Question

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.

B. The writer could speak French and English.

C. He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.

D. The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.

2.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

A. buy a ring for his friend

B. ask the way to his friend’s

C. telephone his friend

D. call a taxi

3.The old man thought _____.

A. the writer wanted to find a phone box

B. the writer was old enough to get married

C. the writer didn’t know the way

D. the writer wanted to find his girlfriend

4.At last, the old man _____.

A. understood what the writer wanted to do

B. couldn’t understand the writer

C. bought a ring for the writer

D. took the writer to the phone box by himself

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍作者在机场找电话亭时，由于语言不通，遇见的麻烦。

1.B.细节理解题。A.This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.这是作家第一次出国,第一自然段第一句说的是第一次去美国，故A不正确；B. The writer could speak French and English.作家会说法语和英语，根据短文第一自然段的描述B是正确的；C. He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.他认为他在理解美国人方面有困难，根据第一自然段的描述C不正确；D. The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.作者去美国好多次啦。根据短文第一自然段第一句话的描述，D是错误的。

2.C. .细节理解题。A.buy a ring for his friend为他的朋友买一个戒指；B. ask the way to his friend’s问去朋友家的路；C. telephone his friend给他的朋友打电话；D. call a taxi打的。根据短文第二自然段I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. 的描述，答案故选C。

3.C.细节理解题。A. the writer wanted to find a phone box这个作家想找一个电话亭；B. the writer was old enough to get married这个作家有足够的结婚的年龄啦；C. the writer didn’t know the way作家不知道路；D. the writer wanted to find his girlfriend这个作家想找到他的女朋友。根据文中”I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?“的描述，答案选C。

4.A.细节理解题。A. understood what the writer wanted to do理解作家想干什么；B.couldn’t understand the writer不理解这个作家；C. bought a ring for the writer给这个作家买个戒指；D. took the writer to the phone box by himself亲自把作家送到电话亭。根据文中描述老人说“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”可知答案选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文。