题目内容
On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.
At lunch time he said to Tom, “I think we’re going to have a test this afternoon.” “Test?” said Tom, “Really?”
“Yes, it’s quite true,” said Mike. “When I was passing by Mr. Green’s room, he was talking with another teacher about the test. Tell John, Rose and Joan about it.”
Later Tom told them about the test. Soon almost all the students knew about it. “How foolish they are!” he thought.
When class began, Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised. The test was too hard for him. After class, all his classmates thanked him very much. But he could only smile. “How foolish I was !”he thought.
It really was April Fools’ Day for Mike
- 1.
Mike decided to fool his friends because ________
- A.they were talking about the test
- B.they began to prepare (准备) their lessons
- C.it was April Fools’ Day
- D.they were foolish
- A.
- 2.
________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class
- A.Almost all
- B.None of
- C.Only a few
- D.Some of
- A.
- 3.
Mike didn’t prepare his lessons because _______
- A.he didn’t like to
- B.it was his holiday
- C.he thought the test was easy for him
- D.he believed there wasn’t going to be a test
- A.
- 4.
Mike was surprised to see ________
- A.the test was too hard for him
- B.the teacher really gave them a test
- C.Tom didn’t believe him
- D.his classmates were so foolish
- A.
- 5.
Which of the following is wrong?
- A.Mike thought he himself was foolish
- B.All his classmates thanked him
- C.Mr. Green was talking with another teacher about the test
- D.Nearly everyone knew the test before long(不久)
- A.
试题分析:本文叙述了一个发生在愚人节的故事。4月1日是愚人节,马克决定愚弄一下他的朋友。于是他告诉大家说下午要考试,结果几乎所有的人都信以为真,只有马克一人觉得大家很傻。令马克惊讶的是,下午老师竟然宣布要考试。课下所有的人都感谢马克,但是马克却感觉自己被愚弄了,自己很傻。
1.推理判断题。根据第一段的On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.根据常识可知4月1日是愚人节,所以马克决定愚弄一下他的朋友。故选C。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段的Soon almost all the students knew about it.可知在课前几乎所有的学生都知道要考试了,说明大家都相信他说的话。故选 A。
3.推理判断题。根据第四段的“How foolish they are!” he thought.可知他一位大家都相信他的话,以为要考试,他们太傻了。因此他认为考试是自己愚弄大家的话,下午不会考试的,所以没准备考试。故选D。
4.推理判断题。根据第五段的Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised可知老师竟然真的进行了考试,这让他没想到,因此感到惊讶。故选B。
5.推理判断题。根据第五段的“How foolish I was !”he thought..可知马克认为自己傻。故排除A。根据第五段的 all his classmates thanked him very much可知B项是正确的,故排除B。根据第四段的 Soon almost all the students knew about it可知D项是正确的,故排除D。C项意思文中没有提,故选C。
考点:故事类短文阅读。
MONTREAL--He may be the world’s richest man, but that didn’t prevent Bill Gates from falling for an April Fool’s day joke by two Quebec radio comics (喜剧演员) pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
Montreal French-language station CKMF--FM said last Wednesday that staffers (工作人员) Marcantoine Audet and Sebastien Trudel had a 10-minute telephone chat with Microsoft Corp boss Gates on April 1.
The broadcast was aired on their nightly show last Tuesday and repeated last Wednesday.
“We were happy. We had been calling Microsoft persistently (坚持不懈地) for four weeks,” Trudel said.
Trudel said he and his colleague had already fooled Canadian pop singer Celine Dion and Formula One (一级方程赛车) driver Jacques Villeneuve on their show.
“This time, we wanted to give ourselves a challenge with somebody more difficult to reach,” Ttudel said.
He said he was surprised that Gates’s assistants did not check to see if it was really the prime minister’s office on the line.
Trudel said they imitated (模仿) Chretien’s heavily accented English, talking about the economy, asking about Microsoft’s Windows operating system and inviting the multibillionaire to visit a well-known Montreal strip joint (运动服合资企业).
The radio host said that Gates was not amused by the fake interview.
“He did not seem angry but he did not find it so funny,” the comic said.
【小题1】Bill Gates was fooled mainly because ______.
A.his assistants were not careful enough |
B.the Canadian Prime Minister helped the two comics |
C.the two comics imitated the Canadian Prime Minister so well |
D.it was April Fool’s Day |
A.liked to fool famous people on their show |
B.thought that Gates was not a great challenge to them |
C.had a good knowledge of Bill Gates and his Windows operating system |
D.were not quite satisfied with their tricks |
A.Gates ‘April Fooled’ | B.Two Comics and Their Tricks |
C.Two comics and Their Show | D.A Fake Interview |
Happy April Fool’s Day.In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes in history.They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.
INSTANT COLOUR TV
In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white.The station’s technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared 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 colour reception.All they had to do was pull a nylon 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 ERRIFFE
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 described the geography and culture of this unknown nation.The Guardian’s phones rang all day as readers asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot.Few noticed that everything 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 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 Hockenberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke, Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “taken in” in the 2nd paragraph means ________.
A.deceived | B.pleased | C.innocent | D.broadcast |
A.The Swedish People didn’t watch color TVs until 1970. |
B.The Swedish People began to watch color TVs in 1962. |
C.Kjell Stensson was a TV host. |
D.Not many people believed Kjell Stensson. |
A.San Seffiffe is located in the Indian Ocean. |
B.San Seffiffe became a republic in 1967. |
C.San Seffiffe is a beautiful place. |
D.San Seffiffe doesn’t exist. |
A.Richard Nixon didn’t win the election in 1992. |
B.Richard Nixon didn’t do anything wrong |
C.Richard Nixon was not liked by the American people |
D.Richard Nixon asked Rich Little to speak for him |
On April 1, the westerners will play ____ on each other but make sure that no one is hurt.
A.fun |
B.fool |
C.jokes |
D.games |