Module 1 British and American English

（满分150分;时间120分钟）

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where is the woman’s sister now？

A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. On her way home.

2. How much will the woman pay？

A. $50. B. $55. C. $60.

3. What does the woman suggest doing？

A. Putting off their picnic. B. Having dinner at home. C. Going on a picnic.

4. What did the boy do before he came home？

A. He played football. B. He played basketball. C. He watched a football match.

5. What happened to the speakers？

A. They broke the window. B. They found something stolen. C. They had a car accident.

第二節（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Who did the man go on holiday with？

A. His friends. B. His parents. C. His relatives.

7. Where did the man go during the holidays？

A. Manchester. B. Highlands. C. St Andrews.

8. How’s the life of the people in the country？

A. Happy. B. Easy. C. Busy.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What’s the relationship between the speakers？

A. Boss and employee. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student.

10. What’s wrong with the man according to the woman？

A. He had a headache. B. He had a stomachache. C. There was nothing wrong with him.

11. What can we learn about the man？

A. He is honest. B. He is always telling lies. C. He is often ill.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. When did the break-in happen most probably？

A. Between 10：00 and 12：00. B. Between 1：30 and 2：00.  C. Between 12：00 and 1：30.

13. What else has been stolen besides some jewellery？

A. Some money. B. A TV set. C. A box.

14. Where had the jewellery been that was stolen？

A. In the bedroom. B. In the safe box. C. In the fridge.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What will Lisa’s mother get for her birthday？

A. A shirt. B. A skirt. C. A plate.

16. Who will cook the special dinner？

A. Lisa. B. Lisa’s friends. C. Lisa’s father.

17. What will Lisa do in the afternoon？

A. Make a big birthday cake. B. Meet some Chinese friends. C. Go shopping with her father.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What’s the weather like in England today？

A. Dry. B. Windy. C. Cold.

19. How will the weather be in the east of Europe tomorrow？

A. Fine. B. Cool. C. Rainy.

20. How many days does the weather report cover？

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

第二部分  閱读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Professional Development Courses in London

●Business writing

Delivery （传送） method： Online， Video

Price： £49

About the course： Many people get blocked when forced to put their thoughts into words at work. This course gives you the tools and techniques to improve your writing， whether it’s a two-line email or a two-hundred-page report.

●Travel writing courses

Delivery method： Classroom， Seminar

Price： £115 （full day）; £125 （evening classes）

About the course： Do you want to be a travel writer？ Then come along to a one-day travel writing workshop or a four-week travel writing evening class. The courses help participants to write travel features and publish them in newspapers， magazines or on websites.

●Pre-sessional programmes in EAP

Delivery method： Classroom， Seminar

Price： Starting from £1，250

About the course： Our five pre-sessional programmes in English for academic purposes are intended for international students who plan to study at Aston University. These programmes aim to equip you with the language and academic skills necessary for success in your future-chosen subject area.

●Masterclass

Delivery method： Classroom， Seminar

Price： Starting from £335

About the course： Whether you write fundraising （募款） letters， or for your website（s）， this course will help you get the ideas， knowledge and skills you need to write fundraising copy that produces more impressive and profitable （有好处的） results.

21. How is the business writing course different from the others？

A. It is delivered online. B. It offers evening classes.

C. It focuses on report writing. D. It is hosted by Aston University.

22. What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do？

A. Go to world-class universities. B. Improve their academic performance.

C. Get prepared for university. D. Choose a suitable college subject.

23. Which course should you take to learn to write fundraising letters？

A. Pre-sessional programmes in EAP. B. Travel writing courses.

C. Business writing. D. Masterclass.

B

A few days ago I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for a long time. Full of enthusiasm and excitement I talked slightly louder than usual and in Spanish， my mother tongue.

A few minutes into the call the lady sitting beside me got up， seemingly upset， and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from “this man who won’t get off his phone”.

I sank in my seat out of embarrassment. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to go over and apologize （道歉）. Before getting up I looked around to see where she was and I found she was， indeed， at the table farthest away from me. I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out of the window， looking a bit sad.

Right then I quit my plan for a conventional （傳统的） apologetic gesture and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet， I took one out. When signing my check I asked the waiter to secretly charge the lady’s meal to my credit card instead of her bill.

I left the restaurant， letting the waiter know I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card. I returned later as promised， excited to learn the result.

To my pleasant surprise， things turned out the best possible way. A group of restaurant staff approached me with joy， telling me that the lady had dined there many times， but they had never seen her smile and laugh like she did upon receiving the smile card and the $10 check.

