British English and American English are almost the same. But there are slight differences between British and American English in vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling and grammar.
The first difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. Almost all of the words used in British English and American English are exactly the same. Only a very small number of words are used disparately. For example, Americans would say “apartment”, but the British would say “flat” to talk about the place where they live. In addition to some common words, many idiomatic（慣用的）expressions are different. In England people might say “I’ll ring you up tonight”, but in the US, people might say “I’ll call you up tonight”.
The second difference between British and American English is in Pronunciation. The main difference in pronunciation concerns the vowels（元音）. Some American dialects and some British dialects use vowels in different ways. Sometimes, Americans and the British don’t understand each other’s pronunciation. But most of the time, the British and Americans do understand each other’s pronunciation because most of the sounds of the two dialects are the same.
The third difference is very small. This is the difference in spelling. A few types of words are spelled differently in British and American English. The most common example is in a word like “center”. In British English, this word would be spelled C-E-N-T-R-E, while in American English the same word would be spelled C-E-N-T-E-R. Another example is “or” vs “our”. The word “color”is spelled C-O-L-O-U-R in Britain but C-O-L-O-R in the US.
There are a few differences in grammar, too. The British may say “Have you got..?” while Americans prefer “Do you have..?” An American might say “my friend just arrived”, but a British would say “my friend has just arrived”. Sometimes function words are used differently: the British may say “at the weekend”, but Americans would say “on the weekend”.
小題1:What is this passage mainly about?
A．The development of American English
B．Differences between British and American English
C．The influences of British English on American English
D．The causes of the differences between British and American English
小題2:What does the underlined word “disparately” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．FrequentlyB．RegularlyC．EventuallyD．Differently
小題3:According to Paragraph 3, Americans and the British may find it hard to understand each other because of       .
A．the different ways of using vowels
B．the different idiomatic expressions they use
C．the differences in grammar
D．the differences in spelling
小題4:Which of the following words probably belong to the American English vocabulary?
a. flavour    b. theater   c. humor   d. centre   e. kilometer   f. honour     g. color
A．a(chǎn)bceB．bcdeC．bcegD．defg
小題5:Which of the following sentences is most probably used by Americans?
A．I’ll learn with you at the weekend
B．Have you got a dictionary?
C．I’ll ring her up tonight.
D．Do you have a pen?

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D
這是一篇關(guān)于英美英語差異的文章。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知文章是關(guān)于英美英語差異的。
小題2:猜測詞義。根據(jù)前句words used in British English and American English are exactly the same. Only a very small number of words are used disparately.可知disparately應(yīng)該與same意思相反。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段The main difference in pronunciation concerns the vowels（元音）.可知答案為A。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段關(guān)于拼寫的差異，可知是C。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段Americans prefer “Do you have..?”可知答案為D。
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English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, English is spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over 60 countries, such as India, Singapore and in many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In those places English is often a second language.
English is also as an important international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.
English has changed a lot these years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speaker doesn’t come from those countries. People in Japan or Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.
English will be the most widely used language in the world in the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. It belongs to anyone who can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.
小題1:In how many countries is English spoken as a first language in the world?
A．Five.B．Four.C．Three.D．Six.
小題2:In which other countries is English spoken as a main language?
A．Britain, USA and Australia.
B．India, Singapore and many of Caribbean and Pacific islands.
C．China and Japan.
D．New Zealand, Ireland and Canada.
小題3:People from other countries learn English for         .
A．passing exams
B．business and traveling
C．reading English books, enjoying English music or watching films
D．Both B and C
小題4:If people in Japan or Korea use the American spelling, they         .
A．will speak the same as Americans
B．may not sound like Americans
C．will speak British English
D．will speak English much better
小題5:Which topic is the best for the passage?
A．A first language in the world.
B．A second language in the world.
C．English around the world.
D．A useful language.

