A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communic
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A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. ‘There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and honor” are American.
These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
小题1:According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.| A．British people cannot understand him | | B．American people cannot understand him | | C．the grammar is too hard for him | | D．the spelling is too hard for him |
小题2:American English and British English are different in ________.| A．spelling | B．pronunciation | C．grammar | D．all of the above |
小题3:What is not mentioned (提及) in the passage?| A．Whether there are differences between British English and American English. | | B．Whether British English and American English are one language or two. | | C．How the differences between British English and American English came about. | | D．How important the differences are. |
小题4:Most ________ say “Do you have a watch?”| A．British people | B．Americans | C．children | D．teachers |
小题5:According to this passage, British people and Americans have _________ difficulty in understanding each other.| A．little | B．much | C．some | D．great |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A |
解析
文章讲述了美国英语和英国英语之间的差别主要在四个方面，并说明了他们属于同一种语言，这两国人在相互理解方面没有说明困难。
小题1:A 推理题。根据文章第一段2,3行He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me?说明学英国英语的人会担心美国人能否听懂，而学美国英语的人野担心英国人是否能听懂。故A正确。
小题2:D 归纳题。根据第二段There are a few differences in grammar 。There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. Pronunciation is sometimes different.这三句说明美国英语和英国英语在语法，拼写，词汇和发音方面都有差异，故D正确。
小题3:C 细节题。在第二段中提及了两国英语之间的确存在着差异；在文章最后一句告诉我们这是一种语言，第最后一段也说了这种差异是多重要。唯独没有提及这种差异是如何产生的。故C正确。
小题4:B 细节题。根据第二段三、四行Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen?”说明Do you have a watch?是讲美国英语的人所说。故B正确。
小题5:A 推理题。根据文章最后一句For the most part, British and American English are the same language.说明这是一种语言，那么这两国人在理解对方的语言方面没有说明困难。故A正确。 |
举一反三
Several recent studies have found that being randomly assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood of conflict.
Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and compel students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships.
An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.
In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye – the only black student on his freshman year floor -said that "if you"re surrounded by whites, you have something to prove."
Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.
According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.
An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester.
Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings. "This may be the first time that some of these students have interacted, and lived, with someone of a different race," she said.
At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.
"One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly," said Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley. "This is the definition of integration."
"I"ve experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes and reinforced stereotypes," said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years added that while some conflicts "provided more multicultural acceptance and melding (融合)," there were also "jarring cultural confrontations."
The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.
Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.
小题1:What can we learn from some recent studies?| A．Conflicts between students of different races are unavoidable. | | B．Students of different races are prejudiced against each other. | | C．Interracial lodging does more harm than good. | | D．Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes. |
小题2:What does Sam Boakye"s remark mean?| A．White students tend to look down upon their black peers. | | B．Black students can compete with their white peers academically. | | C．Black students feel somewhat embarrassed among white peers during the freshman year. | | D．Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed. |
小题3:What does Alec Webley consider to be the "definition of integration"?| A．The school randomly assigns roommates without regard to race. | | B．Students of different races are required to share a room. | | C．Interracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen. | | D．Lodging is assigned to students of different races without exception. |
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If you are asked to name some national emblems of China, the dragon will probably be one of the famous images that pop into your head. We Chinese often consider ourselves "the descendants（后代）of the dragon." It is not unfamiliar to you that your parents hope that you "may become the dragon".
As a mythical（神秘的）creature, the dragon is deeply rooted in Chinese culture. Traditionally, dragons are considered to govern rainfall. They have the power to decide where and when the rain falls. In addition, the dragon is a symbol of imperial （帝王的）power. The emperors thought they were real dragons and the sons of the heaven.
But the creature is regarded differently in Western countries. In the Bible, dragons represent the devil（恶人）. Western people usually see dragons as cold-blooded reptiles（爬虫）, like snakes and cruel killers. In their eyes, dragons are also dishonest.
Dragons in Western literature are presented as monsters（怪物）. It is a common tale for a mediaeval knight（中世纪的骑士） to kill a dragon and save a princess and her country from its evil. Even the popular boy wizard Harry Potter has to battle against a dragon.
