广东省深圳市二十三中学2013——2014高二英语月考阅读理解冲刺自练试题5.doc

广东省深圳市二十三中学2013——2014高二英语月考阅读理解冲刺自练试题5 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Although both American and British people can generally .understand what each other is saying, sometimes it is necessary to explain some things. Some words or phrases could be taken in a wrong way. One of the most noticeable differences is in the spelling of some words. For example, the word color in American English becomes colour in British English. Another example is the American word theater - in British English it becomes theatre. Other words also have various spelling differences. Although some words are spelled the same in the two forms of English, they may have different pronunciations. The accent is .put on a different syllable in a word. British People pronounce their numbers differently from American people, especially the big numbers. They tend to add the word and between the numbers. American English-speaking people usually say 107 one hundred seven , while British English-speaking people say one hundred and seven. Sometimes when using the past tense of a verb, ed may be used in American English, while t is common in British English. An example is dreamed and dreamt. Vocabulary, of course, is a major difference at times. Because of the widespread use of American English, many British people are starting to use some American nouns to replace their British ones. So lorry becomes truck. There are many other words that are being replaced as well. As is often the case, the same words have completely different meanings in the two forms of English. In British English biscuit is similar to cookie, but in American English it is more like a dinner roll. There are also many other minor differences between the two forms of English. It is interesting to note that many British English-speaking people adore American accents. Likewise, many American English-speaking people love British accents. 26. How many differences between American and British English are mentioned in this passage