Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes (恶作剧) in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

INSTANT COLOR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Kjell Stepson, appearing on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon (尼龙) stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970.

SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven–page supplement(增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that every thing about the island was made up.

NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that, Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “ I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips(片断) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

1.Which of the following  countries is NOT mentioned in the text?

A.India             B.The UK            C.The United States   D.Sweden

2.Who worked as a host on the radio?

A.Kjell Stepson       B.Rich Little         C.Richard Nixon      D.John Huckleberry

3.When did the small republic San Serriffe come into being?

A.In 1962           B.In 1977           C.In 1992           D.Never

4.Where can we probably read this article?

A.In the ad.          B.In a magazine       C.In a novel         D.In a news report

 

III.完型填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

I stayed at home with my 5-year-old daughter Lily. When I was reading some magazines, Lily played in the living room. But after a while I noticed nothing but  31     .           

She had never been so quiet. Was she   32   ? I asked what she was doing. The   33    finally came after I   34   my question three times. I heard “Nothing”. Never could I believe she just stayed there and kept quiet. So I walked into the living room. She hurried off. I   35    her to turn around but she   36  . I got a little angry. “Young lady,” I said, “turn around!”

37   she turned toward me. In her hand was my wife’s new lipstick, only a little   38  . Besides her lips, every inch of her face was covered with bright red.

As she looked up at me with   39   eyes, I really got angry. I was about to   40   at her so that she would know what a mistake she had made.  41   before I could shout, I noticed the big letters she had written on her white skirt with the lipstick, “I’M  A  PERFECT  ANGEL!”

Something strange   42  me. I looked back at her red face. This time, instead of seeing a  43  girl, I saw a little angel that I had almost missed!

“Lily, I heard you speak to the toys just now. I guess you were teaching them how to use the lipstick. But should an angel use her mom’s lipstick like this?” Lily lowered her head, “Sorry. I won’t do it again.” I smiled. “Go and wash your face and let’s get a new  44  for mom.”

Every child is an angel. I felt   45  that I didn’t hurt the angel through treating her mistake in a right way.

31. A. sound          B. laughter       C. silence        D. music

32. A. sleeping        B. laughing       C. running       D. standing

33. A. news           B. result         C. report         D. reply

34. A. read            B. wrote         C. found         D. repeated

35. A. allowed         B. advised       C. ordered        D. persuaded

36. A. accepted        B. forgot         C. refused        D. understood

37. A. Suddenly        B. Slowly       C. Happily        D. Sadly

38. A. left             B. gone        C. lost           D. saved

39. A. excited          B. frightened     C. surprised       D. disappointed

40. A. shout            B. beat         C. drive          D. hold

41. A. But             B. So           C. And          D. Or

42. A. pulled          B. left          C. pushed         D. hit

43. A. foolish          B. bad           C. clever         D. boring

44. A. skirt            B. lipstick        C. present        D. magazine

45. A. sad             B. interesting      C. fortunate      D. sorry

 

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