高二英语阅读理解专项训练（1）.docx

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.TheywantedtomakeitdifferenttoseparatethemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage,inthesamewaytheyseparatedthemselvesfromtheBritishgovernment.SomeAmericanleadersproposedmajorchangesinthelanguage.BenjaminFranklinwantedawholenewsystemofspelling.Hisreformswerenotaccepted.Buthisideasdidinfluenceothers.OnewasNoahWebster.Websterwrotelanguagebooksforschools.HebelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldhaveasystemofitsownlanguageaswellasgovernment.WebsterpublishedadictionaryoftheAmericanlanguageineighteen­twenty­eight.ItestablishedrulesforspeakingandspellingthewordsusedinAmericanEnglish.Websterwrotethatallwordsshouldbesaidintheorderofthelettersthatspellthem.ThisiswhyAmericansusetheletterse­rtoendmanywordsinsteadoftheBritishr­e.Hespelledthewordcenter，forexample,c­e­n­t­e­r，insteadoftheBritishc­e­n­t­r­e.Webster'sruleforsayingeverypartofawordmadeAmericanEnglisheasierforforeignsettlerstolearn.Theylearnedtosaywaist­coat，forexample,thewayitisspelledinsteadoftheBritishwes­kit.ThedifferentlanguagesofmanypeoplewhocametotheUnitedStatesalsohelpedmakeAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferent.ManyoftheirforeignwordsandexpressionsbecamepartofEnglishAsAmericansspeakthem.SometimesAmericansandBritishpeopledonotunderstandeachotherbecauseofdifferentwordmeanings.Forexample,thewordjumperinBritainmeansasweater.IntheUnitedStates,itisadress.TheBritishwordbrollyisanumbrellainAmerica.AndtheBritishcallpotatochipscrisps.AllofthesedifferencesledBritishwriterGeorgeBernardShawtojokethatBritainandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage!1Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthefirstparagraphreferto?ASeparatingthemselvesfromtheBritishinlanguage.BWrittenEnglishinAmerica.CSpokenEnglishinAmerica.DSpokenEnglishinBritain.查看原文2WhydidAmericanwanttheirlanguagetodifferfromBritishEnglish?ABecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospeak.BBecausetheyfoundBritishEnglishhardtospell.CBecausetheywantedtohavetheirownlanguageandgovernment.DBecauseforeignsettlerswantedthemtochangetheirlanguage.查看原文3WhydoAmericansusethewordmeterinsteadofthewordmetre？ABecauseBenjaminFranklindidn'tlikethewordmetreBBecausethewordmeterwasabsorbedfromotherlanguages.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