Question

    Laura is at the airport（机场），She waits for her plane. Her plane is to Berlin，and it is 4 hours away. Laura walks around the shops.

After an hour she wants to go to the bathroom. But she doesn't find it. "Where is the bathroom？"she says. She starts asking other people，Laura says to a man，"Excuse me，sir. Could you please tell me where the bathroom is？". The man says，"You mean the restroom，right？". Laura says，"No，I mean the bathroom. ""Well，the restroom is over there. "He says and walks away.

Laura doesn't understand（明白）. She asks a woman，"Excuse me，madam，Could you please tell me where the bathroom is？""The restroom is over there." the lady answers and walks away. Laura is confused，"What's wrong？I need to use the bathroom and they tell me to rest！"Then Laura gives up（放弃），She feels tired and thinks she needs to rest.

She walks to the restroom. Now she is surprised. She realizes（意识到）the restroom is the name for a public（公共的）bathroom！

1.Laura will go to__________.

A.the airport B.the shop C.a restaurant D.Berlin

2.Laura asks____________ where the bathroom is.

A.a boy B.a man and a woman C.two men D.nobody

3.What's the meaning of the underlined（加下划线的）word "confused"？

A.兴奋的 B.明白的 C.迷惑的 D.发怒的

4.The passage tells us __________

A.the culture（文化）about language B.the rules（规则）at the airport

C.the people are not kind D.the restroom is for rest

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述劳拉在等飞机时想去卫生间，但是由于语言文化的差异，一直没明白对方的含义。

1.推理判断题。根据Her plane is to Berlin，and it is 4 hours away“她的飞机去柏林，还有4个小时”可知，劳拉将要去柏林，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据Laura says to a man，"Excuse me，sir. Could you please tell me where the bathroom is？"“劳拉对一个男人说：打扰一下先生，你能告诉我卫生间在哪里吗？”以及She asks a woman，"Excuse me，madam，Could you please tell me where the bathroom is？"“他问一个女人：女士，打扰一下，你能告诉我卫生间在哪里吗？”可知，劳拉问了一个男人和一个女人，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据"What's wrong？I need to use the bathroom and they tell me to rest！"“怎么了？我需要卫生间，他们告诉我去休息！”可知，表示劳拉很迷惑，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。本文主要讲述劳拉要去卫生间，所以劳拉说bathroom“卫生间”，而其他人说restroom“卫生间”，这是语言的文化，故选A。