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右玉一中2013—2014学年第二学期第二次月考试题（卷） 高 二 英 语 （时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题： 任志敏） 第I卷 第一部分：阅读理解(共两节,满分60分) 第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 A A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly! There are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” American say “in the hospital” and “ Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language. 1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that______________. A. British people cannot understand him B. American people cannot understand him C. the grammar is too hard for him D. the spelling is too hard for him 2. American English and British English are different in _________. A. Spelling B. pronunciation C. grammar D. all of the above 3. What is not mentioned in the passage? A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two. C. How the differences between British English and American English came about. D. How important the differences are. 4. According to this passage, British people and Americans have _______ difficulty in understanding each other.