Question

【題目】There are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.

When my friend Lily from London used the word “l(fā)arder”, I didn’t know what it meant. Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged.

Most times, I can know what Lily means. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like that. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a pissed woman. I wondered what had made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk.

Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently. She asked the young man to help her if he had a rubber. When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber.

In order to communicate well with British people, we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently. And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between American English and British English.

【1】 When Lily used the word “l(fā)arder”, she was probably looking for a ______.

A. cup B. ladder

C. cupboard D. cooker

【2】According to the passage, in British English ______.

A. the word “pissed” means angry

B. the word “jacket” is often used

C. the word “engaged” means tired

D. the word “rubber” means eraser

【3】What does the underlined phrase “jotted down” in Pragraph2 mean?

A. Wrote down B. Cared about

C. Looked for D. Settled down

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. The British way of using words.

B. Some new words the writer’s British friends taught her.

C. The reasons why Americans can’t followed the British at times.

D. Some words used differently in British English and American English.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：試題分析：英國(guó)英語(yǔ)和美國(guó)英語(yǔ)有一些差別。在語(yǔ)法，例如，英國(guó)的英語(yǔ)說(shuō)：“住院”和“你有筆嗎？”美國(guó)人說(shuō)，“醫(yī)院”和“你有筆嗎？”發(fā)音有時(shí)是不同的。有區(qū)別的英國(guó)英語(yǔ)和美國(guó)英語(yǔ)的拼寫。然而，對(duì)于大多數(shù)的一部分，英國(guó)和美國(guó)英語(yǔ)是同樣的語(yǔ)言。

【1】C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food.開(kāi)始我不太理解她的意思，但是她說(shuō)她想要保存食物，我最終還是明白了�？芍猯arder是能儲(chǔ)存食物的，因此選擇cupboard食物柜。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber. 她注意到他沒(méi)有理解，她很快就說(shuō)就要一塊橡皮，而在英國(guó)，這通常被稱為橡膠。因此選擇D。

【3】A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar.當(dāng)我們?cè)谟?jì)劃一個(gè)午餐約會(huì)時(shí)第二個(gè)詞出現(xiàn)了。她在他的日記里記錄下日期和時(shí)間，與此同時(shí)，我在日歷上做標(biāo)記。根據(jù)前后句的意思可知jotted down識(shí)寫下、記下的意思。故選A。

【4】D主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一句There are some differences between American English and British English.可知這篇文章講的是英國(guó)英語(yǔ)和美國(guó)英語(yǔ)的一些差別。所以選擇D。