Question

When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”

“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs.”

When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

“Don’t worry,” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”

1.The writer was from________.

A. JapanB. FranceC. AmericaD. England

2.The writer thought ________ in America at first.

A. he wouldn’t have any language difficulties

B. he would be lost and he had to call the police for help

C. he wouldn’t understand the Americans

D. he would have a terrible holiday

3.The writer wanted to ________ at the airport.

A. have a mealB. buy a mapC. call his friendD. find an old man

4.According to the friendly old man, “give somebody a ring” means “________”.

A. make a telephone call to somebody

B. be going to get married

C. buy a ring for somebody

D. ask somebody to wear a ring

5.The underlined word “they” refers to ________.

A. the old man and the boy    B. the British

C. the French    D. the Americans

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者做为一个英国人，认为去美国旅行不会遇到语言方面的问题。可是刚下飞机，在飞机场就遇到了由于英美语言使用不同的语言方面的问题。

1.Like many English children, I had often been to France描述，像许多英国孩子一样，我已经去过法国。故选D。

2.一段So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.描述。所以当我去美国时，我认为我会有一个轻松而愉快的假期，不会有任何语言问题。故选A。

3.二段I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived描述我正在找公共电话以告诉我的朋友丹尼我到了。由此可知他想打电话。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据当作者说想给朋友打电话时老人的疑问Are you getting married?你将要结婚吗？可知，故选B

5.词义猜测题。根据There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say.描述，有许多的单词美国人和英国人在使用时意思是不同的，但是你将习惯于他们说的有趣的话。作者是英国人，故他们指的是上文提到的美国人。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读