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    People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __________ 300 years, there were so many __________ in both places that now people can easily __________ an English person from an American in the __________ he or she talks.

Many old words __________ in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they __________ either a “faucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are __________ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still __________ in England. Americans often make __________ new words or change old ones. “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and __________ in England.

Also, over the last three centuries the English language has __________ thousands of new words for things that weren't __________ before. And often, American and English people used two __________ names for them. A tin can is called “tin” for short in English, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is __________ all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything __________ something to do with cars, railroads, has different __________ in British and American English.

But now American and British English may be __________ closer together. One thing is that __________ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in __________, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans __________ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.

1.A.past B.recent C.oldest D.latest

2.A.citizens B.inventions C.changes D.advances

3.A.pick B.tell C.take D.judge

4.A.voice B.place C.language D.way

5.A.disappeared B.stayed C.returned D.formed

6.A.said B.talked C.spoke D.called

7.A.then B.hardly C.clearly D.still

8.A.necessary B.native C.common D.lively

9.A.of B.into C.up D.out

10.A.another B.the other C.none D.something

11.A.discovered B.added C.improved D.learned

12.A.accepted B.known C.introduced D.understood

13.A.new B.short C.different D.surprising

14.A.produced B.made C.developed D.used

15.A.having B.bringing C.getting D.making

16.A.types B.names C.degrees D.parts

17.A.putting B.staying C.living D.growing

18.A.British B.American C.educated D.ordinary

19.A.families B.buses C.movies D.newspapers

20.A.need B.expect C.seem D.happen

 

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.C 【解析】 本文是一篇说明文,讲述了英国英语和美国英语的异同及彼此的相互影响,作者发出这样的感慨:将来有一天大西洋两岸的英语可能会是一样了。 1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在过去的300年里,这两个地方发生了如此多的变化,以至于现在人们可以很容易地从一个英国人和一个美国人说话的方式上区分出来。A. past过去的;B. recent最近的;C. oldest最老的;D. latest最新的。考查时间状语。而该句的时态为现在完成时,要用“in the past / last +时间状语”表示“在过去的……年间”,故选A。 2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在过去的300年里,这两个地方发生了如此多的变化,以至于现在人们可以很容易地从一个英国人和一个美国人说话的方式上区分出来。A. citizens公民;B. inventions发明;C. changes改变;D. advances前进。从上下文可知,英国和北美两个地方的英语在过去的三百年里发生了很多变化。故选C。 3.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在过去的300年里,这两个地方发生了如此多的变化,以至于现在人们可以很容易地从一个英国人和一个美国人说话的方式上区分出来。A. pick捡起;B. tell告诉;C. take带走;D. judge判断。短语tell ...from...“把……和……区分开来”,此处是说人们很容易地从他们交谈的方式上把英国人和美国人区分开来。故选B。 4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在过去的300年里,这两个地方发生了如此多的变化,以至于现在人们可以很容易地从一个英国人和一个美国人说话的方式上区分出来。A. voice声音;B. place地方;C. language语言;D. way方式。短语in the way(that)he or she talks 是指他们交谈的方式,故选D。 5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:许多旧词在英国消失了,但在美国保留了下来。A. disappeared消失;B. stayed停留;C. returned归还;D. formed构成。根据下文but were kept in America可知很多旧单词在英国已消失了,而在美国却被保留了下来。选A。 6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:例如,300年前,英国人从他们称之为“水龙头”、“龙头”或“水龙头”的东西中获得水。A. said说;B. talked谈话;C. spoke说;D. called称为。本句中的something作定语从句中谓语动词的宾语,而a “faucet”“spigot”or“tap” 也可作该动词的宾语,选项中只有call 后可接双宾语。选D。 7.考查副词词义辨析。句意:所有这些词在美国的不同地方仍然可以听到,但只有“tap”在英国仍然很常见。A. then然后;B. hardly几乎不;C. clearly清晰地;D. still仍然。从上下文看, 有些词在美国的不同地方还能听到, 因此用still。选D。 8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:所有这些词在美国的不同地方仍然可以听到,但只有“tap”在英国仍然很常见。A. necessary必要的;B. native 本地的;C. common共同的;D. lively活泼的。上述三个单词现在只有“tap”一词在英国还能经常听人说起,common意为“often heard or seen”,故选C。 9.考查介词搭配。句意:美国人经常创造新词或改变旧词。根据下文new words可知为创造新词或改变旧词,短语make up“创造”故选C。 10.考查代词辨析。句意:玉米在美国是一种植物,在英国是另一种植物。A. another另一;B. the other另一个;C. none没有;D. something某事。该句是说,Corn在美国是一种植物,但在英国却是另外一种植物。短语one...another...“一个……另一个……”,故选A。 11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:此外,在过去的三个世纪里,英语为以前不知道的事物增加了成千上万的新词。A. discovered发现;B. added添加;C. improved改进;D. learned学会。根据下文thousands of new words可知英语也为以前未知的事物添加了很多新词。选B。 12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:此外,在过去的三个世纪里,英语为以前不知道的事物增加了成千上万的新词。A. accepted接受;B. known知道;C. introduced介绍;D. understood明白。此处指“以前不为人所知的东西”,选B。 13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:通常,美国人和英国人用两个不同的名字来称呼他们。A. new新的;B. short短的;C. different不同的;D. surprising意外的。根据下文A tin can is called “tin” for short in English, but a “can” in America. 锡罐在英语中简称为tin,但在美国是can。可知英美两国用两个不同的名字来称呼他们。选C。 14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:世界各地都在使用“radio”这个词,包括美国。A. produced产生;B. made制造;C. developed发展;D. used使用。根据上文The word “radio” is可知单词“radio”在全世界被使用,包括美国。选D。 15.考查动词词义辨析。句意:几乎所有与汽车、铁路有关的东西,在英式英语和美式英语中都有不同的名字。A. having 拥有;B. bringing带来;C. getting得到;D. making制造。短语have something to do with“和……有关系”,故选A。 16.考查名词词义辨析。句意:几乎所有与汽车、铁路有关的东西,在英式英语和美式英语中都有不同的名字。A. types类型;B. names名字;C. degrees 学历;D. parts部分。同样的东西在英国英语和美国英语中有了两个不同的名字。选B。 17.考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是现在美式英语和英式英语可能越来越接近了。A. putting放置;B. staying停留;C. living居住;D. growing生长;变得。此处是说,美国英语和英国英语正变得越来越接近。growing closer“变得越来越接近”,grow相当于become。故选D。 18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:有一件事是英国人每天都能从电影、电视或游客那里听到大量的美国语言。A. British英国的;B. American美国的;C. educated教育;D. ordinary普通的。从下文看,现在的英国受美国的影响更大,因此是British people,选A。 19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:有一件事是英国人每天都能从电影、电视或游客那里听到大量的美国语言。A. families家庭;B. buses公交车;C. movies电影;D. newspapers报纸。由后文的on television,or from travelers可推断此处用movies,表示在电影里。故选C。 20.考查动词词义辨析。句意:正因为如此,美国人对英国人的影响似乎越来越大。A. need需要;B. expect指望;C. seem似乎;D. happen发生。此处是说,由于以上的原因,美国英语似乎正越来越多地影响英国英语。故选C。
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