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In 1562,the Gregorian calendar moved the first day of the year from April 1to January 1.Word did eventually get around,but some people were a bit slow to hear the news.These folks continued celebrating the New Year on April 1,unaware that they were now three months behind the times.These"April fools"were tricked by those in the know.The tradition eventually made its way to the USA.
And it's still going strong.Over the past week,Web searches on"April fools day jokes"and"April fools day pranks"have more than doubled,and related lookups for"easy April fools day pranks"and"April fools day jokes for work"also dramatically increase.Lookups for"impossible April fools day word searches"are up 200%.
But really,there is no way to be certain you'll escape trickery,because on April 1,even corporations are out to trick you.In 1998,Burger King tricked its customers by releasing"the left-handed Whopper(左撇子巨无霸汉堡)".In 1957,the BBC reported Swiss farmers were harvesting spaghetti from trees.And in 1996,Taco Bell,a famous food company in the United States,published advertisements in major newspapers announcing that the company had purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell.Oh,my god,what fun!
52.Which of the following is close in meaning to the underlined phrase in the first paragraph?A
A.play tricks on
B.take advantage of
C.have games with
D.tell jokes about
53.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?C
A.When the Gregorian calendar came into being.
B.Why they changed the day of the New Year.
C.How the odd tradition got started in 1562.
D.How the tradition passed on to the United States.
54.The examples of some large companies fooling people show thatB.
A.even large companies have to cheat people on April Fools'Day
B.it is not easy to escape from being tricked on April Fools'Day
C.some large companies may just act as foolishly as April fools
D.large companies can make profits by fooling people on April Fools'Day
55.From the passage we can learn thatD.
A.you can't make fun of strangers on April Fools'Day
B.people will never know the real origin of April Fools'Day
C.some experts know the real origin of April Fools'Day
D.the tradition of April Fools'Day is even more popular today.
分析 本文讲述了西方传统节日--愚人节的故事,人们在那天会给亲朋好友开玩笑,相互整蛊.
解答 52.A 词义猜测题.根据文章第一段提到愚人节的到来,说明人们之间会相互的开玩笑,结合选项,play triks on 就是开玩笑的意思,故选A.
53.C 段落大意概括题.根据文章第二段内容提示,通过一个小故事讲述了odd tradition的由来以及发展,最终传到了美国,由此判断C为正确选项.
54.B 细节理解题.根据文章内容there is no way to be certain you'll escape trickery,because on April 1,even corporations are out to trick you.以及最后一段对几个大公司对员工和顾客的整蛊,向读者透露出愚人节整蛊他人或被整蛊是不可避免的,这也是愚人节的传统,故答案选B.
55.D 推理判断题.根据文章表述,愚人节的传统已经很多年,而现在人们对它的热情不但没有减退反而更多的参与其中,说明它变得越来越流行了,故选D.
点评 本文是历史文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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