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(fā)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．a(chǎn)t 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：

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?””理解可知。美式英語中常用句型結(jié)構(gòu)do you have…來表示你有…嗎？故選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“Pronunciation (發(fā)音) is sometimes different.”理解可知。美式發(fā)音和英式發(fā)音有所不同故選B。

3.理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中語句理解可知。英式英語中的favourite在美式英語中要用favorite，故選C。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?””理解可知。英式英語中的in hospital在美式英語中就用in the hospital，故選B。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.”理解可知。不管美式英語還是英式英語都是英語。故選C。

考點：有關(guān)說明文的閱讀理解。

點評：重點說明了英式英語和美式英語的區(qū)別。列舉了在語法，讀音，和拼寫上都有所不同。