Question

What’s a “gift”? If you look it up in the dictionary, you’ll see that it’s another word for a present. For example, “They brought him some gifts.” However, if you’re German, “gift” means something completely different: poison!
This word “gift” is an example of a false friend--- a word that looks the same in two languages, but which actually has two different meanings. As English is basically a mixture of German, French and Latin, there are many words that are similar in these languages. For example, the English word “education” is “education” in Spanish. And the English words “word, book, nine, house” are “Wort, Buch, Neun, Haus” in german.
These similar-looking words can be very helpful when learning other languages --- they’re our “friends”. However, sometimes they can turn out or be “false friends”. Here are a few examples.
In English, someone who is “sensible” thinks before they act and shows good judgement. For example , “The sensible thing to do would be to consult a lawyer.” However, in Spanish, “sensible ” means “sensitive” (showing understanding of other people’s problems, needs or feelings).
The English word “coin” refers to a piece of money made of metal. For example, “I had a few coins in my pocket.” But the French word “coin” means “corner”.
The English word “l(fā)ibrary” is a place where you can go to borrow books. For example, “I borrowed six books from the library.” But the Spanish word “l(fā)ibreria” refers to a bookshop (where you buy books).
The English word “actually” means “in fact”. For example, “Actually I’m not Italian, I’m form American.” But the Spanish word “actualmente” means “currently” or “at the moment”.
Finally, the English word “embarrassed” means “ashamed”. For example, “They looked a bit embarrassed.” However, the Spanish term “embarazada” means “pregnant” (with a child)

1. 1.
   We can learn from the first two paragraphs that English _______
   1. A.
      is easy to master
   2. B.
      is simpler than Spanish
   3. C.
      has a complex background
   4. D.
      has changed greatly throughout history
2. 2.
   Which of the following pairs of words are true friends according to the author?
   1. A.
      Nine and Neun
   2. B.
      Library and libreria
   3. C.
      Actually and actualmente
   4. D.
      Embarrassed and embarazada
3. 3.
   According to the text, in Spanish ______
   1. A.
      “coin” means “corner”
   2. B.
      “gift” refers to something negative
   3. C.
      “educacion” simply means “book”
   4. D.
      “sensible” doesn’t necessarily means “wise”
4. 4.
   The author develops the text mainly by ______
   1. A.
      following the order of space
   2. B.
      comparing different ideas
   3. C.
      providing typical examples
   4. D.
      analyzing the cause and effect

Answer 1

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試題分析：本文講的是英語(yǔ)是德語(yǔ)、法語(yǔ)、拉丁語(yǔ)的混合語(yǔ)言，有很多單詞看起來(lái)很相似，這對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)其他語(yǔ)言是有幫助的，但還有很多單詞雖然看起來(lái)相似，意思上卻有很大的不同，即false friend 。文章中舉了很多這樣的例子。
1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第二句話，English is basically a mixture of German、French and Latin 可知答案選C。
2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句話可知選A。
3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容可知選D。
4.作者意圖題�？v觀全文可知本文中作者給出了很多的例子來(lái)說(shuō)明。
考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。