Question

【題目】There are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.

When my friend Lily from London used the word “l(fā)arder”, I didn’t know what it meant. Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged.

Most times, I can know what Lily means. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like that. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a pissed woman. I wondered what had made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk.

Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently. She asked the young man to help her if he had a rubber. When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber.

In order to communicate well with British people, we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently. And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between American English and British English.

【1】 When Lily used the word “l(fā)arder”, she was probably looking for a ______.

A. cup B. ladder

C. cupboard D. cooker

【2】According to the passage, in British English ______.

A. the word “pissed” means angry

B. the word “jacket” is often used

C. the word “engaged” means tired

D. the word “rubber” means eraser

【3】What does the underlined phrase “jotted down” in Pragraph2 mean?

A. Wrote down B. Cared about

C. Looked for D. Settled down

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. The British way of using words.

B. Some new words the writer’s British friends taught her.

C. The reasons why Americans can’t followed the British at times.

D. Some words used differently in British English and American English.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：試題分析：英國英語和美國英語有一些差別。在語法，例如，英國的英語說：“住院”和“你有筆嗎？”美國人說，“醫(yī)院”和“你有筆嗎？”發(fā)音有時是不同的。有區(qū)別的英國英語和美國英語的拼寫。然而，對于大多數(shù)的一部分，英國和美國英語是同樣的語言。

【1】C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food.開始我不太理解她的意思，但是她說她想要保存食物，我最終還是明白了�？芍猯arder是能儲存食物的，因此選擇cupboard食物柜。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber. 她注意到他沒有理解，她很快就說就要一塊橡皮，而在英國，這通常被稱為橡膠。因此選擇D。

【3】A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar.當我們在計劃一個午餐約會時第二個詞出現(xiàn)了。她在他的日記里記錄下日期和時間，與此同時，我在日歷上做標記。根據(jù)前后句的意思可知jotted down識寫下、記下的意思。故選A。

【4】D主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一句There are some differences between American English and British English.可知這篇文章講的是英國英語和美國英語的一些差別。所以選擇D。