Question

British English and American English

A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?

Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（語法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (發音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.

These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.

1.In American English, we can say, “      ? ”

A．Have you a new book

B．Do you have a new book

C．Are you have a new book

D．Can you to have a new book

2.Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is        .

A．poor             B．different          C．high              D．short

3.In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt      .

A．favoruite          B．favurite           C．favorite           D．favrite

4.Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say        .

A．at the hospital                          B．in the hospital

C．by hospital                            D．to hospital

5.The main idea of the passage is that                  .

A．there are no differences between British English and American English

B．British English and American English are two different languages

C．speakers of British English and American English speak the same language

D．we shouldn't speak English

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講了英式英語和美式英語在語法，發音，拼寫和詞匯方面有一些區別，但是它們仍然是同一種語言。

1.細節題。根據文章Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”可知，美式英語說“Do you have a new book”？你有一本新書嗎？故選B

2.細節題。根據文章Pronunciation (發音) is sometimes different.可知，美式英語和英式英語有時候發音有些不同。故選B

3.細節題。根據文章For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.可知，美式英語有些單詞拼寫是省略U，所以，favourite的美式英語拼寫為favorite。故選C

4.細節題。根據文章可知，英式英語說“in hospital”，而美式英語說“in the hospital”。故選

5.主旨題。這篇文章講了英式英語和美式英語在語法，發音，拼寫和詞匯方面有一些區別，但是它們仍然是同一種語言。故選C

考點：社會歷史類說明文

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