问答题
What does Bernard Shaw mean by saying "England and America are two countries separated by the same language" in Para. 1?
【正确答案】正确答案：Both share the same language but differ in language use.
【答案解析】解析：作者在文章开头引用了萧伯纳的话，接着在第1、2段叙述了自己对此话的第一次亲身感受。第2段第1句作者夸张地说用一辈子看美国的电视节目也不足以充分准备好去欣赏和应对美式英语，以此说明英语和美语虽然是同一种语言，但在使用上却有很大区别。因此所引用句子暗含的意思是Both share the same language but differ in language use。
问答题
How did the author think of the book on the differences between American and British English?
【正确答案】正确答案：Dry and academic.
【答案解析】解析：第3段首句提到，作者回国以后开始琢磨，对于英美两国语言间的差异，是否有人曾做过记载。随后的一句提到，作者找到了几本相关的书，但发现这些书常常写得枯燥无味，充满学究气(in a dry and academic way)，因此答案为dry and academic。
问答题
How do you summarize the British people as is revealed by their language in Para. 8?
【正确答案】正确答案：They are preoccupied with their social status. // They think too much about their social status.
【答案解析】解析：文章第8段第4句提到，英国人的言行都会考虑到其所处的社会地位(are preoccupied with their social status)，因此本题答案可直接写They are preoccupied with their social status或同义表达为They think too much about their social status。