2020上海松江高三英語一模試卷

5.5.A.Itistheonlypropertyshehas.松江區(qū)2019學年度第一學期期末質量監(jiān)控試卷高三英語（滿分140分，完卷時間120分鐘）2019.12I.ListeningprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionsyouwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Leavetheerrorsinthepaper. B.Letthewomanusethetypewriter.C.Readthenewspaperagain. D.Checkthepaperformistakes.A.Ittakestimeforhertolearnnewthings.Sheshouldhavebeeninformedearlier.Shewon'tattendthemeeting.Shehasmadepreparationsforthemeeting.A,Americanstudentsarenottalkativeinclass.Beingtalkativeinclassmeansactiveparticipation.ShethinkshighlyofherexperienceintheAmericanschool.Onecanparticipateinclassactivitiesindifferentways.A.Crying. B.Talkingloudly.C.WatchingTV. D.Havingawalk.b.Herfatheraskedhernottosellit.C.Sheinheriteditfromherfather.d.Herfatherhasnowheretoliveaftersellingit.A.Nooneknowshowtogetittowork.Itwonthematchinthepany.Itissecondtononeinmunication.Itworksmoreefficientlythananyemployee.A.Thefoodcriticdidn'tspeakhighlyofthatrestaurant.b.Theywaitedalongtimeforthetableatthatrestaurant.C.ThefoodattherestaurantwasthebestinChinatown.d.Theyusedtoworkforafoodmagazine.A.Sheistootiredtogoout.B.Shehastowriteapaper.C.Shedoesn'tlikecoffee.D.Shehastogetupearlythenextday.A.Tomshouldhaverealizedhismistakeearlier.B.Tom'strousersdon'tmatchhisjacket.C.Tomshouldn'thavehurriedtotheoffice.D. Tom'stasteinclothescanbeimproved.A.Hehasbeentakenforafool. B.Hedoesn't(eelateaseinthefirm.C.Hehasbeengivenabetterposition.D. Hedoesn'tgetonwellwiththeothers.SectionBDirections: InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.QuestionsIIthrough13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Motorcycleriding. B.Parcelwrapping.C.Languagetraining. D.Basicmanners.A.11cwantedtolearnhowthedeliveryofonlineshoppingruns.Heintendedtoopenadeliverypanyinthefuture.Hehopedtofullyenjoythecity'sfestiveatmosphere.Heneededtheexperienceaspartofhissocialpracticerequirement.A.Packingaheavyload. B.Findingtheway.C.Askingfordirections. D.Ridingonnarrowstreets.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Theycansolvesomeofourmostcrucialproblems.Theyleadtomanyexcitingprofessionalcareers.Theyhelpestablishgovernmentandprivatelabs.Theyarethenewapplicationofmathematics.A.Theylearn,makeandanalyzemathematicalmodels.Theyhelpcreatenewbranchesofthescience.Theymakepredictioninfinanceandeconomy.Theyworkonthedevelopmentofnewtechnology.A.Theimportanceofresearch. B.Thenecessityofmodeling.C.Thestudyofmathematics. D.Theevolutionofscience.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Achef. B.Anurseassistant.C.Amedicaltranscriptionist. D.Ahousewife,A.Listeningtotheconversationbetweenthedoctorandpatients.Writingdownthemedicalreportontheputer.Findingtheproblemsinthemedicaltreatment.Helpingthedoctortotakescareofpatients.A.Shegetspaideverytwoweeks.Shecanexplainittoherson.Shecanlearnfromdifferentmedicalcases.Shecanbalanceworkwithdomesticduties.A.Heregardsthejobmeaninglessandlooksdownuponit.Heinsiststhatitshouldbedonebythedoctorhimself.Heisproudofhismotherandunderstandsherchoice.Hefeelssorrythatitisnotpaidaswellashisfather'sjob.n.