3.When I was sixteen years old,I made my first visit to the United States.It wasn't the first time that I had been abroad.Like most English children,I learned French at school I had often been to France,too,so I was used to speaking a foreign language to the 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 Jenny a call and tell that I had arrived.A friendly old man asked me if he could help me.
"Yes,"I said,"I want to give my friend a ring."
‘‘Well,that's nice,"he said.‘'Are you getting married?''
"Who is talking about marriage?"I replied."I only 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 met,Jenny explained the misunderstanding to me.
"Don't worry,"she said to me."I had so many difficulties at first.There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British.You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say.Most of the time British and American people undid each other."
46.How did the old man understand"I want to give my friend a ring"?A
A.To give a wedding ring to one's friend
B.To want to find a girl to get married.
C.To ask how to get married in America.
D.To want to give a call to one's friend.
47.What language could the writer speak besides English?B
A.German B.French C.Chinese D.Spanish
48.What did the writer go to America for?D
A.To meet his friend Jenny. B.To study in the US.
C.To spend his holiday. D.To get married with Jenny.
49.What can we infer from the passage?A
A.British and American people often misunderstand each other.
B.British and American people usually understand each other well.
C.In fact,British and American people speak quite different English.
D.The British had to speak American English when they are abroad.
分析 本文记述了作者--一个英国人在美国打电话时的小误会.告诉我们英语在英国和美国有很多不同的用法,但是大部分时间,两国人还是能听懂彼此之间的语言.
解答 46.A.推理判断题.根据第四段‘‘Well,that's nice,"he said.‘'Are you getting married可知老人将我的话理解为了要给朋友结婚戒指;故选A.
47.B.细节理解题.根据第一段Like most English children,I learned French at school I had often been to France可知除了英语外,作者还能说法语;故选B.
48.D.推理判断题.根据第一段But when I went to America,I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems可知作家去美国为了和詹妮一起度假;故选D.
49.A.推理判断题.根据最后一段Most of the time British and American people undid each other可知英国人和美国人经常互相误解;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.