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”.

1. Simon went to London to __________.

A. spend his holiday B.visit his friend

C. study English     D. have a meeting

2.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _____ on the train.

A. talking            B.playing cards

C.singing and dancing  D.doing some reading

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

A. 用语 B. 学期  C.会议   D. 成果

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

A.Hiding the feeling

B. Simon’s funny story

C.Information abroad.

D. Differences in British and American culture

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过讲述了一个美国人西蒙去英国伦敦看望朋友的故事，告诉我们英国人和美国人的文化差异。英国人在火车上经常花时间看报或读书，而英国人喜欢在火车上聊天。他们的很多事物的用语不同。英国人经常用“football”, “eraser” and “mail”而美国人更喜欢用“soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.

1.One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick可知西蒙去伦敦拜访他的朋友。故选B。

2.on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.可知英国人在火车上经常花时间看报或读书。故选D。

3.The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.英国人经常用“football”, “eraser” and “mail”而美国人更喜欢用“soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.这些是用语的不同。故选A。

4.The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America,可知本文主要介绍了英国人和美国人的文化差异。故选D。

考点：社会政治经济文化类短文阅读。