Question

【题目】 All of us know something about the USA and the Americans. But movies and TV often give the wrong idea about the country and its people.

People

Americans are usually rude and ______ a lot - especially at sports events! In comparison with the British, Americans are more informal. ______, they often call teachers by their first names. However, many Americans are like people in other countries - polite and helpful, especially with foreigners.

Food

The size of meals in American restaurants is very large, especially ______ to the UK. And if you can’t finish your meal, it’s ______ to ask to take some home with you. This is completely different from the UK! And don’t forget to leave a tip in restaurants and bars. This is very important --- you should leave about 15% of the bill.

Holidays

Americans don’t get much holiday. Most people have about ______ of holiday each year. This is quite unlike other Western countries. The average is about four weeks of holiday. However, Americans also have about ten national holidays each year. This is ______ most countries.

Living costs

Compared with the UK, people in the USA generally ______ a lot more for clothes, eating out, entertainment and much more! ______ the cost of hiring a flat is much the same as the UK and is quite expensive in big cities.

________

The USA is a huge country and there are four different time zones in the USA. So when it’s 10 a.m. in New York, it’s 7 a.m. in San Francisco. Don’t forget this when you’re phoning someone! In comparison with the north, winters in the south are not usually very cold. Check the ______ in the area you are going to.

【1】A.moveB.smileC.shoutD.sleep

【2】A.For exampleB.After allC.Such asD.Like

【3】A.comparingB.comparesC.comparedD.to compare

【4】A.unusualB.commonC.necessaryD.stupid

【5】A.two-weekB.two weeksC.two weeks’D.two week

【6】A.unlikeB.different fromC.similar toD.connected with

【7】A.spendB.costC.payD.take

【8】A.HoweverB.ButC.SoD.Because

【9】A.ClothesB.MannersC.Size and locationD.Time and temperature

【10】A.timeB.placeC.whetherD.weather

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了美国的一些情况：人；食物；假期；生活成本；天气。

【1】句意：美国人通常很粗鲁，大喊大叫——尤其是在体育赛事上！

A. move移动；B. smile微笑；C. shout大喊；D. sleep睡觉。根据下文especially at sports events!可知这里是说大喊。根据句意，故选C。

【2】句意：例如，他们经常直呼老师的名字。

A. For example例如；B. After all毕竟；C. Such as例如；D. Like喜欢。根据下文they often call teachers by their first names.可知这里是举例子。For example后加句子；such as后加名词，代词，动名词。根据题意，故选A。

【3】句意：美国餐厅的用餐规模非常大，尤其是与英国相比。

A. comparing比较；现在分词；B. compares比较，第三人称单数；C. compared比较，过去分词；D. to compare比较，动词不定式。短语compare to…表示和……做比较；这里是被比较。be compared to…和……作比较。根据题意，故选C。

【4】句意：如果你不能吃完饭，通常会要求带一些回家。

A. unusual不寻常的；B. common普通的；C. necessary必要的；D. stupid愚蠢的。根据上文And if you can’t finish your meal可知下文是说通常，一般。根据题意，故选B。

【5】句意：大多数人每年大约有两周的假期。

A. two-week两周的；B. two weeks两周；C. two weeks’两周的；D. two week错误语法。two weeks of …表示两周的……；two weeks of holiday表示两周的假期。根据句意，故选B。

【6】句意：这与大多数国家相似。

A. unlike不喜欢；B. different from与……不同；C. similar to……相似；D. connected with和……联系；短语be similar to…表示与……相似。根据题意，故选C。

【7】句意：与英国相比，美国的人们通常要花更多的钱买衣服、出去吃饭、娱乐等等！

A. spend花费，spend+时间+doing ；B. cost花费，物做主语；C. pay支付，pay for..；D. take花费，It takes sb. some time to do sth.表示花费时间做某事。这里是人做主语，用pay for…根据题意，故选C。

【8】句意：但租一套公寓的费用与英国差不多，在大城市里相当昂贵。

A. However然而；B. But但是；C. So因此；D. Because因为。根据下文the cost of hiring a flat is much the same as the UK and is quite expensive in big cities.可知，这里表示转折关系用but。根据题意，故选B。

【9】句意：说时间和温度。A. Clothes衣服；B. Manners礼貌，举止；C. Size and location大小和位置；D. Time and temperature时间和气温。根据下文The USA is a huge country and there are four different time zones in the USA. So when it’s 10 a.m. 及In comparison with the north, winters in the south are not usually very cold. Check the ___10___ in the area you are going to.可知这里是说时间和温度。

故选D。

【10】句意：查看你要去的地区的天气。

A. time时间；B. place地方；C. whether是否；D. weather天气。根据上文In comparison with the north, winters in the south are not usually very cold.可知下文是说查看天气。根据题意，故选D。