1.B.由英语知识或根据“I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘Look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out.’”可知。

5.Which do you think is the best title for this article?

　A. Three Frenchmen and their English Friends B. The English Language

　C. Three French Stories D. What a Language!

Passage 3

　[答案与解析]习语是最让英语学习者感到头疼的东西。本文讲述了三个法国人曲解英语习语的经历，读后让人忍俊不禁。第一个法国人误将“Look out!”理解为“向外看”(实际意义是“当心！”)；第二个法国人将“All hands on deck”误认为是“把手放到甲板上”的意思(实际上该短语的意思是“所有海员到甲板上集合”)；第三名法国人对那位女仆话语中的“up”和“down”弄得昏了头，以致于闹了个“If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?”的笑话。

4.When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .

　A. was washing his face B. was having his breakfast

　C. was still in an upstairs room D. was reading a newspaper

3.When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .

　A. he has not grown up yet B. he has not yet got up

　C. he has not woke up yet D. he has not yet come upstairs

2."All hands on deck" means “ _______ ”.

　A.All the sailors gather ( 集合 )on deck B. Give your hands to me

　C.Put your right hand and left hand on deck D. Shake your hands with me

1."Look out" here means “ _______”.

　A. put your head out of the window and look B. Take care

　C. I’m going to pour the water D. Help me

7.B.答案就在“This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained(简单解释)and easy to understand.”一句中。选B最为恰当。

Passage 3

　First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin (盆) of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don‘t look out."

　Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船长) shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

　Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He‘s not down yet."

　"If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?" I asked.

She said, "He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"

6.D.要读完全文后，才能确认。因为文中提到的数字只有一个“2000”，但它决不是词典的收词数，而是用来“简单解释”词义的用词数。文中并没有提及词典的“收词量”，因此，答案应该是D。

5.C.应重点参考5-6段。实际上，第五段中已有“to find out the meaning of a word-its DEFINITION.”。“meaning of a word”中没有生词，那么，选择对应的汉语“词义”岂不易如反掌！

4.C.通过文中“We use a special alphabet(特殊字母表)to show pronunciation.”一句判断。关键词是“pronunciation(发音)”，清楚这个词的意思，我们无疑会选择 C。