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Two Languages or One?

  A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the difference between British and American English? How important are these differences?

  Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you got a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound ther's in words like “bird” and “work”. Some speakers of British English do not sound ther's in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary(词汇). For example, “colour” and “vapour” are British, “color” and “vapor” are American.

  These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

1.One of the questions among students learning English is ________.

[  ]

A.if they should learn American English

B.how they can communicate with Americans

C.how great the difference is between British and American English

D.in how many ways the two languages are different

2.To the question “Are there differences between British English and American English?” the wirter's answer is ________.

[  ]

A.Yes
B.No
C.Not quite
D.Not certain

3.Which of the following do you think is American English?

[  ]

A.I haven't any brothers.

B.I don't have any brothers.

C.I haven't got any brothers.

D.I have got no brothers.

4.________ speakers of British English sound ther's in the word “artist”.

[  ]

A.No
B.All
C.Most
D.Not all

5.The writer of the article believes ________.

[  ]

A.there are differences between British and American English, but it's not enough to get in the way of communication

B.there's no difference between British and American English, so they are the same language

C.there are so many differences between British English and American English that communication between the two peoples is impossible

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  US musician and poct Gil Scott-Heron, often called the Godfather of Rap, has died in a New York hospital 62.  1  

  Scott-Heron was born in Chicago in 1949-the son of a former Britain football player.  2  

  Scott-Heron’s material covered soul, jazz, blues and the spoken word.His 1970s work heavily influenced the US hip-hop and rap scenes.

    3   But the artist himself refused this title.“If ther was any individual initiative that I was responsible for, it might have been that there was music in certain poems of mine, with complete progression and repeating “hooks”.  4  ” Soott-Heron wrote in the introduction to his 1990 Now and Then collection of poems.Scott-Heron’s music and poetry showed his ddep interest in justice and civil rights, and he complained against the consumer society of the 1970s and 80s as well as the development of muclear technology.He was among the first artists to use h is music to attack the apartheid(种族隔离)in South Africa, long before the issue became the focus of a popular global campaign.  5   One of his most famous pieces was The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.In this piece, he criticized the role of race in the mass media and advertising age.

  But in a 1998 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Scott-Heron wrned against focusing on the political aspect of his work.“If you only focus on the political aspects of our work, you change us.We’ve done 20 albums and not all of the songs on them are political.” He said.

A.But I don’t like football in Britain.

B.His work had a strong political element.

C.He grew up in Tennessee before moving to New York.

D.Scott was so crazy about politics that all of his songs are political.

E.This made them more like songs than just recitations with percussion.

F.The cause of his death is not clear, but he is believed to have become ill after returning from a visit to Europe.

G.The pioneering style he developed while working with Jackson, mixing minimalist percussion with poetry, meant that Scott-Heron was often described as the Godfather of rap.

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Good advice is like medicine for the soul. What kind of 1  have you recently received? Who do you go to got advice? Do you have a mentor(顾问)? A mentor is a  2  adviser.
  Parents, teacher and friends are often great   3 .Sports figures, public officials can also be good  4  of mentors, but a person with whim you are a personal relationship will most likely be able to  5 you the best advice.
  Mentors teach things that seem to be  6  sense. Proverbs are wise old sayings that are common in every language and  7  , and can sometimes be  8 for a nonnative to understand. For example, all that  9  is not gold(some things are not as   10 as they appear ).
  Advice 11 in newspapers and magazines are another way to 12  advice.
  Talk shows on radio and television are also very popular. Americans and Canadians love to    13  themselves. Many people are not  14 to ask for help or  15 about a problem in order to receive advice. People generally will 16  their own experience to 17 their friends. Overcoming a difficult situation is 18  respecter in North America. People love to heat motivational (积极的) stories and 19  . One proverb, a friend in need is a friend indeed, shares the concept that a true friend will help you out in times of   20  .

1. A. success             B. measure          C. position         D. advice

2. A. devoted        B. united           C. trusted           D. expected

3. A. interviewers     B. mentors           C. followers          D. competitors

4. A. examples        B. mentors           C. manners           D. services

5. A. consider        B. exchange           C. adapt           D. offer

6. A. present         B. attractive          C. common          D. particular

7. A. experience         B. difference           C. culture           D. behavior

8. A. simple             B. difficult           C. natural              D. brief

9. A. glitters B. packages           C. acts D. forces

10. A. different    B. negative           C. primary           D. valuable

11. A. columns         B. materials           C. wonders          D. add

12. A. reduce        B. add              C. keep              D. get

13. A. enjoy         B. teacher          C. express          D. defeat

14. A. brave         B. afraid              C. honest          D. lucky

15. A. talk              B bring.               C. care               D. look

16. A. remind         B. suggest          C. clone            D. share

17. A. lead to         B. set free          C. help out        D. take over    

18. A. originally   B. highly           C. equally           D. closely   

19. A. encouragementB. sadness           C. movement       D. adventure   

20. A. happiness         B. trouble           C. excitement       D. nature

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