( )1. A. students ( )2. A. driven ( )3. A. dead ( )4. A. wounded ( )5. A. Hot | B. soldiers B. treated B. living B. tired B. Cool | C. workers C. helped C. young C. left C. dirty | D. people D. divided D. old D. rescued D. Fresh | 完型填空。 | Today, English is spoken in many countries. 1 English spoken in the UK is a little different from that in the USA in spelling, meaning, pronunciation, grammar, usage and so on. Sometimes, 2 English spoken in the UK is very different in every region (区域) 3 the country. Differences in spelling don"t 4 speakers of British English from understanding the meanings of the words. 5 , they don"t prevent speakers of American English from understanding the meanings either. 6 in spelling are not a big problem for even speakers of English as a 7 language. However, when different words in British English and American English are used to 8 the same thing 9 the same word has different meanings in British English and American English, sometimes people will not be understood if they don"t know common differences between British English and American English in meanings and usages. Sometimes even Americans and British people do not 10 each other because of different word meanings. 11 , the British word "brolly" is an"umbrella" in America. And the British 12 potato chips "crisps". All of these differences led British writer George Bernard Shaw to 13 that Britain and America are two countries 14 by the same language! That"s the reason why confusion or misunderstanding will be caused in some situations. Of course, such confusion will 15 happen to speakers of English as a second language. | ( )1. A. T herefore ( )2. A. ever ( )3. A. within ( )4. A. force ( )5. A. However ( )6. A. Sentences ( )7. A. first ( )8. A. describe ( )9. A. as ( )10. A. understand ( )11. A. That is ( )12. A. explain ( )13. A. suggest ( )14. A. divided ( )15. A. never | B. So B. still B. outside B. prevent B. As a result B. Letters B. second B. buy B. but B. know B. Like B. call B. announce B. separated B. seldom | C. But C. now C. around C. expect C. Of course C. Differences C. new C. punish C. otherwise C. meet C. Such as C. say C. joke C. joined C. not | D. And D. even D. above D. help D. Even though D. Orders D. useful D. praise D. or D. talk to D. For example D. talk D. introduce D. connected D. also | 阅读理解。 | I have a rule for travel: never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions (方向). Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don"t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop." In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat (平坦的). In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile." People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure (测量) distance by means of time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "It"s about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don"t know. People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom (很少) understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, "Follow me." Then he will lead you through the streets of the city to the post office. Sometimes a person doesn"t know the answer to your question. What happens in this situation? A New Yorker might say, "sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers, "I don"t know." People in Yucatan think that "I don"t know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan! One thing will help you everywhere ---- in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other place. You might not understand a person"s words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction and you may find the post office! | 1. The passage mainly tells that _____. | [ ] | A. never carry a map for travel B. there are not many landmarks in the American Midwest C. there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world D. New Yorkers often say, "I have no idea," but people in Yucatan, Mexico, never say this | 2. The passage says, "In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions." The word "landmark" means _____. | [ ] | A. building names B. street names C. hotels, marks and bus stops D. buildings or places which are easily recognized | 3. In which place do people tell distance by means of time? | [ ] | A. Japan B. American Midwest C. Los Angles, California D. Greece | 4. In the passage, _____ countries are mentioned (提到) by the writer. | [ ] | A. seven B. four C. eight D. five | 5. Which of the following is wrong? | [ ] | A. Travelers can learn about people"s customs by asking questions about directions. B. A person"s body language can help you understand directions. C. People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by means of time. D. People in different places always give directions in the same way. |
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