阅读理解Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIu

阅读理解 I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”1.My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.A.learning EnglishB.finding places to stay in EnglandC.driving their car on English roadsD.going to England by car2.I suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast” houses because__________.A.they would be able to practise their EnglishB.it would be much cheaper than staying in hotelsC.it would be convenient for them to have dinnerD.there would be no problem about finding accommodation there3.“NO VACANCIES” in English means__________.A.no free roomsB.free roomsC.not away on holidayD.holidays4.If you see a road sign that says “Diversion” in UK, you will__________.A.fall into a holeB.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourselfC.find that the road is blocked by crowds of peopleD.have to take a different road5.When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I__________.A.didn’t really want any more coffeeB.wanted them to take the coffee pot awayC.really wanted some more coffeeD.wanted to express my politeness

BAADC解析1.B 细节题，从文章第一段的句子：Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation.说明作者的朋友是征求关于找住宿的地方的建议。2.A细节题，从文章第一段的句子：I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family.可知这种房子可以提供说英语的机会。3.A 猜测词义题：从第三段的句子：So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms.后面的定语从句解释了这个单词的含义，就是“有空房”。4.D猜测词义题：从第四段的句子：In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road.说明在修路，你要走另外的路。5.C 细节题：文章最后一段的句子：I meant that I would like some more.可知

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