Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，按要求完成各题。
B
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, which Americans would call 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.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 loudly
C.doing some reading
D.singing and dancing
（4）What does the underlined word "terms" 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.Culture differences in Britain and America
B.Simon's funny story
C.Small talk in Britain and America
D.The British like hiding their feelings

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）C
（4）D
（5）A
【解析】这篇文章讲述了英国和美国虽然都是英语系国家，但是他们之间也有很多不同的文化差异。
（1）细节理解题。根据文章第一句“ One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick.”可知Simon是去伦敦拜访朋友，故选A。
（2）细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor.”以及第二段可知 Rick是住在第二层，故选B。
（3）细节理解题。题目中问道：英国人经常是怎么在火车上度过时间的？根据文章中的“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）猜词题。根据文章最后一段可知美国人和英国人对很多事情用不同的用语，所以这里term的意思是用语，故选D。
（5）文章主旨题。这篇文章通过事例讲述了英美文化之间的差别，故选A。