Question

  First Frenchman：I once heard someone shout， " Look out！ ”I put my head out of a window and a basin(盆)of water fell on me. It seems that " Look out”may mean " Don't look out.”

  Second Frenchman;Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船長)shout，" All hands on deck(甲板).”I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

  Third Frenchman：I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid(女仆) who came to the door said, " He's not up yet. Come back in half an hour. " When I went again for him, she said, " He's not down yet."

  "If he's not up and he's not down. Where is he?"I asked.

  She said, " He's still in bed. When I say 'He's not up', I mean ' he has not yet got up'. When I say ' He's not down'，I mean ' he has not yet come downstairs'."

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

(   ) 1. In fact, " Look out" here means    

A.   Look out for the water

B.   Don't look out

C.   Take care

D.   Look everywhere

(   ) 2. The underlined word "them" in the second paragraph means"      

A. my feet    B. my hands

C. the ship    D. the deck

(   ) 3. When the maid said，" He's not up yet.” she meant that      

A.   he has not grown up yet

B.   he has not yet got up

C.   he has not woken up yet

D.   he has not yet come upstairs

(   ) 4. From the stories we can learn that    

A.    English is very interesting if you like it and keep on using it

B.    it is impossible to learn English very

well in a short time

C.    languages keep on developing and changing all the time

D.    words and phrases may have different meanings in different situations

(   ) 5. Which do you think is the best title for this article?

A.   What a Language！

B.   The English Language

C.   Three French Stories

D.   Three Frenchmen in England

Answer 1

l.C    由第一段可知，當法國人聽到"look out"往外看時被澆了一頭水，可推知look out意為"注意，小心"。

2. B

3. B 由最后一段中"When I say…I mean'he has not yet got up.'"可知"He's not up yet."意為"他還沒起床"。

4. D  由法國人發生的笑話可知，同一句話在不同情況下具有不同的意義。故選D。

5. A What a language！意為"多么（有趣的）語言！"