However, dragons are not all bad in the West. "Puff the Magic Dragon" is a well-known song. The lyrics(歌词) tell a bitter-sweet story of the dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy. When Jackie grows up, he loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff upset. Puff represents the innocence of a child"s imagination, which is very positive for a dragon.
小题1:The underlined word” emblems” in the first paragraph means “_______”.| A．symbols | B．names | C．places | D．parks |
小题2:What is a dragon presented as according to Western literature?
A wizard B. A mediaeval knight C. A princess D. A monster
小题3:The writer gave the example of “ Puff the Magic Dragon” to show_____.| A．dragons can represent the innocence of child’s imagination | | B．children don’t like to play with dragons | | C．dragons are not all bad in the West | | D．not all people in the West like dragons |
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There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China（舌尖上的中国）. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society.
On the other hand, the documentary also stimulates(刺激) Chinese people’s consumption(消费). Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window, allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines, but also learn Chinese customs.”
小题1:A Bite of China is a .| A．film | B．magazine | C．book | D．TV program |
小题2:This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of .| A．culture | B．cuisine | C．news | D．society |
小题3:The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on .| A．Internet communication | B．film making | | C．food business | D．story writing |
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?| A．Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook. | | B．Taobao is China’s biggest online shopping site. | | C．You can buy some food that’s more delicious and cheaper through the program. | | D．There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”. |
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Nowadays, the increase in the prices of agricultural products is one of the greatest concerns of the people and the government. The government has announced a series of policies(政策) to prevent the prices from rising further. Rising housing prices is still a big concern for the people, but since farm products are needed every day, the increase in their prices has made life very difficult for them.
Many people may think the increase will help farmers. But have higher prices of farm products really benefited the farmers?
Take the increase in vegetable prices in the first half of this year for example. Though natural disasters such as droughts and spring frost did not cause the prices of farm products to increase greatly—in fact, prices of some products did not increase at all—vegetables have become dearer by as much as 20 percent compared to that of last year. This means only a small part (or even none) of the extra money that city people have paid to buy farm products has gone to the farmers. The extra cost actually has gone to middlemen.
As the fact shows, just increasing prices of farm products will have negative influence on the entire economy. On one hand, the price increase has created some abnormal phenomena, which hurts farmers’ interests. On the other hand, resources will enter the agriculture because of the high price of farm products, which would finally create negative effect on the whole economy.
In such a case, it would be better to leave the market to decide the prices instead of raising farm products’ prices to protect the interests of farmers. Actually, such a way will be better for farmers in the long run.
小题1:What does the author mainly want to tell us by writing the passage? | A．Farmers benefit a lot from the price increase. | | B．Price increase has not helped farmers. | | C．We should be sorry for farmers. | | D．Price increase has a bad effect on economy. |
小题2: Many people think the increase in the prices of farm products benefits ______ . | A． nobody | B．the country | C．middlemen | D．farmers |
小题3:The following statements are true EXCEPT ______ . | A．the government has done something to prevent the prices from rising further | | B．it is better for farmers to leave the market to decide the prices in the long run | | C．natural disasters did not cause the prices of farm products to increase greatly | | D．rising housing prices has made life very difficult for people |
小题4:What is probably the author’s attitude to raising the farm products’ prices? | A．Negative. | B．Indifferent.(漠不关心的) | | C．Enthusiastic. | D．Positive. |
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The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language—English. The name "English" comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. "England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".
The language that we speak today—Modern English—is not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English（before ll50）and Middle English（up till 1500）. That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
小题1:When did Modern English start?| A．About the year 1150. | | B．Before the year 1500. | | C．Between the 12th century and the 16th century. | | D．About 1500 years ago. |
小题2:How many languages did Old English come from?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
小题3:Which language did the name "English" come from?| A．Modern English. | B．The Angles. | C．The Jutes. | D．The Saxons. |
小题4:According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in ________.| A．grammar | B．pronunciation | C．words | D．All of the above |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Modern English has nothing to do with Old English. | | B．Modern English has more words than Old English. | | C．Modern English has a vocabulary（词汇量）twice as large as old English. | | D．There is no difference between Old English and Middle English. |
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