Question

Recently，I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English. I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American.

Their cars have “bonnets(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)罩)”, while ourselves have “hoods”. They park their cars in a “car park” while we leave ours in a “parking lot”. Our “cookies” are their “biscuits”, while their “rubbers” are our “erasers”.

Then there are the food words. Would you want to eat something called “Toad in the Hole” or “Bangers and Mash” or “Spotted Dick”? I’m here to report they are all very tasty. There are American equivalents(相等物)，of course. We’ve got “Shoofly Pie”, “Chicken Fried Steak” and “Mississippi Mud Pie”. What they call “crisps” is what we call “potato chips” and when we ask for “chips” in England we will get what we know at home in America as “French fries”.

They find it hysterical that we call the “toilet” the “bathroom” and they really double over(彎腰) with laughter when we ask for the “restroom”. American ladies in England who ask for the “l(fā)ittle girl’s room” or the “powder room” will be met with blank stares. A “fag” is a “cigarette” in the UK, which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America. Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying “Way Out”. We Americans walk on the sidewalk not the pavement. “Pavement” in America is the actual cement(水泥) the sidewalk is made of.

1.What do British people call French Fries?

A. Chips. B. Crisps.

C. Shoofly. D. Mississippi Mud Pie.

2.The examples given at the end of the passage mainly show that _______.

A. Americans don’t like dealing with the British

B. English signs are very hard for people to understand

C. American English is very different from British English.

D. Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other

3.What does the understand word “hysterical” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. difficult B. Funny

C. Perfect D. Normal

4.It would be difficult for British people to look for a cigarette in America because ______.

A. American people don’t like giving others cigarette

B. it is not allowed to smoke in public in America

C. Americans don’t know a “fag” means a “cigarette?

D. American people don’t smoke often

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some similar habits between Americans and the British.

B. Different communicating ways between Americans and the British.

C. Different body languages between Americans and the British.

D. Some differences between American English and British English.

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述作者偶然看到一個(gè)文章說到美式和英式英語的不同，我感到很有趣，但兩種英語的不同也讓人感到很困惑

1.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到What they call “crisps” is what we call “potato chips” and when we ask for “chips” in England we will get what we know at home in America as “French fries”當(dāng)我們用英語要薯片時(shí)，美式英語中“French fries，故選A項(xiàng)。

2.D 推斷題。本文講述作者偶然看到一個(gè)文章說到美式和英式英語的不同，我感到很有趣，根據(jù)最后一段提到Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying “Way Out”.這些不同的說話讓我很困惑，故選D項(xiàng)。

3.B 詞意猜測。根據(jù)最后一段提到They find it hysterical that we call the “toilet” the “bathroom” and they really double over(彎腰) with laughter when we ask for the “restroom”.我們叫廁所為洗澡間時(shí)，他們笑得彎腰，故這一切很有趣，故選B項(xiàng)。

4.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到A “fag” is a “cigarette” in the UK, which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America.可知當(dāng)英國找香煙時(shí)，用的不是“cigarette而是A “fag，會讓美國人很困惑，故選C項(xiàng)。

5.D 主旨大意。本文講述作者偶然看到一個(gè)文章說到美式和英式英語的不同，我感到很有趣，但兩種英語的不同也讓人感到很困惑，故選D項(xiàng)。

考點(diǎn)：文化類閱讀。