Once a New Zealand teacher asked where I live. “In the white building,” I answered.

“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory.” I added.

Beyond my expectation(出乎意料), however, my attempt(努力)to show I am speaking American English(AE) turned out to be something else. The New Zealander seemed very puzzled(迷惑)at my answer.

With a half smile, she asked, “Really?Do they live in the same room?”

“Oh, no. They live in different rooms but in the same building.” I reacted(反应)quickly.

Later I got to know the word “dormitory”. In AE it means one building, whereas(而,却)it means one room in British English(BE).

The New Zealander misunderstood me because she spoke New Zealander English(NE), which, as we know, is much related to BE.

Nowadays, not a few English learners, who try to catch up with the fashion(时髦), choose to speak AE.

Yet, the problem is that they cannot speak pure AE, but half AE and half BE instead.

I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avoid(避免)misunderstanding.

1、Which of the following is right?

  A、AE and BE are two different languages.

  B、There are some differences between AE and BE.

  C、New Zealanders speak BE.

  D、New Zealanders cannot understand Americans.

2、What I said to the New Zealander is    .

  A、really pure AE  B、really pure BE

  C、half AE and half BE D、not English at all

3、According to the passage ,    .

  A、few people speak AE  B、more people speak BE

  C、BE is becoming fashionable  D、AE is becoming fashionable

4、The writer wrote the passage in order to    .

  A、tell us a funny story

  B、warn us not to make mistakes

  C、tell us the differences between AE and BE

  D、encourage us to speak one style of English

 

My rule for staying young is simple: keep all your attention on the part of you that’s young and growing your brain. Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest at least one new thing every day.

Careless of your age, it’s not late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife who had no knowledge of design, who has now made herself into an excellent industrial designer. I know a retired electrical engineer who has become a highly paid ceramic (陶器的) artist.

Get over the idea that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered Medical College at 70. He got his degree with honors and became an admired doctor. Another man went to school at 71 and is now an active lawyer.

In spite of years, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active. That’s the only youth elixir (灵丹妙药) guaranteed to work.

1. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Rule for staying young   B. Never too old to learn

C. Reasons for staying young  D. Take an interest in the world

2. What does the underlined sentence (in Paragraph 3) mean?

A. Age is always the problem of learning.

B. You’re never young to go back to school

C. It is incorrect that you are never too old to go back to school.

D. It is true that you are ever too old to go back to school.

3. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that _________.

A. human brain doesn’t get old with age in a way

B. every person should take up a new job when he becomes old

C. staying young is not too difficult if one is willing to try

D. there is always something to learn if you have an interest in what’s going on around you

4. That our brain remains young and growing careless of age is _______.

A. an imagination  B. a funny idea  C. an impossibility  D. a fact

 

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