Question

【題目】 All of us know something about the USA and the Americans. But movies and TV often give the wrong idea about the country and its people.

People

Americans are usually rude and ______ a lot - especially at sports events! In comparison with the British, Americans are more informal. ______, they often call teachers by their first names. However, many Americans are like people in other countries - polite and helpful, especially with foreigners.

Food

The size of meals in American restaurants is very large, especially ______ to the UK. And if you can’t finish your meal, it’s ______ to ask to take some home with you. This is completely different from the UK! And don’t forget to leave a tip in restaurants and bars. This is very important --- you should leave about 15% of the bill.

Holidays

Americans don’t get much holiday. Most people have about ______ of holiday each year. This is quite unlike other Western countries. The average is about four weeks of holiday. However, Americans also have about ten national holidays each year. This is ______ most countries.

Living costs

Compared with the UK, people in the USA generally ______ a lot more for clothes, eating out, entertainment and much more! ______ the cost of hiring a flat is much the same as the UK and is quite expensive in big cities.

________

The USA is a huge country and there are four different time zones in the USA. So when it’s 10 a.m. in New York, it’s 7 a.m. in San Francisco. Don’t forget this when you’re phoning someone! In comparison with the north, winters in the south are not usually very cold. Check the ______ in the area you are going to.

【1】A.moveB.smileC.shoutD.sleep

【2】A.For exampleB.After allC.Such asD.Like

【3】A.comparingB.comparesC.comparedD.to compare

【4】A.unusualB.commonC.necessaryD.stupid

【5】A.two-weekB.two weeksC.two weeks’D.two week

【6】A.unlikeB.different fromC.similar toD.connected with

【7】A.spendB.costC.payD.take

【8】A.HoweverB.ButC.SoD.Because

【9】A.ClothesB.MannersC.Size and locationD.Time and temperature

【10】A.timeB.placeC.whetherD.weather

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【6】C

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】D

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了美國的一些情況：人；食物；假期；生活成本；天氣。

【1】句意：美國人通常很粗魯，大喊大叫——尤其是在體育賽事上！

A. move移動(dòng)；B. smile微笑；C. shout大喊；D. sleep睡覺。根據(jù)下文especially at sports events!可知這里是說大喊。根據(jù)句意，故選C。

【2】句意：例如，他們經(jīng)常直呼老師的名字。

A. For example例如；B. After all畢竟；C. Such as例如；D. Like喜歡。根據(jù)下文they often call teachers by their first names.可知這里是舉例子。For example后加句子；such as后加名詞，代詞，動(dòng)名詞。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【3】句意：美國餐廳的用餐規(guī)模非常大，尤其是與英國相比。

A. comparing比較；現(xiàn)在分詞；B. compares比較，第三人稱單數(shù)；C. compared比較，過去分詞；D. to compare比較，動(dòng)詞不定式。短語compare to…表示和……做比較；這里是被比較。be compared to…和……作比較。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【4】句意：如果你不能吃完飯，通常會(huì)要求帶一些回家。

A. unusual不尋常的；B. common普通的；C. necessary必要的；D. stupid愚蠢的。根據(jù)上文And if you can’t finish your meal可知下文是說通常，一般。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【5】句意：大多數(shù)人每年大約有兩周的假期。

A. two-week兩周的；B. two weeks兩周；C. two weeks’兩周的；D. two week錯(cuò)誤語法。two weeks of …表示兩周的……；two weeks of holiday表示兩周的假期。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

【6】句意：這與大多數(shù)國家相似。

A. unlike不喜歡；B. different from與……不同；C. similar to……相似；D. connected with和……聯(lián)系；短語be similar to…表示與……相似。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【7】句意：與英國相比，美國的人們通常要花更多的錢買衣服、出去吃飯、娛樂等等！

A. spend花費(fèi)，spend+時(shí)間+doing ；B. cost花費(fèi)，物做主語；C. pay支付，pay for..；D. take花費(fèi)，It takes sb. some time to do sth.表示花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事。這里是人做主語，用pay for…根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【8】句意：但租一套公寓的費(fèi)用與英國差不多，在大城市里相當(dāng)昂貴。

A. However然而；B. But但是；C. So因此；D. Because因?yàn)�。根�?jù)下文the cost of hiring a flat is much the same as the UK and is quite expensive in big cities.可知，這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系用but。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【9】句意：說時(shí)間和溫度。A. Clothes衣服；B. Manners禮貌，舉止；C. Size and location大小和位置；D. Time and temperature時(shí)間和氣溫。根據(jù)下文The USA is a huge country and there are four different time zones in the USA. So when it’s 10 a.m. 及In comparison with the north, winters in the south are not usually very cold. Check the ___10___ in the area you are going to.可知這里是說時(shí)間和溫度。

故選D。

【10】句意：查看你要去的地區(qū)的天氣。

A. time時(shí)間；B. place地方；C. whether是否；D. weather天氣。根據(jù)上文In comparison with the north, winters in the south are not usually very cold.可知下文是說查看天氣。根據(jù)題意，故選D。