When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been 36 . Like most English children I learned French 37_ school and I had often been to France, so I _38_ speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand_39. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.
_42 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a 43 telephone to give my American friend Danny a _44_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked__45 he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s__46 ,” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting47_? But aren’t you a bit _48 ?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I 49_want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me _50 there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we _51__meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many_52__at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 53 differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to _54__funny things they say. Most of the__55 British and American people understand each other!”
【小题1】A．outB．awayC．outsideD．abroad【小题2】A．fromB．duringC．atD．after【小题3】A．get used toB．was used toC．used toD．used【小题4】A．EnglishB．FrenchC．RussianD．Latin【小题5】A．buyingB．havingC．givingD．receiving【小题6】A．timeB．humanC．languageD．money【小题7】A．TooB．What aC．WhatD．How【小题8】A．cheapB．popularC．publicD．good【小题9】A．letterB．ringC．newsD．information【小题10】A．thatB．ifC．whereD．when【小题11】A．wellB．overC．niceD．ring【小题12】A．to marryB．to be marriedC．marryingD．married【小题13】A．smallB．littleC．oldD．young【小题14】A．veryB．justC．just nowD．so【小题15】A．whereB．whichC．over whereD．that【小题16】A．didB．doC．canD．had【小题17】A．troubleB．difficultiesC．thingsD．fun【小题18】A．writeB．speakC．useD．read【小题19】A．everyB．eachC．anyD．all the【小题20】A．chanceB．situationC．conditionD．timeD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文通过自己在机场找电话亭打电话岁遇见的意见事情，来说明美国英语和英国英语的差异。
【小题1】D 上下文串联。根据第二句我经常去法国，说明这不是我第一次出国。故D项abroad在国外正确。
【小题2】C 固定词组。At school在学校。和很多的英国的学生一样，在学校里我学习法语也经常去法国。
【小题3】B 固定短语。Be/get used to…习惯于…；本文使用一般过去时；我习惯于讲和不懂英语的外国人讲外语。
【小题4】A 上下文串联。我习惯于讲和不懂英语的外国人讲外语。
【小题5】B 固定词组。Have a nice holiday有一个很好的假期。
【小题6】C 名词辨析。A时间B人类C语言D钱；我期待着一个没有任何语言问题的快乐的假期。
【小题7】D 语法分析。横线后面是形容词wrong，说明使用how对它进行感叹。
【小题8】C 形容词辨析。A便宜的B流行的C公用的D好的；我在寻找公用电话，打电话给我的朋友。
【小题9】B 名词辨析。A信件B电话C新闻D信息；我想给我的朋友打电话让他来接我。
【小题10】B 连词辨析。这个人问我是否需要帮助。If这里引导的是宾语从句，表示“是否”。
【小题11】C 词义辨析。A身体好B超过C好D电话；那真是太好了。
【小题12】D 固定搭配。Get married结婚。对方把ring误以为是戒指了，以为我想买戒指给朋友。
【小题13】D 形容词辨析。A小B矮小C老，旧D年轻；你是不是有点太年轻了？
【小题14】B 副词辨析。A非常B仅仅C刚才D于是；我仅仅是想打个电话给我的朋友。
【小题15】A 句意分析。你能告诉我电话亭在哪里吗？本句的where引导的是一个宾语从句。
【小题16】A 语法分析。本文讲述的是过去发生的事情，使用did+动词原形表示强调。最后我们终于见面了。
【小题17】C 句意分析。起初我也有过很多这样的事情。
【小题18】C 动词辨析。A写B说C使用D阅读；很多美国人使用的单词在意思上和英国人的不一样。
【小题19】D 句意分析。你很快就会习惯他们所讲的这些滑稽的事情了。
【小题20】D 名词辨析。A机会B情景C条件D时间；大部分的时间里，美国人和英国人都可以相互理解的。