Question

We know April Fool's Day is on April 1st. On that day，interesting things will happen. Our friends will play jokes on us and try on us and try to fool(愚弄) us. Everyone can have a lot of fun. People do not know the beginning of April Fool's Day. Some believe the celebration of it began in France many years ago.

But in many countries，people do not celebrate April Fool's Day on April 1st，but on some other days. In Mexico，April Fool's Day is on the 28th of December. In old Rome，people celebrated it on the 25th of March. And in India，people celebrate the day on the 31st of March. In America，young people may set(定) the day when they want to make fun of other people. But it is important to remember(记住) that the jokes should be good for both sides. One must remember the difference between a good joke and a bad one.

1.In most countries，April Fool's Day is on ______.

A. April 1st  B. December 28th

C. March 25th  D. March 31st

2.Some people believe the celebration of April Fool's Day began in ________.

A. America  B. Britain  C. France  D. China

3.For Indians，April fool's Day is on ________.

A. April 1st  B. December 28th

C. March 25th  D. March 31st

4.On April Fool's Day，people can ________.

A. have a lot of fun in playing jokes on others

B. play games with the children

C. get strange presents from their friends

D. do bad things to the other people

5.This passage is about ________.

A. when people began to celebrate April Fool's Day

B. why people call it April Fool's Day

C. the celebration of April Fool's Day

D. A and C

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了愚人节的来历，不同国家的愚人节是不相同的，但重要是的要记住愚人节这天朋友带给你的快乐，要分清一个善意的玩笑和不好的玩笑的区别。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“We know April Fool's Day is on April 1st”以及第二段的描述可知，大多数国家的愚人节在四月一号这一天。故答案为A。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Some believe the celebration of it began in France many years ago.”可知，有些人认为愚人节起源于法国。故答案为C。

3.D 细节理解题。根据“And in India，people celebrate the day on the 31st of March.”的描述，印度人的愚人节在三月三十一号。故答案为D。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“On that day，interesting things will happen. Our friends will play jokes on us and try on us and try to fool(愚弄) us. Everyone can have a lot of fun.”可知，在愚人节这天，人们以开别人的玩笑去作弄别人为快乐。故答案为A。

5.D主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了愚人节的来历。有些人认为愚人节起源于法国，但也有几个国家庆祝愚人节的时间不同。故答案为D。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。