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【題目】根據(jù)短文內容,從短文后所給的選項中,選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項,并將所選答案涂到答題卡的相應位置上。

American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language．In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English．

【1】Often, Americans don’t say each word separately．They say several words together．Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”．Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful in their speech．They usually say all the words and keep them separate．

Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English．Words sometimes have different meanings too．【2】 Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries．

【3】In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”．In America, you “give them a call”．

There are also some differences in grammar．For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question．They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb．【4】

Most languages are like this．Languages change over time．When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English．【5】Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France．

A. English is widely used in China．

B. It can also happen to other languages, such as French．

C. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different.

D. They say “Have you a storybook?”

E. English in these two counties is different only in sound.

F. First of all, they sound very different．

G. Many expressions are also different in the two countries．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】G

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

美國人和英國人都說英語，但有的時候似乎說的不是相同的語言，本文簡述了英式英語和美式英語之間的重要的不同之處。

【1】句意：首先，它們聽起來非常不同。第一段是總起段，說了英式英語和美式英語中有很多重要的不同之處，這里是開始說不同之處，本段講了美國人不分開講每個詞，這是關于發(fā)音的，也就是聽起來不一樣，故選F。

【2】句意：例如，汽車和駕駛的詞匯非常不同。空格后面原文“Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries．”（美國人開卡車，英國人開卡車），這里兩個卡車的單詞不一樣，說明關于汽車和駕駛的詞匯是不同的，故選C。

【3】句意：這兩個國家的許多表達方式也不同。后文舉了例子，在英國打電話的時候是說“phone them up”（給他們打個電話），而在美國是說“give them a call”，說明許多短語、表達方式是不一樣的，故選G。

【4】句意：他們說“你有故事書嗎？”前句說“the British often leave out the helping verb”（英國人經(jīng)常會把助動詞刪掉），所以他們可能會說的句子是“Have you a storybook”（你有故事書嗎），故選D。

【5】句意：它也可能發(fā)生在其他語言中，例如法語�？崭窈笤�文“Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France．”（加拿大的許多人講法語，但他們的法語與法國的法語非常不同。），這是在引述法語的例子，說明在其他語言中也有類似英語的情況，故選B。