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ModuleOneBritishandAmericanEnglish

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虽然我们很清楚美式英语和英式英语的差别，单独看每个表达法，我们都能理解。

但如果让你具体指出是哪种，恐怕就有难度了。

所以无论你偏爱那种，请保持你的爱好的一贯性!

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WhiletherearecertainlymanymorevarietiesofEnglish,AmericanandBritishEnglisharethetwomainvarieties.Generally,itisagreedthatnoversionis“correct”,however,therearecertainlypreferencesinuse.Themostimportantruleistotrytobeconsistent（一致）inyourusage.IfyoudecidetouseAmericanEnglish,thenbeconsistentinyourspelling（i.e.“Thecoloroftheorangeisalsoitsflavour……”------colorisAmericanspellingandflavourisBritish）.Thisisofcoursenotalwayseasyorpossible.ThefollowingguideismeanttopointouttheprincipaldifferencesbetweenthesetwovarietiesofEnglish.

InBritishEnglishthepresentperfectisusedtoexpressanactionthathasoccurredintherecentpastthathasaneffectonthepresentmoment.①Forexample:

I'velostmykey.Canyouhelpmelookforit?

InAmericanEnglishthefollowingisalsopossible:

Ilostmykey.Canyouhelpmelookforit?

InBritishEnglishtheabovewouldbeconsideredincorrect.However,bothformsaregenerallyacceptedinstandardAmericanEnglish.OtherdifferencesinvolvingtheuseofthepresentperfectinBritishEnglishandthesimplepastinAmericanEnglishincludealready,justandyet.②

BritishEnglish:

I'vealreadyseenthatfilm.

AmericanEnglish:

I'vealreadyseenthatfilm.ORIalreadysawthatfilm.

TherearetwoformstoexpresspossessioninEnglish:

“Have”or“Havegot”.

Doyouhaveacar?

Haveyougotacar?

Whilebothformsarecorrect（andacceptedinbothBritishandAmericanEnglish）,“havegot”isgenerallythepreferredforminBritishEnglishwhilemostspeakersofAmericanEnglishonlyuse“have”.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtouseBritishEnglish

B.HowtolearnEnglish

C.ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish

D.ThesimilaritiesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish

2.WhatdoBritishthinkofthesentence“Katereadthenovel.Butshewantsreaditagain”.

A.Theythinkitisright.

B.Theythinkitisincorrect.

C.Theythinkitisdifficulttojudge.

D.Theythinkitdepends

3.Whenapersonwhowantstoexpress“someoneownssomething”,hethinksofthewords“havegot”,hemightcomefrom________.

A.LondonB.NewYorkC.CaliforniaD.Soul

难句解释：

①InBritishEnglishthepresentperfectisusedtoexpressanactionthathasoccurredintherecentpastthathasaneffectonthepresentmoment.在英式英语中，现在完成时用来表达一个发生在最近的过去而且对现在有影响的动作。

②OtherdifferencesinvolvingtheuseofthepresentperfectinBritishEnglishandthesimplepastinAmericanEnglishincludealready,justandyet.其他的关于在英式英语中使用现在完成时和在美式英语中使用一般过去时的区别的词还有already,just和yet。

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AttendtheNextForum!

ForthelastfourteenyearsCPSBhashadthepleasureofhostingalearningeventwecallaForum.WestartedofferingprogramsinSarasotainFebruaryin1991andourfirstforumwasheldin1992asasmallgroupmeeting.BeingfromtheNorthernUSA,thiswasaparticularlygoodtimetogosouthforthewarmthofourfriendshipswithDr.TreffingerandDr.Nollerandtokeepawayfromthecoldwinter.

TheForumistheonlychancetolearnaboutvarioustopicsofthecreativityandinnovation（革新）andfromthosewhohaverichexperienceandinterestinthefield.Thethemeofthe2009Forumincludessearchingforafewnewmethods,sharinglessonsfromexperience,andlearningandexchangingideasoncutting-edgeresearch.①Spaceislimited,soearlyregistration（登记）iswelcome.

MeetingtheInnovationChallenge!

February6and7,2009LidoHolidayInn

Sarasota,Florida

＄750（registrationincludessomemealsandmaterials）

Interestedinbecomingqualified（有资格的）tousetheVIEWassessment（评估）ofProblemSolvingStyle?

ThetwodaysjustbeforeourForumprovidesyoujustthatchance.FormoreinformationonVIEWseepages24-25.

VIEWQualificationCourse

February4and5,2009LidoHolidayInn

Sarasota,Florida

＄650（registrationincludeslunchandcoursematerials）

SpecialOffer:

IfyouwouldliketoattendtheVIEWqualificationcourseandtheForum,youcanregisterforbotheventfor＄1050.

4.Accordingtothisadvertisement,attheForumpeople________.

A.cometogetherinordertoformanorganization

B.expressdifferentopinionsanddiscusspublicmatters

C.eattogethertocelebratetheirsuccessorvictory

D.worktogetherforthepurposeofbusinessortrade

5.IfyouregisterboththeVIEWqualificationcourseandtheForumatthesametime,youwillsave________.

A.＄100

B.＄300

C.＄350

D.＄400

6.Theunderlinedsentence“Spaceislimited,soearlyregistrationiswelcome”means________.

