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　　It's OK To Be Paranoid on April Fools' Day .
　　
　　"On April First it's OK to be suspicious about believing anything, too good to be true!" According to a psychologist who has researched past April Fools' Pranks.

　　“Most of us have fun playing harmless April Fools' tricks on each other but some folks inflict cruel and unusual punishment on their friends when their prank gets out of control." says Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D., who has developed a list of questions that should be asked before planning an April Fools' prank:

　　Could the prank cause undue anxiety when uncovered? . Could it be misinterpreted by others as a serious event? . Does it involve deceiving more than a few people? . Is an element of fear or risk involved? . If you were on the receiving end of the prank, would you be upset?

　　
　　

April Fools day

April Fools'

Day is celebrated in the Western world on April 1st of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools'

Day, April 1st is not a legal holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day which tolerates practical joke and general foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good humored or funny jokes hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, and others with the aim to embarrass the stupid and naive.

Traditionally, in some countries, such as New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".[1] It is for this reason that newspapers in the U.K. that run a front page April fool only do so on the first (morning) edition.[2] Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., the jokes last all day. The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 as New Year's Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references.

Origins

A ticket to "Washing the Lions"

in London from 1857. This traditional April Fools prank is first recorded in 1698.In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392), the "Nun's Priest's Tale"

is set Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two.[3] Chaucer probably meant 32 days after March, i.e. May 2,[4] the anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia, which took place in 1381. However, readers apparently misunderstood this line to mean "March 32,"

i.e. April

1.[5] In Chaucer's tale, the vain cock Chauntecleer is tricked by a fox.

In 1508, a French poet referred to a poisson d’avril (April fool, literally "April fish"), a possible reference to the holiday.[4] In 1539, Flemish poet Eduard de Dene wrote of a nobleman who sent his servants on foolish errands on April 1.[4] In 1686, John Aubrey referred to the holiday as "Fooles holy day", the first British reference.[4] On April 1, 1698, several people were tricked into going to the Tower of London to "see the Lions washed".[4] The name "April Fools"

echoes that of the Feast of Fools, a Medieval holiday held on December 28.[6]

In the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns.[7] In some areas of France, New Year's was a week-long holiday ending on April 1.[6] So it is possible that April Fools originated because those who celebrated on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates.[8] The use of January 1 as New Year's Day was common in France by the mid-sixteenth century,[4] and this date was adopted officially in 1564 by the Edict of Roussillon.

In the eighteenth century the festival was often posited as going back to the time of Noah. According to an English newspaper article published in 1789, the day had its origin when Noah

sent his dove off too early, before the waters had receded;

he did this on the first day of the Hebrew month that corresponds with April.[9]

Another theory of the origin comes from the year 1582. Pope Gregory XIII figured out that the Julian Calendar was off, seeing as it did not account for the correct amount of time for the vernal equinox. Pope Gregory XIII figured out mathematically that since the time of the start of the Julian calender, time had lost 10 days. On March 20th of that year, the Pope decided to change the date to April 1st, the day after March 20th, making up for the lost 10 days. To account for vernal equinox's, what is known today as "leap year,"

was established. This was the start of the Gregorian calendar, which was slowly adopted by the rest of the world for the next 500 years. In the 1950s, the entire world had finally adapted to the Gregorian calendar

By radio stations

Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect: In 1976, British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore told listeners of BBC Radio 2 that unique alignment of two planets would result in an upward gravitational pull making people lighter at precisely 9:47 a.m. that day. He invited his audience to jump in the air and experience "a strange floating sensation". Dozens of listeners phoned in to say the experiment had worked.[17]

Space Shuttle lands in San Diego: In 1993, DJ Dave Rickards told listeners of KGB-FM in San Diego that Space Shuttle Discovery had been diverted from Edwards Air Force Base and would be landing at Montgomery Field, a small municipal airport with a 4,577 foot runway. Thousands of people went to the airport to watch the purported landing, causing traffic jams throughout Kearny Mesa.[18] Moreover, there wasn't even a shuttle in orbit at the time.[19]

Death of a mayor: In 1998, local WAAF shock jocks Opie and Anthony reported that Boston mayor Thomas Menino had been killed in a car accident. Menino happened to be on a flight at the time, lending credence to the prank as he could not be reached. The rumor spread quickly across the city, eventually causing news stations to issue alerts denying the hoax. The pair were fired shortly thereafter.[20]

