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.
【小題1】Mike decided to fool his friends because ________ .

A.they were talking about the test
B.they began to prepare (準(zhǔn)備) their lessons
C.it was April Fools’ Day
D.they were foolish
【小題2】________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class.
A.Almost all B.None of C.Only a few D.Some of
【小題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
【小題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
【小題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).


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:本文敘述了一個發(fā)生在愚人節(jié)的故事。4月1日是愚人節(jié),馬克決定愚弄一下他的朋友。于是他告訴大家說下午要考試,結(jié)果幾乎所有的人都信以為真,只有馬克一人覺得大家很傻。令馬克驚訝的是,下午老師竟然宣布要考試。課下所有的人都感謝馬克,但是馬克卻感覺自己被愚弄了,自己很傻。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.根據(jù)常識可知4月1日是愚人節(jié),所以馬克決定愚弄一下他的朋友。故選C。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的Soon almost all the students knew about it.可知在課前幾乎所有的學(xué)生都知道要考試了,說明大家都相信他說的話。故選 A。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的“How foolish they are!” he thought.可知他一位大家都相信他的話,以為要考試,他們太傻了。因此他認(rèn)為考試是自己愚弄大家的話,下午不會考試的,所以沒準(zhǔn)備考試。故選D。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段的Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised可知老師竟然真的進(jìn)行了考試,這讓他沒想到,因此感到驚訝。故選B。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段的“How foolish I was !”he thought..可知馬克認(rèn)為自己傻。故排除A。根據(jù)第五段的 all his classmates thanked him very much可知B項是正確的,故排除B。根據(jù)第四段的 Soon almost all the students knew about it可知D項是正確的,故排除D。C項意思文中沒有提,故選C。
考點:故事類短文閱讀。

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