Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes (恶作剧) in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.
▲INSTANT COLOR TV
In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Kjell Stepson, appearing 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 color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon (尼龙) 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 SERRIFFE
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 asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that every thing 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.” Acpanying this announcement were audio clips(片断) 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 Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by edian Rich Little.
【小题1】Which of the following countries in NOT mentioned in the text?A．IndiaB．The UKC．The United StatesD．Sweden【小题2】Who worked as a host on the radio?A．Kjell StepsonB．Rich LittleC．Richard NixonD．John Huckleberry【小题3】When did the small republic San Serriffe e into being? A．In 1962B．In 1977 C．In 1992D．Never【小题4】Where can we probably read this article? A．In the ad.B．In a magazineC．In a novelD．In a news reportA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】细节理解题。文中第二段提到了瑞典，第三段提到了英国，第四段提到了美国，而没有提到过印度。
【小题2】细节理解题。最后一段倒数第二句可知D项正确。A是技术专家，D是喜剧演员，C是美国前总统。
【小题3】细节理解题。从第三段最后—句可知，这个岛屿是编造出来的．所以选D项。
【小题4】细节理解题。选项A、C很容易被排除。这篇文章并没有报道一个新闻事件，所以D项被排除，故选B项。