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Why Rent Textbooks?
Renting textbooks is a relatively new idea for everyone. Back in the old days, the idea of renting one never existed since the books are affordable or readily available in libraries. But the time has changed and with the changes in educational system and various economic challenges happening across the globe, the price of textbooks increased.
Given such fact, textbook renting is now a new fashion among college students. Research was made to find out if renting helps one save money and time rather than buying new textbooks and realized that it really is. Let’s examine carefully further and see why renting books is a cost-effective way to still get to have your textbooks without shelling too much money from your pocket.
Gives value for your money
You don’t have to buy all of your textbooks. Those non-major subjects, are better acquired through renting. It saves one money and helps you give out the money you save on some other personal possessions you need in college.
Renting textbooks allows you to save at least 50% off the standard retail (零售) price for each item. You can tell, with a little research, that renting is a lot cheaper compared to buying used books aside from looking way better than the former.
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You can save a great deal of time when renting a textbook. Instead of browsing your way for hours trying to look for better deals online, you can simply go to a popular book renting marketplace online and just order away. There is literally no need to skimming for hours and see where you can find a great deal. Often, the rental company gives you prepaid postage slip just to get you going and do the same when you decide to return the book.
This process not only saves you time, it also saves other resources like gas if you decide to go to the nearest bookstore to buy books or spend hours using electricity just to find a good deal.
User Friendly
Aside from being able to save money and time, renting textbooks brings convenience to all users. Imagine trying to scan the virtual bookshelf and checking on comments of previous users and figuring out which ones got bad comments and which had great ones. It could be fun at first but if you are short of time, the process can become annoying.
If you rent books, you will only be needing the book’s ISBN number and find it right away. No more time-wasting site search. Type in the ISBN number, order the book, and wait for it to get shipped to your home.
小題1:The reason why people haven’t the habit of renting textbooks in the old days is that ______.
A．the educational system has not changed by now
B．people can afford books or get books easily in libraries
C．different economic challenges happen across the world
D．the price of textbooks is much higher than that of nowadays
小題2:The underlined word “shelling” in paragraph 2 means “______”.
A．savingB．spendingC．removingD．wasting
小題3:The following statements are the reasons why textbook renting is now a new fashion among college students EXCEPT ______.
A．One can save a great deal of time in browsing for better deals online
B．It brings convenience to all the users apart from saving money and time
C．The process saves other resources if you don’t go to the nearest bookstore
D．It saves one money and helps him spend money on what he need most in college
小題4:The passage mainly tells us that ______.
A．renting textbooks allows you to save a lot of money
B．renting a textbook can also save you a great deal of time
C．textbook renting was a relatively new fashion among college students
D．textbook renting is a money-saving, fun, and, convenient way for college students

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When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind fierce creature．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?
Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem'' 《狼圖騰》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever   36   the wolves' world? If you had, you would __37  the wolves．In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about __ 38  than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to __ 39  full use of the shape of land to __ 40  sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __ 41  at fighting． 
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __ 42 ．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A __ 43  wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves __ 44  nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．__ 45  they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork __ 46  makes wolves powerful．  
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won't __ 47  to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book "The Wolf Totem" , __ 48  stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his __ 49 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __ 50  wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it．The wolf was __51  and never gave up fighting __52  its death．It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of __53  wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the  earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a __54  way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and __55  this not simple but dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
小題1:
A．talked about B．walked intoC．thought about D．cared for
小題2:
A．hunt B．watch C．drawD．a(chǎn)dmire
小題3:
A．survival B．life C．food D．plant
小題4:
A．get B．make C．have D．take
小題5:
A．trap B．a(chǎn)void C．fight D．discover
小題6:
A．considerate B．imaginativeC．creative D．expert
小題7:
A．process B．lifestyle C．teamwork D．control
小題8:
A．brave B．single C．lonely D．fair
小題9:
A．fight B．struggle C．fail D．fear
小題10:
A．Even if B．As though C．Even so D．As for
小題11:
A．what B．that C．which D．one
小題12:
A．turn in B．break in C．take inD．give in
小題13:
A．just B．once C．soon D．only
小題14:
A．satisfactionB．sorrow C．disappointmentD．pleasure
小題15:
A．rest B．the other C．a(chǎn)nother D．other
小題16:
A．willing B．worried C．proud D．eager
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)lthough B．until C．before D．unless
小題18:
A．selflessnessB．self-confidenceC．self-protection D．sell-respect
小題19:
A．differentB．curious C．strange D．humorous
小題20:
A．step out B．set up C．succeed in D．get into

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But 22 all the cattle in the kingdom were killed there   23  not be enough hide to get the work done. Evidently it was a stupid  24 . As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 25 . At this juncture a clever servant in the palace  26  to make a suggestion. "Your Majesty, why don't take an easier way? You don't have to mobilize（調(diào)動）so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money  27 . What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide." Surprised and 28 , the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 29 .
This is said to be the origin of using  30 to make shoes. Though it sounds  31 and strange, it inspires us to think. It is much easier to change oneself than to change the world.  32 it will be much better for one to change oneself before one   33  an attempt to change the outer world. Why don't try to put yourself on the   34 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem  35 you change your way of thinking.
小題1:
A．much B．near C．far D．a(chǎn) lot
小題2:
A．smoothB．rough C．long D．busy
小題3:
A．body B．a(chǎn)rms C．feet D．legs
小題4:
A．crowded B．filled C．covered D．put
小題5:
A．othersB．himself C．them D．themselves
小題6:
A．walking B．swimming C．singingD．shopping
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)s well B．even if C．a(chǎn)s long as D．when
小題8:
A．would B．should C．must D．may
小題9:
A．comment B．chance C．a(chǎn)ttempt D．opinion
小題10:
A．sigh B．sign C．cheerD．weep
小題11:
A．wanted B．ventured C．planned D．hoped
小題12:
A．wasted B．borrowed C．saved D．loaned
小題13:
A．moved B．excited C．pleased D．bored
小題14:
A．decision B．plan C．suggestion D．measure
小題15:
A．leatherB．silkC．plasticD．cloth
小題16:
A．odd B．funny C．a(chǎn)musing D．surprising
小題17:
A．Or B．ButC．So D．However
小題18:
A．makes B．tries C．takes D．gives
小題19:
A．direction B．situation C．occasion D．position
小題20:
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Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems．For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country．If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy．It is important to think about the people of a destination (旅行目的地) country and how tourism affects them．Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants．
Too much tourism can be a problem．If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer．
On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs．Businesses can also lose money．It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels．Airports，first-class roads，and other support facilities (配套設(shè)施) needed by tourist attractions．For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build．If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose money．
Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers (下水道) to handle waste，and water．All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost．
小題1:Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?
A．It is extremely important to develop tourism．
B．Building roads and hotels is important．
C．Support facilities are highly necessary．
D．Planning is of great importance to tourism．
小題2:The underlined word “inhabitants” (in Paragraph 1) probably means ______．
A．citizensB．passengersC．populationD．tourists
小題3:Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _______．
A．a(chǎn) bad effect on other industriesB．a(chǎn) change of tourists’ customs
C．over-crowdedness of places of interestD．pressure on traffic
小題4:It can be inferred from the text that _______．
A．the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast.
B．local people will benefit from tourist attraction.
C．people will lose jobs because of the development of tourism.
D．we shouldn’t build support facilities needed by tourist attractions .
小題5:The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will _____．
A．waste a lot of moneyB．weaken their economy
C．help establish (確立) their customsD．help improve their life

