Question

【题目】C

Do you think Great Britain and the United States are alike? Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated(分离) only by their language. Do you think that is true? The British and the Americans both speak English as the official language. However, each uses some different words. We Americans are similar to the British. After all, our country was once owned by Great Britain, so we have a lot in common. But there are many differences between us.

Great Britain has a king or queen, and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister. The United States has no kings or queens. Our leader is the President.

Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Both use miles, yards and feet. Our money is different, though. The British use pounds and pence. Americans use dollars and cents.

Driving in a car is very different in England. They drive on the left side of the road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car, the British call the ＂bonnet＂. British cars run on ＂petrol＂, which we call gasoline.

In our everyday lives, we do many of the same things as the British. But we describe them differently. A young mother here might push a baby in a baby carriage. A British mom pushes a ＂pram＂. The British watch the ＂telly＂, while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them ＂chips＂. Millions of Americans drink coffee, but most British prefer tea.

So we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway.

【1】Winston Churchill’s words mean that ____________.

A. Britain and the US are very similar

B. the people of Britain and the US are friendly

C. the languages of Britain and the US are the same

D. there are many differences between Britain and the US

【2】 Which of the following is used by the British?

A. TV. B. Pram. C. Hood. D. French fries.

【3】From Paragraph 4, we can know the differences between Britain and the US in ____________.

A. the government B. money C. eating D. traffic

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A. We stay friendly B. A common language?

C. English as the official language D. Differences between Britain and the US

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

【解题导语】本文主要介绍了英国和美国在语言使用方面的一些异同。

【1】推理判断题。作者先提出问题——Do you think Great Britain and the United States are alike?，紧接着便引用了丘吉尔的话，目的是说明英国和美国很相似。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四、五两段可知，四个词中只有Pram是英式英语。

【3】推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知本段讲的是英国和美国在交通方面的不同之处。

【4】 主旨大意题。作者在文中主要介绍了英国和美国在语言使用方面的一些异同。B项以反问的形式表达了＂英美语言有差异＂之意，形象、准确地概括了本文的主要内容，作为标题很贴切。A、C两项片面；D项太宽泛，且未涵盖＂相同之处＂。