Mike was a little boy. One day he went with his father to a small town to  1 his grandparents. 2 the train, Mike put his head out of the window every minute. His father said “Mike,be careful!   3 put your head out of the window!” But Mike didn’t hear his father and went on putting his head out of the window. His father could do  4  .
Then Mike’s father wanted to play a joke on his son. He took Mike’s cap quickly, hid it  5 his back and  6 “You see, your cap has flown away.” Mike touched his head and it was really gone. The boy looked  7 and then began to cry. He wanted to get his cap back.
“Don’t worry, son.”said his father. “I have a good way to get your cap back.”
“  8 can you get it back?” asked Mike in surprise.
His father said,“Close your eyes and whistle(吹口哨)once, and maybe your cap will come back.” Mike came up to the window, close his eyes and whistled. Just at that moment, his father quickly put the cap on his son’s head.
“Oh! It was  9  !” Mike laughed. He was pleased, then he quickly took his father’s cap and   10 it out of the window. “Now it is your turn to whistle ,Dad!” He said happily.

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

选词填空（每小题1分，共5分）

请根据对话内容选择正确的单词，将其适当形式写在答题卡上。

Li Hai: It’s windy, Dad. It’s a good day to fly kites.

Father: Yes, it is. Oh, look!   1.  is that yellow kite?

Li Hai: It’s Pingping’s.

Father: Pingping’s kite is   2.   very high.

Li Hai: Oh, no, no! Her kite is falling down. It’s on the   3.   now.

Father: Have we got a ladder(梯子)?

Li Hai: Yes, there   4.   one over there.

Father: Good. Let’s go and  5.   her get the kite down.

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 “_____”