5.(　 )Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A.　　　 Words are shorter in American English than in British English.

B.　　　 American and Great Britain

C.　　　 Pronunciation is more diffcult in American English than in British English.

D.　　 There are some differences between American English and British English.

(C)

　　 Two Americans from England were traveling in Spain. One day they came into a little restaurant for lunch. They didn’t know the native (本地的)language and the waiter didn’t know them, either.

　　 They wanted the waiter to understand that they asked for some milk and bread. At first they read “milk”many times, then spelled it. But the waiter could not understand them. At last (最后)one of them took a piece of paper and began to draw a cow. When he was just finishing (完成)it, the waiter looked at it and ran out of the restaurant. “Do you see, ”said the American, “how clever I am. ”After some time, the waiter came back. He brought no milk or bread with him. He put down in front of them two tickets for a bull-fight(斗牛).

　　 True or false: (正确的写T；错误的写F)

4.(　 )Which of the following sentences is true?

A.　　　 All the people in the United States pronounce　 the “r” in bird.

B.　　　 Not all the people in the United States pronounce the “r”in the bird.

C.　　　 None all the British people pronounce the “r”in bird.

D.　　 If a man pronounce the “r” in “bird”, he must be an American.

3.(　 )Here are four words: (1)honor, (2)petrol, (3)theatre, (4)center,____are American

English.

A.(1) (2) (3)　　 B. (2) (3) (4)　 C. (1) (4)　　 D. (1) (3)

1.(　 )American English and British English are different in __________

A.spelling　 B.pronunciation　　 C.grammar　　 D.all of the above

(　 )2”gasoline”and “petrol”are ____________.

A,the same thing　 　　　B.different in color　　

C.different kinds of cars　 D.different things

5. The best title (标题)for the passage (段落)is _________.

　　 A. Watch TV　　　　 　　B. A Good TV Show

　　 C. Children Love TV　　　　 　　D. Children Have Fun Without TV

(B)

The people in the United States speak the same language as the people in Great Britain(英国). However, American English is different from British(英国的)English in many ways. There are a few differences in grammar(语法). For example, speakers of British English say “ in hospital”and “Have you a pen?”Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”Pronunciation(发音)is sometimes different, Americans usually sounds the “r”in the words. Some spelling are different. People in Britain write “colour” and “center”, but people in the United States write “color” and “center”. Some words are different. People in the United States use “gasoline(汽油)” but people in Britain use “petrol”.　　　

4. Do the children watch TV after the teacher tells them not to do that?

　　 A. Yes they do

　　 B. Yes, but they don’t watch it at once.

　　 C. No, they can’t

　　 D. No, they want to see if Mr. Wu is right.

3. What does Mr. Wu ask their children to do?

　　 A. He asks them to watch TV.

　　 B. He asks them not to watch TV for a week

　　 C. He asks them not to watch TV.

　　 D. He asks them to watch TV for a week

2. Is watching TV so long good or bad for children?

　　 A. Watching TV so long is good for children.

　　 B. Watching TV is just OK.

　　 C. Watching TV so long is bad for children.

　　 D. Watching TV is neither good nor bad

(A)

　　 The children in Mr. Wu’s class are different from those in the other classes of the school. They don’t watch TV!

　 TV is not very good for children. So Mr. Wu asks them not to watch TV for a week. He tells them that they can have fun doing other things. The children say, “Let’s see if Mr. Wu is right. ”So they don’t watch TV. They read, make model planes, play football and play games with their parents and friends. The children never have so much fun reading or playing games. They say, “We won’t watch TV any longer! ”

1. What are the children in Mr. Wu’s class different from those in the other classes of the school?

　　 A. They love watching TV. 　　　　　B. They don’t watch TV.

　　 C. They often watch TV. 　　　　　　D. They watch TV so much.

　　 Which is the best way to learn a foreign language? We remembered that we all learned our own language when we were 　1　 , if we can learn a second language in the same way, it won’t seem to be so 　2　 . Think of what small children do.

　　 They listen to 　3　 　people say and they try to imitate what they 　4　 . When they want something they have to 　5　 　for it. They are using language, talking 　6　 　it all the time. If 　7　 　use a second language like this all the time, they will learn it more 　8　 . It is also important to remember that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, 　9　 　by seeing what they write. In school, though you learn to hear and speak, to read and write, you must learn all new words through the ear, you can read them, spell them and write them 　10　 .

　 1. A. boys　　　　　　　　 B. girls　　　　　　　　 C. children　　　　　 D. young people

　 2. A. important　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　　 D. easy

　 3. A. that　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　 D. old

　 4. A. see　　　　　　　　　 B. listen　　　　　　　　 C. hear　　　　　　　　 D. speak

　 5. A. send　　　　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　　　 C. wait　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

　 6. A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

　 7. A. people　　　　　　　　　　 B. teachers　　　　　 C. children　　　　　 D. workers

　 8. A. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. carefully

　 9. A. not　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. then

　 10. A. first　　　　　　　　 B. earlier　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　　　　 D. later