Question

【题目】There are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.

When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder”, I didn’t know what it meant. Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged.

Most times, I can know what Lily means. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like that. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a pissed woman. I wondered what had made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk.

Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently. She asked the young man to help her if he had a rubber. When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber.

In order to communicate well with British people, we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently. And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between American English and British English.

【1】 When Lily used the word “larder”, she was probably looking for a ______.

A. cup B. ladder

C. cupboard D. cooker

【2】According to the passage, in British English ______.

A. the word “pissed” means angry

B. the word “jacket” is often used

C. the word “engaged” means tired

D. the word “rubber” means eraser

【3】What does the underlined phrase “jotted down” in Pragraph2 mean?

A. Wrote down B. Cared about

C. Looked for D. Settled down

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. The British way of using words.

B. Some new words the writer’s British friends taught her.

C. The reasons why Americans can’t followed the British at times.

D. Some words used differently in British English and American English.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：英国英语和美国英语有一些差别。在语法，例如，英国的英语说：“住院”和“你有笔吗？”美国人说，“医院”和“你有笔吗？”发音有时是不同的。有区别的英国英语和美国英语的拼写。然而，对于大多数的一部分，英国和美国英语是同样的语言。

【1】C词义猜测题。根据第二段Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food.开始我不太理解她的意思，但是她说她想要保存食物，我最终还是明白了。可知larder是能储存食物的，因此选择cupboard食物柜。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第四段When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber. 她注意到他没有理解，她很快就说就要一块橡皮，而在英国，这通常被称为橡胶。因此选择D。

【3】A词义猜测题。根据第二段The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar.当我们在计划一个午餐约会时第二个词出现了。她在他的日记里记录下日期和时间，与此同时，我在日历上做标记。根据前后句的意思可知jotted down识写下、记下的意思。故选A。

【4】D主旨大意题。根据文章第一句There are some differences between American English and British English.可知这篇文章讲的是英国英语和美国英语的一些差别。所以选择D。