题目内容
4.It may be common knowledge that (61)whatBritish people call"football"is known as"soccer"in the US,and"colour"in British English goes (62)without the"u"in American English.But according to an infographic (图表) (63)made (make) recently by website Grammar Check,these are far from being the only (64)differences (different) between the two countries'use of English.The infographic outlined 63of the main contrasts between British and American English,from the (65)more(much) well-known"lift/elevator"and"autumn/fall"to the less well-known"garden/yard"and"petrol/gasoline".
Some of the vocabulary mismatches are (66)so different that two people in a conversation may fail to make (67)themselves (they) understood.For example,the two countries have different names for certain food."Biscuits"and"sweets"in Britain (68)are known (know) as"cookies"and"candy",respectively,in the US.
But while (69)getting(get) food names mixed up only causes confusion,some misunderstandings may even lead to (70)embarrassment (embarrass) if you're not careful.If a British man in the US is asked to show up to a party in"pants",there's a chance that he might get a lot of stares from other guests.
分析 本文讲述了英美之间在单词拼写上的文化差异.
解答 61.what;考查名词性从句,句意为"英国人称之为football的东西",故应该填指代物的连词what.
62.without;考查介词,根据常识,我们知道英式英语中的colour在美式英语中为color. 故此处应该为"缺少",即go without.
63.made;考查过去分词,后文中有recently by,句意为"近期制作的图表". make与逻辑主语infographic为被动的关系,应为made.
64.differences;考查名词,本句意思为两个国家使用英语的区别,再根据there are 可知,应用名词的复数形式differences.
65.more;考查形容词比较级,从and 引导的并列句"and"autumn/fall"to the less well-known"可知,此处应该填相应的比较级形式.
66.so;考查固定搭配,由后面的"different that",可知此处为表达"如此以致于"的固定搭配"so…that".
67.themselves;考查反身代词,根据语境可知,此处反身代词指代"two people",故用复数形式themselves.
68.are known;考查动词的语态,此处为谓语动词,主语."Biscuits"and"sweets"应该是"被知晓",故用被动语态.
69.getting;考查动名词作主语,此处为while引导从句,意思为"尽管".从句缺少主语,因此用getting.
70.embarrassment;考查名词,在lead to这个短语中to是介词,后面用名词形式作宾语.
点评 首先要通读全文,了解大意,抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,明确空格所要填的词义,词型和短语搭配,给出所要填的正确形式,然后整体阅读,核对答案.
A. | as five times much | B. | as much five times | ||
C. | much as five times | D. | five times as much |