Phone call: In 1998, UK presenter Nic Tuff of West Midlands radio station pretended to be the British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he called the then South African President Nelson Mandela for a chat. It was only at the end of the call when Nic asked Nelson what he was doing for April Fools'

Day that the line went dead.[21]

BBC Radio 4 (2005): The Today Programme announced in the news that the long-running serial The Archers had changed their theme tune to an upbeat disco style.[22]

National Public Radio: Every year National Public Radio in the United States does an extensive news story on April 1. These usually start off more or less reasonably, and get more and more unusual. A recent example is the story on the "iBod,"

a portable body control device.[23] In 2008 it reported that the IRS, to assure rebate checks were actually spent, was shipping consumer products instead of checks.[24] It also runs false sponsor mentions, such as "Support for NPR comes from the Soylent Corporation, manufacturing protein-rich food products in a variety of colors. Soylent Green is People".[25]

Three-dollar coin: In 2008, CBC Radio program As It Happens interviewed a Royal Canadian

Mint spokesman who broke "news"

of plans to replace the Canadian five-dollar bill with a three-dollar coin. The coin was dubbed a "threenie", in line with the nicknames of the country's one-dollar coin (commonly called a "loonie"

due to its depiction of a common loon on the reverse) and two-dollar coin ("toonie").[26]

Country to Metal: Country and gospel WIXE in Monroe, North Carolina does a prank every year. In 2009, midday host Bob Rogers announced he was changing his show to heavy metal. This resulted in numerous phone calls, but about half were from listeners wanting to request a song.[27]

U2 Live on Rooftop in Cork: In 2009 hundreds of U2 fans were duped in an elaborate prank when they rushed to a shopping centre in Cork believing that the band were playing a surprise rooftop concert. The prank was organised by Cork radio station RedFM. The band were in fact just a tribute band called U2opia.[28]

Cellphone Ban : In New Zealand the radio station The Edge's Morning Madhouse enlisted the help of the Prime Minister on April 1st to inform the entire country that cellphones are to be banned in New Zealand. Hundreds of callers rang in disgruntled at the new law.

[edit] By television stations

Tower of Pisa: The Dutch television news reported in the 1950s that the Tower of Pisa had fallen over. Many shocked people contacted the station.[29]

Spaghetti trees: The BBC television programme Panorama ran a famous hoax in 1957, showing Swiss harvesting spaghetti from trees. They had claimed that the despised pest, the spaghetti weevil, had been eradicated. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees. It was, in fact, filmed in St Albans.[30]

In 1962, the Swedish national television did a 5-minute special[31] on how one could get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of the TV. A rather in-depth description on the physics behind the phenomenon was included.

Smell-o-vision: In 1965, the BBC purported to conduct a trial of a new technology allowing the transmission of odor over the airwaves to all viewers. Many viewers reportedly contacted the BBC to report the trial's success.[32] In 2007, the BBC website repeated an online version of the hoax.[33]

In 1980, the BBC reported a proposed change to the famous clock tower known as Big Ben. The reporters stated that the clock would go digital.[34]

In 1989, a fight broke out on air between staff in the newsroom behind presenter Des Lynam on the BBC sports programme, Grandstand. This was later revealed to be an April Fool's Day joke

[35][36]

On Comedy Central, the creators of South Park aired a fake episode of Terrance and Phillip titled "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"

instead of running the season premiere which was supposed to reveal the father of Eric Cartman. This caused angered fans to write about 2,000 complaints to Comedy Central in the week following the broadcast.[37] The incident was parodied in the Season 13 episode "Eat, Pray, Queef", the first episode to broadcast on April Fool's Day since the incident.

The Trouble with Tracy: In 2003, The Comedy Network in Canada announced that it would produce and air a remake of the 1970s Canadian sitcom The Trouble with Tracy, widely considered to be one of the worst sitcoms ever produced. Series star Diane Nyland Procter even gave interviews and press conferences promoting the alleged "revival", and several media outlets

fell for the hoax.[38]

In 2004, British breakfast show GMTV produced a story claiming that Yorkshire Water were trialing a new 'diet tap water'

that had already helped one customer lose a stone and a half in four months. After heralding the trial as successful, it was claimed that a third tap would be added to kitchen sinks, allowing customers easy access to the water. Following the story, Yorkshire Water received 10,000 enquiries from viewers.[39]

In 2006, the BBC reported that the door to No. 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, had been painted red. They showed footage of workmen carrying a red door. Red was the official colour of the political party which formed the government at the time. The same story was also reported in the British newspaper, The Daily Mail which credited the new design to April Fewell. The door is in fact black.[40]

