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二、阅读理解(20 小题,每小题 2 分,共 40 分)
阅读下面四篇语言材料,然后按文后要求做题。
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April Fool's Day is a yearly celebration in some European and Western countries by playing jokes and spreading hoaxes. Even some newspapers, TV programs and radio stations report fake stories.
| In 1989, on the show *Grandstand*, a fight started between members of staff while Des Lynam was talking about his professional team. In the end, Des Lynam, the reporter for the sports show, announced that it was an April Fool's joke. |
| WIXE in Monroe, North Carolina, is a radio station. In 2009, a news reporter named Bob Rogers said he was going to change his show (country music) to heavy metal, a kind of rock music. Hearing this, a lot of listeners made phone calls to the radio station, asking for a song. |
| In 1993, a radio station in San Diego City told listeners that the Space Shuttle would be landing at a small local airport very soon. Over 1,000 people drove there in the morning rush hour. As a result, the police had to be called in to deal with traffic problems. However, the shuttle didn't land at all. |
| In 1998, two reporters for WAAF, a radio station, said Boston mayor Thomas Menino had been killed in a car accident. Menino was just flying at that time. The “news” spread quickly across the city, causing the two to lose their jobs. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
(B) 21. What kind of show was *Grandstand*?
A. A talk show. B. A sports show. C. A talent show. D. A soap opera.
(B) 22. What kind of music did the listeners of WIXE ask for?
A. Pop music. B. Rock music. C. Country music. D. Dance music.
(A) 23. The third piece of news was most probably reported ______.
A. in the morning B. at noon C. in the afternoon D. in the evening
(D) 24. Where was Boston mayor when the “news” about his death was reported?
A. In a taxi. B. In a car. C. On a train. D. On a plane.
(A) 25. What can we know from the text?
A. The first story took place the earliest of the four.
B. Bob Rogers was famous as a musician.
C. There wasn't an airport in San Diego City in 1993.
D. The reporters of the fourth piece of news were killed.

答案： 21.B 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.A