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.
小題1: Simon went to London to         .
A. spend his holiday B. visit his friend C. study English
小題2:Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

小題3:According to the passage, the British usually spend their time        on the train.
A. playing cards B. talking loudly   C. doing some reading
小題4:What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果   B.術(shù)語(yǔ) C. 學(xué)期
小題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.

小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A

小題1:根據(jù)Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick.可知選B。
小題1:根據(jù)Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor,在英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中的一樓指我們所說的二樓,故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books.可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.可知這個(gè)單詞為術(shù)語(yǔ)的意思,其它解釋語(yǔ)義不通,故選B。
小題1:本文主要介紹了英美文化的不同,故選A。
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