一、真題講解一:
11. (A) The language used by the locals.
(B) Driving on the wrong side of the road.
(C) Naming of the same objects in different ways.
(D) All different types of bright colours on men.
12. (A) “Chips” and “crisps”. (B) “Queue” and “line”.
(C) “Fries” and “potato”. (D) “Mate” and “Love”
本題重點(diǎn)是英式和美式詞匯的對比····
講解:薯條 chips(英式);French fries(美式)
薯片 crisps(英式);potato chips(美式)
排隊“line” (美式);“Queue” (英式)
13. (A) He has a generally negative view of
(B) He is interested in getting to know
(C) He is not happy in
(D) He feels completely at home in
feel at home 非常適應(yīng)
14. (A) So many men wear earrings in one of their ears.
(B) People here are politically radical.
(C) Young women often wear black.
(D) Everyone looks like Madonna.
15. (A) Because Britain has a close affinity with the
(B) Because
(C) Because
(D) Because
2、英式英語和美式英語的詞匯辯析
美式英語 |
英式英語 |
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apartment house |
block of flats |
(一座樓房隔成數(shù)家的)公寓住宅 |
Band-aides |
sticking plaster |
創(chuàng)可貼 |
barber |
gentleman's hairdresser |
理發(fā)師 |
bathroom / restroom |
WC (water closet) |
廁所 |
beauty parlor |
ladies hairdresser |
美容師 |
billboard |
hoarding |
(戶外)廣告牌 |
bobby pin |
Kirby grip |
發(fā)夾 |
broil |
grill |
燒烤 |
can |
tin |
罐 |
candy |
sweets |
糖果 |
check (from a bank) |
cheque |
支票 |
chips (potato) |
crisps |
薯片 |
cleaning woman |
daily help |
清潔房間的女仆 |
cookies |
sweet biscuits |
(甜)餅干 |
cracker |
biscuits |
餅干 |
dead-end street |
cul-de-sac |
死胡同 |
dessert |
sweet, pudding |
餐后甜點(diǎn) |
diaper |
nappy |
(嬰兒)尿布 |
drugstore |
chemist |
藥店 |
elevator |
lift |
電梯 |
eraser |
rubber |
橡皮 |
faucet |
tap |
水龍頭 |
first floor |
ground floor |
(樓房)第一層 |
flashlight |
torch |
手電 |
flat tire |
puncture tyre |
漏了氣的車胎 |
gas / gasoline |
petrol |
汽油 |
gingersnaps |
ginger nuts |
姜汁餅干 |
glasses (for the eyes) |
spectacles |
眼鏡 |
kerosene |
paraffin |
煤油,燈油,火油 |
lawyer |
solicitor 初級律師 barrister 高級律師 |
律師 |
mail box |
post box |
郵箱 |
movie |
film |
電影 |
pants |
trousers |
褲子 |
reserve |
book |
預(yù)定 |
round-trip (ticket) |
return |
往返(飛機(jī)、火車)票 |
sedan car |
saloon car |
轎車 |
sidewalk |
pavement / footpath |
人行道 |
sneakers |
tennis shoes, gym shoes |
運(yùn)動鞋 |
stand in line |
queue |
排隊 |
subway |
underground / tube (a subway is a pedestrian tunnel) |
地鐵 |
sweater |
pullover |
外套,毛衣 |
topcoat |
overcoat |
大衣 |
unlisted telephone |
ex-directory |
不在電話簿上的 |
vest |
waistcoat |
馬甲 |
windshield |
windscreen |
擋風(fēng)玻璃 |