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Climbingtheworld’shighestmountaincouldnothavebeenfurtherfromXiaBoyu’smindasa25-year-oldin1974,whentheplayedfortheprovincialsoccerteaminQinghai.ButwhentheChineseMountaineeringAssociationannounceditwaslookingforclimberstojoinanupingjourney,Xiaputinanapplicationsothathe(21) atleastgetafreehealthcheck-up.Afterjustafewmonthsoftraining,Xiaandhisfellowclimbersstartedclimbingthe8,848-metremountaininJanuary1975.However,Xiasufferedsuchseverefrostbite(凍傷)afterlendingateammatehissleepingbag(22) herlaterlostbothofhisfeet.Threeyearslater,aforeignexpert(23) (invite)toassessXia ’sconditionconcludedthatwithartificiallegs,Xiawouldbeabletowalkagainandevenclimbmountains.Itmadehimdeterminedtochallenge(24)toclimbMountQomolangmaagain.Xiasethimselfademandingschedule,(25)(wake)at5a.m.totrainforfiveorsixhours.Unfortunately,Xiasufferedanothermajorsetbackin1996,whenhe(26)(diagnose)withlymphoma(淋巴瘤).Hehadtoundergoanotherroundofamputation(截肢),losingpartofhislegs.Itwasnotuntil2014thathewasabletoorganizeateamtomakeanotherattemptatscalingtheworld'shighestmountain.Sadly,histeamarrivedatQomolangmaBaseCamp,onlytobeinformedthatalljourneyshadbeenstopped,followinganavalanche(雪崩)(27)hadkilled16people.TheNepalesegovernmentannouncedabanondouble-amputeeclimbersonQomolongmainDecember2017,butitdidn'tlastlongafteraprotest(28)adisabledsupportgroup.ThatallowedXia,attheageof69,(29)(climb)tothetoponMay14,2018.Thefeeling,however,wasnot(30)hehadimagineditwouldbe."IhadthoughtwhenIfinallyreachedthesummit,Iwouldshoutittotheworld.Iwoulddoalltheseposesforphotos.Butwhenthemomentarrived,Ijustfeltclam.”Xiasaid.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.approachingB.temporarilyC.deposesD.alternativeE.primarilyF.recyclableG.inspirationH.involvesI.squeezingJ.minedK.emittedIsitpossibletomakepaperwithouttrees?AustralianbusinessmenKevinGarciaandJonTsespentayearresearchingapossible__31__thatcouldserveasapossiblerawmaterialformakingpaper.ThenGarciareadaboutaTaiwanesepanymakingmercialpaperoutofstoneanda(n)__32__struck.Ayearlater,inJuly2017,theylaunchedKarstStonePaper.Thepanyproducespaperwithoutusingwoodorwater.Theirsourceisstonewaste__33__fromconstructionsitesandotherindustrialwastedumps.“Ifyoulookatthewholeprocessofhowpaperistraditionallymade,it__34__choppingtrees,addingchemicals,usinglotsofwaterandthen__35__,dryingandflatteningitintosheetsofpaper, ”saidGarcia.“Itcontributestohighcarbonemissionanddeforestation.”In2019,GarciaestimatesKarst’spaperproductionhashelpedsave540largetimbertrees（成材木）frombeingdeforested,83,100liters（21,953gallons）ofwaterfrombeingusedand25,500kilograms（56,218pounds）ofcarbondioxidefrombeing __36__.“Wecollectdisposedlimestone（石灰石）fromwhereverwecanfindit,washit,andgrinditintofinepowder,”hesaid.ThepowderismixedwithaHDPEresin（高密度聚乙烯樹脂）,which__37__overtimefromsunlight,leavingonlycalciumcarbonate（碳酸鈣）behind.Thepapercanbeasthinasnotebookpaperorasthickasacardboardpaperandiswaterproof,__38__anddifficulttotear.Thenotebookscost$10to$25.Karst ’sproductsaremainlysoldthroughthepany’swebsite,butarealsostockedin100stores,__39__throughoutAustralia,theUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdom.“Over70%ofthecustomersareUS-based,”hesaid.Thehopetohavethenotebooksin1,000storesbytheendoftheyear.Garciasaidtheyarenowthinkingabout__40__investorsforthefirsttimeinordertoscaleuptheiroperations.Theydeclinedtorevealhowmuchthepanymakesortheirannualrevenue.m.ReadingprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whenhappenswhentherighttoknowesupagainsttherightnottoknow?Thecase--ofgenetictestinghasbroughtthisquestiontolight.Two__41__legalcases-oneinBritain,theotherinGermany-standtoalterthewaymedicineispracticed.BothcasesinvolveHuntington’sdisease（HD）,whose__42__includelossofco-ordination（協(xié)調(diào)）,moodchangesandcognitive（認知的）decline.Itdevelopsbetweentheagesof30and50,andiseventuallyfatal.Everychildofan__43__parenthasa50%chanceofinheritingit.IntheBritishcase,__44__fortrialattheHighCourtinLondoninNovember,awomanknownasABC-toprotectthe__45__ofherdaughter,whoisaminor-ischargingaLondonhospital,St.George’sHealthcareNHSTrust,fornot__46__herfather ’sdiagnosisofHDwithher.ABCwaspregnantatthetimeofhisdiagnosis,in2009.Shearguesthathadshebeenawareofit,shewouldhavestoppedthepregnancy.Asitwas,shefoundoutonlyaftergivingbirthtoherdaughter.Shelatertested__47__forHD.TheGermancaseisinsomewaysthemirrorimageoftheBritishone.UnlikeinBritain,inGermanytherightnottoknowgeneticinformationisprotectedinlaw.