AprilFool'sdayalsoknownasAllFools’DayisthefirstdayofApril.Itisadaywhenmanypeopleplayjokesamongoneanother.IfyoufallforajokeyouwillbecalledanAprilfool.AprilFool'sDayoriginatedfromFrance.Atthe

Question

     April Fool's day also known as All Fools’ Day is the first day of April. It is a day when many people play jokes among one another. If you fall for a joke you will be called an April fool.

   April Fool's Day originated from France. At the time of 1500s some people still used the old calendar to count day and time. As a result they celebrated New Year's Day on April 1st. These people were known as April Fools. This cultural custom became adopted (采纳) in France and later spread (传播) to many other countries like the United States of America. It is not a holiday and so it doesn’t have a day-off cake any gifts or sweets but it does have a really good laughter after all among friends and family.

   Let me tell you some jokes I have played on my family in the past. The night before April FooFs day I changed every clock in the house and made sure that when my parents got up the next morning the clock should be pointing to 3 ：00 pm. The next morning my parents woke up wondering how slept so late and were worried for missing their work. Then I would run out from my room and shout “ April Fools!” The whole family laughed happily.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.When is April Fool's Day?

2. Which country did April Fool's Day originate from?

3. What do people often do on April Fool's Day?

4. Do students have a day-off on April Fool's Day?

5. Did the writer's parents wake up at 3:00 pm? Why?

Answer 1

导读

文章是一篇说明文，介绍了愚人节的来历及作者愚人节 和家人开的玩笑。

详析

1. It is the first day of April. /Ifs April 1st.根据常识以

及文章的首句可知，愚人节是在4月1号。

2. France. 愚人节起源于法国。根据第二段首句可知 答案。

3. People play jokes among one another.在愚人节这天人们相互开玩笑。根据第一段第二句话可知答案。

4. No they don't. 愚人节不是节日，不放假。根据第二 段的最后第一句话“It is not a holiday and so it doesn’t have a day-off.可知答案。5. No they didn't. Because the writer played a joke on them and changed every clock in the house to 3：00 pm.通读最后一段可知，作者与父母开了一个玩笑:把钟表重 新调好，爸爸妈妈起床时是下午的3:00.其实，父母起床 仍然是在早晨。

障碍句分析

The night before April Fool's day I changed every clock in the house and made sure that when my parents got up the next morning the clock should be pointing to 3 :00 pm. 愚人节

前夜，我把家里所有的钟表都重新调好，确保爸爸妈妈起床 时(时针正指向) 是下午3 :00.

make sure意为“保证，确保”，后面引导的宾语从句中， 是以连词when引导的时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”。