Question

【题目】二、完型填空

When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been _____.Like most English children，I learned French at school and I had often been to France._____ I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who did not understand ____.But when I went to America，I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any _____ problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a _____ telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring. So I asked an old man, “I want to give my friend a ring. Could you help me? ” “Well，that's _____.” he answered in surprise. “You look very _____.Are you getting married?” “Oh，No，” I replied. “I just want to give a ring to tell him I've arrived. Could you tell me _____ there's a phone box near here?” “Oh！Sorry，” he said，“There's a phone downstairs.”

When we met up，Danny _____ the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry! I met such problems at first. There are lots of words which the Americans ______ differently in meaning from English people. But most of the time the English and American people understand each other well! You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say.”

【1】A. out B. away C. outside D. abroad

【2】A. But B. So C. And D. Then

【3】A. English B. French C. Russian D. Chinese

【4】A. lesson B. math C. language D. money

【5】A. cheap B. popular C. public D. good

【6】A. good B. strange C. nice D. funny

【7】A. small B. smart C. little D. young

【8】A. where B. what C. if D. /

【9】A. described B. explained C. talked D. expressed

【10】A. write B. speak C. use D. read

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】这篇短文讲述了作者在去美国的时候，因为对英语这门语言的不了解，从而造成的误解。虽然英国英语和美国英语有一些不同，但是大多数时候他们两个国家的人都是可以互相理解的。

【1】句意：这不是我第一次去国外。out 在外面；away离开； outside 在外边；abroad在国外。根据上文When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to the United States可知作者去了美国，再根据下文I had often been to France.可知，作者经常去法国，因此这里是说这不是他第一次去国外，故应选D。

【2】句意：因此我习惯了跟不明白英语的人说外语。But 但是，表示转折；So 因此，表示结果；And 和，而且，表示并列；Then然后，是一个副词。根据上文I had often been to France可知，作者经常出国，所以他习惯了说外语，这里是因果关系，故应选B。

【3】句意：因此我习惯了跟不明白英语的人说外语。English英语；French法语；Russia俄语；Chinese汉语。根据上句话Like most English children，I learned French at school可知，作者是英国人，但是他也会说法语，所以他可以跟不懂英语的人用法语交流。故应选A。

【4】句意：但是当我去美国的时候，我真的盼望着能度过一个没有任何语言问题，美好的、轻松的假期。lesson课；math数学；language 语言；money钱。根据上文Like most English children可知，作者是英国人，他们和美国人一样，都是说英语的，所以他去美国不会有语言的问题。故选C。

【5】句意：我在找一个公共电话，去给我的美国朋友Danny打一个电话。cheap便宜的；popular流行的，受欢迎的；public公共的；good好的。根据下文here's a phone box near here?可知，作者想找一个公共电话亭，故应选C。

【6】句意：他惊讶的回答：那太奇怪了。good 好的；strange 奇怪的，陌生的；nice 好的；funny滑稽的，可笑的。根据句中he answered in surprise可知，他感到很惊奇，故应选B。

【7】句意：你看起来很年轻，你结婚了吗？small 小的；smart 聪明的；little小的，少的；young年轻的。根据下句话Are you getting married可知，这个陌生人觉得作者还很小，不可能已经结婚了，所以是看起来年轻。故选D。

【8】句意：你能告诉我这附近有公用电话亭吗？where在哪里；what什么；if是否。这里考查宾语从句，根据句意可知，作者想知道这附近是否有公共电话亭。故应选C。

【9】句意：当我们见面的时候，Danny给我解释了这个误会。described 描述；explained解释；talked谈话；expressed表达。根据句意可知，Danny是给作者解释作者在语言上出的错误。故应选B。

【10】句意：有很多单词在意思上美国人和英国人用的是不一样的。write写；speak说；use用；read读。根据上文作者在美国遇到的事情可知，他是在单词的使用上出现了错误，因此这句话是说有一些单词英国人和美国人在使用的时候是不一样的，故应选C。