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 American, 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 soccer, rubber and post.
【小题1】 Simon went to London to         .
A. spend his holiday B. visit his friend C. study English
【小题2】Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

【小题3】According to the passage, the British usually spend their time        on the train.
A. playing cards B. talking loudly   C. doing some reading
【小题4】What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果   B.术语 C. 学期
【小题5】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Different culture between Britain and America.
B. The British and Americans have the same language.
C. The British and Americans have different words.

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, while Americans would call it 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”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Simon went to London to __________.

    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? ________.

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．Differences in culture           B．Simon’s funny story

   C．Information abroad          D．Hiding the feelings

按要求改写句子。
【小题1】Simon gets up at half past six every morning.（用yesterday morning替换every morning）
Simon_____ ______ up at half past six yesterday morning.
【小题2】I was watching TV when you called me.(改为一般疑问句)
_____ ______ watching TV when I called you?
【小题3】Alex was doing his homework from eight to ten last night.(改为否定句)
Alex_____ ______ his homework from eight to ten last night.
【小题4】I was doing some cooking at that time.(对划线部分提问)
____ were you____ at that time?
【小题5】The trip is exciting.(对划线部分提问)
____ do you ____ ____ the trip?