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1、高二英语阅读理解专项训练（1）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项。LanguageexpertssaythatspokenEnglishwasalmostthesameintheAmericancoloniesandBritaintwohundredyearsago.AmericansbegantochangethesoundoftheirspeechaftertheRevolutionaryWarinseventeen­seventy­six.Theywantedtomakeitdifferenttoseparatethemselv

2、esfromtheBritishinlanguage,inthesamewaytheyseparatedthemselvesfromtheBritishgovernment.SomeAmericanleadersproposedmajorchangesinthelanguage.BenjaminFranklinwantedawholenewsystemofspelling.Hisreformswerenotaccepted.Buthisideasdidinfluenceothers.OnewasNoahWebster.Websterwrotelanguagebooksforschools.He

3、believedtheUnitedStatesshouldhaveasystemofitsownlanguageaswellasgovernment.WebsterpublishedadictionaryoftheAmericanlanguageineighteen­twenty­eight.ItestablishedrulesforspeakingandspellingthewordsusedinAmericanEnglish.Websterwrotethatallwordsshouldbesaidintheorderofthelettersthatspellthem.Thi

4、siswhyAmericansusetheletterse­rtoendmanywordsinsteadoftheBritishr­e.Hespelledthewordcenter，forexample,c­e­n­t­e­r，insteadoftheBritishc­e­n­t­r­e.Webster'sruleforsayingeverypartofawordmadeAmericanEnglisheasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.Theylearnedtos

5、aywaist­coat，forexample,thewayitisspelledinsteadoftheBritishwes­kit.ThedifferentlanguagesofmanypeoplewhocametotheUnitedStatesalsohelpedmakeAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferent.ManyoftheirforeignwordsandexpressionsbecamepartofEnglishAsAmericansspeakthem.SometimesAmericansandBritishpeopledonotun

6、derstandeachotherbecauseofdifferentwordmeanings.Forexample,thewordjumperinBritainmeansasweater.IntheUnitedStates,itisadress.TheBritishwordbrollyisanumbrellainAmerica.AndtheBritishcallpotatochipscrisps.AllofthesedifferencesledBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawtojokethatBritainandAmericaaretwocountriessep

7、aratedbythesamelanguage!1Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthefirstparagraphreferto?ASeparatingthemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage.BWrittenEnglishinAmerica.CSpokenEnglishinAmerica.DSpokenEnglishinBritain.查看原文2WhydidAmericanwanttheirlanguagetodifferfromBritishEnglish?ABecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtosp

8、eak.BBecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospell.CBecausetheywantedtohavetheirownlanguageandgovernment.DBecauseforeignsettlerswantedthemtochangetheirlanguage.查看原文3WhydoAmericansusethewordmeterinsteadofthewordmetre？ABecauseBenjaminFranklindidn'tlikethewordmetreBBecausethewordmeterwasabsorbedfromoth

9、erlanguages.CBecauseWebsterthoughtthewordshouldbesaidinorderofthelettersthatarespelt.DBecauseWebsterthoughtAmericanEnglishshouldbemadeeasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.查看原文4WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhyEnglishbegantochangeinAmerica?AThegovernmentleaders.BNoahWebster.CImmigrationtoAmerica.DThedifficultyAmericanshadinunderstandingtheBritish.查看原文第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页