In 2008, the BBC reported on a newly discovered colony of flying penguins. An elaborate video segment was even produced, featuring Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) walking with the penguins in Antarctica, and following their flight to the Amazon rainforest.[41]

In 2010 The One Show did a part on "Cloned Unicorns "

and then revealed that it was April Fools. In 2010, Tony Kornheiser and Dan LeBatard of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption reported that at the Masters tournament, which began that day, Tiger Woods had requested that the news media refer to him by his given name of Eldrick in an attempt to distance himself further from his recent personal difficulties. The hosts then debated the advantages and disadvantages before revealing that the story was a joke.

By game shows

Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune

As part of an April Fools'

joke on April 1, 1997, Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak switched hosting duties. Sajak hosted Jeopardy! that day (which featured several Wheel-inspired categories) and Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune where Sajak and Vanna White played as contestants. Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert did double duties that day while regular Wheel announcer Charlie O'Donnell announced some parts, including the opening with Gilbert, as well as telling Sajak and White that they won $25,000 in the bonus round, which they split with their respective charities in addition to their main game winnings. A puzzle during the episode also featured Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as an answer, with the category being "Really Long Title".[42] On April 1, 2008, Alex Trebek appeared on Jeopardy! wearing a false mustache. Also, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak wore a bald cap underneath a wig he later removed.[43]

On April 1, 2010, Sajak appeared during Trebek's introduction during the opening of Jeopardy!. At other non-critical points in the game, such as reading the round's categories, other people appeared in place of Trebek, including Jeff Probst and Neil Patrick Harris. On that day's Wheel of Fortune, people were alerted to find 10 things "out of the ordinary"

with that day's episode;

the show's website even included a printable checklist noting when each abnormality would occur (but not what it would be). On April 2, the site posted a photo gallery showing all 10 mistakes, as well as the end of that day's episode in which Pat &

Vanna went over each change. The gags involved Sajak, White, and announcer Charlie O'Donnell.[44]

The Price Is Right has often celebrated the day by featuring Showcases with assortments of gags,

which have often included joke prizes (such as cheap items or trips to fictitious locations), or gags involving their presentation (such as most of the prizes being destroyed throughout the course of the skit). In most cases, once the contestant learned that it was an April Fools'

joke, the real Showcase would consist of extravagant prizes, such as luxury and sports cars. The practice is best known from the 1980s, but was revived during the Drew Carey era;

though all the prizes presented now are real, the prizes may have funny connections or may be presented in some comical way. In 2009 and 2010, Kathy Kinney, in character as Carey's nemesis Mimi Bobeck from The Drew Carey Show, appeared to taunt Carey.

The 2009 episode featured Match Game's think music for games using think music, Bobeck stripping tires from one car prize, placing a wheel lock on another, unusual sound effects on the Showcase Showdown wheel, incorrect photographs for trip videos, and one Showcase where all prizes were facing the wrong way.

The 2010 episode featured all contestants referred as one name (although the CBS PR showed the real names), Mimi seizing the show as executive producer as well as the "mighty sound effects lady"

in One Away. Pick-a-Pair used various holiday-themed grocery products while Plinko used "As Seen on TV"-themed small prizes. The models traded places with stagehands, with the One Bid placards and their holders not matching (six distinct placard designs were adopted early 2009, each with various colors and designs;

they are required to match). The two Showcases that were nearly identical, resulting in Carey being stuck on the turntable when he attempted to call out Bobeck for two identical Showcases, when a second car was added on the second Showcase. Hollywood Squares featured April Fools'

gags on three occasions:

In 1987, it was announced that the returning champion was ill, and another contestant went on in his place. After the first question of the game, the contestant's female opponent accused him of cheating, and the confrontation grew more heated until the male contestant was pushed off the elevated contestant platform, completely stunning host John Davidson. Afterwards, it was revealed that the "substitute"

contestant was a stuntman, and his opponent an actress.

In 1988, centre square Joan Rivers swapped places with Davidson to be the show's host that day (Davidson called out "April Fools!", after being introduced in his square during the opening).

In 2003, producers Henry Winkler and Michael Leavitt played an April Fools'

joke on host Tom Bergeron and the stars by booking two of the most difficult contestants ever, one quite obnoxious and the other overly emotional, who thoroughly tested Bergeron's patience. In reality, the contestants were actors (E. E. Bell and Carrie Armstrong), similar to the 1987 gag on the Davidson version.

