一、真题讲解一：
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”
本题重点是英式和美式词汇的对比····
讲解：薯条 chips（英式）；french fries（美式）
薯片 crisps（英式）；potato chips（美式）
排队“line” （美式）；“queue” （英式）
13. (a) he has a generally negative view of britain and the british.
(b) he is interested in getting to know britain.
(c) he is not happy in britain.
(d) he feels completely at home in britain.
feel at home 非常适应
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 usa.
(b) because britain has been so much affected by us policies.
(c) because britain is closer to continental europe than the usa.
(d) because britain is more concerned now with world affairs than it used to be.
2、英式英语和美式英语的词汇辩析
美式英语 英式英语
apartment house block of flats
（一座楼房隔成数家的）公寓住宅
band-aides sticking plaster
创可贴
barber gentleman's hairdresser
理发师
bathroom / restroom wc (water closet)
厕所
beauty parlor ladies hairdresser
美容师
billboard hoarding
（户外）广告牌
bobby pin kirby grip
发夹
broil grill
烧烤
can tin
罐
candy sweets
糖果
check (from a bank) cheque
支票
chips (potato) crisps
薯片
cleaning woman daily help
清洁房间的女仆
cookies sweet biscuits
（甜）饼干
cracker biscuits
饼干
dead-end street cul-de-sac
死胡同
dessert sweet, pudding
餐后甜点
diaper nappy
（婴儿）尿布
drugstore chemist
药店
elevator lift
电梯
eraser rubber
橡皮
faucet tap
水龙头
first floor ground floor
（楼房）第一层
flashlight torch
手电
flat tire puncture tyre
漏了气的车胎
gas / gasolinepetrol
汽油
gingersnaps ginger nuts
姜汁饼干
glasses (for the eyes) spectacles
眼镜
kerosene paraffin
煤油，灯油，火油
lawyer solicitor
初级律师
barrister 高级律师
律师
mail box post box
邮箱
movie film
电影
pants trousers
裤子
reserve book
预定
round-trip (ticket) return
往返（飞机、火车）票
sedan car saloon car
轿车
sidewalk pavement / footpath
人行道
sneakers tennis shoes, gym shoes
运动鞋
stand in line queue
排队
subway underground / tube
(a subway is a pedestrian tunnel)
地铁
sweater pullover
外套，毛衣
topcoat overcoat
大衣
unlisted telephone ex-directory
不在电话簿上的
vest waistcoat
马甲
windshield windscreen
挡风玻璃