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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