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【题目】When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand French. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problem.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

"Yes"，I said，"I want to give my friend a ring. " "Well, that's nice，" he said，"Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"

"Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. " I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her Five arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?"

"Oh，" he said，"There is a phone downstairs. "

When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

"Don't worry，" she said to me. "I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which American use differently in meaning from British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other ！"

【1】 Where was the writer from? He was from __________.

A. America B. France

C. England D. another country

【2】 The writer thought __________ in America.

A. he wouldn't have any language difficulties

B. he would not understand the Americans

C. the Americans might not understand him

D. he would have difficulty at the airport

【3】 The writer wanted to __________.

A. buy a ring for his friend

B. make a call to his friend

C. go to the telephone company

D. see his friend off

【4】 From the passage we can see that " give somebody a ring"__________

A. means the same in America as in England

B. means " call somebody" to the old man

C. has two different meanings

D. means " be going to get married" in England

【5】 In the last paragraph the word" they" refers to __________.

A. the old man and the boy

B. the Americans

C. the British

D. the French

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】[语篇解读]本文通过作者在美国的一次经历，介绍了英式英语和美式英语的差异。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段 Like most English children, I. . . 可知作者是英国人。

【2】推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可推断出作者认为他在美国应该不会有语言问题。

【3】细节理解题。根据“I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”可知作者想给朋友打个电话。

【4】细节理解题。根据 There are lots of words which American use differently in meaning from British. 可知同一个词在英式英语和美式英语中有不同的含义。

【5】推理判断题。根据第一段I made my first visit to the United States. 可知they指的是美国人。