Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language.In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.

【1】 Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too．Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America.【2】 Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.

【3】In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England, you might say “Cheerio!.” In America, you might say “See you later”.

There are also some differences in grammar．For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb.【4】

All these differences can be confusing if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English.【5】Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.

A.It can also happen to other languages, such as French.

B.For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different.

C.They say “Have you a storybook?”

D.First of all, they sound very different.

E.Many expressions are also different in the two countries.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要為我們介紹了美國英語和英國英語之間的不同，包括：讀音、詞義、語法及固定表達(dá)等。

【1】根據(jù)前句In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English. 事實(shí)上，英國英語和美國英語之間有一些重要的區(qū)別可知，下句應(yīng)是“首先，它們聽起來非常不同”，故答案為D。

【2】根據(jù)前句Words sometimes have different meanings too. 詞匯有時(shí)也有不同的含義和后句Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.可知，空處的句子應(yīng)是“例如，汽車和駕駛的詞匯大不相同”，故答案為B。

【3】根據(jù)前句In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. 在英國，如果你要打電話給你的朋友，你“打電話給他們”。在美國，你“給他們打電話”可知，空處的句子應(yīng)是“在這兩個(gè)國家，許多表達(dá)方式也有所不同”，故答案為E。

【4】根據(jù)前句For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. 例如，美國人在問問題時(shí)通常使用助動詞“Do”。他們說“你有故事書嗎？”。但是英國人經(jīng)常漏掉助動詞可知，空處的句子應(yīng)是：他們說“你有故事書嗎？”，故答案為C。

【5】根據(jù)后句Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France. 加拿大的許多人講法語，但他們的法語和法國的法語有很大的不同可知，空處的句子應(yīng)是“它也可能發(fā)生在其他語言，比如法語”，故答案為A.