Englishmen speak British English and Americans speak American English. A student is learning to speak British English. He often asks himself, “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?” Certainly there are some differences between British and American English. The Englishmen say “Do you have a pen?” The pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans often sound “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”. The British speakers don’t sound the “r” in these words. There are differences in spelling. For example, “colour” and “neighbour” are British while “colour” and “neighbour” are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language. When Englishmen and Americans are talking with each other, the don’t need an interpreter(翻译).

1．Between British and American English, _______

A．the greatest difference is in spelling

B．there are differences in many ways

C．people can’t understand each other      D．students don’t know the difference

2. When a student is asking himself “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?” it shows that_______.

A. he wants to learn American English                 B．he doesn’t like British English

C．he hasn’t spoken to any American so far   

D．he is spending more time

3. The differences between British and American English are not important because______

A. everyone knows the differences 　　

B. people talk to each other very often

C. Englishmen and Americans get along well    

D. British English and American English are the same language

4. “Have you a pen” and “Do you have a pen?” show a difference in______

A. grammar                  B. spelling 

C. pronunciation            D. listening

5. At the end of the passage the writer wants to tell us _______.

 A. British and American English will be two different languages some day

 B. Englishmen and Americans will never need an interpreter while talking

 C. there will be no more differences between British and American English

 D. the differences between British English and American English will grow larger

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It killed our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad for all living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all polluted air so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Now factories must clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustn’t discharge（排放）dirty smoke into the air.

We need to do many other things. For example, we can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.

Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

1．Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.

A．there were not any modern machines

B．there was no modern medicine

C． both A and B

D．they can not use modern machines

2．What is one of the biggest problems in today’s life?

A．Air pollution        B．Noise.                C．Pollution.             D．Car

3．The most serious kind of pollution is ________.

A．noise pollution           　              B．air pollution

C．water pollution                           D．car pollution

4．Factories must clean their water ________.

A．when it is thrown away                       B．before it is thrown away

C．after it is thrown away                        D．It isn’t mentioned.

5．From the passage we know that ________.

A．we can drink from the polluted rivers and lakes.

B．today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice

C．people are making rules in order to fight pollution.

D．pollution is not important.

综合填空（词首字母已给出）

Everyone in the world has one n　1　 at least.And to each person his name is i　2　?because it is his own.

Remember how you don’t like it very m　3　if people can’t r　4　 your name,or pronounce it w　5　?Remember how you like to see it printed in the newspaper or even on the b　6　at school?That’s b　7　 it is your own and only you can have it.

Of course,names aren’t important themselves.There are no“good”names o　8　“bad” names.But they are useful in our l　9　.You don’t have to go around shouting “ Hey!You!”or“Hello!Girlwith the red hair!”or“Thank you.Man who lives at the end of the street.”

Wouldn’t it be f　10　?

根据汉语意思完成下列句子 。

1. 我正等着詹姆斯的到来。

I’m ________________ James to arrive.

2. 昨天，她因为我丢了钥匙而生我的气。

Yesterday she __________________ me for my losing keys.

3. 应该尽量多的说英语。

English should be spoken ____________________.

4. 它坏了，你可以把它扔掉。

It is broken. You can _____________.

5. 我们彼此可以用不同的方式交谈

We can talk to each other _________________.