Oneday,anAmericanmanSimonwenttoLondontovisithisfriend,R...

问题详情：

One day, an American man Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat(公寓) was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the Building. But a man told him that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British (英国人) call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but 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 don’t like showing their feelings. They hardly start a small talk 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 the same things. The British usually use “football” “holiday” and “lift”, but Americans like to use “soccer” “vacation” and “elevator”.

1. Simon went to London to ____________.

   A. visit his friend      B. spend his holiday

   C. study English     D. have a meeting

2. 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

3. What does the underlined word “terms” mean in the passage?

   A. 成果                     B. 学期                  C. 会议                        D. 词语                 

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. Culture differences between Britain and America

   B. A funny story about Simon

   C. Small talk in Britain and America

   D. British people and American people

【回答】

1A 2C 3D 4A

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：阅读理解