18．April 1st is a day on which，in some countries，people try to play tricks（捉弄）on others，if one succeeds in tricking somebody，one laughs and says，"April fool!"and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too．
On April 1st，a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped．The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons（按紐），but nothing happened．Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said．"This poor bus i getting old．It isn't going as well as it used to．There's only one thing to do if we want to get home today．I shall count（數(shù)）three，and on the word‘three'，I want you all to lean（傾斜）forward suddenly as hard as you can．That should get the bus started again，but if it doesn't，I am afraid there is nothing else I can do．Now，all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready．"
The passengers all obediently（順從地） pressed back against their seats and waited anxiously．The driver turned to the bus front and asked，"Are you ready？"
The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer．"Yes．"
"One!Two!Three!"counted the driver．The passengers all swung（搖晃）forward suddenly and the bus started up a great rate．
The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief（放松）．But their smiles turned to a surprised and then a delighted laughter when the driver merrily cried，"April fool!"
25．The country bus stopped just becauseD．
A．the petrol had run out
B．it is getting old
C．there was something wrong with it
D．the driver wanted to play a trick on the passengers
26..The passengers tried ther best to help the driver start the bus becauseA．
A．they didn't realize that the driver wanted to fool them
B．they knew what the driver meant，butthey wanted to be fooled
C．they were anxious to laugh
D．the driver was really in trouble
27．…a country bus was going along a winding road．Here"a winding road"meansD．
A．the road was wide
B．the road was straight
C．there was a lot of wind in the road
D．there were a lot of turns in the road
28．"That should get the bus started again．"means the driver wanted to sayA．
A．the bus would start again if the passengers did what he asked them to do
B．the bus would start again unless he got the bus repaired
C．he could do nothing because the bus was old
D．the passengers could make the bus start again if they learned back．
分析 本文是記敘文，敘述一名汽車司機在愚人節(jié)這一天捉弄乘客的故事．
解答 25．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子 when the driver merrily cried，"April fool!"當司機高興地叫道：，"April fool!"可以推斷出司機發(fā)動不了車是為了和乘客們開玩笑，所以答案鉆D．
26．A 細節(jié)理解題．The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief．乘客們松了一口氣，開始寬慰地笑了起來．由此可以看出乘客們一開始并沒有感覺到是司機在開他們的玩笑，以為車子在他們的努力下開起來了，所以松了一口氣，寬慰地笑起來．所以答案選A．
27．D 推理判斷題．a(chǎn) country bus was going along a winding road 句中a country bus 指的是一輛鄉(xiāng)村的客車，可知走在鄉(xiāng)下的路上，所以這條路不可能是寬的，直的，應該是彎彎曲曲有很多拐彎的路，所以答案選D．
28．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子 I shall count（數(shù)）three，and on the word‘three'，I want you all to lean（傾斜）forward suddenly as hard as you can．我數(shù)到三，在"三"這個字上，我希望你們能盡最大的努力向前傾．可以推斷出司機的意思如果乘客都這樣做的話，車就有可能發(fā)動起來，所以答案選A．
點評 本題主要考查推理判斷題，要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎上，做出一定的推理判斷，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義．推理判斷題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中的某一句話，也可能是某幾句話，所以，推理題的答案只能是根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即對原文某一句話或某幾句話所作的同義改寫或綜合．推理判斷題的題干中通常含有infer，suggest，imply，conclude indicate等標志性詞語． 這種題型主要包括細節(jié)判斷題、態(tài)度觀點推斷題、寫作意圖推斷題、文章出處判斷題和猜測想象推斷題．
