魔法英语同步阅读(初二)-第1章
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Learners of English often ask： What are the differences between British and Amer
ican English？ How important are these differences？
Certainly； there are some differences between British and American English。 There are a few differences in grammar。 For example； speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen？”； while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen？”。 Pronunciation is sometimes different。 Americans usually sound the “r” in words like“bird”and “hurt”。 Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words。 There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary。 For example； “colour” and“honour” are British； while “color” and “honor” are American。These differences in grammar； pronunciation； spelling； and vocabulary are not important； however。 For the most part；British and American English are the same language。
注释
1．grammar n。 语法
2． pronunciation n。 发音
3． vocabulary n。 词汇
根据短文内容选择正确答案
（ ）1Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English？
A。 There are few differences between them。
B。 There are many differences between them。
C。 There are some differences between them。
D。 There are not any differences between them。
（ ）2Americans don’t say “Have you a pen？”；do they？
A。 Yes； they do。B。 No； they do。
C。 Yes； they dont。D。 No； they don’t。
（ ）3Who say “inhospital”？ Who say “in the hospital”？
A。 Americans say“in the hospital”while Englishmen say“in hospital”。
B。 Americans say“in hospital”while Englishmen say“in the hospital”。
C。 Both Americans and Englishmen say“in hospital”。
D。 Neither Americans nor Englishmen say“in hospital”。
（ ）4From the article（文章） we can know。
A。 American English is better than British English
B。 it’s not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American English
C。 the spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of“colour” is right
D。 we should say “in hospital” instead of “in the hospital”
（ ）5What’s the main idea of the article？
A。 We should learn both American English and British English。
B。 British and American English are two different languages。
C。 American English is more useful than British English。
D。 For the most part； speakers of British and American English speak the same language。
Unit 1 Welcome back！Passage 2 阅读理解二
Aren’t you glad that mothers and fathers give names to their children？ Names are the quickest and easiest and the most friendly way to say who’s who。 Another nice thing about names is that they do not change as people do。 Yesterday Mary’s hair was long。 Today her hair is short。 But her name is still Mary。 On his birthday Uncle Tom didnt have moustache。 At Christmas time he did。 But his name is still Tom。 People are always changing； a little or alot。 But people’s names are not the same。
A name sometimes says something nice about someone。 Girls names often come from words meaning“pretty”；“happy”；“loving” Boys names are often borrowed from words which mean“strong”； “brave”Do you know how your name comes？
注释
1。 quickest adj。 最快捷的
2。 change v。 变化
3。 moustache n。 胡子
4。 pretty adj。 漂亮的
5。 strong adj。 强壮的
6。 brave adj。 勇敢的
根据短文内容选择正确答案
（ ）1usual
ly give names to the children。
A。 Parents B。 Friends C。 Family members D。 Teachers
（ ）2A man’s name。
A。 is seldom（很少） changing B。 changes as he does
C。 changes at any time D。 is always changing
（ ）3 If there is a word“brave”in a boy’s name； that means his parents wish him 。
A。 to have a name for love
B。 to be stronger when he grows up（长大）
C。 to have a strong body
D。 not to be afraid of anybody
（ ）4In the last paragraph； the underlined word “borrowed” means。
A。 拿走B。 带来C。 借用D。 使用
Unit 1 Welcome back！Passage 3 完形填空
Sun
A Chinese student goes to study English in the Great Britain。
His 1 name is “Sun”。 It is the same word
2 “sun”。
The Great Britain is a country with 3。 It’s often 4 or misty。 It rains often。 So the people there don’t get 5 sunshine in the whole year。
When the student 6 London； a tall policeman begins to check his passport。 When he sees the student’s family name“Sun”； the policeman says 7 him； “You are wanted in our city！”
The student is surprised。 But in 8 minutes the policeman says 9 a smile； “Mr Sun； you bring sunshine to our country。 Welcome 10 London！”
注释
1。 the Great Britain 大不列颠，即英国
2。 misty adj。有雾的
3。 check v。检查
4。 passport n。护照
5。 surprised adj。吃惊的
通读短文选出一个最佳答案
（ ）1 A。 familyB。 fullC。 givenD。 last
（ ）2 A。 with B。 of C。 asD。 like
（ ）3 A。 a bad weather B。 bad weather C。 bad weathers D。 good weather
（ ）4A。 a cloudB。 clouds C。 Cloud D。 cloudy
（ ）5A。 manyB。 Much C。 a lot ofD。 little
（ ）6A。 getB。 get toC。 gets toD。 gets
（ ）7A。 toB。 withC。 byD。 in
（ ）8A。 a littleB。 fewC。 a fewD。 little
（ ）9A。 byB。 withC。 inD。 on
（ ）10A。 to goB。 gotoC。 inD。 to
Unit 1 Welcome back！Passage 4 回答问题
We know that a family name is one’s last name or surname in Britain； while agiven name is his first name or Christian name。 But do you know what a family name means？
Long time ago； many people’s family names meant who they were。
Some people’s last names may tell us their jobs。 If someone’s last name was Weaver； then his job was a weaver； he produced cloth。 If a man was called Taylor； he usually did a tailor’s work。 A man called Garden would work as a gardener。
A last name may also show who a person’s father was。 For example； Peterson meant“Peter’s son”； that is； the person’s father was Peter。 Thompson meant the person was the son of Thomas。
注释
1。 surname n。 姓
2。 Christian name 教名
3。 weaver n。 纺织工
4。 produce v。 生产
5。 cloth n。 布
6。 tailor n。 裁缝
根据文章内容回答问题
1。 Does a surname come last in Britain？
2。 What does a man with the last name Taylor do？
3。 A boy is called Jackson。 What’s his father’s name？
4。 Must he be a worker if a Chinese man’s name is Li Gongren？
5。 Who is Thompson？
Unit 1 Welcome back！参考答案
Passage 1
1。 C文章第二段第一句告诉我们英国英语与美国英语是有区别的。
2。 D本句是反意疑问句，因前半部分为否定句，故No；they dont应翻译为：是的，他们（指美国人）不说“Have you a pen？”。 文章第二段叙述得很清楚。
3。 A根据在文章第二段，注意while的意思是“然而”。
4。 BA、C、D三句都是错误的。
5。 D点明主题，在很多方面，英国英语与美国英语是相同的语言。
Passage 2
1。 A从文章第一句话可知道孩子们的名字通常由父母所起。
2。 A从文章第一段第三句话可知人的名字很少起变化。
3。 D因为brave的本意是“勇敢的”的意思。
4。 Cborrow的意思是“借入”，在此指父母借用“强壮”、“勇敢”等词给男孩起名字，故指“借用”。
Passage 3
1。 Afamily name姓。中国人的名字为姓在前，名在后；从文章第三段中可找出本题答案。
2。 C从词组the same as 得知选C。
3。 B从文中可知英国天气不好，而weather是不可数名词，故选B。
4。 D形容词cloudy在句中作表语，与misty并列。
5。 Bsunshine为不可数名词，本句又为否定句，故不能选a lot of。
6。 C主语为第三人称单数，get当“到达”讲时又是不及物动词，故选C。
7。Asay to sb。对某人说。
8。Cfew； a few修饰可数名词，a few表示肯定，few表示否定，本句表达的意思“几分钟后”，所以选C。
9。Bwith a smile作伴随状语，意思是面带微笑。
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