On April 16th，don`t be surprised if the womann next to you on the subway looks like she forgot to get dlessed for work.She won`t be alone．People in their pajamas（睡衣裤）will be spotted all across the country一traveling on the subway,in line for their morning coffee,and even walking into office buildings．That`S because people will be trading in their business suits for pajamas and celebrating National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day．
There is nothng more comfortable than sitting at your desk in soft cotton flannel（法兰绒的）paiamas or wearing your favorite slippers while you deeply think about the day`s tasks,The PajamaGram Company,Which produces and sells pajamsa,believes that Americans need a break,especially the day aher income taxes are due．That`s why they are celebrating National wear Your Pajamas to Work Day．
Wearing pajamas to work can be re
laxing and can actually help employees be more productive.David Alien，author of The Art of Stress-free Productivity,promotes（倡导）relaxation to increase Productivity．"Our ability to be Productive is directly proportional（成比例的）to our ability to relax,"said Allen."Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stressftee productivity．"
At the Pajama Gram Company,it`s not unusual to find employees Wearing their pajamas at important meetings or at their desks.The Company even invented the term "life is bananas,send some pajamas," to describe how they feel about the world we live in.
The PajamaGrma Company offers over 100 styles of pajamas,robes,slippers and spa products．Each PajamaGram gift comes along with beautiful Pajamas，lavender（熏衣草）bath tea,Do-Not-Disturb sign for the door and a gift card.
61. On APril 16th，people in America often ____________.
A.forget to change pajamas for w
ork
B.do pajama business on the way to Work
C.go to wook in their pajamas
D.celebrate their traditional festival
62. People celebrate this special day because they are expected to
A.Work in a more effective way
B.increase their ability to relax
C.spend less on their daily clothes
D.have more time to rest
63. The underlined word "bananaS" in the last paragraph can be replaced by ___________.
A.easy and free B.happy and interesting
C.crazy and busy D.full of fruits
64. According to the passage，which gifts will you receive from the PaiamaGram Company？
a.a sleepwear
b.a beautiful box
c.a Do-Not-Disturb sign
d.lavder bath tea
e.a personalized gift card
A.c,d,e B.a,c,d C.b,c,d,e D.a,c,d,e
65. The main purpose of the passage is to _________.
A.advertise the PajamaGram Company
B.introduce a special day in America
C.describe the busy life In America
D.advise people to buy more pajamas
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
MONTREAL--He may be the world’s richest man, but that didn’t prevent Bill Gates from falling for an April Fool’s day joke by two Quebec radio comics (喜剧演员) pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
Montreal French-language station CKMF--FM said last Wednesday that staffers (工作人员) Marcantoine Audet and Sebastien Trudel had a 10-minute telephone chat with Microsoft Corp boss Gates on April 1.
The broadcast was aired on their nightly show last Tuesday and repeated last Wednesday.
“We were happy. We had been calling Microsoft persistently (坚持不懈地) for four weeks,” Trudel said.
Trudel said he and his colleague had already fooled Canadian pop singer Celine Dion and Formula One (一级方程赛车) driver Jacques Villeneuve on their show.
“This time, we wanted to give ourselves a challenge with somebody more difficult to reach,” Ttudel said.
He said he was surprised that Gates’s assistants did not check to see if it was really the prime minister’s office on the line.
Trudel said they imitated (模仿) Chretien’s heavily accented English, talking about the economy, asking about Microsoft’s Windows operating system and inviting the multibillionaire to visit a well-known Montreal strip joint (运动服合资企业).
The radio host said that Gates was not amused by the fake interview.
“He did not seem angry but he did not find it so funny,” the comic said.
Bill Gates was fooled mainly because ______.
A. his assistants were not careful enough
B. the Canadian Prime Minister helped the two comics
C. the two comics imitated the Canadian Prime Minister so well
D. it was April Fool’s Day
We can conclude from the passage that the two comics ______.
A. liked to fool famous people on their show
B. thought that Gates was not a great challenge to them
C. had a good knowledge of Bill Gates and his Windows operating system
D. were not quite satisfied with their tricks
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Gates ‘April Fooled’ B. Two Comics and Their Tricks
C. Two comics and Their Show D. A Fake Interview
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年浙江温州中学高二下学期期末考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
MONTREAL--He may be the world’s richest man, but that didn’t prevent Bill Gates from falling for an April Fool’s day joke by two Quebec radio comics (喜剧演员) pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
Montreal French-language station CKMF--FM said last Wednesday that staffers (工作人员) Marcantoine Audet and Sebastien Trudel had a 10-minute telephone chat with Microsoft Corp boss Gates on April 1.
The broadcast was aired on their nightly show last Tuesday and repeated last Wednesday.
