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【題目】 April Fool’s Day is on the first day of April. It is a day when many people play tricks(惡作劇) among one another. If you fall for a trick, you will be called an April fool.

No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France. In France, the April Fool is called “April Fish” and people usually send cards to each other on that day. The Frenchmen fool their friends by taping(貼) a paper fish to their friends’ backs. When someone finds it is a trick, they yell” Poisson d’Avril”（法語：四月魚).

In America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of April. They may point down to your shoe and say, “Your shoelace(鞋帶) is untied.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.

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 is 48 hours long and you are called an “ April Gowk”, which is another name for a cuckoo bird.

Nowadays, after we play the trick, we say “April Fools”. Then the poor person knows he was fooled. It is usually done in the spirit(精髓) of fun and doesn’t cause any real harm(傷害) to anyone. Just don’t forget to say “April Fools” when the other person starts looking a little confused(困惑的).

【1】When is April Fool’s Day?

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【2】How long does April Fool’s Day last(持續(xù)) in Scotland?

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【3】Do people play tricks about shoelace or send cards to each other in America?

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【4】How do Frenchmen fool their friends?

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【5】What is the spirit of April Fool’s Day?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】On the first day of April.

【2】For 48 hours.

【3】Play tricks about shoelaces.

【4】By taping a paper fish to their friends’ backs.

【5】Having fun and doesn’t cause any real harm to anyone.

【解析】

本文主要講述了愚人節(jié)是在四月的第一天。這是一個(gè)許多人互相捉弄的日子。如果你中了圈套，就會被稱為“愚人”。沒有人知道這個(gè)節(jié)日是如何開始的，但人們認(rèn)為它首先起源于法國。愚人節(jié)的精神是出于娛樂的精神，不會對任何人造成真正的傷害。

【1】句意：愚人節(jié)是什么時(shí)候?

根據(jù)“April Fool’s Day is on the first day of April. ”可知愚人節(jié)是在四月的第一天，故答案為On the first day of April.

【2】句意：愚人節(jié)在蘇格蘭持續(xù)多長時(shí)間?

根據(jù)“In Scotland, April Fool’s Day is 48 hours long”可知在蘇格蘭，愚人節(jié)長達(dá)48小時(shí)，故答案為For 48 hours.

【3】句意：在美國，人們會玩鞋帶（開了）的把戲或者互相寄卡片嗎?

根據(jù)“They may point down to your shoe and say, “Your shoelace(鞋帶) is untied.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.”可知在美國，人們會玩鞋帶（開了）的把戲，故答案為Play tricks about shoelaces.

【4】句意：法國人是如何愚弄他們的朋友的?

根據(jù)“The Frenchmen fool their friends by taping(貼) a paper fish to their friends’ backs.”可知法國人把一條紙魚用膠帶粘在朋友的背上，以此來愚弄他們的朋友，故答案為By taping a paper fish to their friends’ backs.

【5】句意：愚人節(jié)的精神是什么?

根據(jù)“It is usually done in the spirit(精髓) of fun and doesn’t cause any real harm(傷害) to anyone.”可知這通常是出于娛樂的精神，不會對任何人造成真正的傷害，故答案為Having fun and doesn’t cause any real harm to anyone.

題目要求根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題，做題時(shí)要先通讀全文，在了解文章大意的基礎(chǔ)上帶著題目要求從文中尋找合適的答案。第5小題問愚人節(jié)的精神是什么，文中在倒數(shù)最后一段有提到，很容易得出答案。