Question

Do you think Great Britain and the United States are alike? Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated (分离) only by their language. Do you think that is true? The British and the Americans both speak English as the official language. However, each uses some different words.We Americans are similar to the British. After all , our country was once owned by Great Britain , so we have a lot in common. But there are many differences between us.

Great Britain has a king or queen, and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister. The United States has no kings or queens. Our leader is the President.

Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, oints, quarts, and gallons. Both use miles, yards,and feet. Our money is different,though. The British use pounds and pence. Americans use dollars and cents.

Driving in a car is very different in England. They drive on the left side of the road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car, the British call the “bonnet”. British cars run on “petrol”,which we call gasoline.

In our everyday lives, we do many of the same things as the British. But we describe them differently. A young mother here might push a baby in a baby carriage. A British mom pushes a “pram”. The British watch the “telly”, while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them “chips”. Millions of Americans drink coffee, but most British prefer tea.

So we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway.

1.We can learn from the passage that _______

A. both British and Americans drive cars on the left side of the road

B.English is an official language in Britain but not in the US

C.the writer comes from the US and is friendly to British

D.the US also has queens and kings like Great Britain

2. Winston Churchill’s words mean that ______

A.Britain and the US are very similar

B.The people of Britain and the US are the same

C.the languages of Britain and the US are the same

D.there are many differences between Britain and the US

3.The British and Americans both use ______

A. miles and dollars B. pints and pence

C. gallons and feet D.yards and cents

4.Which of the following is used by the British?

A.TV B.Pram

C. Hood D. French fries

5.What is the best tittle for the passage?

A. We stay friendly

B. Different languages?

C. English as the official language

D. Differences between Britain and Austrilia

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章论述了美国和英国的相同点，着重比较了两个国家的不同点，最后说明两个国家虽然不相同，但仍然保持友好。

1.】细节分析题。从最后一段中“So we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway.”可以看出两个国家虽然在很多方面不相同，但仍然保持美好，所以C选项正确，故选C。

2.】推断分析题。从第一段中的“the people of Britain and the people of America are separated (分离) only by their language”可以推断出丘吉尔应该是认为美国人和英国人非常相似，故选A。

3.】细节分析题。从第三段中的“ Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, oints, quarts, and gallons. Both use miles, yards,and feet. ”可以推断出美国人和英国人都使用gallons和feet，故选C。

4. A British mom pushes a “pram”. The British watch the “telly”, while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them “chips”. 可以看出英国人使用pram，故选B。

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考点：考查议论文阅读。