Other game shows:

In 1987, an audience polling group of 10 engaged men on Card Sharks was asked how many of them would eat real ants dipped in chocolate if their fiance asked them to. Afterwards, one of the men actually was asked to do so by his fiance and reluctantly complied, only to learn afterwards that it was just an April Fools'

gag.

In 1991, contestants on The Challengers were surprised to see the gameboard reveal such extremely difficult categories as "Pre-Colombian Architecture", "Existential Poets", and "The Politics of Burundi";

after the first contestant chose a category, a large graphic appeared on the screen to let him know it was April Fools'

Day. Having realized something was amiss when the joke categories didn't match up with what was he was seeing on his card, host Dick Clark asked head writer and series judge Gary Johnson if he had anything to do with it, which Johnson

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新目标初二英语上学期期末考试题

Ⅱ选择填空：（2０分）

21.Li Lei's grandmother died _______March 5,1998.

A.in B.on C.at D./

22.I want _______cool clothes in summer.

A.to wear B.to put on C.wearing D.putting on

23.It________me two hours________my homework yesterday.

A.takes, to do B.took, do C.took,to do D.takes ,doing

24.Although he is very tall,_______he runs very slow.

A./ B.but C.so D.and

25._______did you stay in Beijing ? For three weeks.

A.How long B.How often C.How soon D.How far

26.I hav e a lot of homework _______.

A.do B.does C.to do D.doing

27..Why don't you ________a watch for your brother?

A.buy B.to buy C.buying D.bought

28.How about ________some coffee?

A.drink B.drunk C.drinking D.drank

29.If you eat too much meat, you'll get________.

A.fat and fat B.fatter and fat C.fatest D.fatter and fatter

30.I think your children should ________a football club.

A.join B.joined C.take part in D.took part in

31.She was ________ tired________ go on with her work .

A.very,to B.quite, to C.too, to D.so, that

32."What do you think of the movie?""It is so________ .Few people want to see it ."

A.interesting B.boring C.good D.funny

33..We should do our best ________the door.

A.to help B.helped C.helping D.help

34.I don't like winter, because there is ________snow.

A.too much B.much too C.too many D.many too

35.Monday is ________day of the week.

A.first B.the first C.second D.the second

36.There is ________ in the book .

A.new nothing B.good thing C.much nothing D.nothing new

37.You should not ________late for the meeting .

A.x B.being C.to be D.be

38.Mary often helps her mother _____the chores.

A.do B.doing C.did D.does

39.If you have any questions, you can ask your teacher _____help.

A.to B.of C.for D.on

40.Thank you for_____me with my English.

A.to help B.help C.helps D.helping

Ⅲ完形填空：（10分）

It rained in the country those days .It was very 1_________ everywhere. Classes in the morning were over and the children of about 5 to 6 years old 2_______around Mrs .Brown ,the teacher ,and waited .Five minutes later she finished putting the 36th boot on the 3_______pair of little feet .All the children left except the smallest one . Now she had a look at her 4_______,it was five past twelve. Her daughter was waiting for her at the school gate .She said she was going to take her to a 5_______at noon,the little girl came to school without breakfast .6_______she was anxious (焦急的)to finish the last pair .They were for little Johnny Smith ,a quiet boy .Mrs .Brown had a very 7_______time getting his boots on as they were a bit too small for his growing feet, but she finally succeeded (成功).

To her dismay (沮丧),little Johnny looked at her 8_______and said ,"Teacher, these boots aren't mine."

In a hurry ,but wanting to be 9_______Mrs .Brown groaned (呻吟)and took them off .But at that moment Johnny continued ,"They 're my little brother 's .Mine are broken and Mummy had no time to 10_______them this morning ,so she told me to wear them to school today."

41.A.dry B.cold C.wet D.warm

42.A.sat B.stood C.slept D.jumped

43.A.16th B.17th C.18th D.19th

44.A.book B.desk C.hand D.watch

45.A.restaurant B.factory C.cinema D.hospital

46.A.So B.Or C.But D.And

47.A.exciting B.careful C.easy D.difficult

48.A.hair B.face C.ears D.nose

49.A.afraid B.worried C.kind D.happy

50.A.wash B.sell C.make D.me

Ⅳ阅读理解（20分）

Fishing Can Be Dangerous

Old Peter liked fishing .Whenever(无论何时)he had any free time he drove into the countryside ,found a good place to fish ,and spent a few hours fishing.

