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　　Learners of English often ask: What are the differences 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 a pen?”, while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honor” are British, while “color” and “honor” 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．Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English?

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A．There are few differences between them.

B．There are many differences between them.

C．There are some differences between them.

D．There are not any differences between them.

2．Americans don't say “Have you a pen?”, do they?

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A．Yes, they do.

B．No, they do.

C．Yes, they don't.

D．No, they don't.

3．Who say “in hospital”? Who say “in the hospital”?

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A．Americans say “in the hospital” while Englishmen say “in hospital”.

B．Americans say “in hospital” while Englishmen say “in the hospital”.

C．Both Americans and Englishmen say “in hospital”.

D．Neither Americans nor Englishmen say “in hospital”.

4．From the article(文章) we can know ________.

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A．American English is better than British English.

B．It's not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American English.

C．The spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of “colour” is right.

D．We should say “in hospital” instead of “in the hospital”.

5．What's the main idea of the article?

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A．We should learn both American English and British English.

B．British and American English are two different languages.

C．American English is more useful than British English.

D．Speakers of British and American English speak the same language.

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;B;D
解析：

1．C　　文章第二段第一句告诉我们英语与美语是有区别的。 　　2．D　　本句是反意疑问句，因前半部分为否定句，故No, they don't应翻译为：是的，他们(指美国人)不说“Have you a pen?”，文章第二段叙述得很清楚。 　　3．A　　文章第二段，注意while的意思是“然而”。 　　4．B　　A、C、D三句都是错误的。 　　5．D　　D点明主题，在很多方面，英语与美语是相同的语言。