Question

  When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to theUnited States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children,I learned French at school and I went toFranceoften,so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. And when I went toAmerica,I was really looking forward to having a nice and easy holiday without any language problems.

  How wrong I was!The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public phone box to give my friend Daisy a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

  "Yes," I said. "I want to give my friend a ring."

  "Well,that's nice," he exclaimed (惊呼) ."Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?" 

  "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied.  "I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where the phone box is?" 

  "Oh!" he said. "There's a phone downstairs."

  When at last we did meet up,Daisy explained the misunderstanding to me. "Dont worry," she said to me. "I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other."

(   ) 1. What language did the writer speak besides English according to the passage?

   A. Chinese. B. Japanese.

   C. French. D. Spanish.

(   ) 2. When the writer arrived at the airport,he wanted to       .

   A. buy a ring for his friend   B. ask the way to his friend's home

   C. call his friend   D. call a taxi

(   ) 3. The old man thought        at first.

   A. the writer wanted to find a phone box

   B. the writer was old enough to get married

   C. the writer wanted to buy a ring

   D. the writer wanted to find his girlfriend

(   ) 4. At last,the old man         .

   A. understood what the writer wanted to do

   B. couldn't understand the writer

   C. bought a ring for the writer

   D. took the writer to the phone box by himself

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. The writer's friend,Daisy,had a lot of difficulties in theUSat first.

   B. There are some differences between American English and British English.

   C. British people can't understand Americans most of the time.

   D. British and American people can understand each other most of the time.

Answer 1

1. C细节理解题。由题目中的关键词what language及besides English ,可回原文定位于第一段第三句"...I learned French at school and..."可知作者还学法语，会说法语。

2. C细节理解题。由题目中的关键词at the airport ,可回原文定位于第二段。当作者到达机场时，他想打电话通知他的朋友。

3. C推理判断题。根据"Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"可以判断，起初老人误认为作者想要买戒指。

4. A细节理解题。由题目中的关键词At last ,可回原文定位于倒数第二段。根据"There's a phone downstairs."可知，老人最后听懂了作者的话。

5. C细节理解题。由题目中的关键词NOT true ,可回原文整体理解。虽然英式英语和美式英语之间有一些区别，但两国人在交流时没有太大的困难，大部分时候能够理解对方的意思。