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：這篇短文主要談到了英國英語和美國英語之間的一點差別，但是歸根到底他們還是同一種語言。

1.根據第二段Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”描述，可知選B。

2.根據第二段Pronunciation (發音) is sometimes different. 及下文描述，可知有時英美英語發音是不同的，故選B。

3.根據第二段For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor”描述，可知美國人習慣把our品寫成or，故選C。

4.根據第二段For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” ……Americans “in the hospital” ……描述，可知選B。

5.這篇短文主要談到了英國英語和美國英語之間的一點差別，但是歸根到底他們還是同一種語言。故選C。

考點：關于英國英語和美國英語的說明文閱讀

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