A.spaceislimited,soyoucan’tregisternow

B.spaceistoolimitedforyoutoregister

C.you’lllosethegoodchanceifyoudon’tregistersoon

D.you’llbegivenaspecialofferifyouregisternow

7.Themainpurposeofthisadvertisementisto________.

A.encouragemorepeopletoattendtheForumintime

B.promiseeveryonecanpaylessmoneytoattendtheForum

C.callonthepeopleinthenorthoftheUSAtogosouthforholidays

D.introducesomenewactivitiesandtopicsoftheForum.

难句解释：

①Thethemeofthe2009Forumincludessearchingforafewnewmethods,sharinglessonsfromexperience,andlearningandexchangingideasoncutting-edgeresearch.2009年研讨会的主题是：

寻求最新方法，分享经验教训，交流研究成果！

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Superstitions

Thereareoveronemillionsuperstitions（迷信）,andmostpeoplebelieveatleastoneortwoofthem.Manypeoplearesuperstitionsaboutnumbers.Theythinkthatthereareluckynumbersandunluckynumbers.Thenumber13isoftenconsideredunlucky.Insomepartsoftheworld,buildingshaveno13thfloorandstreetshavenohouseswiththenumber13.InJapan,“4”isconsideredunluckybecauseinJapanesetheword“four”ispronouncedthesameastheword“death”.TheJapanesenevergivegiftsoffourknives,fournapkins,orfourofanything.

Whataretheluckynumbers?

Sevenisluckynumberinmanyplaces,and“8”isconsideredaluckynumberinJapanandChina.InChina,businessesoftenopenonAugust8,andmanycouplesregistertogetmarriedateightpasteightonAugust8.Superstitionsaboutnumbersaresowidespreadthatsomepeople------callednumerologists------makealivinggivingadviceaboutnumbers.In1937,whentheToyodafamilyofJapanwantedtoformacarcompany,theyaskedanumerologistif“Toyota”wouldbeagoodnameforacompany.Thenumerologistsaiditwouldnotbe.Heexplainedthat“Toyota”wouldbeabetternameforthecompany.Thefamilytookhisadvice.Asaresult,millionsofpeopledrive“Toyota”andnot“Toyotas”.

Therearemanyotherkindsofsuperstitions.Therearesuperstitionsabouteating,sleeping,sneezinganditching.Therearesuperstitionsaboutanimalsandholidaysandhorseshoes.Thereareevensuperstitionsaboutsuperstitions.Thosesuperstitionstellpeoplehowtoreversebadluck.WhentheJapanesebumpheads,theyimmediatelybumpheadsagain.AccordingtoaJapanesesuperstition,thefirstbumpmeanstheirparentswilldie,butthesecondbump“erases’’thefirstbump.Toreversebadluckingeneral,peopleturnaroundtheretimes,turntheirpocketsinsideout,orputtheirhatsonbackwards.

8.Itcanbeinferredthatsuperstitionsaboutnumberare________.

A.popularallovertheword

B.acceptedbymanypeopleintheword

C.valuabletobusinessmen

D.dangertocommonpeople

9.Fromthispassagewecanfindthat-------------.

A.anumerologistisanexpertinmaths

B.Japan’sdevelopmentdependsonnumerologists

C.anumerologistisasuperman

D.theJapanesehaveastrongbeliefinnumerologists

10.Theunderlinedword“reverse”inthispassagemeans________.

A.causetogointheoppositedirection

B.readcarefully

C.turnoverinthemind

D.make……worse

11.IfweseeaJapanesebumphisheadonceagain,wecanknowthatheis________.

A.mad

B.angry

C.superstitions

D.foolish

D

在巨额奖金的极大诱惑下，任何人都免不了要进行一场理智和情感的激烈斗争！

要怪只能怪------都是那彩票惹的惑！

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Athiefwhodroppedawinninglotteryticket（彩票）atthesceneofhiscrimehasbeengivenalessoninhonesty.Hisvictim,whopickeduptheticket,thenclaimedthe￡25000prize,managedtotracehim,andhandedoverthecash.TherobberyhappenedwhenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci,58,waschangingatyreonanItalianmotorway.Anothermotorist,whostoppedto"tohelp",stoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.TheprofessorfoundthedroppedticketandputitinhispocketbeforedrivinghometoAscoliineasternItaly.

　　Nextday,hesawthelotteryresultsonTVand,takingouttheticket,realizeditwasawinner.Heclaimedthe60millionlire（里拉）prize.Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience.Finally,hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitehavingbeenrobbed.Headvertisedinnewspapersandonradio,saying:

"I'mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedme.Ihave60millionforhim---alotterywin.Pleasemeetme.Anonymity（匿名）guaranteed."

　　ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcallsfrompeoplehopingtotrickhimintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoiceherecognized------andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobber,a35-year-oldunemployedfatheroftwo,gavebackthesuitcaseandburstintotears.Hecouldnotbelievewhatwashappening.“Whydidn'tyoukeepthemoney?

”heasked.Theprofessorreplied,“Icouldn'tbecauseit'snotmine.”Thenhewalkedoff,spurningthethief'sofferofareward.

12.Thesentence“Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience.”inparagraph2impliesallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.

A.heknewwhathe