The problem was that most of the best places to fish were on private land ,and Peter often had to pull his rod out of the water quickly and run off with it when the owner of the land came along .

One day he was sitting by a river that ran through a rich man's property (财产)when he fell a sleep.

He was awakened （被…唤醒）by a voice saying, "You'll never catch anything using that bait (诱饵)."

Peter looked up and saw a man standing behind him.

"What do you mean?"Peter said ."There 's nothing wrong with this bait .I always use it . I've caught thirty fish with it today already ."

"How interesting !"

the man said ."Do you know who I am ?"

Peter shook his head .

"I'm the owner of this land ."

Peter thought very quickly ."

Do you know who I am ?"he asked.

The man shook his head .

"I'm the biggest liar (说谎者)in the country ,"Peter told him .

And with this he pulled his line out of the water and ran off as fast as he could .

根据故事内容选择最佳答案

51.Whenever Peter had some spare time he ___________.

A.went fo r a drive in his car B.visited his friends

C.went fishing D.looked for some private land

52.Most of the best places to fish were __________.

A.owned by someone B.a long way from Peter's home

C.difficult to find D.near a river

53.Peter told the man __________.

A.not to use his bait B.that his bait was very good

C.that he never used bait D.that the bait wasn't any good

54.Why did Peter tell the man he was "the biggest liar in the country "?

A.He had lied to him about the fish .

B.He didn't know who he was.

C.He was using the wrong bait .

D.He wanted the man to believe he had lied (撒谎)

Sam likes fish very much .He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home .But when his wife sees the fish she says to herself, "Good !Now I can ask my friends to have lunch ,and we can eat this fish .They like fish very much ."

So when Sam comes home in the evening ,the fish is not there and his wife always says ,"Oh ,your cat eats it ."And she gives Sam some bread for his supper .Sam gets very angry .He takes the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and weighs (稳重)the cat .Then he turns to his wife and says, "My fish weighs one kilo .This cat weighs one ,too. My cat is here,you see. Then where is my fish ?"

根据短文内容选择正确答案：

55.Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.Sam doesn't like eating fish at all . B.Sam often buys some fish for his cat .

C.Sam's cat always eats the fish before he comes back .

D.The friends of Sam's wife eat the fish .

56.Does Sam take the cat and his wife to the shop near his home ?

A.Yes ,he does. B.No, he doesn't .

C.I don't know D.I don't think so .

57.How much does the cat weigh ?

A.One kilo . B.Two kilos . C.Half a kilo D.One and a half kilos

58.Who became very angry that evening ?

A.Sam's wife B.Sam C.Sam's friends D.his wife's friends

April Fools'

Day

There's a snake in my bedroom !""Come quickly ,your house's on fire !""Have you seen my dear snake ? I put it here, and now it's gone …。“

Don't be afraid .It may not be true .I n fact ,if it's the morning of April ,and you're living in , then it almost certainly isn't true. Someone is trying to play an April Fool joke on you.

This started a long time ago ,and it's still very popular today .The idea is simple :for the first 12 hours of April 1, you can play as many jokes as you like on as many people as you can deceive (欺骗).Children throughout the country will try to play a joke on a friend ,so they can shout "April Fool !"and laugh at their friend's mistake .

It isn't just children that play these jokes. The television ,radio and newspapers also do so .A famous joke was played on the radio .It said gravity (地球引力)was getting weaker in different parts of Britain .It asked the people who were listening to the program to jump up and down ,and if they could ,to telephone the BBC.The BBC had hundreds of calls, one man said he was so light that he could fly as high as the building .It was 12 o'clock that the BBC said to its that it was an April Fool joke .

根据短文内容判断句子正（T）误（F)

59.People started to make fun of each others on April 1 some years ago .

60.The television, radio and newspapers often deceive people on April Fools'

Day .

61.The BBC had hundreds of calls because many people tried to make fun of the BBC, saying they could fly in the air.

62.Sometimes even a very serious BBC programme plays jokes on people on April Fool's Day.

In 1995, Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California .The owner of it was the McDonald(麦当劳)brothers .They built it by the road, so people could drive up to the restaurant ,buy food without getting out of their cars and drive away easily .They called it "drive-in "restaurant .

Ray Kroc saw the bright future of the restaurant of this kind .He bought the restaurant and used the brothers'

family name for his new resaurnat .The first McDonald's resaurant chain (连锁店)was born .

