Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
【小題1】 It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in       .

A.the United States B.France
C.Scotland D.Spain
【小題2】 In North America, ‘Fool’s Day’ is celebrated on       .
A.April 1 B.April 2
C.December 28 D.March 31
【小題3】People are allowed to        while celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’.
A.kick your friends in the behind
B.move a friend’s clock ahead one hour
C.play jokes and tricks on your friends
D.take a holiday from work for two days
【小題4】Which country is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage as celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’?
A.England. B.India.
C.Mexico. D.Japan.
【小題5】Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England …. Here “spread” means       .
A.盛行 B.流傳
C.接受 D.發(fā)展


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析:本文敘述了愚人節(jié)的起源和活動(dòng)內(nèi)容。愚人節(jié)起源于法國(guó),后來傳到了英國(guó),蘇格蘭和北美地區(qū)。在愚人節(jié)這天人們跟朋友開玩笑,可以戲弄朋友。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day.可知據(jù)說愚人節(jié)起源于法國(guó),故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.可知在北美洲,愚人節(jié)是在4月1日慶祝的。故選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them.可知在愚人節(jié)這天人們可以戲弄朋友和跟朋友開玩笑。故選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中提到了England ,Scotland, Spain, Mexico和 India,慶祝愚人節(jié),但是沒有提到Japan,故選D。
【小題5】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)to England and Scotland, and later, to North America可知愚人節(jié)一開始在法國(guó)后來到了英國(guó),蘇格蘭,后來又到了北美地區(qū),這是在流傳,故選B。
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