Question

Recently，I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English. I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American.

Their cars have “bonnets(发动机罩)”, while ourselves have “hoods”. They park their cars in a “car park” while we leave ours in a “parking lot”. Our “cookies” are their “biscuits”, while their “rubbers” are our “erasers”.

Then there are the food words. Would you want to eat something called “Toad in the Hole” or “Bangers and Mash” or “Spotted Dick”? I’m here to report they are all very tasty. There are American equivalents(相等物)，of course. We’ve got “Shoofly Pie”, “Chicken Fried Steak” and “Mississippi Mud Pie”. What they call “crisps” is what we call “potato chips” and when we ask for “chips” in England we will get what we know at home in America as “French fries”.

They find it hysterical that we call the “toilet” the “bathroom” and they really double over(弯腰) with laughter when we ask for the “restroom”. American ladies in England who ask for the “little girl’s room” or the “powder room” will be met with blank stares. A “fag” is a “cigarette” in the UK, which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America. Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying “Way Out”. We Americans walk on the sidewalk not the pavement. “Pavement” in America is the actual cement(水泥) the sidewalk is made of.

1.What do British people call French Fries?

A. Chips.      B. Crisps.

C. Shoofly.      D. Mississippi Mud Pie.

2.The examples given at the end of the passage mainly show that _______.

A. Americans don’t like dealing with the British

B. English signs are very hard for people to understand

C. American English is very different from British English.

D. Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other

3.What does the understand word “hysterical” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. difficult  B. Funny

C. Perfect     D. Normal

4.It would be difficult for British people to look for a cigarette in America because ______.

A. American people don’t like giving others cigarette

B. it is not allowed to smoke in public in America

C. Americans don’t know a “fag” means a “cigarette?

D. American people don’t smoke often

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some similar habits between Americans and the British.

B. Different communicating ways between Americans and the British.

C. Different body languages between Americans and the British.

D. Some differences between American English and British English.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者偶然看到一个文章说到美式和英式英语的不同，我感到很有趣，但两种英语的不同也让人感到很困惑

1.A 细节理解题。根据第三段提到What they call “crisps” is what we call “potato chips” and when we ask for “chips” in England we will get what we know at home in America as “French fries”当我们用英语要薯片时，美式英语中“French fries，故选A项。

2.D 推断题。本文讲述作者偶然看到一个文章说到美式和英式英语的不同，我感到很有趣，根据最后一段提到Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying “Way Out”.这些不同的说话让我很困惑，故选D项。

3.B 词意猜测。根据最后一段提到They find it hysterical that we call the “toilet” the “bathroom” and they really double over(弯腰) with laughter when we ask for the “restroom”.我们叫厕所为洗澡间时，他们笑得弯腰，故这一切很有趣，故选B项。

4.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到A “fag” is a “cigarette” in the UK, which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America.可知当英国找香烟时，用的不是“cigarette而是A “fag，会让美国人很困惑，故选C项。

5.D 主旨大意。本文讲述作者偶然看到一个文章说到美式和英式英语的不同，我感到很有趣，但两种英语的不同也让人感到很困惑，故选D项。

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