B  [2015 .江西省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三二模] 

No joke: researchers say we are moving away from per?sonal ? real-world pranks and into a world of media-driven jokes and Internet boredom. Does this spell the end of April Fools' Day as we know it?

    Though pranksters (惡作劇的人)and joke-lovers in many countries now gleefully prepare to trick friends and loved ones on April Fool's Day, no one knows exactly when or why, or even where, this tradition began.

The importance of this day of prank-pulling freedom is no laughing matter. It's integral (完整的)to American cul?ture. A day of funny is important to society, and also helps humans bond. Researchers say our reaction on comedy is changing, though. And that may mean fewer pranks in the future.

"The usual pranks that we would see 50 years ago are much less common," Gary Alan Fine, a sociologist at North?western University in Illinois, told LiveScience. "I think we are seeing the decline of interpersonal pranks.，，

"At one time, pranking played a bigger role in American society. Some of the pranking was also very harmful," Jo?seph Bo skin, a professor retired from history at Boston Uni?versity, told LiveScience.

This type of harmful prank-playing was usually directed towards marginalized(使邊緣化)sections of society. "Pranks have played a very big role in this situation, so I'm glad that the prankster part of it has declined, but the making fun of life in general goes on," Boskin said.

"The big problem is knowing where to draw the line be?tween playful pranks and meanness close to bullying," Fine said.

"Practical jokes of a certain sort shade into bullying, they shade into meanness and we are very concerned as a soci?ety about meanness," Fine said. "Finding out what that point is, is difficult for a society. And traditional pranking may be left out in the cold," Fine said.

5. Who will be made fun of on April Fool's Day?

 A.     Strangers.

B.     Friends and loved ones.

C.     Old men.

D.     Neighbours.

6. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?

 A.     Serious affairs.

B.     Boring things.

C.     Funny matters.

D.     Foolish matters.

7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

 A.     April Fool's Day is part of American culture.

B.     No one knows exactly where the tradition of April Fool's Day began.

C.     Pranksters and joke-lovers usually trick friends on April Fool's Day.

D.     There'll be more pranks in the future.

8.What's Boskin's attitude towards the decline of pranks?
A. Doubtful.                             B. Objective.

C.  Positive.                            D. Indifferent.

B [文章大意]這是一篇讀報(bào)筆記。研究人員表示，我們與切身的現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的惡作劇漸行漸遠(yuǎn)，正走進(jìn)充斥媒體炒作的笑話和網(wǎng)絡(luò)無聊蠢事的世界。這是否意味著我們所熟知的愚人節(jié)的消亡呢？

5.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中"Though pranksters(惡作劇的人）and joke-lovers in many countries now gleefully prepare to trick friends and loved ones on April Fool's Day..."可知，盡管;f艮多國(guó)家的惡作劇者和笑話達(dá)人正興高采烈地準(zhǔn)備在愚人節(jié)拿愛人和朋友開涮……，故選B項(xiàng)。

6.A 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中"The importance of this day of prank-pulling freedom is no laughing matter."可知，愚人節(jié)能隨便開玩笑，但它的重f性卻并非兒戲。故選A項(xiàng)。

7. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解'題。根據(jù)文中"It's integral(完整的）to American culture."可知，它是美國(guó)文化不可缺少的一部分。故A正確；根據(jù)文中第二段的"…no one knows exactly when or why, or even where, this tradition began."可知，沒有人知道這種習(xí)俗開始的確切時(shí)間、原因、甚至地點(diǎn)。故B正確；根據(jù)文中"Though prank?sters (惡 作劇 的人) and joke-lovers in many countries now gleeful?ly prepare to trick friends and loved ones on April Fool's Day..-" 可知C正確；根據(jù)第三段最后一句"And that may mean fewer pranks in the future.，，和最后一段最后一句'"And traditional pranking may be left out in the cold -"'可知，這樣一來，傳統(tǒng)的惡作劇可能就被冷落了。故選D項(xiàng)。

8.C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中'"Pranks have played a very big mle in this situation, so I'm glad that the prankster part of it has de?clined, but the making fun of life in general goes on,7 Boskin said."的描述可知，惡作劇在這種情況下影響很大，因此"我"很高興見到惡作劇的衰亡，但一般來講拿生活開涮的習(xí)慣還在繼續(xù)�？芍狢項(xiàng)正確。

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