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The Origin of April Fools' Day

　　April Fools' Day is a custom (风俗习惯) of playing jokes and tricks(恶作剧) on each other in some European countries and North America on April 1st. It is said to have begun in France in the middle of the 16th century.

　　Before that time, one calendar (日历) was used throughout Europe. Under this calendar, people celebrated (庆祝) April 1st as the beginning of a new year. In 1564, King Charles Ⅸ of France declared (宣布) that each new year was to begin on January 1st according to a new calendar. Most people accepted it, but there were some people who didn't like the idea of the change and refused to accept the New Year's Day on January 1st. Soon people played jokes and tricks on them and called them “April Fools” (四月愚人) because they continued to regard April 1st as their New Year's Day. From then on, April Fools' Day came into being.

1．The April Fools' Day is ________ .

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A．celebrated all over the world

B．celebrated all over the European countries

C．celebrated in some European countries and North America

D．a custom of the French

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．April Fools' Day came into being in France.

B．April 1st was once the beginning of a year.

C．In the 40's of the 16th century Europeans used to regard January 1st as their New Year's Day.

D．April Fools' Day has a history of more than 400 years.

3．The April Fools' Day came into being ________ .

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A．because of the change in the calendar

B．very naturally

C．because of people's liking for making jokes on others

D．because of King Charles Ⅺ of France

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．“April Fools” referred to those who continued to regard April 1st as the beginning of a new year.

B．“April Fools” like April Fools' Day just because they could play jokes and tricks on one another on that day.

C．Few people like “April Fools' Day”.

D．All the people accepted the new calendar at that time.

答案：C;C;A;A
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While scientists have no same ideas about whether there is an alien or not, it seems that China has been home to some UFO sightings recently.
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【小题1】What do scientists know about the aliens according to this passage?
A．Scientists know about the aliens’ life well.
B．Some scientists try to imagine aliens’ life.
C．Scientists have the same idea about the UFO.
D．Many scientists have already understood the origin of the UFO sightings.
【小题2】What happened on August 20th,2011?
A．A UFO took off from Pudong International Airport.
B．A pilot took pictures of the UFO.
C．Many astrophiles saw the UFO.
D．The UFO was small when it moved north.
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A．UFO is short for Unidentified Flying Object.
B．Some people from some cities said that they saw the UFO on August 20th,2011.
C．The pilot could exactly make sure what he had seen.
D．Many of us are interested in the UFO.


What does a UFO look like? Do you believe there are aliens outside the earth? Maybe nobody can tell us exactly, but some of us believe that we humans are not alone in this world. We have friends living outside the earth. And a lot of people in the world think they really have seen a UFO flying in the sky. Now many scientists are trying to understand the origin of the UFO sightings. Scientists even try to draw pictures about aliens and aliens’ life according to their imagination.        
Because we don’t really know about it, we call it UFO or Unidentified Flying Object. Many of us are curious(好奇的) about it and interested in it very much.
While scientists have no same ideas about whether there is an alien or not, it seems that China has been home to some UFO sightings recently.
On August 20th,2011, a UFO was seen at 21:00 by the pilot on the plane which took off from Pudong International Airport to Changchun. At almost the same time, many astrophiles(天文爱好者)took pictures of it. Later, reports from some cities said that the UFO was seen. The pilot said the UFO was small at first, then expanded(扩大),moved north, and disappeared(消失)several minutes later. However, he couldn’t exactly make sure about what he had seen.
【小题1】What do scientists know about the aliens according to this passage?

A．Scientists know about the aliens’ life well.
B．Some scientists try to imagine aliens’ life.
C．Scientists have the same idea about the UFO.
D．Many scientists have already understood the origin of the UFO sightings.
【小题2】What happened on August 20th,2011?
A．A UFO took off from Pudong International Airport.
B．A pilot took pictures of the UFO.
C．Many astrophiles saw the UFO.
D．The UFO was small when it moved north.
【小题3】Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this passage?
A．UFO is short for Unidentified Flying Object.
B．Some people from some cities said that they saw the UFO on August 20th,2011.
C．The pilot could exactly make sure what he had seen.
D．Many of us are interested in the UFO.

词汇运用：
【小题1】When a person in _________ is away, people will do as they like.(权力)                                  
【小题2】Do you like the books _________ by Jin Yong? (写)
【小题3】The boy turned around and looked at me _________(吃惊) .
【小题4】By the end of the ________century, the world population had passed 6 billion. (20)
【小题5】A map of the world was _________to me and I was asked many questions. (展示)
【小题6】You mustn’t get off the bus until it _______ completely. (停止)
【小题7】Her ________patience made her popular among the students. （end）
【小题8】China has 4 great ________in ancient times. (invent)
【小题9】We suggested not  ________ a boat trip. (take).
【小题10】His whole life has been devoted to ________the origin of cancer .(study)

 

 

 

The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.

      Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

      As a boy Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things: eggs, stones, and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.

      ①为了成为一名医生，十六岁时达尔文就被送到爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University) 学习。But he was interested in the history of nature.

      Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.

      Some time later, he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants, which he sent home from the places he visited.

      When he returned home, Darwin was warmly greeted by his families and many friends.

      In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of the changes in nature. ②Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.

      By 1859, Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species. It made a great hit in the world of science. ③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

      Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

请根据文章内容回答问题。

1.Why didn’t Charles become a doctor?

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2.When did Charles start the research with the Beagle?

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3.请将①处划线句子翻译成英语。

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4.请将②处划线句子翻译成汉语。

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5.请改写③处划线句子， 使其意思与原句一致（每空一词）。

The church and even some scientists ____________ ___________ him.

 

词汇运用：

1.When a person in _________ is away, people will do as they like.(权力)                                  

2.Do you like the books _________ by Jin Yong? (写)

3.The boy turned around and looked at me _________(吃惊) .

4.By the end of the ________century, the world population had passed 6 billion. (20)

5.A map of the world was _________to me and I was asked many questions. (展示)

6.You mustn’t get off the bus until it _______ completely. (停止)

7.Her ________patience made her popular among the students. （end）

8.China has 4 great ________in ancient times. (invent)

9.We suggested not  ________ a boat trip. (take).

10.His whole life has been devoted to ________the origin of cancer .(study)

 

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