

A．Because they were stupid．

B．Because they were not used to the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April．

C．Because they were happy to become the first April Fools．

D．Because they were given funny gifts on the day．

4.The underlined word“avoid”probably means“________”in Chinese．

A．加强

B．倡议

C．避免

D．建造

5.From the passage we can know that________．

A．April Fool’s Day is very popular in Asian countries

B．according to the English story，April Fool’s Day began sometime during the 1300s

C．according to the English story，King John of England was in the habit of making a building

D．according to the English story，the citizens of one particular farm village were against what the king did

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—What’s your favorite Chinese traditional festival?

—It’s 　　　　 .

A. April Fool’s Day　　 B. the Spring Festival　　 C. Christmas Day

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—Which of the following is Chinese traditional festival?

—It’s _____ .

A. April Fool’s Day 　 B. Halloween

C. Christmas Day　　　　　 D. the Spring Festival

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—What’s your favourite Chinese traditional festival?

—It’s 　　　　 .

A. April Fool’s Day　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Father’s Day

C. Christmas Day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Spring Festival

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April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. On that day people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.

One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarket to buy as much as spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said it would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day,　more than 10000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star asked his girlfriend to marry him on his TV show. The girl said “Yes.” But he replied, “April Fool !” That joke didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.

One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. People believed the story and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, many people had left their homes.

任务一：When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

1.

任务二：Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

2.

任务三： 第二段划线的 “it” 是指代3.

任务四：What is the main idea of the passage ?

4.

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April Fool’s Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in the hope of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool.However,the April Fool’s Day of 1989 was quite different for my mom and me.

That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game.I had dropped down from a bar(横木)many times in the past without ever having a problem,but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became a nightmare(噩梦).I broke my arm.

Jimmy’s dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on.When he saw the problem,he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my mom and let her know he would take me to the hospital.As that day was April Fool’s Day,Mom was not buying it and really thought all this was a big joke.Mom was finally convinced by Jimmy’s mom.When she saw me,she broke down in tears because she felt so bad—she originally thought this was just a big prank(恶作剧).

I guess one could compare this to the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”.Since I had pulled pranks before,it is no wonder that my mom didn’t believe it.I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day.We both learned a valuable lesson.

1.What happened to the writer on the April Fool’s Day of 1989?

A. He dreamed a terrible dream.　　 B. He was hurt by Jimmy.

C. He had an accident.　　 D. He fooled his mom with his friend.

2.Why did Jimmy’s dad phone the writer’s mom?

A. Because he wanted to play a joke on her.

B. Because he wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money.

C. Because he wanted to see how deeply she loved her son.

D. Because he wanted to inform her of the accident.

3.What does the underlined sentence “Mom was not buying it” mean?

A. She didn’t believe what Jimmy’s dad said.

B. She would not like to pay the money.

C. She had no preparation for the bad news.

D. She thought her son deserved(应受)it.

4.Why did the writer mention the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”?

A. Because he thought it was his mom’s fault.

B. Because he had a lesson like that.

C. Because he was proud of his story.

D. Because he felt he was luckier than that boy.

5.From the passage we can infer that 　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. the writer’s mom didn’t care much about him　　 B. the writer was a dishonest person

C. the writer won’t pull pranks as before　　 D. the writer will lose interest in games

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April Fool's Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in the hope of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool.

April Fool's Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st. Then a new calendar called the Gregorian calendar was introduced. January 1st became the first day of the year, but many people didn't know about it. So those who continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st were laughed at. They were called fools.

Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st. For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee "by accident". Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.

After we play the trick, we say "April Fools". Then the poor person realizes he was fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm(伤害) to anyone.

1.April Fool's Day started in the sixteenth century in Africa.

2.Before the sixteenth century, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st

3.We can’t play jokes on people on April Fool's Day

4.Sometimes people tell a lie to shock someone on New Year's Day.

5.We usually say "April Fools" after we play jokes on people on April 1st.

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The story happened________April Fool’s Day.

A.on B.at C.in D.for

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April Fool's Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others.1.. However, the April Fool's Day of 1989 was quite different for my mom and me.

That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had dropped down from a bar (横木)　 many times in the past without ever having a problem, but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became a nightmare (噩梦) 2.. Jimmy's dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on. 3. when he saw the problem. He told her he would take me to the hospital. 4.. Because that day was April Fool's Day. She really thought all this was a big joke. Mom was finally convinced (确信) by Jimmy's mom. When she saw me, she broke down in tears because she felt so sad-she thought this was just a big hoax at first.

I guess one could compare this to the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". 5.. I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day. We both learned a valuable lesson.

A.Since, I had played tricks (捣鬼) before, it is no wonder, that my mom didn't believe it

B.People hope to get a good laugh and make one feel like a fool

C.I broke my arm

D.She thought it served her son right

E.He quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my mom

F.He wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money

G.She didn't believe what Jimmy's dad said

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The first day of April is full of fun. It is April Fool’s Day. A fool on that day is a p________(1) who does not think carefully and easily b________(2) things that are not true.

On April Fool’s Day, people tell lies (撒谎) to fool o________(3) people. They play tricks (恶作剧). Then everyone around l________(4). You can tell a lie on April Fool’s Day. If someone believes the lie, say, “April Fool!” But you should be c________(5). Someone may tell you a lie, too. If you believe it, he or she will say, “April Fool!”

Here are some April Fool lies.

“Your shoe is untied.”

“There’s a bug on your shoulder (肩膀).”

“Our teacher says we’re having a math t________(6) today.”

“Your bike has a flat tire (扁的轮胎).”

You can play such an April Fool’s trick:

You n________(7) a coin or a dollar bill, and the thread (线).

Tape (用……绑起) a very long thread to the money. Put the m________(8) down on the ground. H________(9) the other end of the thread. Stand away.

When someone sees the money and tries to p________(10) it up, pull (拉) back the thread quickly. Laugh and say, “April Fool!”

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