题文
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.
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答案
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
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解析
小题1:根据Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick.可知选B。
小题1:根据Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor,在英国英语中的一楼指我们所说的二楼，故选A。
小题1:根据on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.可知选C。
小题1:根据The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.可知这个单词为术语的意思，其它解释语义不通，故选B。
小题1:本文主要介绍了英美文化的不同，故选A。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“One day an American .....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
