【英语阅读理解AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders(想知道):CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportant】

　　英语阅读理解

　　AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders(想知道):CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?

　　Certainly!therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.‘Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?”Americanssay“inthehospital!”and“Doyouhaveapen?”.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish,“color”andhonor”areAmerican.

　　Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.

　　1.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat_______.

　　A.Britishpeoplecannotunderstandhim

　　B.Americanpeoplecannotunderstandhim

　　C.thegrammaristoohardforhim

　　D.thespellingistoohardforhim

　　2.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin________.

　　A.spellingB.pronunciationC.grammarD.alloftheabove

　　3.Whatisnotmentioned(提及)inthepassage?

　　A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.

　　B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.

　　C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEng¬lishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.

　　D.Howimportantthedifferencesare.

　　4.Most________say“Doyouhaveawatch?”

　　A.BritishpeopleB.AmericansC.childrenD.teachers

　　5.Accordingtothispassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_________difficultyinunderstandingeachother.

　　A.littleB.muchC.someD.great