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1、2013大学英语重修大学英语三课堂材料阅读理解:Passage1ManystudentswanttoknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Howdidthesedifferencescomeabout?Thereisnoquickanswertothisquestion.AtfirstthelanguageinBritainandAmericanwasthesame.In1776Americanbecameanindependentcountry.After
2、that,thelanguageslowlybegantochange.ForalongtimethelanguageinAmericastayedthesame,whilethelanguageinEnglandchanged.Forexample,300yearsagotheEnglishtalkedabout“fall”.Today,mostBritishpeopletalkabout“autumn”,butAmericansstilltalkabout“fall”.InthesamewayAmericansstillusetheexpr
3、ession“Iguess”(meaning“Ithink”),justastheBritishdid300yearsago.Atthesametime,BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishstartedborrowingwordsfromotherlanguages,endingupwithdifferentwords.Forexample,theBritishtook“typhoon”fromChinese,whiletheAmericantook“tornado”fromSpanish.In1828NoahWe
4、bsterpublishedthefirstAmericandictionary.HewantedtomakeAmericanEnglishdifferentfromBritishEnglish,sohechangedthespellingofmanywords.That’swhythewordscolour,centreandtravellerarespeltcolor,centerandtravelerinAmericanEnglish.Exceptforthesedifferencesinspelling,writtenEnglishis
5、moreorlessthesameinbothBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thedifferencesaregreaterinthespokenlanguage.However,mostofthetimepeoplefromthetwocountriesdonothaveanydifficultyinunderstandingeachother.1.AmericastoppedbeingapartofEnglandin________.A.1707B.1828C.1776D.19112.Whichofthefollowi
6、ngstatementsistrue?A.After1776AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishstayedthesame.B.After1776AmericanEnglishchangedbutBritishEnglishstayedthesame.C.After1776BritishEnglishchangedbutAmericanEnglishstayedthesame.D.After1776bothBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishchanged.3.BritishEnglish
7、isdifferentfromAmericanEnglishbecause______.A.BritishdecidedtochangethespellingofmanyAmericanwords.B.AmericanEnglishchangedbutBritishEnglishstayedthesame.C.theAmericanandBritishtookdifferentwordsfromotherlanguages.D.Americaisabiggercountry.4.NoahWebsterwas______.A.anAmerican
8、presidentB.aSpanishfarmerC.aBritishteacherD.anAmericanwriter5.Whichofthefol
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