24. Why did the lady ask the restaurant staff to relocate her？

A. She didn’t understand Spanish. B. She preferred to stay on her own.

C. She wanted to sit beside the window. D. She felt bothered by the author’s phone call.

25. What did the author want to do after he gave up his first thought？

A. Apologize to the lady. B. Pay for the lady’s meal.

C. Perform an experiment. D. Give the lady a smile card.

26. What can we learn about the lady？

A. She was unfriendly to others. B. She was too poor to afford a meal.

C. She was not happy deep in her heart. D. She was particular about where she sat.

27. What can be the best title for the text？

A. A Poor Lonely Lady B. A Smile Card Apology

C. An Improper Phone Call D. An Unpleasant Experience

C

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact， there are some important differences between British English and American English.

First of all， they sound very different. Often， Americans don’t say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno.” instead of “I don’t know.” Or they may say “Whatddya say？” instead of “What did you say？” However， the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.

Also， some letters have different sounds. For example， the Americans say the “a” in “half” like the “a” in “cat”. But the British say the “a” in “half” like the “o” in “soft”.

Sound is not the only difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings， too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example， the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks， but in England they drive lorries. The back of a car is called a trunk （后備厢） in America but in England it is a boot. The American word for the front of the car is hood， but the British say bonnet （引擎盖）.

Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England， if you are going to telephone friends， you “ring them up”; in America you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say， “Cheerio！”; in America you might say， “See you later.”

There are also differences in grammar sometimes. For example， Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have class today？” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you class today？”

All these differences can be confusing if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places， the languages change in different ways. This is what happened to English. It can also happen to other languages， such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French in France.

28. Compared to the British， Americans are usually ___ .

A. slower in speaking B. easier to be understood

C. less careful about saying words D. more humorous about saying words

29. The vocabulary for cars and driving ___ .

A. is the same in the US and England

B. shows people in the US and England use different expressions

C. is different in American English and British English

D. shows the difference in spelling between American English and British English

30. Why can English be confusing according to the last paragraph？

A. It is different in different places. B. It has the same changes as French.

C. Its grammar changes a lot. D. Its spellings often changes.

31. What is the text mainly about？

A. English vocabulary. B. The way the British say words.

C. How American English and British English change. D. The differences between American English and British English.

D

Despite the popularity of school spelling competitions， adults in the US performed poorly in a survey comparing how English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic deal with commonly misspelt words.

Sixty-two percent of Americans got “embarrassed” wrong， against 54 percent of Britons who struggled with the word in a survey last year. Adults in the US performed less well on most of the ten words tested， including “millennium” （52 percent wrong， against 43 percent in the UK）， “liaison” （61 percent to 54 percent） and “accommodation” （42 percent to 36 percent）. Only “definitely” and “friend” were spelt correctly by more Americans.

Jack Bovill of the Spelling Society， which sponsored （促成） the research， said the high inaccuracy rates in both countries showed the need for the English spelling system to be modernized. “When asked， only a quarter of adults thought they had a problem with spelling. The answers in the test prove that this is far from the case，” he said. “What is holding the UK and the USA back is the irregular spelling system.”

Professor Edward Baranowski， one academic consultant （顧问） for the project， said， “We have different spellings for the same sound， and a system which reflects how English was spoken in the 13th to 15th centuries， not how it is spoken today. So many sound changes have occurred in the language， which is not reflected in modern spelling， that we are left with a ‘fossilized （僵化的）’ system.”

The study found that 40 percent of the respondents would support updating words that caused problems while 16 percent opposed the idea. And 31 percent said it didn’t matter.

The US survey involving a sample of 1，000 adults was carried out online by Ipsos MORI last month， with the method based on a survey of 1，000 Britons in April last year.

32. How does Paragraph 2 developed？

A. By comparison. B. By explanation. C. By space. D. By time.

33. The underlined word “inaccuracy” in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ___ .

A. error B. success C. growth D. correctness

34. What does Jack Bovill mean by saying “this is far from the case”？

A. Most of the Americans can spell correctly. B. Adults perform worse in spelling than kids.

C. It is difficult to create a new spelling system. D. There are more people having spelling problems.

35. What does Professor Baranowski’s idea seem to agree？

A. We should learn how English was spoken centuries ago.

B. Different countries should have different spellings.

C. Sound changes have nothing to do with spelling.

D. Spelling should represent the sound of words.

第二節（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

“The right pair of exercise shoes can do a lot to prevent discomfort and injuries，” personal trainers say. Here are some shopping tips：

Depending on your workout （体育锻炼）， shoes designed for walking， running， tennis， cross-training or another specialty will provide the best support for your feet.

Shop when you normally exercise. Feet actually get bigger throughout the day， sometimes swelling （肿胀） up as much as a half-size by nighttime.

Try them on. Never choose a pair of exercise shoes based only on the size of footwear you normally buy. Bring the type of socks you’d wear to work out and go for a walk through the store.

You should be able to spread your toes out comfortably. Make sure there’s about a half-inch of space between them and the front of the shoe. The back should fit warmly and comfortably against your heel and not move up and down. If your feet are different sizes， buy based on the larger one.

Talk to an expert.  Usually they can recommend the best shoes to guard against injuries.