“We were happy. We had been calling Microsoft persistently (坚持不懈地) for four weeks,” Trudel said.
Trudel said he and his colleague had already fooled Canadian pop singer Celine Dion and Formula One (一级方程赛车) driver Jacques Villeneuve on their show.
“This time, we wanted to give ourselves a challenge with somebody more difficult to reach,” Ttudel said.
He said he was surprised that Gates’s assistants did not check to see if it was really the prime minister’s office on the line.
Trudel said they imitated (模仿) Chretien’s heavily accented English, talking about the economy, asking about Microsoft’s Windows operating system and inviting the multibillionaire to visit a well-known Montreal strip joint (运动服合资企业).
The radio host said that Gates was not amused by the fake interview.
“He did not seem angry but he did not find it so funny,” the comic said.
【小题1】Bill Gates was fooled mainly because ______.
| A．his assistants were not careful enough |
| B．the Canadian Prime Minister helped the two comics |
| C．the two comics imitated the Canadian Prime Minister so well |
| D．it was April Fool’s Day |
| A．liked to fool famous people on their show |
| B．thought that Gates was not a great challenge to them |
| C．had a good knowledge of Bill Gates and his Windows operating system |
| D．were not quite satisfied with their tricks |
| A．Gates ‘April Fooled’ | B．Two Comics and Their Tricks |
| C．Two comics and Their Show | D．A Fake Interview |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年浙江省蓬街私立中学高一第二次月半考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
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．
【小题1】The underlined phrase “taken in” in the 2nd paragraph means ________.
| A．deceived | B．pleased | C．innocent | D．broadcast |
| 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． |
| 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． |
| 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 |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届江西省高二第四次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
It’s impossible to determine how many people would have lost their lives without the contribution of African-American inventor Dr Charles Drew.
Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, DC. His early interest was in education, but he was also an outstanding athlete. While in college, he was awarded as the man who contributed the most to sports during his four years in school. Drew’s sister Elsie suffered from tuberculosis(肺结核) and died in 1920. Her death influenced his decision to study medicine.
After becoming a doctor and working as a college instructor, Drew went to Columbia University, where he earned his Doctor of Medical Science degree. During this time he became involved in research on blood and blood transfusions.
At Columbia, he wrote a paper on “banked blood”, in which he described a technique he developed for the long-term preservation of blood plasma. Before his discovery, blood could not be stored for more than two days because of the rapid breakdown of red blood cells. Drew had discovered that by separating the plasma from the whole blood and then refrigerating them separately, they could be combined a week later for a blood transfusion. Drew became the first African American to receive a PhD in medical science.
After World War II broke out, Drew was called upon to put his techniques into practice. He was named a project director for the American Red Cross but soon quit his post after the government issued an order that blood taken from white donors should be separated from that of black donors.
On April 1, 1950, after he attended the annual free clinic at the John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital, he and other three physicians decided to drive back home. As he was tired from spending the night before in the operating room, he lost control of his car. Drew was badly injured and was taken to Alamance General Hospital in Burlington, North Carolina. He was pronounced dead half an hour after he first received medical attention. Drew's funeral was held on April 5, 1950, at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in Washington, DC.
But contrary to popular thought, he was not refused a blood transfusion by an all-white hospital. He indeed received a transfusion but was beyond the help of the doctors attending to him. As Dr. John Ford, one of the doctors who survived the accident, later explained, “We all received the very best of care. The fact that he was a Black did not in any way limit the care that was given to him.” Over the years, Drew has been considered one of the most honored figures in the medical field.
1.According to the passage, ________ might have contributed to the invention of blood banks.
A．the combination of blood cells
B．the rapid breakdown of red blood cells
C．the development of refrigerating technique
D．the technique of separating plasma from the whole blood
2.By saying “contrary to the popular thought” in the last paragraph, the writer _______.
A．can’t understand the doctors’ decision
B．indicates his concern about the popular thought
C．feels disappointed with the all-white hospital
D．means what the doctors did was out of expectation
3.We can learn from the passage that Dr Charles Drew is best remembered by people as _______. .
A．an outstanding athlete B．a college instructor
C．a medical researcher D．a project director
4.What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A. Charles Drew died in a medical accident.
B. African Americans were still treated unfairly in the 1940s.
C. Charles Drew was the first African American to receive a PhD.
D. Physicians refused to give Charles Drew medical attention because he was a black.
5.In which section of a magazine can we most probably find the passage?
A．People B．Health C．Culture D．Entertainment
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科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古2009-2010学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试题 题型：单项填空
On April 1, the westerners will play ____ on each other but make sure that no one is hurt.
|
A．fun |
B．fool |
C．jokes |
D．games |
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