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Children of America are getting fatter every time. 13% of the children at the age of 6 to 11 are overweight(too fat).
When we look at children’s lives today in the USA, we can see the root(origin)of the problem--sports and foods. Young children like sports but they don’t have enough around the start of high school. That’s especially true for girls. Meanwhile, to make matters worse, schools are becoming much more interested in sports teams. So children are not able to get enough exercise just when they need it the most. There is also the food problem. Children get most of their calories(熱量) at restaurants or parties or somewhere else away from home. They often drink too many Cokes. Parents have a lot of fears about telling a child he needs to lose weight-- they are afraid it will push a child into an eating disorder. Some parents fear that pushing children to lose weight means their children will think they’re not good enough, or not loved because of their weight. Parents need to come to terms with the fact that the family is very important to the children. The most useful program for children is called "family weight control". This is good news. Mom and Dad, even if they don’t have weight problems, have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily.                                                                      
小題1:Why are American children getting fatter? The writer thinks_______.
A．parents also have weight problem as their children
B．children drink too many Cokes
C．schools are more interested in sports teams
D．children have less exercise and eat unhealthily
小題2:The writer wants to tell parents that_______.
A．overweight children are not loved by people
B．children are afraid to lose weight when they have to
C．family members can help overweight children a lot
D．girls don’t like to exercise
小題3:The writer thinks if mother or father is on the same program as their children, _______.
A．"family weight control" will be successful
B．it will make the children eat much more
C．their children will not eat better
D．parents will feel sorry about themselves
小題4:Which of the following is NOT the root of overweight problem? _______.
A．Higher-calorie.B．Less sports.C．Family weight control.D．higher-fat foods.
小題5:What does “come to terms with” probably mean in the passage?
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Everyone knows about straight-A students．We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（報復(fù)）of the Nerds．They get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a book．They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports．
How, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres?
Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School．She also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society．For two years she has maintained A’s in every subject．Melendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque．He played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station．Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony, he achieved straight A’s in his regular classes, plus bonus points for A’s in two college-level courses．
How do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains aren’t the only answer．“Top grades don’t always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students．“Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for more．Much more．”
In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes don’t do as well as classmates with lower IQ．For them, learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down．
Hard work isn’t the whole story, either．“It’s not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed．“It’s what you do while you’re sitting．” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmates．
The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn．
小題1:The underlined word “nerds” can probably be    ．
A．dull bookworms lacking sports and social skills
B．successful top students popular with their peers
C．students with certain learning difficulties
D．born leaders crazy about social activities
小題2:What can we conclude from the first paragraph?
A．Most TV programs and films are about straight-A students．
B．People have unfavorable impression on straight-A students．
C．Everyone knows about straight-A students from TV or films．
D．Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society．
小題3:What will be talked about after the last paragraph?
A．The interviews with more students．
B．The role IQ plays in learning well．
C．The techniques to be better learners．
D．The achievements top students make．
小題4: What can we infer from the passage?
A．IQ is more important than hard work in study．
B．The brightest students can never get low grades．
C．Top students certainly achieve all-around developments．
D．Students with average IQ can become super-achievers

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Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （魯莽的） or daring, the ride can be as thrilling （驚心動魄的） as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the rightor the lefthand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
小題1:According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A．Buses on the road.B．Films on television.
C．Advertisements on the billboards.D．Gas stations.
小題2:What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.
B．To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C．To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D．To describe the billboards along the road.
小題3:The writer of this passage would probably favor        .
A．bus drivers who aren’t recklessB．driving alone
C．a(chǎn) television set on the busD．no billboards along the road
小題4:The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because          .
A．the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B．they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C．the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D．both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.
小題5:The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .
A．excitingB．comfortableC．tiringD．boring

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