Question

【題目】One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture(文化) differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation(會話) with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post.

【1】 Simon went to London to ___________.

A. visit his friend B. spend his holiday

C. study English D. have a meeting

【2】 According to the passage, the British usually spend their time __________ on the train.

A. playing cards B. singing and dancing

C. doing some reading D. talking loudly

【3】 What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果 B. 學(xué)期 C. 會議 D. 用語

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了英國和美國雖然都是英語系國家，但是它們之間也有很多不同的文化差異。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由本文第一句One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend,Rick.可知Simon去倫敦拜訪朋友。故選A

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第三句For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.可知英國人在火車上經(jīng)常讀點(diǎn)東西。故選C

【3】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，美國人和英國人對很多事情都有不同的用語。所以，term的意思是用語。故選D