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Do you think Great Britain and the United States are alike? Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated(分离) only by their language. Do you think that is true? The British and the Americans both speak English as the official language. However, each uses some different words. We Americans are similar to the British. After all, our country was once owned by Great Britain, so we have a lot in common. But there are many differences between us.
Great Britain has a king or queen, and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister. The United States has no kings or queens. Our leader is the President.
Both the British and Americans use pounds and ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Both use miles, yards and feet. Our money is different, though. The British use pounds and pence. Americans use dollars and cents.
Driving in a car is very different in England. They drive on the left side of the road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car, the British call the “bonnet”. British cars run on “petrol”, which we call gasoline.
In our everyday lives, we do many of the same things as the British. But we describe them differently. A young mother here might push a baby in a baby carriage. A British mom pushes a “pram”. The British watch the “telly”, while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them “chips”. Millions of Americans drink coffee, but most British prefer tea.
So we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway.
21. Winston Churchill’s words mean that ____________.
A. Britain and the US are very similar
B. the people of Britain and the US are friendly
C. the languages of Britain and the US are the same
D. there are many differences between Britain and the US
22. Which of the following is used by the British?
A. TV. B. Pram. C. Hood. D. French fries.
23. What is the best title for the text?
A. We stay friendly
B. A common language?
C. English as the official language
D. Differences between Britain and the US
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲了英国和美国在很多方面是不同的，但人们都是友好的。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated(分离) only by their language.（温斯顿·丘吉尔曾经开玩笑说，英国人民和美国人民之间的唯一区别就是他们的语言。）由此可以推断出，温斯顿·丘吉尔的话意味着英国和美国非常相似，故选A。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段A British mom pushes a “pram”.可知英国人使用“Pram”，故选B。
【23题详解】
主旨大意题。最后一段So we are different in many ways.是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了英国和美国之间的差异，所以这篇文章最好的题目是“英国和美国之间的差异”故选D。
