14.Recently,I came across an interesting article on the differences between British English and American English.I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could as an American.
Their cars have"bonnets(发动机罩)",while ours have"hoods".They park their cars in a"car park"while we leave our in a"parking lot".Our"cookies"are their"biscuits",while their"rubbers"are our"erasers".
Then there are the food words.Would you want to eat something called"Toad in the Hole"or"Bangers and Mash"or"Spotted Dick"?I'm here to report they are all very tasty.There are American equivalents(相等物),of course.We've got"Shoofly Mud Pie".What they call"crisps"is what we call"potato chips"and when we ask for"chips"in England we will get what we know at home in America as"French fries".
They find it hysterical that we call the"toilet"the"bathroom"and they really double over (弯腰) with laughter when we ask for the"restroom".American ladies in England who ask for the"little girl's room"or the"power room"will be met with blank stares.A"fag"is a"cigarette"in the UK,which can lead to endless confusion for British visitors looking for a cigarette in America.Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying"Way Out".We Americans walk on the sidewalk not the pavement."Pavement"in America is the actual cement(水泥)the sidewalk is made of.
25.What do British people call French fries?A
A.Chips. B.Crisps. C.Shoofly Pie. D.Mississippi Mud Pie.
26.The examples given at the end of the passage mainly show thatD.
A.Americans don't like dealing with the British
B.American English is very different from British English
C.English signs are very hard for people to understand
D.Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other
27.What does the underlined word"hysterical"in paragraph 4probably mean?A
A.Funny B.Difficult C.Perfect D.Normal
28.What is the passage mainly about?D
A.Some similar habits between Americans and the British.
B.Different communicating ways between Americans and the British.
C.Different body languages between Americans and the British.
D.Some differences between American English and British English.
分析 本文讲述作者偶然看到一个文章说到美式和英式英语的不同,我感到很有趣,但两种英语的不同也让人感到很困惑
解答 25.A 细节理解题.根据第三段提到What they call"crisps"is what we call"potato chips"and when we ask for"chips"in England we will get what we know at home in America as"French fries"当我们用英语要薯片时,美式英语中"French fries,故选A项.
26.D 推断题.本文讲述作者偶然看到一个文章说到美式和英式英语的不同,我感到很有趣,根据最后一段提到Americans on the other hand are endlessly confused by English signs put up over doorways saying"Way Out".这些不同的说话让我很困惑,故选D项.
27.A词意猜测.根据最后一段提到They find it hysterical that we call the"toilet"the"bathroom"and they really double over(弯腰) with laughter when we ask for the"restroom".我们叫厕所为洗澡间时,他们笑得弯腰,故这一切很有趣,故选B项.
28.D 主旨大意.本文讲述作者偶然看到一个文章说到美式和英式英语的不同,我感到很有趣,但两种英语的不同也让人感到很困惑,故选D项.
点评 本文是人生感悟类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.