Unit 5 First aid language points课时作业

一、阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节(共12小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分30分)

　　When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

　　How wrong I was!The misunderstandings began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

　　"Yes, " I said, "I want to give my friend a ring. "

　　"Well, that's nice, " he said, "Are you getting married?But aren't you a bit young?"

　　"Who is talking about marriage?" I replied, "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?"

　　"Oh!" he said, "There's a phone downstairs. "

　　When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me.

　　"Don't worry, " she said to me. "I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other!"

1Where was the writer from?

A. He was from America. 　B. He was from France.

C. He was from England. D. He was from China.

答案C

解析根据首段中的"Like most English children I learned French at school. "可知, 作者是英国人。

2The writer thought 　　　in America.

A. he would not have any language difficulties

B. he would not understand the Americans

C. the Americans might not understand him

D. he would have difficulties at the airport

答案A

解析根据首段末句中的". . . I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems. "可知, 作者认为去美国不会遇到任何语言障碍。

3The writer wanted to 　　　.