A.British English is better than American English
B.American English is better than British English
C.the same language has divided the two nations
D.the same language has connected the two nations
解析:推理判断题。由最后一段“made possible by the proud heritage(继承)of the shared language”可知,因为语言相同使得美国人和英国人联系交流起来。
答案:D
2.From the question asked by Sydney Smith,we can infer that .
A.the British had to translate American books into English ones
B.the British found American books difficult to understand
C.the British thought highly of books written by Americans
D.the British looked down upon American books at first
解析:细节理解题。由第三段“Answering to this and similar taunts(讽刺)with creative anger...”可知,英国人起初看不起美国人编写的书。
答案:D
3.The underlined word “acclaimed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.
A.soldB.discussed
C.welcomed D.refused
解析:词义理解题。根据“...American writers soon produced works that plenty of British people read.”可知,美国作家很快创作出英国人阅读的作品。后面列举了Washington Irving,Walt Whitman,and Mark Twain等名人的作品,很显然是受英国人欢迎的。
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