Though British and American English have some...

Though British and American English have some differences in spelling and pronunciation,

they have much　　　　　　　　 .

A. in general　　 B. in common

C. in place　 　　 D. in words

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There are some differences between American and British English, but do you know _____the differences came into being?

A.that B.what C.which D.how

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Australian English differs ________ pronunciation ________ British and American English.

A. in; from            B. from; in            C. in; between            D. from; between

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The other two areas ____ British and American English differ are spelling and pronunciation.

A. in which　　 B. which

C. that　　 　　 D. what

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British and American English are different ________ many ways.

A. from     B. in  C. between        D. to

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词过括号内单词的正确形式。

British and American English are different 1. many ways. The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary. There are 2. (hundred) of different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic. For example, Americans use automobiles, freeways, gas, cabs and subways 3. the British use cars, motorways, petrol, taxis and undergrounds. Besides, sometimes 4. same word used by Americans and the British has a slightly different meaning, which can be 5.(confuse)．

There are a few 6.(differ) in grammar, too. In addition, the two varieties differ in spelling and pronunciation. American spelling seems 7.(simple): center, color and program instead of centre, colour and programme. Many factors 8. (influence) American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived four hundred years ago. But a Londoner doesn’t have much difficulty 9. (understand) a New Yorker.

The two varieties are moving closer. For more than a century, communications across the Atlantic have developed steadily, which has led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English. So, don’t worry. Users of English will all be able to understand each 10. — wherever they are.

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American and British use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi”. In Britain it is “Hello！” or “How are you？”. “Hi！” is creeping(不知不觉的)into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, “Glad to know you.” The British say, “How do you do？” or “Pleased to meet you.” When Americans say “Good­bye”， they nearly always add, “Have a good day，” or “Have a good trip，” etc. to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day”。

The British usually use “got”in the sense of “have”. The Americans hardly ever do.

Am.E: Do you have a car, room，etc.？Yes, I do.

Br.E: Have you got a car, room, etc.? Yes, I have.

Finally, there are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words, e．g.check(US)/cheque(UK); center(US)/centre(UK). Many American words ending in “or”， e．g. honor, vigor, labor are spelt in British English with an “our”， e．g. honour, vigour, labour. Many verbs in American English with “ize”or “izing” forms, e．g. organize, realizing are spelt in Br.E “ise”or “ising”，e.g.organise，realising.In American English, “practice”is used both for the verb and noun.In Br.E, the verb is spelt “practise”， and the noun “practice”. In the main, American English  avoids the doubling up of consonants(辅音字母)in nouns and verbs while British English does not.In American English, for example, one writes “travel, traveled, traveling, traveler，” while in British English, one writes  “travel, travelled, travelling, traveller”．

It was once predicted that British and American English would became separate languages finally. But the opposite has happened. The links(连接)between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上的), and probably culturally(文化上的)too, they are closer together than ever.

1.The Americans hardly say________.

A．Good­bye.Have a good day!  B．Glad to know you!

C．Hi!     D．Have you got a car?

2.A British writes________.

A．cheque；center        B．honor；organise

C．traveled；practice     D．labour；traveller

3.What does the fifth paragraph talk about?

A．There are lots of differences in spelling between Am.E.and Br.E.

B．Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings?

C．There are few differences in spelling between Am.E.and Br.E.

D. The different usages of words in Am.E and Br.E

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two languages will become separate languages.

B．American English will be used more and more.

C．The two languages will be closer and closer.

D．British English will be used more and more.

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Teachers at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods. Some teachers give homework and check the work every day, and students in their classes have to take many exams. Some teachers give only writing tasks. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook, while others send students to the library for tasks.

The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas together. Teachers dress informally, and students call them by their first names. American teachers are different in their teaching styles.

At most American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers can be used by students at any time. They can often use tape recorders, video machines and computers. They can buy books, notebooks and other things at campus stores. There are also services to students. They can get advice on their problems from their teachers. Colleges and universities usually offer facilities to students. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have fast food restaurants.

1.At American colleges and universities, some teachers 　　　　 .

A. never give their students any homework

B. give classes in the library

C. only ask their students to do some writing tasks

D. only give their students writing exams

2.In an informal class, 　　　　 .

A. students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on

B. students exchange their ideas with their teachers

C. students have to take many exams

D. teachers wear business clothes

3.According to the passage, there are 　　　　 in most schools in America.

A. swimming pools

B. fast food restaurants

C. tennis courts

D. basketball courts

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. Teaching methods.

B. Teaching styles.

C. College facilities.

D. University dining rooms.

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Teachers at American colleges and universities have many different teaching methods. Some teachers give homework and check the work every day, and students in their classes have to take many exams. Some teachers give only writing tasks. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook, while others send students to the library for tasks.[]

The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on. Other classrooms have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas together. Teachers dress informally, and students call them by their first names. American teachers are different in their teaching styles.

At most American colleges and universities, libraries and learning centers can be used by students at any time. They can often use tape recorders, video machines and computers. They can buy books, notebooks and other things at campus stores. There are also services to students. They can get advice on their problems from their teachers. Colleges and universities usually offer facilities to students. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have fast food restaurants.

1.At American colleges and universities, some teachers 　　　　 .

A. never give their students any homework

B. give classes in the library

C. only ask their students to do some writing tasks

D. only give their students writing exams

2.In an informal class, 　　　　 .

A. students call their teachers Professor Smith, Mrs. Jones and so on

B. students exchange their ideas with their teachers

C. students have to take many exams

D. teachers wear business clothes

3.According to the passage, there are 　　　　 in most schools in America.

A. swimming pools

B. fast food restaurants

C. tennis courts

D. basketball courts

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. Teaching methods.

B. Teaching styles.

C. College facilities.

D. University dining rooms.

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Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same “port”, which come from the Latin word, meaning “to carry” or “to move” from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning, which we call the prefix the meaning changes. “Import” means “to carry in” or “to bring into a country”, “export”, “ex” means “out of”, so this word means “to carry out of the country”, “re” means “back”, so the “report” means “to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody”, “transport”, “trans” means “across” and it means “to carry across one place to another”.

Let’s look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on.

1.In the first sentence the word “part” means _______.

A.different beginnings and different endings

B.the same part that has several meanings

C.the root of the word

D.the same root that has different meanings

2.By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has _______.

A.the meaning of a Latin word B.a different meaning

C.the meaning of “in” or “out of” D.a lot of meanings

3.We can get a noun _______.

A.just by adding “er” to verbs B.by changing a prefix

C.only by adding “er” to a root D.by adding a suffix to a verb

4.According to the passage, if we talk about a man of refinement, you may guess that he must be _______.

A.a man having good manners and education

B.a person who should be educated

C.somebody having bad manners

D.a person punished by somebody else

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