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 in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white．The station’s technical 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 favorite shows in color．Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in．Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970．
SAN ERRIFFE
In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement （增刊）in honor 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 unknown 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 island was made up．
NIXON FOR PRESIDENT
In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again．His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips of Nixon delivering his election speech．Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger．Only during the second half of the show did the host John Hockenberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke, Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little．
小題1:The underlined phrase “taken in” in the 2nd paragraph means ________.
A．deceived B．pleasedC．innocent D．broadcast
小題2:What can be inferred from the text about Color TV?
A．The Swedish People didn’t watch color TVs until 1970．
B．The Swedish People began to watch color TVs in 1962．
C．Kjell Stensson was a TV host．
D．Not many people believed Kjell Stensson．
小題3:Which of the following statements about San Serriffe is True?
A．San Seffiffe is located in the Indian Ocean．
B．San Seffiffe became a republic in 1967．
C．San Seffiffe is a beautiful place．
D．San Seffiffe doesn’t exist．
小題4:We get to know from the passage that _____．
A．Richard Nixon didn’t win the election in 1992．
B．Richard Nixon didn’t do anything wrong
C．Richard Nixon was not liked by the American people
D．Richard Nixon asked Rich Little to speak for him

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
這是關(guān)于愚人節(jié)的幾個(gè)小故事，能讓學(xué)生對(duì)西方文化有初步了解。
小題1:猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970．真正的彩電是在1970出現(xiàn)的。說(shuō)明那些人上當(dāng)受騙了，選擇A。
小題2:推斷題。根據(jù)Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970．
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)：Few noticed that everything about the island was made up．一切都是編造的，所以說(shuō)San Seffiffe doesn’t exist
小題4:推理題。最后一段第四行Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger人們表達(dá)震驚與憤怒說(shuō)明人們不喜歡Richard Nixon。
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