初中英语九年级下册人教Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected单元单元话题拓展阅读拓展阅读

1、阅读文章April Fools Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. However, the April Fools Day of 2016 was quite different for my mom and me.That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had droppeddown from a bar(横木 )many t

2、imes in the past without ever having a problem, but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground became anightmare (噩梦 ). I broke my arm.Jimmys dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on. When he saw the problem, he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my

3、mom and let her know he would take me to the hospital. As that day was April Fools Day, Mom was not buying it and really thought all this was a big joke. Mom was finally convinced by Jimmys mom. When she saw me, she broke down in tears because she felt so bad she simply believed this was just a big

4、trick.I guess one could compare this to the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Since I had played bad tricks before, it was no wonder that my mom didnt believe it. I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day. We both learned a valuable lesson.第 1页共 4页试着做一做1What happened to the writer on

5、the April Fools Day of 2016?A He dreamed a terrible dream.B He was hurt by Jimmy.C He had an accident.DHe fooled his mom with his friend.2Why did Jimmys dad phone the writers mom?A Because he wanted to play a joke on her.B Because he wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money.C Because he wan

6、ted to see how deeply she loved her son.DBecause he wanted to inform her of the accident.3What does the underlined sentence“ Mom was not buying it” meaA She didnt believe what Jimmys dad said.B She would not like to pay the money.C She had no preparation for the bad news.DShe thought her son deserve

7、d(应受 ) it.4Why did the writer mention the story of“ The Boy WhoCried Wolf ？”A Because he thought it was his moms fault.B Because he had a lesson like that.C Because he was proud of his story.DBecause he felt he was luckier than that boy.第 2页共 4页5From the passage we can infer that _.A the writers mom

8、 didnt care much about himB the writer was a dishonest personC the writer wont pull pranks as beforeDthe writer will lose interest in games答案第 3页共 4页1.C点 ：信息关 法。由第二段最后一句I broke my arm 可知。2D点 ：由第三段 let her know he would take me to the hospital可知。3A点 ：由第三段 Mom was not buying it and really thought all thiswas a big joke.可知。4B点 ：由文章最后一句We both learned a valuable lesson可.