Question

First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my head out of a window and a glass of water fell on me. It seems that “look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”

Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck (甲板). I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said, “he’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him, she said, “he’s not down yet.” I had to go away again. Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening, so I went there once more. “Oh, how sorry I am! He’s not in ! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse. “Well! He’s not up, he is not down, and he is not in. please tell me where he stays!” I said angrily.

1.“Look out ” here means .

A. Help me.

B. A glass of water fell from the window.

C. Take care.

D. Put your head out of the window and look out.

2.When the captain shouted “all hands on deck ”, what did he mean?

A. Put up your hands. B. Put your both hands on deck.

C. Give your hands to me. D. All the sailors on deck.

3. When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.” She meant that .

A. he has not stood up yet. B. he has not yet got up.

C. he has not walked up yet. D. he has not yet come downstairs.

4.When the third Frenchman went back for the second time, the doctor .

A. was still in an upstairs room.

B. was having his breakfast.

C. was reading a book.

D. was washing himself.

5.What can be the best title for the short story?

A. Three Frenchman B. Three stories

C. The English language D. What a language!

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了幾個法國人對一些英語短語的誤解。第一法國人把當做“小心”的短語“look out”看作是向外看的意思，結果他被潑了一身水。第二個法國人把當做“所有的船員都到甲板上來”的“All hands on deck”，認為是把手放在甲板上，接過手被踩了。第三個法國人把“他還沒有起床”的“He’s not up yet.”以為醫生不在，結果沒見到醫生。

1.It seems that “look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”可知look out的意思是不要向外看，應當是當心，小心的意思，故選C。

2.I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them可知我把手放在夾板上，有人踩在我的手上，意思是人們都到甲板上來了。故選D。

3.Come back in half an hour.可知護士讓他半小時后在來，說明醫生還沒有起床，故選B。

4.When I went a second time for him, she said, “he’s not down yet.可知當作者再一次去時，醫生沒在樓下，故推斷在樓上。故選A。

5.all hands on deck ,He’s not up yet,不能單純的通過字面意思來理解，它們有自己另一種含義，故本文主要講的是英語是這樣一門神奇的語言，故選D。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。