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

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

阅读理解

    Mr. Turn was a short and fat man. He was about forty but wasn't yet married. He worked in a middle school. There he taught math. He was kind to his students and could make his classes interesting, So all the students liked him. One day Mr. Turn received a letter. He was told that his parents would arrive in the capital and they asked him to meet them at the railway station the next morning. He was happy because he hadn't seen them for three years.

　　That afternoon, when Mr. Turn was taking his class, he wrote on the blackboard ,“Mr. Turn won't be able to meet his classes tomorrow morning.” But before long he heard his students laughing. He felt strange and found someone had rubbed out(擦去) a “e” from the word “classes” and the sentence became ,“Mr. Turn won't be able to meet his lasses(情人) tomorrow morning. ” Mr. Turn also laughed. Then he rubbed out an “l” from the word “lasses.” The sentence now became “Mr Turn won't be able to meet his asses(傻瓜) tomorrow morning.” All the students laughed even more loudly.

(1) Mr. Turn was a __________.

[　　]

(2) The students liked Mr. Turn because _________.

[　　]

A. he was married

B. he was kind to them

C. he could make his classes interesting

D. both B and C

(3) Mr. Turn was happy because ________.

[　　]

A. he could see his parents

B. his parents would take some presents to him

C. his parents were both fine.

D. his parents would take a nice girl to him.

(4) Mr. Turn's parents would go to the capital _________.

　　]

(5) The next morning Mr. Turn couldn't take his classes because

[　　]

A. he would meet his parents at the railway station

B. he would meet his classes

C. he would meet his asses

D. he would go to see his doctor

(6) The students rubbed out a “c” from the word “classes” ________.

[　　]

A. to make his teacher angry

B. to play a joke with Mr. Turn

C. to make Mr. Turn get into trouble

D. to correct Mr. Turn's mistake

(7) The laugh in the classroom was louder because __________.

[　　]

A. Mr. Turn told an interesting story

B. Mr. Turn called his students asses

C. Mr. Turn was angry with his classes

D. Mr. Turn was even funnier than his students

阅读理解

    Mr. Turn was a short and fat man. He was about forty but wasn't yet married. He worked in a middle school. There he taught math. He was kind to his students and could make his classes interesting, So all the students liked him. One day Mr. Turn received a letter. He was told that his parents would arrive in the capital and they asked him to meet them at the railway station the next morning. He was happy because he hadn't seen them for three years.

　　That afternoon, when Mr. Turn was taking his class, he wrote on the blackboard ,“Mr. Turn won't be able to meet his classes tomorrow morning.” But before long he heard his students laughing. He felt strange and found someone had rubbed out(擦去) a “e” from the word “classes” and the sentence became ,“Mr. Turn won't be able to meet his lasses(情人) tomorrow morning. ” Mr. Turn also laughed. Then he rubbed out an “l” from the word “lasses.” The sentence now became “Mr Turn won't be able to meet his asses(傻瓜) tomorrow morning.” All the students laughed even more loudly.

(1) Mr. Turn was a __________.

[　　]

(2) The students liked Mr. Turn because _________.

[　　]

A. he was married

B. he was kind to them

C. he could make his classes interesting

D. both B and C

(3) Mr. Turn was happy because ________.

[　　]

A. he could see his parents

B. his parents would take some presents to him

C. his parents were both fine.

D. his parents would take a nice girl to him.

(4) Mr. Turn's parents would go to the capital _________.

　　]

(5) The next morning Mr. Turn couldn't take his classes because

[　　]

A. he would meet his parents at the railway station

B. he would meet his classes

C. he would meet his asses

D. he would go to see his doctor

(6) The students rubbed out a “c” from the word “classes” ________.

[　　]

A. to make his teacher angry

B. to play a joke with Mr. Turn

C. to make Mr. Turn get into trouble

D. to correct Mr. Turn's mistake

(7) The laugh in the classroom was louder because __________.

[　　]

A. Mr. Turn told an interesting story

B. Mr. Turn called his students asses

C. Mr. Turn was angry with his classes

D. Mr. Turn was even funnier than his students