I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬运工).  I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “ You’ll soon learn English!” he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishman understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?

1. How did the writer of the passage get to London?

A. By train   B. On foot    C. By sea    D. By air

2. What country did the writer of the passage come from?

A. England  B. Ameica  C. France  D. We don’t know

3.Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?

A. Because he was a foreigner.

B. Because the porter could only understand the London dialect (方言).

C. Because he spoke not British English but American English.         

D. Because he couldn’t speak idiomtic (地道的) English.

4.“In England, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks so because_________________.

A. some people speak English, while others don’t.

B. he does not understand native(本国的) speakers of English

C. not every Englishman speaks English

D. each Englishman can speak several foreign languages

 

 

I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬运工).  I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “ You’ll soon learn English!” he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishman understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?
【小题1】 How did the writer of the passage get to London?

A．By train

B．On foot

C．By sea

D．By air

【小题2】What country did the writer of the passage come from?

A．England

B．Ameica

C．France

D．We don’t know

【小题3】Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?

A．Because he was a foreigner.

B．Because the porter could only understand the London dialect (方言).

C．Because he spoke not British English but American English.

D．Because he couldn’t speak idiomtic (地道的) English.

【小题4】“In England, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks so because_________________.

A．some people speak English, while others don’t.

B．he does not understand native(本国的) speakers of English

C．not every Englishman speaks English

D．each Englishman can speak several foreign languages

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　　I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel(旅馆), so I asked a porter(搬运工). I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however(然而), could not understand me. I repeated(重复)my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner,”I said. Then he spoke slowly, but still I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it, “You'll soon learn English!”he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishmen understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?

1．How did writer of the passage get to London?

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2．What country did the writer of the passage come from?

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3．Why couldn't the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?

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A．Because he couldn't speak idiomatic(地道的)English.

B．Because the porter could understand only the London dialect(方言).

C．Because he spoke not British English but American English.

D．Because he was a foreigner.

4．“In English, each man speaks a different language.”The writer thinks so because ________.

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A．some people speak English, while others don't

B．he does not understand native(本国的) speakers of English

C．not every Englishman speaks English

D．each Englishman can speak several foreign languages

5．This passage indicates(暗示) that the best way to learn the spoken language is to learn it ________.

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