American and British people use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi”. In Britain it is “Hello!” or “How are you?” “Hi!” is creeping（不知不觉地进入）into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, “Glad to know you. ” The British say, “How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you. ” When Americans say “Good-bye”, they nearly always add, “Have a good day. ” or “Have a good trip. ” etc. to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day. ”
The British usually use “got” in the sense of “have”. The Americans hardly ever do. AmE: Do you have a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I do. BrE: Have you got a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I have.
There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words, e. g. check（US）/cheque（UK）. Many American words ending in “or”, e. g. honor, labor are spelt in British English with an “our,” e. g. honour, labour. Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms, e. g. organize, realizing are spelt in BrE with “ise” or “ising”, e. g. organise, realising. In American English, “practice” is used both for the verb and noun. In BrE, the verb is spelt “practise”, and the noun “practice. ” In AmE, one writes “traveler,” while in BrE, one writes “traveller”.
It was once predicted that British and American English would become separate (各自的)languages finally. But the opposite has happened. The links（联系）between the two countries are so strong that linguistically（语言上）,and probably culturally（文化上）too, they are closer together than ever before.
AmE—— American English   BrE——British English
【小题1】The Americans hardly say “_____”

A．Good-bye. Have a good day!

B．Glad to know you!

C．Hi!

D．Have you got a car?

【小题2】What does the 3^rd paragraph talk about?

A．There are lots of differences in spelling between AmE and BrE.

B．Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings.

C．There are few differences in spelling between AmE and BrE.

D．The different usages of words in AmE and BrE.

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two languages will become separate languages.

B．American English will be used more and more.

C．The two languages will be closer and closer.

D．British English will be used more and more.

【小题4】The underlined word “predicted” means ______ in Chinese.

A．解释

B．预言

C．考虑

D．证明

American and British people use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi”. In Britain it is “Hello!” or “How are you?” “Hi!” is creeping（不知不觉地进入）into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, “Glad to know you. ” The British say, “How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you. ” When Americans say “Good-bye”, they nearly always add, “Have a good day. ” or “Have a good trip. ” etc. to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day. ”

The British usually use “got” in the sense of “have”. The Americans hardly ever do. AmE: Do you have a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I do. BrE: Have you got a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I have.

There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words, e. g. check（US）/cheque（UK）. Many American words ending in “or”, e. g. honor, labor are spelt in British English with an “our,” e. g. honour, labour. Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms, e. g. organize, realizing are spelt in BrE with “ise” or “ising”, e. g. organise, realising. In American English, “practice” is used both for the verb and noun. In BrE, the verb is spelt “practise”, and the noun “practice. ” In AmE, one writes “traveler,” while in BrE, one writes “traveller”.

It was once predicted that British and American English would become separate (各自的)languages finally. But the opposite has happened. The links（联系）between the two countries are so strong that linguistically（语言上）,and probably culturally（文化上）too, they are closer together than ever before.

AmE—— American English   BrE——British English

1.The Americans hardly say “_____”

A．Good-bye. Have a good day!

B．Glad to know you!

C．Hi!

D．Have you got a car?

2.What does the 3^rd paragraph talk about?

A．There are lots of differences in spelling between AmE and BrE.

B．Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings.

C．There are few differences in spelling between AmE and BrE.

D．The different usages of words in AmE and BrE.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two languages will become separate languages.

B．American English will be used more and more.

C．The two languages will be closer and closer.

D．British English will be used more and more.

4.The underlined word “predicted” means ______ in Chinese.

A．解释             B．预言             C．考虑             D．证明

 

短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。按编号将答案依次填人题后的表格内。(共10小题，每小题1分；计10分)
 
The verb“chat”means to talk(to someone)in a friendly，informal(非正式的)way．Today there are many  1 on the Internet where you can chat．You can chat with people all over the world，in many languages and about many subjects or topics．These places  2 “chatroom”．Sometimes you need to register(注册)to enter a chatroom．You need to provide a username and possibly your e-mail  3 ．Your username does not have to be your  4 name．It can be any name you want．When you have your usemame，other people in the chatroom will call you by that name and 5 else can use it．
Chatting is a good way to  6 your informal English．Messages in a chatroom are usually short sentences．Sometimes  7 are not even sentences， 8 just a few words that are not really grammatically correct．It’s a typical way in which we speak in a  9 conversation with friends．To save time，people often use abbreviations like TTYL(talk to you later)or IDK(I don’t know)．So don’t go to a chatroom to practice“perfect”English．Go to a chatroom to practice informal English and find new  10 ．You can even use a chatroom to help improve your typing skills if you want．

用所给单词的适当形式完成短文。

address      place     speak     really    but      healthy practice     friendly   them      nobody   usually   talk

     The verb “chat” means to talk (to someone) in a friendly, informal (非正式的) way. Today there are many【小题1】 on the Internet where you can chat. You can chat with people all over the world, in many languages and about many subjects. These places are 【小题2】 called “chat room”. Sometimes you need to register (注册) to enter a chat room. This means that you need to offer a usename (用户名) and possibly your e-mail 【小题3】 .Your usename doesn’t have to be your 【小题4】 name. It can be any name you want. When you have your username, other people in the chat room will call you by that name and【小题5】 else can use it.
Chatting is a good way to 【小题6】 your informal English, Messages in a chat room are usually short sentences. Sometimes 【小题7】 are not even sentences, 【小题8】 just a few words that are not really grammatically (语法) correct. It’s a typical way in which we 【小题9】in a quick conversation with friends. To save time, people often use abbreviations (缩写形式) like TTYL (talk to you later) or IDK (I don’t know). So don’t go to a chat room to practice “perfect English”. Go to a chat room to practice informal English and find new 【小题10】 You can even use a chat room to help improve your typing skills if you want.

用所给单词的适当形式完成短文。

address      place     speak     really    but      healthy practice     friendly   them      nobody   usually   talk

     The verb “chat” means to talk (to someone) in a friendly, informal (非正式的) way. Today there are many【小题1】 on the Internet where you can chat. You can chat with people all over the world, in many languages and about many subjects. These places are 【小题2】 called “chat room”. Sometimes you need to register (注册) to enter a chat room. This means that you need to offer a usename (用户名) and possibly your e-mail 【小题3】 .Your usename doesn’t have to be your 【小题4】 name. It can be any name you want. When you have your username, other people in the chat room will call you by that name and【小题5】 else can use it.
Chatting is a good way to 【小题6】 your informal English, Messages in a chat room are usually short sentences. Sometimes 【小题7】 are not even sentences, 【小题8】 just a few words that are not really grammatically (语法) correct. It’s a typical way in which we 【小题9】in a quick conversation with friends. To save time, people often use abbreviations (缩写形式) like TTYL (talk to you later) or IDK (I don’t know). So don’t go to a chat room to practice “perfect English”. Go to a chat room to practice informal English and find new 【小题10】 You can even use a chat room to help improve your typing skills if you want.