初中英语九年级全一册 Section Ba-2e【市一等奖】

SectionB2a—2eTextbookonPage94Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4C.

AnintroductiontoAprilFool’sDayB.

Two

funnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool’sDayA.

Oneofthemostfamous

tricksplayedD.

AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool’sDayReadandmatch

Readingstrategy:Thefirstsentenceineachparagraphcanhelpyou.

Readingstrategy:Thefirstsentenceineachparagraphcanhelpyou.Ithappenson_________everyyear.April1stReadPara.1

2.Whatdopeopleusuallydo

onAprilFool'sDay?Peopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.

1.DoesAprilFool'sDaytakeplaceonlyinChina?No,itisacelebrationthattakeplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.

AprilFool’sDay又称AllFools’Day。节期为4月1日，是从19世纪开始在西方兴起流行的民间娱乐性节日，并非法定节日，但社会影响力却十分巨大。愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑，用假话捉弄对方。

据说愚人节这天玩笑只能开到中午12点之前，这是约定俗成的严格规定，过了钟点还开玩笑的人会立刻碰钉子，称为比被他取笑的人还要大的傻瓜。Doyouknow?1.Spaghetti2.SpecialwaterA.SpaghettiB.SpecialwaterStory1Story2ReadPara.2andchooseWhatarethestoriesabout?Para2.

Two

funnystories1.WhatdidthereporterinEnglandannounce?2.Whatdidpeopledoaftertheyheardthenews?3.What’stheresultofthetrick?ThejokeofSpaghetti宣布ReadJoke1SpaghettiTherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.

Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.

Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax(骗局),allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout(卖光).1.WhatdidthereporterinEnglandannounce?2.Whatdidpeopledoaftertheyheardthenews?3.What’stheresultofthetrick?TherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.

Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.

Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax(骗局),allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout(卖光).

Bythetime…,hadbeen…ThejokeofSpaghetti宣布FunnyHowdoyoufeelaboutthejoke?orSad?WhydotheyrantosupermarketandbuySpaghetti?Spaghetti

ismade

of

wheatmeal

(小麦粉).It

is

a

kind

of

common

staple

food(主食)in

western

countries,just

like

noodle

and

ricein

China.1.Whatcanthewaterdointhestory?2.What’stheresultofthejoke?ThespecialwaterwouldhelppeopleloseweightBytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.

ThejokeofSpecialWaterReadJoke2SpecialWaterDoallthejokeshaveahappyending?1.WhatdidthefamousTVstardo?2.Whatdidhereply,whenhisgirlfriendsaidyes?3.What’stheresultofthetrick?AfamousTVstarinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshowandaskedhertomarryhim.

“AprilFool!”.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled(取消).

Whydidhesaythat?每年4月1日，朋友、熟人间往往会用一些玩笑来相互愚弄、取乐。被成功“欺骗”了的人会被大家嬉笑为“四月愚人”(AprilFool).Funny?Sador?ReadPara.3DoallthejokesandtrickshappenonlyonAprilFool’sDay?No,theydon’t.Whendidthemostfamousjokehappen?B.InOctober,1938.A.OnAprilFool’sDayReadPara.41.WhatdidOrsonWellesannounceonhisprogram?Oneofthemostfamousjokes1.WhatdidOrsonWellesannounceonhisprogram?2.Whathappenedafterpeopleheardthenews?3.Whathadhappenedbythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax?OneofthemostfamousjokesReadPara.41.WhatdidOrsonWellesannounceonhisprogram?2.Whathappenedafterpeopleheardthenews?AliensfromMarshadlandedontheearthHundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory,andfearspreadacrossthewholecountry.

3.Whathadhappenedbythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax?Thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.Oneofthemostfamousjokes官员WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?

OrsonWelles/'ɔ:sən//welz/奥森·威尔斯是美国集演员、导演、编剧、制片人等多种角色于一身的电影、广播剧天才。1975年，AFI授予威尔斯终身成就奖，他的贡献，令无数后人仰望，奥逊·威尔斯是美国历史上一位罕见的具有重要文化意义的电影、广播剧天才。TimePlaceTrickResultOn____________InEnglandTherewouldbe________________________Allofthespaghettiwas_________On____________In_______Thespecialwaterwouldhelppeople________Morethan10,000people_____________________________________OnAprilFool’sDayAfamousTVstaraskedhisgirlfriend____________________TheTVstarlost_______________________________________In________,1938

In_______________________landedontheearthThousandsofpeople_______________________AprilFool’sDaynomorespaghettisoldoutAprilFool’sDayEnglandloseweighthadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswatertomarryhimOctobertheUnitedStatesAliensfromMarshadlefttheirhomeshisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled2CReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions1.WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?2.WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?3.WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?

Helostboth

hisgirlfriendandhisshow.ItwasinOctober1938.Itwassaidthatthespecialwaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight.AreporterannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.5.WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?6.Whichofthesestoriesisthemostbelievable?Whichistheleastbelievable?Why?7.Wouldyoubefooledbyanyofthesestories?OrsonWellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory.2d.Fillinblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.Afterthespaghettistory___________(appear)inthenews,ev