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No matter how well you understand a foreign language, misunderstanding still exists between native speakers and you. Here is such an example.
Three young Frenchmen were traveling in Britain. Though they had taken a few English lessons before their holiday, they were often in trouble because of their misunderstanding of English. One day they talked about their misfortunes(不幸) together.
The first Frenchman said, “I once heard someone shout ‘Look out’, I put my head out of a window and a bucketful(一桶) of water fell on me.”
The second Frenchman said, “I was once in a ship and heard the captain shouted, ‘All hands on decks(甲板).’ I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”
The third Frenchman said, “I once called early on an English friend and the maid(女佣) who came to the door said, ‘He’s not up yet.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘ He’s not down yet’. I said, ‘ If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?’ She said, ‘He’s still upstairs now. When I told you he was not up I meant he had not got up yet, so he has not come downstairs by now.’”
31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Misunderstanding of English B. Three Young Frenchmen
C. Misfortunes of Three Frenchmen D. A Few English Lessons
32. When someone is calling “look out” to you, he probably wants you to ___________.
A. put your head out of the window B. receive a bucket of water
C. be careful D. go away
33. The sentence “All hands on decks” may mean _______________.
A. you should put your hands on the desk B. everyone should get ready
C. someone walks over one’s hands D. someone is making fun of a foreigner
34. The third Frenchman made a mistake _____________.
A .in visiting a friend at an improper time B. in recognizing the maid
C. in recognizing his friend D. in telling from “up” and “down”
35. This article is written to tell us _____________.
A. that English is difficult to learn.
B. why we are misunderstood by others
C. however well we know a foreign language, we may still have some misunderstanding of it.
D. to learn English better
查看习题详情和答案>>apartment. He also knew how police think. So, he did not hide the letter where he knew they would look
for it.
"Do you remember how Germont laughed when I said the mystery was difficult for him to solve because
it was so simple?"
Dupin filled his pipe with tobacco and lit it."Well, the more I thought about it, the more I realized the police
could not find the letter because D'Arcy had not hidden it at all.
"So I went to visit D'Arcy in his apartment. I took a pair of dark green eyeglasses with me. I explained to
him that I was having trouble with my eyes and needed to wear the dark glasses at all times. He believed me.
The glasses permitted me to look around the apartment while I seemed only to be talking to him.
"I paid special attention to a large desk where there were a lot of papers and books. However, I saw
nothing suspicious there. After a few minutes, however, I noticed a small shelf over the fireplace. A few
postcards and a letter were lying on the shelf. The letter looked very old and dirty.
"As soon as I saw this letter, I decided it must be the one I was looking for. It must be, even though it
was completely different from the one Germont had described.
"This letter had a large green stamp on it. The address was written in small letters in blue ink. I memorized
every detail of the letter while I talked to D'Arcy. Then when he was not looking, I dropped one of my gloves
on the floor under my chair.
"The next morning, I stopped at his apartment to look for my glove. While we were talking, we heard
people shouting in the street. D'Arcy went to the window and looked out. Quickly, I stepped to the shelf and
put the letter in my pocket. Then I replaced it with a letter that looked exactly like it, which I had made it the
night before.
"The trouble in the street was caused by a man who had almost been run over by a horse and carriage. He
was not hurt. And soon the crowd of people went away. When it was over, D'Arcy came away from the
window. I said goodbye and left.
"The man who almost had an accident was one of my servants(雇员). I had paid him to create the
incident."
Dupin stopped talking to light his pipe. I did not understand."But, Dupin," I said,"why did you go to the
trouble of replacing the letter? Why not just take it and leave?"
Dupin smiled."D'Arcy is a dangerous man," he said."And he has many loyal servants. If I had taken the
letter, I might never have left his apartment alive."
B. A professor.
C. An official.
D. A detective.
B. He dropped it carelessly.
C. He dropped it in order to drop in on D'Arcy again.
D. He dropped it to make an excuse.
B. the incident in the street was directed by Dupin.
C. Mr. D'Arcy and Dupin were good friends.
D. Dupin should have taken the letter away directly.
B. An unexpected accident
C. A dangerous man
D. The frightening apartment
apartment. He also knew how police think. So, he did not hide the letter where he knew they would look
for it.
"Do you remember how Germont laughed when I said the mystery was difficult for him to work out
because it was so simple?"
Dupin filled his pipe with tobacco and lit it. "Well, the more I thought about it, the more I realized the
police could not find the letter because D'Arcy had not hidden it at all.
"So I went to visit D'Arcy in his apartment. I took a pair of dark green eyeglasses with me. I explained
to him that I was having trouble with my eyes and needed to wear the dark glasses at all times. He
believed me. The glasses permitted me to look around the apartment while I seemed only to be talking to
him.
"I paid special attention to a large desk where there were a lot of papers and books. However, I saw
nothing suspicious there. After a few minutes, however, I noticed a small shelf over the fireplace. A few
postcards and a letter were lying on the shelf. The letter looked very old and dirty.
"As soon as I saw this letter, I decided it must be the one I was looking for. It must be, even though it was completely different from the one Germont had described.
"This letter had a large green stamp on it. The address was written in small letters in blue ink. I
memorized every detail of the letter while I talked to D'Arcy. Then when he was not looking, I dropped
one of my gloves on the floor under my chair.
"The next morning, I stopped at his apartment to look for my glove. While we were talking, we heard
people shouting in the street. D'Arcy went to the window and looked out. Quickly, I stepped to the shelf
and put the letter in my pocket. Then I replaced it with a letter that looked exactly like it, which I had
taken with me. I had made it the night before.
"The trouble in the street was caused by a man who had almost been run over by a horse and carriage.He was not hurt. And soon the crowd of people went away. When it was over, D'Arcy came away from
the window. I said goodbye and left.
"The man who almost had an accident was one of my servants(雇员). I had paid him to create the
incident."
Dupin stopped talking to light his pipe. I did not understand. "But, Dupin," I said, "why did you go to
the trouble of replacing the letter? Why not just take it and leave"
Dupin smiled. "D'Arcy is a dangerous man," he said. "And he has many loyal servants. If I had taken
the letter, I might never have left his apartment alive."
B. A detective.
C. An official.
D. A professor.
B. Because there was something wrong with his eyes.
C. Because he could see more clearly wearing the eyeglasses .
D. Because the glasses enabled him to look around without being noticed .
B. leave some evidence
C. send it to D'Arcy as a gift.
D. imply something to D'Arcy
B. Mr. D'Arcy and Dupin were good friends.
C. the incident in the street was directed by Dupin.
D. Dupin should have taken the letter away directly.
B. An unexpected accident
C. A dangerous man
D. The unbelievable apartment