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（语法）. 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 (发音) 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.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 |
Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is .
| A．poor | B．different | C．high | D．short |
In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt .
| A．favoruite | B．favurite | C．favorite | D．favrite |
Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .
| A．at the hospital | B．in the hospital |
| C．by hospital | D．to hospital |
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 |
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代沟)。
Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider(认同) your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off（冷静）. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values(看法). The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try! The passage tells us ______ have a communication problem.
| A．parents and other people | B．school kids and their parents |
| C．teachers and their students | D．parents and children of all ages |
Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you ________.
| A．don’t get to them often |
| B．write a letter to them |
| C．don’t speak to them politely（礼貌地） |
| D．express yourself well |
If there’s a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better_______.
| A．have a talk with them often | B．keep away from them |
| C．agree with them all the time | D．know about their values |
It can be learn from the passage that ___________.
| A．parents and children should not have a generation gap |
| B．parents should show love and respect to their children |
| C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap |
| D．there are so many serious problems in families today |
School education(教育) is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.
Great scientists didn’t get everything from school. For example, Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things . The reason for their success was that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _______.
| A．to teach his students everything he knows |
| B．to teach the students how to think |
| C．to know everything they want to know |
| D．to teach the students how to work out a math problem |
To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.
| A．a certain formula | B．a certain fact |
| C．some facts | D．the way to solve it |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Great scientists read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading. |
| B．Great scientists did thousands of experiments. |
| C．Great scientists always worked hard and never wasted time. |
| D．Great scientists got everything from school. |
The passage is written mainly to tell us.
| A．how to memorize some facts or a formula（公式） |
| B．who the great scientists are |
| C．How to study |
| D．why Edison didn’t finish primary school |
When you are ill, you should go to see a doctor. After the doctor looks you over, he will give you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine. Chemists are usually good at reading doctors’ notes. But sometimes doctors write too badly and even the chemist can not read them.
One day a woman wrote to a doctor to invite him to have dinner with her family . The doctor wrote an answer, but he wrote too badly and the woman could not read it. She asked her husband, “I don’t know whether he is going come or not. I don’t want to call and say that I don’t understand him. ”
Her husband thought for a few minutes and then he had a good idea. “Take it to the chemist,” he said , “He will be able to read it for us.”
“That’s a good idea.” said the woman. She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to him. The chemist looked at it for a long time. “Could you wait a moment, Miss?” he said . Then he went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he came back, carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the woman.
“Take a teaspoon every day.” said the chemist to the woman. The woman couldn’t understand the “note”. Because.
| A．the woman never went to school |
| B．the doctor wrote badly |
| C．the doctor didn’t like to go |
| D．the woman didn’t know much about medicine |
The husband wanted his wife to .
| A．go to the chemist to get some medicine |
| B．call the doctor have dinner with them |
| C．read the note again |
| D．take the reply to the chemist for help |
In the story, the word “chemist” means “” in Chinese.
| A．护士 | B．化验师 | C．药剂师 | D．药房 |
The best title for this passage might be.
| A．A Piece of Good Advice | B．A Clever Chemist |
| C．An Invitation to the Doctor | D．A Bad Doctor |
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Tom is eight. If Tom and his patents want to watch the football match, they need to pay yuan.
| A．125 | B．120 | C．75 | D．90 |
From the passage we know that .
| A．you can watch the football match in July |
| B．the clothes in Space are not very nice |
| C．you can get six CDs for the price of four at Nice Price |
| D．the clothes in Space are very expensive |
We can probably read them in a ___________.
| A．history magazine | B．newspaper |
| C．story book | D．science magazine |
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, so I decided to throw something away. I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱）. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him. The man looked up and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it means by the saying “Giving is getting”.
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