Now there are more than 5,000 restaurants in the United States and in 60 other countries .The largest McDonald's restaurant is in Beijing, China .It was 1,000 workers .About seven hundred people can sit and eat there at one time .

根据短文内容选择最佳答案

63.Who opened the first Mc Donald's restaurant chain?

A.Two brothers B.Ray Kroc. C.Two brothers'

father D.People in Beijing

64.Why did Ray Kroc buy the two brothers'

restaurant ?Because ________.

A.the two brothers were nice to him B.It was a small restaurang .

C.he wanted to make people happy D.it would bring him a lot of money

65.Where can we find a McDonald's restaurant?

A.Only in America.. B.All over the world.

C.In many parts of the world . D.Everywhere except 60 place.

66.How many people can sit and eat in the biggest McDonald's restaurant at one time ?

A.About 60.. B.About 700. C.About 1,000 D.About 5,000

Yao Ming ,the center of the Chinese National Men's Basketball Team, served the Houston Rockets in the 2002 NBA .The 2.26m,120kg center becomes the first one to come a foreign team.

Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September,1980.His mother was a center and captain of the Chinese National Women's Team .His father played basketball,too.

Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association(联赛).It's short for CBA.During the 2000~2001 season,he got 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental (东方）Sharks in every match.

Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in November ,2002.He said this was a new start in his basketball life .He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve himself .

Sport analyst(分析家)Bill Walton said ,"Yao Ming has the potential(潜力),the capability（能力)of changing the future of basketball."

根据短文，选择最佳答案

67.The Houston Rockets is the name of a ______team.

A.table tennis B.volleyball C.basketball D.golf

68.Both Yao Ming's father and mother were______.

A.football players B.basketball players C.the centers of the Chinese National Team

D.The captains of the Chinese National Team

69.Yao Ming ______the Houston Rockets in November ,2002.

A.did his best to join B.was well -known in C.became a member of D.took part in

70.Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to ______.

A.learn from the NBA. B.change the future of basketball

C.improve himself D.become the captain of the Houston Rockets.

1.There are some ________playing on the playground .(child)

2.What an ________story it is !(interest)

3.She says the Chinese people are very ________(friend)

4.Which city is ________,Shanghai or Beijing ?(beautiful)

5.Every thing grows________in spring .(quick)

6.Mr Wang looks very ________.(health).

7.The ________lessons is the easiest in this book.(two)

8.Thanks for________me the way to the station.(tell)

9.May I borrow your bike?________is broken.(I)

10.There are six ________in our team.(play)

三句式转换：（10分每题2分)

1.I 'm very busy .I exercise in my free time .(用although合并两个句子)

_____________________________________________.

2.I'll come to see you.I have time tomorrow.(用if合并两个句子）

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3.I'm stressed out because my Mandarin isn't improving .(划线部分提问)

_____________________________________________.

4.I think this is right .(改为否定句)

I _______think this _______right .

5.Do you have fun in the park ?

Do you _______ _______ _______ _______ in the park ?

四、书面表达（15分）

提示：Sonia邀请Henry 下周参观故宫，但Henry很忙，不能去。请根据Henry的安排给Sonia发一份电子邮件。Henry's calendar:

Monday:study for the math test

Tuesday:go to the guitar lesson

Wednesday:do homework

Thursday:help my parents with housework

Friday:Susan's party

要求：格式正确，语言无误

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2006年英语中考专题练习----缺词填空(17篇)

Passage 1

Here’s a story about Ming’ in china. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. swimmer. In fact（实际上）,he could swim before he could walk. When he wants to play with him.

Ming’ a line or a net（网）. Great black birds called cormorants(鸬鹚) do the fishing for him. Rings（圈）have been put around the bird’s the fish to people. And then people reward（奖励）them with a fine big fish as soon sa their work is f . Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going with his

Passage 2

Can animals be made to work for people? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained（训练）of people. They say that at a circus（杂技场）,for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing skillful（熟练的）things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer（驯兽员）the animal some a piece of fruit as a reward（报酬）animals doing that.

Of course, as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house, and soldiers in both old geese to give warning（警报） a lot of noise when an enemy comes near. And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families .

Passage 3

In recent years, playing kite—board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska the interest of many young A kite—board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）by a few big flying kites. The old game was by some young people in Holand and Spain as as the last century. Since the board was hard to control（控制）people dared（敢）to play it. With the development of the design（设计） as about 50 kilometres an hour. If you haven’t had any practice, you’.

, but also the sensitivity of your brain（大脑的敏捷）.

