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栏目导引 词语串串练 高考对对碰 Module 1　British and American English 单元盘点 Module 1　British and American English 词语串串练 The ①_____________, who study linguistics, say American English has a lot ②______________with British English.That is, the former is similar to the latter.But in fact they differ in many ways.First, they have differences in vocabulary.For example, people get around in London by linguists in common ③________________, while in New York by subway.Another example is that queuing up in British English means standing in line in American English.Besides, the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing.Second, the differences between them exist in grammar and ④_______________. underground prepositions Americans use in the team, while the British use on the team.Sometimes Americans omit the preposition.Third, there are also differences between the two varieties in spelling and pronunciation.Compared with British English’s spelling, American English’s spelling seems ⑤___________.The work of Noah Webster made a difference, simpler leading to this variation.Noah simplified some words’ spelling and made them have a ⑥_____________American look.He wrote a dictionary, introducing lots of new American words, pronunciation, use and new spelling.Although British ⑦___________ it and weren’t in favour of these changes, distinctive criticised it rapidly became popular among Americans thanks to Noah’s attempt.The dictionary became a standard reference book in the USA. As for the ⑧_______ and pronunciation, they also have obvious differences.As a result, they have some difficulty in understanding each other.But thanks to ⑨__________ TV and the Internet, accent satellite we can hear the two Englishes at the flick of a switch.Now English has been referred to as a world language.People ⑩___________ their opinions or plans or remark on something in English.Now there’re many Englishes in the world. present 语言学家, 即研究语言学的人说 美国英语和英国英语有很多 共同特点. 也就是说, 前者与 后者很相