Many trainers recommend switching footwear every three to five months， if possible， to maintain proper cushioning （减震） and support.

One tip： if you have to tie your shoes very tightly to feel a good amount of support， they may be ready to go.

A. Focus on fit.

B. Replace worn shoes regularly.

C. Consider your type of exercise.

D. Pay more attention to new style shoes.

E. Think about how much you can afford to buy the workout shoes.

F. So don’t shop the first thing in the morning if you often work out in the evening.

G. Shoe salesmen and personal trainers can study your long step and the shape of your feet.

36.   ___________      37.  __________        38. __________    39.    __________     40.     __________

第三部分  英語知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节  完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ve been taking a bus to school for years. I found that most passengers keep to themselves and no one ever has a    41    with anyone else.

About a year ago， an elderly man entered and said    42    to the driver， “Good morning！” Most people looked up， confused and    43   ，

and the bus driver took it for granted and    44    responded with a grunt （哼声）. The next day the man    45    and again he said in a loud voice， “Good morning！” to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day， the driver finally agreed to accept the elderly man and    46    him with a little cheerful “Good morning！” Then the man    47   ， “My name is Benny.” The driver told the man he was Ralph.

That was the first    48    any of us heard the driver’s name and soon people began to talk to each other and say    49    to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny    50    his cheerful “Good morning！” to the whole bus. Within a few days， his “Good morning！” was    51    by a whole bunch of “Good mornings” and the entire bus seemed to be more    52   . People got to know each other.

“If a    53    is someone who makes something happen， Benny was the one who took a lead in showing friendship    54    us，” I thought.

A month ago， something    55    happened and Benny didn’t    56    up in the bus. Everyone began to    57    about Benny and lots of people said he may have passed away. No one knew what to do and the bus got    58    again. So last week， I started to act like Benny and say “Good morning！” to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. I guessed I was the leader now.    59   ， Benny could come back to see what he had started really    60    a lot.

41. A. competition B. relation C. discussion D. conversation

42. A. loudly B. directly C. secretly D. quickly

43. A. encouraged B. annoyed C. worried D. pleased

44. A. simply B. slowly C. finally D. clearly

45. A. sat down B. got on C. stood up D. looked around

46. A. greeted B. assisted C. provided D. presented

47. A. shouted B. explained C. announced D. wondered

48. A. method B. idea C. time  D. experience

49. A. sorry B. yes C. hello      D. bye

50. A. lent B. introduced C. challenged D. spread

51. A. returned B. refused C. hidden D. driven

52. A. energetic B. friendly C. noisy    D. crowded

53. A. foreigner B. passenger C. driver    D. leader

54. A. of B. among C. behind D. over

55. A. unexpected B. uncontrolled C. unaccepted D. unchanged

56. A. call B. make C. turn D. cheer

57. A. complain B. ask C. argue    D. forget

58. A. broken B. open C. quiet D. empty

59. A. Obviously B. Hopefully C. Importantly D. Fortunately

60. A. needed B. wasted C. covered  D. mattered

第二節（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The university I attend has about 35，000 students. One early afternoon， I  （walk） around the campus when I found a female student sitting on the walkway  tears （眼泪） on her face. Everyone just walked by her， so I decided to stop  （give） her a hand. I dropped my books and sat down beside her.  turned out that she injured her ankle and was  （able） to walk. So I told her that I would sit with her  she was ready to get up. It only took a few  （minute） for her to calm down. Then I took her by the hand and got her to the nearest hospital.

She thanked me so much for just stopping！ Since then， when we run into each other  （occasional） on campus， she would smile and thank me again. And we have become good friends now. I am amazed that just my sitting there and  （offer） support and comfort to a total  （strange） would affect her so greatly. She said she was grateful for making her feel that she was not alone in the world.

61.      __________          62. __________      63.     __________  64.       __________ 65.  __________

66.       __________       67.     __________     68. __________   69.    __________  70.  __________ 

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In the afternoon of May 25th a charity sale held by the Student Union on our school playground. Although it was hard work， students actively took a part.

In order to organize it successful， we made full preparations. After the sale， we collected various using books from the students and second-hand goods which were still in good condition， and classified them. When the day came， students and teachers all came and took an active part in it. At the end of the activity， we raise 5，000 yuan in total.

All the money we raised will go to the students from poor family in our school to help finish our studies. It’s so a meaningful activity that students are all looking forward to the next charity sale.

第二節  书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，一个英国中学生代表团即将访问你校并出席你们的英语周活动。请根据要点提示，用英文写一篇欢迎辞。欢迎词内容包括：

1﹒表达欢迎;

2﹒活动介绍（如活动目的、内容等）;

3﹒表达祝愿。

注意：

1﹒词数100左右;

2﹒欢迎词的开头与结束语已为你写好。

Dear British guests，__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 

Thank you！

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