Passage 4

British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats（公寓）with milk and won a National Bravery Award（国家勇敢奖）.

Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as along Pine heard a loud, strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England. “,” Leech said. “Then I quickly do something. So I the door in and then I the people ” He used 320 pints of milk to stop the fire. When the shop, the fire was under control（得到控制）.

of eight people in the flats above the shops.

“all those bottles. But it was even harder trying to tell my boss where all the milk had gone,” Leech said jokingly.

Passage 5

While traveling in Russia, Ed Jackson ran shout of（缺少）his brother, asking for ＄500. “by telegram（电报）to the bank（银行）here,” his passport（护照）to the bank clerk（职员）. “Nothing has come for you, Mr. Jackson,” he was told.

. That evening Ed Jackson was arrested（被捕）his hotel bill（账单）. He tried to tell the police what his problem was, but no one would believe him. At last he was to the police station for fifteen days.

Passage 6

April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play on others on this special d . If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21 st. It’Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when people give and have a big dinner.

Christmas Day’s the most important festival in a year. The everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.

Passage 7

A Delicious Book

’t of the town. It wasn’t big enough but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When , he could read at home. He knew a lot and the learned（有学问的）with him.

It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr King was very busy. At nine in the evening all there. Standing by the （凌乱不堪）. Mr King came up to her and asked, “Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?” “Your books are all dull（乏味的）,” said the girl, “” “That’s easy,” Mr King （烹调书）and said, “Here you are, madam.”

Passage 8

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（首相）Effendi at once.

Effendi came, the king shouted ,”Effendi, since you knew when my minister would die, you must also know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”

“But how can I know? I’ than you.”

The king was that he would die if he killed Effendi. He thought he must keep Effendi alive（活着）

Passage 9

a bus-driver and along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves out of a shop and run towards a of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the money got so afraid that he dropped the of it. While the car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and police. The thieves’ car was badly damaged（损坏）to recognize（辨认）. Shortly afterwards,

Passage 10

Now, let’s begin our sports report. Here’this year. It’it over the heads of the Englishmen towards the goal. But he’gets the ball. He gives it to Bill, “King of the match”.

Passage 11

Today people can the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’ in the future.

Today some people are using a kind of telephone Picture phone” or “Vision phone”to show the person you’re calling. to borrow a book. Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you that you think you want to buy, you’ll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop ’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll bi able to shop all leave your room.

Passage 12

Some of Robert’ about young people in their town. They all that old people were cleverer than young people. Then one of them said, “But than old people.”

Robert. He thought he was strong as b .

“that is not possible,” said his friends.

“Well,” said Robert, “In one of my garden there’s big stone. When I was young, I couldn’t it. I wasn’. Now I’m old and when I try to can’t. That’ I’m as strong as before.”

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Ⅱ选择填空：（2０分）

21.Li Lei's grandmother died _______March 5,1998.

A.in B.on C.at D./

22.I want _______cool clothes in summer.

A.to wear B.to put on C.wearing D.putting on

23.It________me two hours________my homework yesterday.

A.takes, to do B.took, do C.took,to do D.takes ,doing

24.Although he is very tall,_______he runs very slow.

A./ B.but C.so D.and

25._______did you stay in Beijing ? For three weeks.

A.How long B.How often C.How soon D.How far

26.I hav e a lot of homework _______.

A.do B.does C.to do D.doing

27..Why don't you ________a watch for your brother?

A.buy B.to buy C.buying D.bought

28.How about ________some coffee?

A.drink B.drunk C.drinking D.drank

29.If you eat too much meat, you'll get________.

A.fat and fat B.fatter and fat C.fatest D.fatter and fatter

30.I think your children should ________a football club.

A.join B.joined C.take part in D.took part in

31.She was ________ tired________ go on with her work .

A.very,to B.quite, to C.too, to D.so, that

32."What do you think of the movie?""It is so________ .Few people want to see it ."

A.interesting B.boring C.good D.funny

33..We should do our best ________the door.

A.to help B.helped C.helping D.help

34.I don't like winter, because there is ________snow.

A.too much B.much too C.too many D.many too

35.Monday is ________day of the week.

A.first B.the first C.second D.the second

36.There is ________ in the book .

A.new nothing B.good thing C.much nothing D.nothing new

37.You should not ________late for the meeting .

A.x B.being C.to be D.be

38.Mary often helps her mother _____the chores.

A.do B.doing C.did D.does

39.If you have any questions, you can ask your teacher _____help.

