单选题 April Fool"s Day is a traditional day for people to play jokes on their friends. Some of them even fool their parents or teachers. Do you know anything about this special day?
It began in France in 1582. People celebrated New Year on March 25th and the celebrations went on until April 1st. When New Year"s Day is changed to January 1st, some people still celebrate the New Year on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.
People can play some simple tricks on April Fool"s Day, such as say "your shoe"s untied!" or putting your brother"s alarm clock back an hour. Sometimes the newspaper even gets into it. For example, a British short film was once shown on April Fool"s Day. It was about "farmers" and how they got their crops from the trees. It ended by shouting to the victim, "April Fool!" at last.
On April Fool"s Day, nobody gets off work or school. It"s simply a little fun holiday, but you must be careful that day, or you may be the next April fool!
Each country celebrates April Fool"s differently. In France, the April Fool is called "April fish". The French fool their friends by putting a paper fish to their friends" backs and when someone sees this trick, they call them "April Fish!"
In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a "noodle". In Scotland, April Fool"s day lasts 48 hours and you are called an "April Gowk", which is another name for a cuckoo bird.
单选题 People can ______ their friends on April Fool"s Day.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第一句“April Fool"s Day is a traditional day for people to play jokes on their friends.”可知,答案选B。
单选题 The people ______ are called April Fools.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段的第三句“When New Year"s Day is changed to January 1st, some people still celebrate the New Year on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.”可知,答案选A。
单选题 You can"t ______ on April Fool"s Day.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第四段第一句“On April Fool"s Day, nobody gets off work or school.”可知,答案选D。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT true?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第五段第三句可知,A项正确;根据第六段第一句可知,B项正确;根据第六段第三句可知。C项说法正确;根据第四段第二句可知,D项说法错误,故答案选D。
单选题 Which is the best title of this article?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本文主要讲述的是愚人节的由来和各个国家愚人节的风俗,B、C、D三项比较片面,故答案选A。