Question

First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my head out of a window and a glass of water fell on me. It seems that “look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”

Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck (甲板). I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said, “he’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him, she said, “he’s not down yet.” I had to go away again. Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening, so I went there once more. “Oh, how sorry I am! He’s not in ! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse. “Well! He’s not up, he is not down, and he is not in. please tell me where he stays!” I said angrily.

1.“Look out ” here means .

A. Help me.

B. A glass of water fell from the window.

C. Take care.

D. Put your head out of the window and look out.

2.When the captain shouted “all hands on deck ”, what did he mean?

A. Put up your hands. B. Put your both hands on deck.

C. Give your hands to me. D. All the sailors on deck.

3. When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.” She meant that .

A. he has not stood up yet. B. he has not yet got up.

C. he has not walked up yet. D. he has not yet come downstairs.

4.When the third Frenchman went back for the second time, the doctor .

A. was still in an upstairs room.

B. was having his breakfast.

C. was reading a book.

D. was washing himself.

5.What can be the best title for the short story?

A. Three Frenchman B. Three stories

C. The English language D. What a language!

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了几个法国人对一些英语短语的误解。第一法国人把当做“小心”的短语“look out”看作是向外看的意思，结果他被泼了一身水。第二个法国人把当做“所有的船员都到甲板上来”的“All hands on deck”，认为是把手放在甲板上，接过手被踩了。第三个法国人把“他还没有起床”的“He’s not up yet.”以为医生不在，结果没见到医生。

1.It seems that “look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”可知look out的意思是不要向外看，应当是当心，小心的意思，故选C。

2.I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them可知我把手放在夹板上，有人踩在我的手上，意思是人们都到甲板上来了。故选D。

3.Come back in half an hour.可知护士让他半小时后在来，说明医生还没有起床，故选B。

4.When I went a second time for him, she said, “he’s not down yet.可知当作者再一次去时，医生没在楼下，故推断在楼上。故选A。

5.all hands on deck ,He’s not up yet,不能单纯的通过字面意思来理解，它们有自己另一种含义，故本文主要讲的是英语是这样一门神奇的语言，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。