阅读理解 There are many differences between British English and American English
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There are many differences between British English and American English.I used to teach a course
about the differences between the two.We speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we
have many differences in our common language.We have examples of the same words having very
different meanings, differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the
same things.Here are some examples.
A cookie in the US is called a bi
scuit in the UK.A biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UK.Crisps
in the UK, are known as chips, but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US.In
the UK, a pie can be made from either meat or fruit, while in the US pies are normally made from fruit；
pot pies are made from meat.Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US, not pounds
and ounces.
One very obvious (明显的) difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on.Petrol in
the UK is gas in the US.The place where we fill up our cars, in the UK, is a garage；while in the US, it"s
a gas station.The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house.In
the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.
An elevator in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the ground floor here,
so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels.
I could continue with this.There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language.With so many differences, no wonder it"s hard to understand each other well.
B. grammar
C. sound
D. spelling
B. a cook from the US
C. a teacher from the UK
D. a gas station worker from the UK
B. the same words in the two different types of English may have different spellings
C. there will be fewer differences between American and British English in the future
D. it is impossible that some Americans get off on the wrong floor in British hotels
B. Pies mean the same thing in the UK and the US.
C. In the UK, things are measured in pounds and ounces.
D. British and American people drive on the same side of the road.
B. Fries in the US are chips in the UK.
C. A cookie in the US is a biscuit in the UK.
D. A gas station in the UK is a garage in the US.
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By the end of the seventeenth century, when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people, printed materials became an important way to promote products and services.The London Gazette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising.This was so successful that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of making newspaper ads for merchants.
Advertising spread quickly throughout the eighteenth century.Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad text.Everything,from clothes to drinks,was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firm"s name or product,words organized in eyecatching patterns,the use of pretty pictures and expressions easy to remember.
Near the end of the nineteenth century,companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be known as"advertising agencies(广告商)．"The agencies developed new ways to get people to think of themselves as members of a group.Throughout the twentieth century,advertising agencies promoted consumerism(消费主义)as a way of life,spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the "right" products.
B．Ad messages were shouted out in public places.
C．Product information was included in books.
D．Ad signs were put up in towns.
B.Including pictures in ads.
C.Selling goods in markets.
D.Working with ad agencies.
B．printing materials
C．advertising companies
D．attractive designs
B．The Value of Advertising Designs
C．The Role of Newspaper Advertising
D．The Development of Printing for Advertising
able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its
beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(纪念) the true
feeling of what folk music is all about and that"s the traditional togetherness(友爱) that is felt when
people gather to share stories and feelings through song.
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "
People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation," Riedel said. "It"s really
easy to relax, and it"s great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends
come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are
people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone"s musical interests.
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a welloiled machine, and does whatever
it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout
the venue(举办地)for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are
given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.
The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as
Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it"s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking
area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended.
A bike lockup area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates
open until 45 minutes after the gates close.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the
special donation fund(基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8.
B. remind people of the real sense of folk music
C. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music
D. collect old stories of folk music
B. It"s hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.
D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.
B. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
C. driving one"s own car to the festival is highly recommended
D. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday
B. One Festival for All
C. Festival for Family Gathering
D. Edmonton"s Downtown Park
Sorcerer"s Stone __2__ a table in a caf? during her daughter"s naps-and it was Harry Potter __3__
rescued her.
Rowling __4__ that she always wanted to write and that the first __5__ she actually wrote down,
when she was five or six, was a story about a rabbit __6__ Rabbit. Many of her favorite __7__ center
around readinghearing The Wind in the Willows __8__ aloud by her father when she had the measles
(麻疹), enjoying the fantastic adventure stories of E. Nesbit, and her favorite story of all, The Little
White Horse.
At Exeter University Rowling took her degree in French and __9__ one year studying in Paris. After
college she moved to London to __10__ as a researcher and bilingual secretary. The best thing about
working in an office, she has said, was __11__ up stories on the computer when no one was __12__.
