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Englishmen speak British English and Americans speak American English. A student is learning to speak British English. He often asks himself, “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?” Certainly there are some differences between British and American English. The Englishmen say “Do you have a pen?” The pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans often sound “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”. The British speakers don’t sound the “r” in these words. There are differences in spelling. For example, “colour” and “neighbour” are British while “colour” and “neighbour” are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language. When Englishmen and Americans are talking with each other, the don’t need an interpreter(翻译).

1．Between British and American English, _______

A．the greatest difference is in spelling

B．there are differences in many ways

C．people can’t understand each other D．students don’t know the difference

2. When a student is asking himself “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?” it shows that_______.

A. he wants to learn American English B．he doesn’t like British English

C．he hasn’t spoken to any American so far

D．he is spending more time

3. The differences between British and American English are not important because______

A. everyone knows the differences 　　

B. people talk to each other very often

C. Englishmen and Americans get along well

D. British English and American English are the same language

4. “Have you a pen” and “Do you have a pen?” show a difference in______

A. grammar B. spelling

C. pronunciation D. listening

5. At the end of the passage the writer wants to tell us _______.

A. British and American English will be two different languages some day

B. Englishmen and Americans will never need an interpreter while talking

C. there will be no more differences between British and American English

D. the differences between British English and American English will grow larger

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A．make himself strong	B．make himself rich
C．make himself comfortable	D．make himself seemed like a fool

【小题2】 If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock, the guest is supposed to arrive at six.

A．nearly or a minute or two later than	B．a quarter past
C．a quarter to	D．much later than

【小题3】The last example in the passage shows .

A．the correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．that different counties have different customs

【小题4】The best title of the passage is .

A．Different Customs	B．Social Customs
C．Customs Are Changing Fast	D．Different Countries, Different Customs

In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.

1.Many English people have ______ meals a day.

A．two B．three C．four D．five

2.People may have _______ for their breakfast according to the passage.

A．tea and eggs B．hamburgers and tea

C．coffee and salad D．eggs and fish

3.People have lunch at _______.

A．any time B．nine C．five D．one

4.People don’t have _______ for their dinner.

A．bananas and apples B．soup and meat C．meat and fish D．porridge

5.Most Englishmen have dinner ________.

A．at one B．at any time C．at noon D．in the evening

Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A．make himself strong B．make himself rich

C．make himself comfortable D．cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A．don’t speak the same language

B．don’t have social custom in common

C．do share a lot of social customs

D．do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A．nearly a minute or two later than B．a quarter to

C．a quarter to D．much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A．The correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Social Customs and Customs B．Social Life

C．American and British Customs D．Promptness is Important

Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. In England, one of the most popular foods is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. American fast food is the most popular in the world. In a lot of big cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips. Chinese food is also very popular in the world. In many cities you can find Chinese restaurants. Many people in the world enjoy Chinese food because it has different tastes and it’s usually very delicious. 根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子请在答题卷相应空格内写“T”,错误的写“F”。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.Usually people in different countries like different foods.

2.Japanese enjoy hot food.

3.Englishmen eat fish and chips in the same place.

4.The most popular food in the world are hamburgers and chips.

5.You can find Chinese food in many foreign countries.

Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.

In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.

The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.

1.According to the passage, ______are very quiet.

A．only the Germans

B．only the Englishmen

C．only the Frenchmen

D．both the Germans and the Englishmen

2.In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.

A．the Germans

B．the Frenchmen

C．the Englishmen

D．the Americans

3.What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?

A．They are more outgoing than the Americans.

B．It is very easy to make friends with them.

C．They like traveling in their own country.

D．They look serious and are always hard-working.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Foreigners’ hobbies.

B．Who are more outgoing?

C．Characteristics of the foreigners.

D．Success is an important part in Americans’ life.

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