题文
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．pleasedC．innocent D．broadcast小题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．小题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．小题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 wrongC．Richard Nixon was not liked by the American peopleD．Richard Nixon asked Rich Little to speak for him 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
这是关于愚人节的几个小故事，能让学生对西方文化有初步了解。小题1:猜测词义题。根据Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970．真正的彩电是在1970出现的。说明那些人上当受骗了，选择A。
小题2:推断题。根据Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970．
小题3:细节题。根据：Few noticed that everything about the island was made up．一切都是编造的，所以说San Seffiffe doesn’t exist
小题4:推理题。最后一段第四行Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger人们表达震惊与愤怒说明人们不喜欢Richard Nixon。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Happy April Fool’s D.....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
