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UNIT 3
CELEBRATIONS
Section Ⅳ
Lesson 3
课时作业(五)
Ⅰ 完形填空
April Fool's Day is a western festival. No one __1__ exactly when and how April Fool's Day began.
However, there are some stories about __2__ it came into being. One story __3__ like this: in the sixteenthcentury France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated __4__ much the same way __5__ it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, __6__, who hadn't heard
or didn't believe the __7__ in the date, so they __8__ to celebrate New Year's Day on April first. __9__ played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was __10__. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' __11__. When the “young fool” __12__ this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”
In Britain today, on the first of April, even __13__ newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You __14__ read a science report showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, or you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO __15__ on an island.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些关于愚人节的知识,以及现在的英国和法国愚人节的一些情况。
1.A.understands B.knows
C.believes D.remembers
答案:B 根据句意可知,愚人节是西方的节日。没有人确切知道愚人节是什么时候和如何开始的。故选B。
2.A.when B.why C.how D.where
答案:C 此处用how表示如何形成。故选C。
3.A.goes B.tells C.happens D.writes
答案:A 句意:有一个故事是这样说的,在16世纪的法国,新年的开始是在4月1日。go “(故事里)说”。故选A。
4.A.as B.like C.with D.in
答案:D 句意:它的庆祝方式和今天几乎一样,派对和舞蹈一直持续到深夜。in “以……方式”,符合语境。故选D。
5.A.like B.as C.so D.for
答案:B 句意:它的庆祝方式和今天几乎一样,派对和舞蹈一直持续到深夜。the same ... as “与……一样”,as引导方式状语从句。故选B。
6.A.however B.but C.therefore D.instead
答案:A 前后内容是转折关系,且有逗号与主句隔开,用however。故选A。
7.A.fact B.news C.change D.information
答案:C 句意:然而,有些人没有听说或不相信改变了日期,