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【题目】 There are many differences between British English and American English. I used to teach a course about the differences between the two. We speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we have many differences in our common language. We have examples of the same words having very different meanings, differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the same things. Here are some examples.

A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK. A biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UK. Crisps in the UK, are known as chips, but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US. In the UK, a pie can be made from either meat or fruit, while in the US pies are normally made from fruit; pot pies are made from meat. Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US, not pounds and ounces.

One very obvious difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on. Petrol in the UK is gas in the US. The place where we fill up our cars, in the UK, is a garage; while in the US, it’s a gas station. The term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your house. In the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US.

An elevator in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the ground floor here, so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels.

I could continue with this. There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language. With so many differences, no wonder it’s hard to understand each other well.

【1】The passage is mainly about the differences between British English and American English in____.

A.vocabularyB.grammar

C.soundD.spelling

【2】It’s implied in the passage that the author may be______.

A.a driver from the US.

B.a cook from the US.

C.a teacher from the UK.

D.a gas station worker from the UK.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.“Elevator” is commonly used in the UK.

B.Pies mean the same thing in the UK and the US.

C.In the UK, things are measured in pounds and ounces.

D.British and American people drive on the same side of the road.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，介绍的是英式英语和美式英语单词的不同，并列举了一些例子。

【1】细节理解题。由第二段A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK.可知，在美式英语中饼干是cookie，而英式英语是biscuit。从文章中列举的例子可以看出，两种英语中不同单词可以表示相同意思，所以美式英语和英式英语的区别是词汇。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。由第一段I used to teach a course about the differences between the two.可知，我曾经教一门课，是关于两种语言的区别的。由此可知，作者的职业是老师；由倒数第二段An elevator in the US is called a lift here.可知，电梯在美国是elevator，在这儿是lift。由此可知，作者在英国。因此作者可能是来自英国的老师。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。由第二段Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US, not pounds and ounces.可知，在美国大部分东西都用grams和kilograms度量，而不是pounds和ounces。所以在英国应该是用pounds和ounces来度量。故选C。