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, while Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation 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”.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Simon went to London to __________.

A.visit his friendB.spend his holidayC.study EnglishD.have a meeting
【小题2】Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

A              B             C               D
【小题3】According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.
A.playing cardsB.talking C.doing some readingD.singing and dancing
【小题4】What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A.成果B.学期C.会议D.用语
【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Differences in British and American cultureB.Simon’s funny story
C.Information abroadD.Hiding the feeling

Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     36     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     37     there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually     38    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     39     things happened late at night.     40     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     41      . So I waited in the car    42      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out    43      was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     44     in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     45     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!” 

1.A. in                 B. for                    C. before               D. after

2. A. if                 B. so                     C. though              D. because

3.A. go home        B. go shopping       C. do sports           D. do housework

4. A. sad              B. good                 C. strange              D. disappointing

5. A. The other  B. Another             C. The others        D. Other

6. A. money          B. bag                  C. box                   D. key

7.A. until              B. while                C. since                 D. as soon as

8. A. what             B. which               C. who                  D. that

9. A. drive            B. walk                 C. climb                D. run

10.A. will             B. can                   C. may                  D. must

 

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