Question

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Simon went to London to __________.

A．visit his friend      B．spend his holiday    C．study English       D．have a meeting

2.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

A              B             C               D

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.

A．playing cards       B．talking            C．doing some reading  D．singing and dancing

4.What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A．成果             B．学期             C．会议             D．用语

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Differences in British and American culture   B．Simon’s funny story

C．Information abroad                      D．Hiding the feeling

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了英国和美国虽然都是英语系国家，但是它们之间也有很多不同的文化差异。

1.细节题。由本文第一句One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend,

Rick.可知Simon去伦敦拜访朋友。故选A

2.细节题。由第一段第二句Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor.和第二段第二句The   floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second  floor.可知Rick应该住在二楼。故选B

3.细节题。由第四段第三句For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.可知英国人在火车上经常读点东西。故选C

4.推断题。根据文章最后一段可知，美国人和英国人对很多事情都很不同的用语。所以，term的意思是用语。故选D

5.主旨题。这篇文章通过一个事例讲述了英美之间文化方面的差别。故选A

考点：社会现象类说明文