During this time, on a particularly long train ride from Manchester to London in the summer of 1990, the
idea __13__ her of a boy who is a wizard and doesn"t know it. He __14__ a school for wizardry-she
could see him very plainly in her mind. By the time the train __15__ into King"s Cross station four hours
later, many of the characters and the early stages of the plot were fully __16__ in her head. The story
took further shape as she continued working on it in __17__ and cafes over her lunch hours.
After her marriage to a Portuguese TV journalist ended in divorce, Rowling returned to Britain with her
infant daughter and a suitcase full of Harry Potter notes and __18__. She settled in Edinburgh to be near
her sister and __19__ to finish the book before looking for a teaching job. Wheeling her daughter"s
carriage around the city to escape their __20__, cold apartment, she would duck into coffee shops to
write when the baby fell asleep. In this way she finished the book and started sending it to publishers.
| ( )1. A. read ( )2. A. on ( )3. A. what ( )4. A. remembers ( )5. A. book ( )6. A. naming ( )7. A. songs ( )8. A. spoken ( )9. A. cost ( )10. A. regard ( )11. A. searching ( )12. A. noticing ( )13. A. came to ( )14. A. studies ( )15. A. entered ( )16. A. organized ( )17. A. theatres ( )18. A. chapters ( )19. A. set about ( )20. A. splendid | B. recited B. in B. that B. thinks B. story B. published B. sports B. said B. spared B. consider B. reading B. watching B. struck to B. attends B. pulled B. taken B. pubs B. books B. set off B. large | C. wrote C. around C. which C. reminds C. novel C. called C. things C. told C. took C. work C. listening C. observing C. stuck to C. builds C. reached C. formed C. cinemas C. magazines C. set up C. comfortable | D. copied D. at D. who D. supposes D. fiction D. replaced D. memories D. read D. spent D. treat D. typing D. seeing D. hit on D. goes D. arrived D. happened D. concerts D. newspapers D. set out D. tiny |
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| Every people has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood Indigo- about the deep blue color, indigo.In the words of the song:" You aren"t blue till you"ve had that Mood Indigo". Someone who is blue is very sad. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling－stomachache may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money. The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now.But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations. | |||
| 1. If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping,you may call it _____. | |||
| A. a white day B. a black day C. a red day D. a green day | |||
| 2. Suppose a Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are _____. | |||
| A. lucky and wealthy B. gentle and modest C. fit and healthy D. creative and energetic | |||
| 3. When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really _____. | |||
| A. red hot B. green C. blue D. black | |||
| 4. In the following paragraph,the writer might tell the reader something about _____. | |||
| A. unpopular organizations in the world B. people"s response towards a black day C. the influence of the traditional blues D. more expressions based on colors, such as brown | |||
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| American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.The major factors contributing to the making of this flew nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment, ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion, which is quite different from other nations in the world. What is more, these elements are still influencing the American culture. The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of America. From 1607 to 1892, frontiers were pushed further west.The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise, opportunity and freedom.Actually they looked for a better life.So individualism(个人主义), selfreliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage(遗产) of America. In history, people from different countries in the world rushed to America three times.They brought their own culture to America and later on,different cultures were mixed together.Thus the unique American culture is formed,a common cultural life with commonly shared values. The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United States.The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism; almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United States. Nowadays, we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American society.American family is typically parents and their unmarried children.Middleaged and elderly people generally do not live with their married children.The people in America have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new place.Quite a number of people change residences every year. The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime. | |||
| 1．We can learn from this article that________. | |||
| A．the frontiersmen left important society values for American culture B．the early immigrants brought about the unique American culture C．people in the world once rushed to America because of its unique culture D．the American family members don"t get along well with each other | |||
| 2．What"s the author"s attitude towards American culture? | |||
| A．He is critical of it. B．He admires it very much. C．He just states the facts. D．He looks down upon it. | |||
| 3．The last paragraph is about________. | |||
| A．the family structure in American society B．the influence of the three elements in the current American society C．the new life style of American family D．the reason why American people like to change residences | |||
| 4．What might be the most suitable title of this article? | |||
| A．The Immigrants in America B．Why American Culture Is Unique C．The Influence of American Culture D．Plural Religion and American Culture |