Happy April Fool's Day

In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

INSTANT COLOUR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel inSweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station's tech?nical expert? Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display colour reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favourite shows in colour. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in. Actual colour TV transmission only started to ap?pear in Sweden on April 1， 1970.

SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement (增刊)in honour of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this un?known nation. The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the is?land was made up.

NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio s Talk of the Nation programme announced that Richard Nichard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, "I didn't do any?thing wrong, and I won't do it again. ，， Accompanying this announcement were audio clips (片斷)of Nixon de?livering his election speech. Listeners responded imme?diately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the sec?ond half of the show did the host John Hockenbcrry re?veal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon's voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

1.Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. India. B.  TheUK.

C.TheUnited States.      D.Sweden.

2.Who worked as a host on the radio?

A.Kjell Stensson.  B.  Rich Little.

C.Richard Nixon.     D.  John Hockenbcrry.

3.When did the small republic San Scrriffe come into being?

A.In 1962.     B.  In 1977.

C.In 1992.  D. Never.

4.Where can we probably read this article?

A.In an ad.    B.   In a magazine.

C.In a novel.    D.  In a textbook.

【文章大意】文章講述人們?yōu)榱藨c祝愚人節(jié)，列出了歷史上的大型愚弄事件：一是速成彩色電視機(jī)；二是虛擬國(guó)家San Serriffe;三是尼克松再次競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)。

A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一個(gè)愚弄事件里提到了 Sweden，第二個(gè)事件里提到了 British即the UK,第三個(gè)事件里提到了 A-merica艮卩the United States 。

D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段最后一句可知主持人為John Hockenberry。

D 推理判斷題。由第三段的最后一句"Few noticed that everything about the island was made up."可知，關(guān)于San Serriffe的一切都是虛構(gòu)的。

B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段和后面的三個(gè)事件可知，這種文章不大可能出現(xiàn)在廣告、小說(shuō)和教科書里面，所以最有可能出現(xiàn)在雜志上。


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