British English and American English A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with...

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        British English and American English
      A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
       Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.
      These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.

（1）、In American English, we can say, “ ? ”

A、Have you a new book B、Do you have a new book C、Are you have a new book D、Can you to have a new book

（2）、Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is .

A、poor B、different C、high D、short

（3）、In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt .

A、favoruite B、favurite C、favorite D、favrite

（4）、Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .

A、at the hospital B、in the hospital C、by hospital D、to hospital

（5）、The main idea of the passage is that .

A、there are no differences between British English and American English B、British English and American English are two different languages C、speakers of British English and American English speak the same language D、we shouldn't speak English

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                                                        Want to say "hello" from Disneyland? Send a post card!
   Beautiful scenes of paradise (乐园), wild animals, silly pictures — you can find them all in one place. Where? On a post card! Have people always sent post cards? No. Before post cards, people liked sealed letters.
   The idea for the first decorated (装饰) post card came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card with decorations would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, post cards with pictures appeared. By law, people had to write their note on the front ——on the picture! The back was only for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back post card. Then people could write their note on the back left side and put the address on the right. During the early 1900s, the golden age of post cards, picture post cards became a craze of the world. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million post cards. Today, post cards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins.

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车).
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons, but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats, the van can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

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Vienna (维也纳) is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. It's the centre of European (欧洲的) classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians was the Strauss family.

There were two composers called Johann Strauss: a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for a classical dance—a waltz(华尔兹). His waltzes made him famous all over Europe.

The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. His most famous waltz was The Blue Danube. He wrote it in 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.

Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin. He wrote his first opera (歌剧) at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of classical music. But he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.

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E. It is a course that gives you a complete introduction of the development of Beijing Opera. You will know when it began and how it was developed through centuries.

F. Chinese knots mean love, marriage and reunion in Chinese culture. They are often used for praying for good luck and warding off evil spirits. People make them with red silk threads(线), cloth and other materials. If you want to know more about Chinese knots, you can choose our course.

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请根据要求完成短文写作，并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。传统艺术是我国的文化瑰宝，是中国文化的重要组成部分，它们具有独特的魅力和深层的文化内涵。为弘扬中国传统文化，请你根据以下思维导图内容提示，用英语介绍一种中国传统艺术。

A Chinese traditional art

介绍一种中国传统艺术

1. 名称

2. 外观

3. 制作材料

4. 用途

该传统艺术对人们的意义

1. ……

2. ……

注意：(1)可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。(2)不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。(3)语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。也不必抄写在答题卡上。

Chinese traditional art is the treasure of Chinese culture.

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