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　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

[　　]

A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

[　　]

A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[　　]

A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

[　　]

A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble

英语趣味阅读

　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

[　　]

A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

[　　]

A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[　　]

A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

[　　]

A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble

词汇运用：
【小题1】When a person in _________ is away, people will do as they like.(权力)                                  
【小题2】Do you like the books _________ by Jin Yong? (写)
【小题3】The boy turned around and looked at me _________(吃惊) .
【小题4】By the end of the ________century, the world population had passed 6 billion. (20)
【小题5】A map of the world was _________to me and I was asked many questions. (展示)
【小题6】You mustn’t get off the bus until it _______ completely. (停止)
【小题7】Her ________patience made her popular among the students. （end）
【小题8】China has 4 great ________in ancient times. (invent)
【小题9】We suggested not  ________ a boat trip. (take).
【小题10】His whole life has been devoted to ________the origin of cancer .(study)

请仔细阅读题的信息和A-F 的内容，选出相匹配或对应的最佳答语或选项。（其中有一个为多余项）

1.li Jia, a 13-year-old girl, is studying in a middle school of Wenchuan. She lost her legs in the earthquake(地震). She goes to school by lying prone(趴) on the backs of her classmates.

2.My father goes to work at about 7:00 every morning. He doesn’t like driving a car. He takes a bus to his office every day.

3.Mike is a cool boy. He doesn’t take the bus or ride a bike to school. He doesn’t go to school on foot either. Do you know how he goes to school?

4.Li Guilin and Lu Jian fen are teachers in Sichuan. They teach and live in the mountains.

5.I live in a small town. There is only one middle school in our town. My home is far away from school. It takes a long time to go to school.

A. I know the teachers. They have taught the children there for many years, and have helped them out of the poor village and live a happy life.

B. I often walk to school or ride a bike to school. I don’t think it’s good for students to go to school in cars.

C. Does your school have a dormitory（宿舍） for students? I think you can live in your school.

D. I think he might go skateboarding. That is a special way of getting to school.

E. I feel sorry to hear the girl’s story. Let’s buy a wheelchair（轮椅） for her.

F. Me, too. So I often meet your father at the bus stop.