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1、【志鸿优化设计】2016届高考英语一轮复习 Module1 British and American English考点规范练25（含解析）外研版必修5.阅读理解Dear Sirs,I am planning to attend a language course in order to improve my English. I would like to know whether to learn British or American English. Which is better? Must I have a British teacher if I wish to learn Br
2、itish English?Yours truly,Manuel GonzalesParisThe editors reply:English is a global language with many varieties.American and British English are the two main varieties. Each has many accents:the English of a Bostonian,for example,sounds very different from that of a Texan.The major differences betw
3、een American and British English are essentially differences of accent,inflection(词尾变化),spelling and,above all,vocabulary.Variations in tense usage exist but are not a big problem for learners of English.Some people claim that British English is superior to American English but really it is a matter
4、 of ones own preference and needs as to which variety is learnt.So,“useful” is probably a more appropriate word than “better”.If you need to use English only with British people(for example,if you are going to live in the United Kingdom),then it will probably be a good idea to have at least one Brit
5、ish teacher on your program.However,in a lot of cases,learners of English as a foreign language need to use it to communicate with native speakers from all over the world.Many will need to speak English with other non-native speakers(for example,a Swede with an Italian).In such cases,it doesnt matte
6、r whether your teacher is American or British.In addition,there are excellent teaching books,audio and video cassettes,devoted to either British or American English.Your teacher will be able to choose from these in order to provide you with relevant listening comprehension work and vocabulary input.
7、1.It can be inferred from this text that Manuel Gonzales .A.has attended a language courseB.is a non-native English speakerC.has found a good British teacherD.prefers American English to British English2.Which of the following differences between American and British English is NOT difficult for lea
8、rners?A.Accent.B.Spelling.C.Vocabulary.D.Tense usage.3.Which of the following cases is an example of underlined “such cases”?A.A Greek and a German talk in English.B.A Swede lives in the United Kingdom.C.A person learns English as a foreign language.D.A learner has access to teaching audio and video
9、 cassettes.4.The editor thinks that having a British teacher is .A.quite practicalB.fairly necessaryC.not essentially uselessD.not particularly important.完形填空A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China“tuhao”.Its being used to describe 1 from the new building of Peoples Daily to expensive
10、 2 weddings full of millionaires,and the new gold-colored iPhone.In Chinese “tu” means 3,and “hao” means rich.To say someone is tuhao is to 4 they come from a poor 5 background,and have made it rich quickbut dont quite have the manners to 6 it.“Tuhao” is 7 an old worddating back perhaps as 8 as the
11、Southern Dynasty 1,500 years agobut 9 has always meant something rather different.During the communist revolution,from the 1920s to early 1950s,it was widely used to refer to landholders and the gentry(乡绅) who would often do bad things to those 10 them.This new usage of the term 11 in September afte
12、r a widely-shared 12 about a rich,but 13 man,who went to a Buddhist monk for advice,14 to be told how to live a more simple life.The monk replied 15 with the phrase “Tuhao,lets be friends!”Chinese 16 users are highly creative in their use of language,and are 17 inventing,and reinventing words as a w
13、ay of getting past censorship(审查) rules.But in this 18,its popularity seems to be down to the fact 19 it encapsulates(概括) Chinas changing society so wellmany people laugh at those with wealth,but are 20 jealous.1.A.everybodyB.everythingC.everywhereD.everyone2.A.abilityB.securityC.celebrityD.safety3.
14、A.earthB.skyC.spaceD.ash4.A.announceB.cryC.rememberD.imply5.A.peasantB.soldierC.scholarD.teacher6.A.put up withB.get away withC.come up withD.go along with7.A.finallyB.eventuallyC.actuallyD.lately8.A.longB.farC.highD.late9.A.itB.heC.sheD.any10.A.aboveB.besideC.beneathD.in11.A.took upB.took downC.too
15、k offD.took in12.A.newsB.jokeC.accidentD.history13.A.unhappyB.happyC.unluckyD.lucky14.A.expectingB.imaginingC.countingD.dreaming15.A.stillB.evenC.ratherD.instead16.A.InternetB.TVC.telephoneD.blog17.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.constantlyD.unconsciously18.A.expeditionB.caseC.explorationD.environment19.A.howB.whyC.thatD.when20.A.openlyB.publiclyC.closelyD.secretly.语法填空To a large degree,the measure of our peace of mind is 1.(determine) by how much we are able to live on the present moment.Regardless of what h
