Question

【題目】 One day, an American man Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat (公寓) was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But a man told him that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British (英國人) call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture（文化）differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British don’t like showing their feelings. They hardly start a small talk with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different words for the same things. The British usually use “football”, “holiday” and “autumn”, but Americans like to use “soccer”, “vacation” and “fall”.

【1】Simon went to London to _______.

A. visit his friendB. spend his holidayC. study EnglishD. have a meeting

【2】Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

A. B. C. D.

【3】According to the passage, the British usually spend their time __________ on the train.

A. playing cardsB. talking loudlyC. doing some readingD. singing and dancing

【4】What do the British call the word “fall”?

A. footballB. soccerC. vacationD. autumn

【5】What’s the best title（題目）for the passage?

A. Culture differences between Britain and America.

B. A funny story about Simon.

C. Small talk in Britain and America.

D. British people and American people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

本文通過舉例子來說明，雖然英美兩個國家都是說英語的，但是他們的文化存在著差異。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段One day, an American man Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick.可知西蒙去倫敦是為了拜訪他的朋友瑞克，故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Rick told him that his flat (公寓) was on the first floor. 瑞克告訴他他的公寓在一樓。再結合第二段In fact, the British (英國人) call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but Americans would call it the second floor. 事實上，英國人把建筑物的第一層叫做底層。一樓以上的一層是一樓，但是美國人會叫它二樓，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.可知英國人經(jīng)常在火車上看報紙或書。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段The British usually use “football”, “holiday” and “autumn”, but Americans like to use “soccer”, “vacation” and “fall”. 英國人常用“football”、“holiday”和“autumn”，而美國人喜歡用“soccer”、“vacation”和“fall”。一一對應的，故選D。

【5】標題歸納題。文章的第三段是本文的主旨段，主要介紹的是英國和美國之間的文化差異，故選A。