伊莱亚斯在有麻烦时去见纳尔逊·曼德拉。

9. His writing took on a very peculiar style.

他的作品体现了一种非常独特的风格。

10. Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.

除了有趣与得到很好的锻炼外, 游泳还是个很有用的技能。

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

　　A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American 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? ". Americans say "in the hospital"and "Do you have a pen? ". Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like "bird" and "hurt". Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, "colour" and "honour" are British, "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.

【文章大意】文章讲述了美国英语和英国英语之间的差别主要在四个方面, 并说明了它们属于同一种语言, 这两国人在相互理解方面没有困难。

1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_________.

A. British people cannot understand him

B. American people cannot understand him

C. the grammar is too hard for him

D. the spelling is too hard for him

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句"He wonders: Can I communicate with