Ⅰ.根据课文内容判断正(T)、误(F)

1.There is no standard English in the writer's opinion.( T )

2.The way people speak on TV and the radio is different.( T )

3.American English has many dialects，such as the midwestern，southern，African American and Spanish dialects.( T )

4.People from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA.( F )

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.Why do many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English?

A.Because the English spoken on TV and the radio is the same.

B.Because people believe those who reported the news speak excellent English.

C.Because the government tells them what standard English is.

D.Because they can't speak English well by themselves.

答案　B

2.Which of the statements about dialects is TRUE?

A.No words and expressions spoken on TV are dialects.

B.In Britain there are more dialects than in the USA.

C.Dialects are widely used in the USA.

D.Dialects are better than standard English.

答案　C

3.What's the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.Geography plays a part in making dialects.

B.Some people live in the mountains.

C.The people who live in different areas can understand each other.

D.Americans like moving from one place to another.

答案　A

英国人有他们独特的英式幽默，他们流传的英语笑话让人会心一笑。你能体会出下列笑话的幽默感吗？

1.Teacher：Whoever answers my next question，can go home.

(One boy throws his bag out of the window.)

Teacher：Who just threw that?

Boy：Me! I'm going home now.