Question

【題目】 April Fool’s Day is coming! But do you know how April Fool’s Day comes?

In the sixteenth century in France, the start of the New Year was on April 1st. People celebrated the New Year in the same way as it is today. They held parties and danced into the late night.

Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar into the Christian(基督教的)world, and the new year fell on January 1st. Some people didn’t believe the change in the date, so they celebrated the New Year on April 1st. Others played tricks on them and called them “April fools”.

Today Americans play small tricks on friends on the first day of April. One common trick on April Fool’s Day is pointing down to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.” School children like to tell a classmate that there are no classes. Then if someone believes the trick, he or she will be called the “April fool”! People play tricks on each other only because they want to enjoy themselves together. Most jokes are really funny and people play tricks not to hurt anyone but to find happiness.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

【1】In the sixteenth century in France, people______ to celebrate the New Year.

A.held parties and dancedB.only made delicious food

C.played tricks on othersD.went to church together

【2】People started to celebrate the New Year on January 1st from_______.

A.1556B.1558C.1560D.1562.

【3】The underlined word “shoelace” here means _______ in Chinese.

A.鞋套B.鞋幫C.鞋帶D.鞋跟

【4】On April Fool’s Day students may say “_______” most to others according to the passage.

A.Your shoelace is untied.B.There aren't any classes.

C.We have no homework.D.You are a fool.

【5】What is the best title for the passage? _______

A.How does April Fool’s Day come?B.When is April Fool’s Day?

C.Who invented April Fool’s Day?D.How to play tricks on April Fool’s Day?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文主要講述了愚人節(jié)的來(lái)歷。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段In the sixteenth century in France, the start of the New Year was on April 1st. People celebrated the New Year in the same way as it is today. They held parties and danced into the late night. 可知在16世紀(jì)，法國(guó)人民慶祝新年的方式和現(xiàn)在是一樣的，舉行聚會(huì)并跳舞。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar into the Christian(基督教的)world, and the new year fell on January 1st.可知人們是從1562年開(kāi)始在1月1日慶祝新年的，故選D。

【3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)單詞所在的前后文one common trick on April Fool’s Day is pointing down to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is untied.” 指著朋友的鞋說(shuō)，你的….開(kāi)了，所以可以推測(cè)出這里shoelace可能指的是鞋帶，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)School children like to tell a classmate that there are no classes.可知學(xué)生們喜歡開(kāi)玩笑，告訴同學(xué)說(shuō)今天沒(méi)有課。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選B。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題。通過(guò)閱讀文章，尤其文章的開(kāi)頭April Fool’s Day is coming! But do you know how April Fool’s Day comes? 可知本文主要是介紹了愚人節(jié)的來(lái)歷。故選A。