Question

    One day during our holiday in England, my friend and I went to the train station to buy tickets to London. As native (本土的) speakers of English, we did not expect to have problems in English.

“Two tickets to London, please.” I said to the ticket seller

“Single?” the ticket seller asked me.

I thought that she couldn’t hear me clearly, “Two tickets to London!” I shouted.

At that moment a man helped us. He said that “a single ticket” in Britain doesn’t mean “one ticket”, it means “a one-way ticket”.

My experience in England taught me that there are some differences between British and American English. An Englishman may ask, “Would you like white coffee or white tea?” And an American asks, “Would you like your coffee or tea with milk?” We can find some differences such as the British saying “He’s in hospital”, but the American saying “He’s in the hospital”. Americans write words like color without the “u” of the English colour.

How much do you know about the differences between British and American English?

1.The writer spent his holiday in_________.

A.America B.England C.China D.Canada

2.The writer thought the ticket seller was_________.

A.a good listener B.a careful listener C.a blind person D.bad at hearing

3.“A single ticket” in England means_________.

A.only one ticket

B.a one-way ticket

C.a ticket for two

D.a ticket for one

4.The writer learned in England that there are_________differences between British and American English.

A.few B.no C.two D.some

5.In Britain, if you want your coffee with milk, you should say, “I'd like_________.”

A.some milk B.black coffee C.white milk D.white coffee

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

本文通过讲述作者去火车站买票的事情，告诉我们美式英语和英式英语之间的差异。

1.细节理解题。由文章内容“during our holiday in England”可知，他们在英国度假，故选B。

2.推理判断题。由文章内容“I thought that she couldn’t hear me clearly, “Two tickets to London!” I shouted.”可知，作者认为，售票员听不清他说的话，故选D。

3.细节理解题。由文章内容“it means “a one-way ticket””可知，意思是单程票，故选B。

4.细节理解题。由文章内容“there are some differences between British and American English.”可知，作者意识到，美式英语和英式英语之间有很多的区别，故选D。

5.细节理解题。由文章内容“An Englishman may ask, “Would you like white coffee or white tea?””可知，英国人会说“white coffee”，故选D。