A.to B.of C.for D.on

40.Thank you for_____me with my English.

A.to help B.help C.helps D.helping

Ⅲ完形填空：（10分）

Now she had a look at her 4_______,it was five past twelve. Her daughter was waiting for her at the school gate .She said she was going to take her to a 5_______at noon,the little girl came to school without breakfast .6_______she was anxious (焦急的)to finish the last pair .They were for little Johnny Smith ,a quiet boy .Mrs .Brown had a very 7_______time getting his boots on as they were a bit too small for his growing feet, but she finally succeeded (成功).

To her dismay (沮丧),little Johnny looked at her 8_______and said ,"Teacher, these boots aren't mine."

41.A.dry B.cold C.wet D.warm

42.A.sat B.stood C.slept D.jumped

43.A.16th B.17th C.18th D.19th

44.A.book B.desk C.hand D.watch

45.A.restaurant B.factory C.cinema D.hospital

46.A.So B.Or C.But D.And

47.A.exciting B.careful C.easy D.difficult

48.A.hair B.face C.ears D.nose

49.A.afraid B.worried C.kind D.happy

50.A.wash B.sell C.make D.mend

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Ⅳ阅读理解（20分）

Fishing Can Be Dangerous

Old Peter liked fishing .Whenever(无论何时)he had any free time he drove into the countryside ,found a good place to fish ,and spent a few hours fishing. The problem was that most of the best places to fish were on private land ,and Peter often had to pull his rod out of the water quickly and run off with it when the owner of the land came along .

One day he was sitting by a river that ran through a rich man's property (财产)when he fell a sleep.

He was awakened （被?唤醒）by a voice saying, "You'll never catch anything using that bait (诱饵)."

Peter looked up and saw a man standing behind him.

"What do you mean?"Peter said ."There 's nothing wrong with this bait .I always use it . I've caught thirty fish with it today already ."

"How interesting !"

the man said ."Do you know who I am ?"

Peter shook his head .

"I'm the owner of this land ."

Peter thought very quickly ."

Do you know who I am ?"he asked.

The man shook his head .

"I'm the biggest liar (说谎者)in the country ,"Peter told him .

And with this he pulled his line out of the water and ran off as fast as he could . 根据故事内容选择最佳答案

51.Whenever Peter had some spare time he ___________.

A.went fo r a drive in his car B.visited his friends

C.went fishing D.looked for some private land

52.Most of the best places to fish were __________.

A.owned by someone B.a long way from Peter's home

C.difficult to find D.near a river

53.Peter told the man __________.

A.not to use his bait B.that his bait was very good

C.that he never used bait D.that the bait wasn't any good

54.Why did Peter tell the man he was "the biggest liar in the country "?

A.He had lied to him about the fish .

B.He didn't know who he was.

C.He was using the wrong bait .

D.He wanted the man to believe he had lied (撒谎)

根据短文内容选择正确答案：

55.Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.Sam doesn't like eating fish at all . B.Sam often buys some fish for his cat .

C.Sam's cat always eats the fish before he comes back .

D.The friends of Sam's wife eat the fish .

56.Does Sam take the cat and his wife to the shop near his home ?

A.Yes ,he does. B.No, he doesn't .

C.I don't know D.I don't think so .

57.How much does the cat weigh ?

A.One kilo . B.Two kilos . C.Half a kilo D.One and a half kilos

58.Who became very angry that evening ?

A.Sam's wife B.Sam C.Sam's friends D.his wife's friends

April Fools'

Day

There's a snake in my bedroom !""Come quickly ,your house's on fire !""Have you seen my dear snake ? I put it here, and now it's gone ?。“

Don't be afraid .It may not be true .I n fact ,if it's the morning of April ,and you're living in , then it almost certainly isn't true. Someone is trying to play an April Fool joke on you.

根据短文内容判断句子正（T）误（F)

59.People started to make fun of each others on April 1 some years ago .

60.The television, radio and newspapers often deceive people on April Fools'

Day .

61.The BBC had hundreds of calls because many people tried to make fun of the BBC, saying they could fly in the air.

62.Sometimes even a very serious BBC programme plays jokes on people on April Fool's Day.

Ray Kroc saw the bright future of the restaurant of this kind .He bought the restaurant and used the brothers'

family name for his new resaurnat .The first McDonald's resaurant chain (连锁店)was born .

63.Who opened the first Mc Donald's restaurant chain?

A.Two brothers B.Ray Kroc. C.Two brothers'

father D.People in Beijing

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