1、 高二英语周练一.用适当的介、副词填空1British and American English are different many ways.2Americans drive automobiles down freeways and fill with gas.3The British queue up；Americans stand line.4The accent， which is most similar British English， can be heard on the East Coast of the US.5But it has also led lots of A
2、merican words and structures passing into British English.6This international dimension suggests that the future，there are going to be many “Englishes”，not just two main varieties.7However，if you turn CNN，the American TV network，you find newsreaders and weather forecasters all speaking with differen
3、t accents.8There are hundreds different words which are not used on the other side of the Atlantic.9Maybe you will prefer to get around the town taxi(British) or cab (American)10In the States chips are very thin and are sold packets.佳句翻译与仿写1We have really everything in common with America nowadays，e
4、xcept of course，language.翻译： 仿写：我们彼此有很多共同之处。2It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.翻译：仿写：你来不来没有多大影响。3Americans use a flashlight，while for the British，its a torch.翻译： 仿写：她认为我在谈论她女儿，但事实上我在谈论我女儿。4A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman
5、from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.翻译： 仿写：有些学生毕业后很难找工作。5This nonstop communication，the experts think，has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.翻译： 仿写：我们的政府使得我们有可能过上幸福的生活。.单项填空1It doesnt make much of a _ whether a teacher speaks British or American English
6、.Asense Bdifference Cstudy Ddiscovery2We have really everything _ with America nowadays，except of course, language.Ain general Bin place Cin common Din case3You can write to me _ the school address or use my usual email address.Ato Bin Con D at4Maybe you will prefer to _ the town by taxi(British) or
7、 cab (American)Aget over Bget on with Cget around Dget down5Americans use a flashlight，_ for the British，its a torch.Auntil Bwhile Cwhen Dbefore6Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning，which ca n be _.Aconfuse Bconfused Cconfusing Dbeing confused7The accent， which is most similar _
8、British English，can be heard on the East Coast of the US.Ain Bat Con Dto8A Londoner has more difficulty _ a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.Aunderstanding Bunderstand Cunderstood Dto understand9This nonstop communication，the experts think，has made _ easier for British people an
9、d Americans to understand each other.Athat Bthis Cone Dit10Ive already decided to _ the theatre group.Aattend Bjoin Cjoin in Dtake part in.阅读理解How I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up on that wi nter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house，and my mother said that we mig
10、ht soon be leaving for America.We were on the bus then.I was crying，and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me.I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.I do not remember myself crying
11、 for this reason again.In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives.When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to seethe strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.The country I was leaving never to come back
12、was hardly in my head then.The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism，but the idea did not come to me at once.For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves.I did not quite know what I was or what I should be.M
13、other remarried，and things became even more complex for me.Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other.I was often sad，and saw no end to “the hard times”My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.I wrote letters，fil
14、led out forms，transl ated at interviews with Immigration officers，took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there，and even discussed telephone bills with com pany representatives.From my experiences I have learned one important rule：Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something go
15、od is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right，even though it will not be that easy.1How did the author get to know America?AFrom her relatives. BFrom her mother.CFrom books and pictures. DFrom radio programs.2Upon le
16、aving for America the author felt_.Aconfused Bexcited Cworried Damazed3For the first two years in New York，the author_.Aoften lost her way Bdid not think about her futureCstudied in three different schools Dgot on well with her stepfather4What can we learn a bout the author from Paragraph 4?AShe wor
17、ked as a translator. BShe attended a lot of job interviews.CShe paid telephone bills for her family. DShe helped her family with her English.5The author believes that_.Aher future will be free from troubles Bit is difficult to learn to become patientCthere are more good things than bad things Dgood
18、things will happen if one keeps trying答案：. 1 in 2 up 3 in 4 to 5 to 6 in 7 on 8 of 9 by 10 in .佳句翻译与仿写1当今我们与美国几乎每件事上都有共同之处，当然，除了语言之外。We_have_a_lot_in_common_with_each_other.2一位老师说的是英式英语还是美式英语，这并没有多大差异。It_doesnt_make_much_of_a_difference_whether_you_come_or_not.3美国人把手电筒称为 flashlight，英国人却叫它 torch。She_
19、thought_I_was_talking_about_her_daughter，while _in_fact_I_was_talking_about_my_daughter.4伦敦的居民听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人的话要比听懂一个纽约人的话难得多。Some_students_have_difficulty(in)finding_jobs_after_graduation.5专家们认为，这种不间断的交流使得英国人和美国人相互理解起来更加容易。Our_government_has_made_it_possible _for_us_to_live_a_happy_life.单项填空1 B2 C3 D4 C5 B6 C7 D8 A9 D10 B.阅读理解1C2 B3 C4 D5 D
