South African English

　　Since 1994 South Africa has had eleven official languages: English, Afikaans (having developed from Dutch), Zulu, Xhosa and other largely regional African languages, English is the first language of only about 10 percent of the population, but the second language of many others, The English of native Afrikaners has influenced the "standard" English of white South Africans, examples being such informal usages as the affirmative (肯定的)no, as in"-How are you?-No, I'm fine, " and the all-purpose response is it, as in "She had a baby last week, is it?"

Indian English

　　Together with Hindi, English is used across India, but it can also be a speaker's first, second, or third language, The grammar of Indian English has many distinguishing features, of which perhaps the best known are the use of the present continuous tense, as in "He is having very much of property, ", and the use of "isn't it" as an ordinary question tag, "We are meeting tomorrow, isn't it?" The first example shows another characteristic of the language, which is using in or of in idiomatic phrases, Verbs are also used differently, with speakers often dropping a preposition or object altogether, "I insisted immediate payment", while double possessives(所有格)-"our these prices"(instead of the British English "these prices of ours")-are common,

1What does the underlined word "distinguishing" mean in Paragraph 3?

A, Different, B, Same,

C, Short, D, Missing,

答案A

解析第三段所举的例子讲述了印度英语一些不同的用法, 因此是指"不同的"。

2According to the passage, which group of words is all in American form?

A, Billboard, gas, blinds, braces,

B, Hoarding, petrol, porridge, tap,

C, Truck, wrench, shades, suspenders,

D, Lorry, spanner, oatmeal, faucet,

答案C

解析由第一段第二句可知美国英语中常用到billboard, gas, truck, wrench及shades, suspenders, oatmeal, faucet等词。因此选C项。

3What can be learned from Paragraph 2?

A, Dutch is one of the official languages in South Africa,

B, Zulu is one of the official languages in South Africa,

C, Less than 10% of the South African people speak English as their second language,

D, More than 10% of the South African people speak English as their mother tongue,

答案B

解析由第二段第一句可知Zulu是南非官方语言的一种。其他选项与文意不符。