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【題目】

If you've been studying for a while, you'll notice that there is more than one type of "English". The website, Big Seven Travel, made their list of the world's 50 most attractive accents, and many different kinds of English made the list.

The main reasons that affect the way people speak a language are geographical – where they are in the world, and social – the way their communities speak. As a result, English has many differences in vocabulary and slang.

Located in two different places, the United States and the UK provide great examples. They often have different words for the same things. US people call the back part of a car, used for carrying big and heavy things or suitcases, the "trunk"; but in the UK, they call it the "boot". In the US, the word "boot" means a wheel clamp that police put on your car.

Slang also causes confusion*. US slang is hugely different thanks to many kinds of people who have moved in the country. African-American slang is especially confusing for foreign language learners. It uses its own grammar. For example, "a person who is awake to reality" would be called "a woke person". Southern American slang also can be confusing. "I'm fixing to fix it," means, "I'm getting ready to fix it."

Australian slang, meanwhile, is all about abbreviations. They say "sanga" for "sandwich", "brekkie" for breakfast, and "arvo" for "afternoon". It can make you wonder if either of these countries is actually speaking English.

English writer Virginia Woolf once wrote, "Language is wine upon the lips*." The next time you're speaking English with someone, check the accent on the bottle!

【1】According to the passage, how many reasons affect the way people speak?

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

【2】What does the underline word "it" refer to in paragraph3?

A.a carB.the suitcaseC.a wheel clampD.the back part of a car

【3】The writer mentions the examples to show that__________.

A.American Slang is all about abbreviations.

B.it is difficult for people to understand languages.

C.people use the same word to describe different things.

D.there are many different kinds of English in different places.

【4】What can be the best title of the passage?

A.The development of EnglishB.American and British English

C.Different accents of EnglishD.Attractive Languages in the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要講述了世界上有很多種英語(yǔ)，網(wǎng)站和Big Seven Travel列出了世界上50種最具吸引力的口音。人們有不同的口音是因?yàn)閮蓚�(gè)原因——地域性和社交性。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段 The main reasons that affect the way people speak a language are geographical – where they are in the world, and social – the way their communities speak.可知影響人們講某種語(yǔ)言的方式的主要原因有兩個(gè)——地域性他們?cè)谑澜绲氖裁吹胤�，和社交�?/span>——他們社會(huì)說(shuō)話(huà)的方式；故選B。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù) 第三段US people call the back part of a car, used for carrying big and heavy things or suitcases, the "trunk"; but in the UK, they call it the "boot".美國(guó)人把轎車(chē)的后部，用來(lái)放大又重的東西或者手提箱稱(chēng)為“trunk”，但是在英國(guó)，他們稱(chēng)它為“boot”，可見(jiàn)it指的是the back part of a car，故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“Located in two different places, the United States and the UK provide great examples. They often have different words for the same things..” 可知“在不同的地方用不同的詞指同樣的東西”，推斷不同的地方就有不同的英語(yǔ)；故選D。

【4】主旨?xì)w納題。文章主要講述世界上有很多種英語(yǔ)，因?yàn)槠涞赜蚝蜕鐣?huì)性，在不同的地方就有不同的英語(yǔ)；故選C。

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