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.
【小題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

【小題2】Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is __________.

A．poor

B．different

C．high

D．short

【小題3】 In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt  ___________ .

A．favoruite

B．favurite

C．favorite

D．favorite

【小題4】Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say ___________ .

A．a(chǎn)t the hospital

B．in the hospital

C．by hospital

D．to hospital

【小題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

【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：英國英語和美國英語有什么不同？主要是在語法、發(fā)音、拼寫和詞匯等方面有一些差異。但不重要。大部分是一致的，因?yàn)樗麄兪峭�一種語言。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Americans “Do you have a pen?” （美國人說Do you have a pen?）可知選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Pronunciation (發(fā)音) is sometimes different.（發(fā)音有時(shí)不同。） 可知選 B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Color” and "honor” are American English spellings. （“Color” 和"honor”是美國英語 的拼寫形式。）可知選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Americans “in the hospital”（美國人說in the hospital。） 可知選 B。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一句For the most part, British English and American English are the same language. （大體說來，英國英語和美國英語是同一個(gè)語言。）可知選C。
考點(diǎn)：文化類閱讀。