Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishTherearemanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Iusedtoteachacourseaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.WespeakEnglishonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanbutwehavemanydifferencesinourcommonlanguage.Wehaveexamplesofthesamewordshavingverydifferentmeanings，differingspellingsofthesamewordsaswellascompletelydifferentwordsforthesamethings.Herearesomeexamples.AcookieintheUSiscalledabiscuitintheUK.AbiscuitintheUSisasmallcakeintheUK.CrispsintheUK，areknownaschips，butweBritishpeopleeataplateofchipsthatyoucallfriesintheUS.IntheUK，apiecanbemadefromeithermeatorfruit，whileintheUSpiesarenormallymadefromfruit；potpiesaremadefrommeat.MostthingsaremeasuredingramsandkilogramsintheUS，notpoundsandounces.PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS.Theplacewherewefillupourcars，intheUK，isagarage；whileintheUS，it’sagasstation.Thetermgarageisalsousedasaplacetostoreyourcarnexttoorclosebyyourhouse.IntheUKwecallalorrywhatisknownasatruckintheUS.AnelevatorintheUSiscalledalifthere，andthefirstfloorintheUS，iscalledthegroundfloorhere，somanyvisitorsgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels.Icouldcontinuewiththis.Therearecountlessexamplesofdifferenceswithinoursharedlanguage.Withsomanydifferences，nowonderit’shardtounderstandeachotherwell.阅读短文，选择正确答案1．ThepassageismainlyaboutthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishin.A．vocabularyB．grammarC．soundD．spelling答案A2．Intheauthor’sopinion，.A．languagedifferencesdon’taffectunderstandingB．thesamewordsinthetwodifferenttypesofEnglishmayhavedifferentspellingsC．therewillbefewerdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishinthefutureD．itisimpossiblethatsomeAmericansgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels答案BPeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandSpeaking—Prereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1．linguistA．vi.排队(等候)2．accentB．adj.显然的，显而易见的3．obviousC．n.语言学家4．subwayD．n.地铁5．queueE．n.口音答案1.C2.E3.B4.D5.A[第二组]6．confusingA．n.移民；定居者7．compareB．n.种类8．varietyC．vt.比较9．differD．adj.令人困惑的；难懂的10．settlerE．vi.不同；有区别答案6.D7.C8.B9.E10.A[第三组]11．remarkA．adv.不断地；持续地12．variationB．n.轻打；轻弹13．steadilyC．n.开关14．switchD．n.评论；讲话15．flickE．n.变化答案11.D12.E13.A14.C15.B1．WhichparagraphstellthewaysBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent?Paragraphs1,2,3and4.2．WhichparagraphspredictthefutureofBritishandAmericanEnglish?Paragraphs5,6and7.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.1．WhatarethefourwaysinwhichBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent?A．Vocabulary，accent，grammarandspelling.B．Vocabulary，grammar，spellingandpronunciation.C．Vocabulary，speaking，spellingandgrammar.D．Vocabulary，writing，grammarandpronunciation.答案B2．What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．Differencesinwordsthatarenotwellknown.B．Differencesingrammar.C．Differencesinwordsthatarewellknown.D．DifferencesinBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.答案C3．have/hasmadeiteasierfortheBritishandAmericanstounderstandeachother.A．TelevisionB．RadioC．TheInternetD．BothAandC答案D4．HowmanylanguagescanMonitaRajpalspeak?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.答案B5．Inthefuture，usersofEnglishwillallbeabletounderstandeachother.A．onlyinthesamecountryB．inAmericaC．indifferentcountriesD．inEngland答案CAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.BritishandAmericanEnglishdifferinmanyways.T...
