I came across quite a few language problems while on holiday with my family last summer. The most embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants, not trousers as it does back home.
Katie — From America
When I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store, people kept directing me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to someone that I only wanted the toilet!
Tom — From America
Last summer we went on a two-week family touring holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet. This was an old vehicle and there turned out to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot(汽车行李箱) was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “boot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem.
Mary — From Britain
Last summer, I went to stay with a friend on the west coast. Her flat was on the first floor of a high-rise building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldn’t find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor.
David — From Britain
【小题1】Hearing Katie’s mother’s words, Katie’s friends were in amazement because ____________.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I began to work as a salesgirl in a department store. I got there that morning and was introduced to all the salesmen and saleswomen. Throughout the day,one of the salesmen talked with me.I thought we might become friends.That evening after work we went out for dinner. We sat together and talked,but our numbers were never exchanged.
Around 10 pm I began my 2-hour drive back. For the first part of the drive I was thinking to myself how stupid I had been for not giving him my number. Then all of a sudden, when I had gone around a corner I was completely over in another lane(车道).There was no time to even hit the brakes（刹车）. I hit at once. The police came and cut the top of my car off to get me out. They sent me to the hospital quickly.
My mother got there late that night, and saw me lying in the emergency room. The next morning, mom called the manager and told him what had happened, and that I would be in the hospital for a long time. A few hours later, I received a phone call--- it was the guy（小伙子） I hadn’t given my number. Well, he came to visit me that night and the next night. We spent a lot of time together.
It was months before I would be walking and driving again, but he’d sit by me. I don’t think I could have pulled through it without him. Now I can walk freely, and just this
week we are planning on getting married one year after the day we met. It’s just amazing
how a tragedy like a car accident could bring about such a wonderful relationship!
56.The car accident happened because______.
A.the girl drank a lot before driving
B.it was so dark that the girl couldn’t see very clearly
C.another car appeared on the girl’s lane suddenly
D.the girl didn’t drive with great care
57.We can infer that the girl __________.
A.couldn’t say anything at hospital
B.would lose her job in the store
C.was badly injured in the accident
D.was careless with making friends
58.The guy got the news that the girl was in hospital possibly from ________.
A.the manager    B.the girl’s mother    C.the doctor     D.the girl herself
59.The girl thought that ________.
A.a traffic accident might bring good luck
B.it was the car accident that brought about their marriage
C.a true friend is one who helps you in need
D.there was true love and friendship in the world

As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.

   A. woke      B. waken        C. wake         D. awake

Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer．In this group was a wise and respected   36 , smart in the ways of deer．He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer．

One day, his younger sister   38  her son to him, to be taught   39  is so important for deer．The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40 ．”

At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was  41  to．But soon, he became more interested in   42  with the other young bucks（雄鹿）．He didn’t realize how   43  it could be for a deer who learned   44  but deer games．So he started 45 ．Soon he was escaping school all the time．

46 , one day the fawn who stayed away from school   47  a snare（陷阱）and was trapped．Since he was   48 , his mother got worried．She went to her brother the teacher, and    49   him if her son had learned something．The teacher   50  ,“My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51 ．Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him．But he did not want to learn the   53  of deer．He escaped school! How could I possibly teach him?”

Later they heard the sad news．The  54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter．He skinned him and took the meat home to his family．

The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55  the class．

1.                A．student         B．mother         C．teacher   D．magician

2.                A．perform        B．survival         C．hunting   D．hiding

3.                A．brought        B．caught          C．arranged  D．referred

4.                A．that           B．which          C．how D．what

5.                A．arrival          B．punishment      C．prize D．lesson

6.                A．preserved      B．thought         C．supposed D．suspected

7.                A．learning        B．playing         C．talking    D．fighting

8.                A．interesting      B．boring          C．dangerous D．useful

9.                A．nothing         B．something       C．all   D．none

10.               A．working hard    B．cutting classes   C．playing games   D．teaching others

11.               A．Luckily         B．Unexpectedly    C．Definitely  D．Unfortunately

12.               A．found out       B．set up          C．stepped in D．got over

13.               A．dying          B．missing         C．unhappy   D．improving

14.               A．told           B．scolded        C．asked D．suspected

15.               A．replied         B．analyzed        C．advised   D．questioned

16.               A．unbelievable    B．unteachable     C．unflexible  D．unimportant

17.               A．made up my mind B．tried my best    C．gave up   D．would like

18.               A．stories         B．structures       C．games D．tricks

19.               A．proud          B．sick            C．stubborn  D．shy

20.               A．misses         B．loves          C．forms D．attends

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I began to work as a salesgirl in a department store. I got there that morning and was introduced to all the salesmen and saleswomen. Throughout the day,one of the salesmen talked with me.I thought we might become friends.That evening after work we went out for dinner. We sat together and talked,but our numbers were never exchanged.

Around 10 pm I began my 2-hour drive back. For the first part of the drive I was thinking to myself how stupid I had been for not giving him my number. Then all of a sudden, when I had gone around a corner I was completely over in another lane(车道).There was no time to even hit the brakes（刹车）. I hit at once. The police came and cut the top of my car off to get me out. They sent me to the hospital quickly.

My mother got there late that night, and saw me lying in the emergency room. The next morning, mom called the manager and told him what had happened, and that I would be in the hospital for a long time. A few hours later, I received a phone call--- it was the guy（小伙子） I hadn’t given my number. Well, he came to visit me that night and the next night. We spent a lot of time together.

It was months before I would be walking and driving again, but he’d sit by me. I don’t think I could have pulled through it without him. Now I can walk freely, and just this

week we are planning on getting married one year after the day we met. It’s just amazing

how a tragedy like a car accident could bring about such a wonderful relationship!

56.The car accident happened because______.

A.the girl drank a lot before driving

B.it was so dark that the girl couldn’t see very clearly

C.another car appeared on the girl’s lane suddenly

D.the girl didn’t drive with great care

57.We can infer that the girl __________.

A.couldn’t say anything at hospital

B.would lose her job in the store

C.was badly injured in the accident

D.was careless with making friends

58.The guy got the news that the girl was in hospital possibly from ________.

A.the manager    B.the girl’s mother    C.the doctor     D.the girl herself

59.The girl thought that ________.

A.a traffic accident might bring good luck

B.it was the car accident that brought about their marriage

C.a true friend is one who helps you in need

D.there was true love and friendship in the world