首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、March 20 through April 2. B、March 21 through April 1. C、March 25 through April 1. D、March 26 through April 2. C短文第2、3句提到:“可以被确
A、March 20 through April 2. B、March 21 through April 1. C、March 25 through April 1. D、March 26 through April 2. C短文第2、3句提到:“可以被确
admin
2019-04-23
61
问题
Unlike most of the other holidays, the history of April Fool’s Day is not totally clear. The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Before that year, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25 and lasting until April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, a new calendar was introduced, and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1. However, many people did not receive the news or refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as "fools" by the general public. They were often sent on "fool’s errands" or were made the target of other practical jokes. This evolved, over time, into a tradition of joke-playing on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the 18th century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the English and French. Jokes performed on April Fool’s Day range from the simple(such as saying, "Your shoe’s untied! "), to the elaborate. Setting a roommate’s alarm clock back an hour is a common trick. Whatever the joke, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool! " Practical jokes are a common practice on April Fool’s Day. Sometimes, elaborate practical jokes are played on friends or relatives that last the entire day. The news media even gets involved. For instance, a British short film once shown on April Fool’s Day was a fairly detailed documentary about "noodle farmers" and how they harvest their crop from the noodle trees. April Fool’s Day is a "for-fun-only" celebration Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their "significant other" out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It’s simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever alert, for he may be the next April Fool!
19. When was the new year celebrated in France before 1582?
20. When did the tradition of April Fool’s Day spread to England?
21. What do we know from the passage?
选项
A、March 20 through April 2.
B、March 21 through April 1.
C、March 25 through April 1.
D、March 26 through April 2.
答案
C
解析
短文第2、3句提到:“可以被确认为愚人节传统开始之日的最切近的年份是1582年,在法国。在此之前,新年从3月25日开始,4月1日结束,共庆祝8天。”因此选C。考查细节,听到什么选什么。考虑到各选项提到的起始日期均不相同,只要听到原文中的March 25就可以正确作答。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/6mZ7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Unemploymentbringsbadfeelings.B、Unemploymentbringsgoodfeelings.C、Oneshouldtrytomakethebestofunemployment.D、Un
A、1943.B、1945.C、1940.D、1948.D短文说:所以他在1947年回到了纽约。其后的4年被认为是他最辉煌的岁月。因此本题选D。
A、Theydescribeditasacompletefailure.B、Theydescribeditaswildlysuccessful.C、Theydescribeditasadventurous.D、They
A、Theyareshyandsensitive.B、Theyarequietandsensitive.C、Theyareshyandsuspicious.D、Theyarequietandreserved.D短文说
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepi
Istechnologychangingourbrains?Anewstudyaddstoagrowingbodyofresearchthatsaysitis.Accordingtothestudy,a【C1】
Low-carbonFuture:WeCanAffordtoGoGreen[A]Tacklingclimatechangewillcostconsumerstheearth.Thosewhocampaignfora
A、HewasthecommanderinchiefoftheContinentalarmy.B、HewasthesecondAmericanpresident.C、HedraftedtheDeclarationof
A、Hungary,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.B、Hungary,RomaniaandthePhilippines.C、Spain,RomaniaandthePhilippines.D、Hungary
A、India.B、ThePhilippines.C、Egypt.D、Notmentioned.B信息明示题。由Andthentheotherinterestingthingswere,likethePhilippines,th
随机试题
A地甲公司与B地乙公司签订一份书面购销合同,甲公司向乙公司购买冰箱200台,每台价格是1500元。双方约定由乙公司代办托运,甲公司在收到货物后的10日内付款,合同的违约金为合同价款的10%,并且约定了因合同发生纠纷由合同签订地C地的法院管辖。但是,在合同签
实验法
压力
具有双向调节子宫平滑肌作用的中药是()。
A、青霉素B、氯霉素C、两性霉素BD、克林霉素E、克霉唑仅局部用于治疗浅部真菌病和皮肤黏膜念珠菌感染的是()。
下列属于对肾功有影响的含生物碱类重要的是
企业所取得的交易性金融资产初始成本中应该包括在取得时已宣告但尚未发放的现金股利或已到付息期但尚未领取的债券利息。()
在我国国民收入分配过程中,社会消费基金由()构成。
2015年2月,张某通过股票交易账户在股票二级市场购进甲上市公司股票100000股,成交价格为每股12元。同年4月因甲上市公司进行2013年度利润分配取得35000元分红所得。同年7月张某以每股12.8元的价格将股票全部转让。下列关于张某纳税事项的表述中,
据中消协和全国30个省、自治区、直辖市消费者协会(委员会、下同)的统计汇总,2008年共受理消费者投诉638477件,比2007年下降2.8%,解决607423件,为消费者挽回经济损失66168万元,比2007年下降21.2%,其中因经营者有欺诈行为得到加
最新回复
(
0
)