__48__,2011adoctorinformedawomanthatherdivorcedhusband-thedoctor’spatient-hadtestedpositiveforHD.Thismeanttheirtwochildrenwere__49__thedisease.Sheaccusedthedoctor,whohadactedwithhispatient’spermission.Bothchildrenbeingminorsatthetime,theycouldnotlegallybetestedforthedisease,which,asthewoman’slawyerspointedout,iscurrently__50__.Theyarguedthatshewasthereforehelplesstoactontheinformation, and__51__sufferedareactivedepressionthatpreventedherfromworking.Bothcasestestalegalgreyarea.Iftherighttoknowis__52__recognizedinBritainlaterthisyear,thatmyremovesomeuncertainties,butitwillalsocreatenewones.Towhatlengthsshoulddoctorsgototrackdownandinformfamilymembers,__53__?

Itisthelaw’sjobto__54__theserightsforthemodernage.Whenthelawfallsbehindtechnology,somebodyoftenpaystheprice,andcurrentlythatsomebodyis__55__.Asthesetwocasesdemonstrate,theyfindthemselvesinadifficultsituation-chargediftheydo,accusedittheydon’t.A.remarkabledominantA.consequencesdiagnosesA.influencedannoyedA.scheduledimplementedA.possessionidentityA.revealingconcealingA.convincedpositiveA.NeverthelessB.distinctB.symptomsaffectedB.determinedB.statusB.sharingB.suspiciousA.remarkabledominantA.consequencesdiagnosesA.influencedannoyedA.scheduledimplementedA.possessionidentityA.revealingconcealingA.convincedpositiveA.NeverthelessB.distinctB.symptomsaffectedB.determinedB.statusB.sharingB.suspiciousB.ThuscontrastingD.C.indicationsDC.inheritedD.C.approvedD.C.health D.C.remindingD.C.infectedD.C.AdditionallyD.Fundamentally49.A.inadvanceofB.inthecourseofC.atthecloseofD.attheriskofA.inevitableintolerableA.asaresulttheriskofA.inevitableintolerableA.asaresultreturnA.financiallyB.inextinguishableC.incurableD.B.afterallC.aboveallD.inB.academicallyC.legallyD.culturallyA.onoccasionB.byparisonC.ineffectD.forexampleA.reserveB.balanceC.defendD.draftpatientsD. doctorsA.lawmakersB.victimsC.patientsD. doctorsSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)ForWesterndesigners,ChinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationforWesterncreative.“It’snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasourceofinspirationfordesigners,”saysAmandaHill,chiefcreativeofficeratA-ENetworks,aglobalmediapanyandhometosomeofthebiggestfashionshows.Earlierthisyear,theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited140piecesofChina-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksorart,withtheaimofexploringtheinfluenceofChineseaesthetics(美學)onWesternfashionandhowChinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationforcenturies.Theexhibitionhadrecordattendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences.“Chinaisimpossibletooverlook,”saysHill,“Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeautyandfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjustconsumersoffashion-theyarecentraltoitsmovement.”O(jiān)fcourse,notonlyaretoday’stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina,butsomeofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese.“VeraWang,AlexanderWang,JasonWearetakingonGalliano,Albaz,MarcJacobs-andbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales,”addsHill.ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion.“ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoaretheconsumers,"shesays,“Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket;inmanysensesithasbeethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,youaretalkingaboutChina-itsinfluences,itsdirections,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways. ”WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?A.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.B.Theyadmiresupermodels.C.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.D.Theyaresettingthefashion.TheunderlinedphrasetakingoninParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.A.petingagainst B.learningfromC.workingwith D.lookingdownonWhichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?ChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYorkYoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorldChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrendsD.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics

mentsontheMarchIssueofReader'sDigest40SmartWaystoSaveattheSupermarketYourcautionnottofallforthesalesremindedmeofthedayswhenIwasastockboyatmyneighbourhoodgroceryinthe1950s.Onetime,wegotadeliveryofoff-brandvegetables.Ipricedthemattencentsacan.Idon'tthinkwesoldmorethansiscansuntilIputupasignthatsaid"Special:Ninefor$1."IsetthemoutThursdayevening,andbynoononSaturdaytheyweregone.EDWARDDECKERD,Perryville,MissouriBill'sLast,BestGiftTracy Grant'sarticleresonated（弓1起共鳴）deeplywithme.Twelveyearsago,myhusband,Don,wasfoundtohaveterminalbraincancer.Ashiscaregiver,l,too,learnedtoappreciatethepeopleandthingsaroundmeandnottosweatthesmallstuff,andinthelongrun,becameamuchbetterperson.Donalsogavemehislast,bestgiftofloveandpeace.ANITALAWRENCE,Diego,CaliforniaTrappedInsideaGlacierDishesProfessionalChefsCookintheMicrowaveReading aboutJohnAll'sexperienceonMountHimlungwasveryinspiringtome.Amanwith15brokenbonesandbleedinginternallybeingabletoclimbupa70-footwalloficeandsurvivefor18hoursat20,000Microwaving livelobstersiscruel.Becauselobstersfeelpain,Switzerlandhasrecentlyoutlawedthepracticeofboilingthemalive.AsimilarlawwaspassedinItaly,whereitisnow川egaltoputlobstersonicebeforefeetissomethingthatIwouldhavethoughttobeimpossible.Iam16yearsoldandalifelongreader.OutofallthegreatcontentinReadersDigest,storieslikehisaretheonesIenjoythemost.SAMKIEFFER,Richardson,Texascookingthem.Ihopeyouprovideanupdatetoyourstorypromotinghumane（人道的）practicesinsteadofverycruelandviolentones.JANETTOOLE,Phoenixville,PennsylvaniaWhathappenedtoAnitaLawrenceafterherhusband'sdiagnosis?Shefeltverypainful.Shegainedsomelifelessons.Shepaidmoreattentiontoherownhealth.Sheshoweddeepsympathyforherhusband.AccordingtoSainKieffer'sletter,whatcanwelearnaboutJohnAll?lieisanexpertinmountaineering.HewrotethearticleentitledTrappedInsideaGlacier.Fewpeoplecouldsurviveinthesamesituationashedid.HisstoryisthebestonethatSamKiefferhaseverreadin ReadersDigest.Inherletter.JanetToolequotedtwoexamplesofSwitzerlandandItalyinorderto .advisechefstostopcookinglivelobstersshowhowcruelitistocooklobstersliveraisechefs’awarenessofprotectanimalssharewithreadersthesecountries’lawsregardingcooking(C)Thenewspapermustprovideforthereaderthefacts,pure,unprejudiced,objectivelyselectedfacts.Butinthesedaysofplexnewsitmustprovidemere:itmustsupplyinterpretation,themeaningofthefacts.ThisisaveryimportantassignmentfacingAmericanjournalists一tomakecleartothereadertheproblemsoftheday,tomakeinternationalnewsunderstandableasmunitynews,torecognizethatthereisnolongeranysuchthingas"local”news,becauseanyeventintheinternationalareahasalocalreactioninthefinancialmarket,politicalcircles,interms,indeed,ofourverywayoflife.Thereisinjournalismawidespreadviewthatwhenyoustartaninterpretation,youareenteringdangerouswaters,therushingtidesofopinion.Thisisnonsense.Theopponentsofinterpretationinsistthatthewriterandtheeditorshalllimitthemselvestothe“facts".Thisinsistenceraisestwoquestions:Whatarethefacts?Arethebarefactsenough?Asforthefirstquestion,considerhowaso-called"factual"storyconicsabout.Thereportercollects,say,fiftyfacts;outofthesefifty,hisspacebeingnecessarilyrestricted,heselectsthetenwhichheconsidersmostimportant.ThisisJudgmentNumberOne.Thenheorhiseditordecideswhichofthesetenfactsshallmakeupthebeginningofthearticle,whichisanimportantdecisionbecausemanyreadersdonotproceedbeyondthefirstparagraph.ThisisJudgmentNumberTwo.Thentherighteditordetermineswhetherthearticleshallbepresentedonpageone,whereithasalargeinfluence,oronpagetwentyfour,whereithaslittle.JudgmentNumberThree.Thusinthepresentationofaso-called “factual”or''objective”,story,atleastthreejudgmentsareinvolved.Andtheyarejudgmentsnotatallunlikethoseinvolvedininterpretation,inwhichreportersandeditors,callingupontheirresearchresources,theirgeneralbackground,andtheir"newsneutralism",arriveataconclusionastothesignificanceofthenews.Thetwoareasofjudgment,presentationofthenewsanditsinterpretation,arcbothobjectiveandsubjectiveprocesses.Ifaneditorisdeterminedtogiveaprejudicedviewofthenews,hecandoitinotherwaysandmoreeffectivelythanbyinterpretation.Hecandoitbytheselectionofthosefactsthatsupporthisparticularviewpoint.Orhecandoitbytheplacehegivesastory一promotingittopageoneordraggingittopagethirty.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Ifareportermakesclearthefactshewrites,hewillnodoubtgetintotrouble.Journalistsmustselectfactsobjectivelytomakecurrenteventscleartothereaders.ThemostimportanttaskofreportersisIoprovideunprejudicedfactsforthereaders.Forreporters,interpretationoffactsisnolessimportantthanpresentationofthefacts.Thebeginningofthearticleshouldpresentthemostimportantfactbecause .itwillinfluencethereadertocontinuemostreadersreadonlythefirstparagraphitdetailsthegeneralattitudeofthewriterit'sthebestwaytowriteaccordingtotheschoolsofjournalismWhereastoryispresentedinanewspapershows .theeditor'sprejudicethereporter'sbackgroundthestory'sfactualmatterthestory'seffectonthereadersWhichofthefollowingcanbestexpresstheauthor'sattitudetowardobjectiveness?Objectivenessiscontrolledbyeditorsratherthanwriters.Properlychoosingfactspreparesasolidgroundforobjectiveness.Hedoesn'tthinkthereexistspleteobjectivenessinnewswriting.D.Tomakeclearthenewsisawaytobeobjectiveandresponsibleforthereaders.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanheusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.There'snowaitingforitandnocountingofcash.Thesystemisimpressivelysimpleandsecure.Securityisnothingtoworryaboutwiththeprocedures.Clearingupcashpaymentshasseveraladvantagesaswell.However,somepeopledoubtwhatmembersofacashlesssocietywilldowhenthepowergoesoffPrivacysecurityandconvenienceareallimportantfactorsintheadoptionofelectronicpaymenttechnology.Whenherollsintoagasstationtofillhistank,BarkhadDahirdoesn'tgetoutofhiscar.Hepushesafewbuttonsonhiscellphoneandwithinsecondshehaspaidforthefuel.Withthesamequickpushesonhisphonehepaysforalmosteverythingheneeds.Electronicpaymentsofferconsumersconvenience,provideprofitsforbanks,creditcardpaniesandpaymentprocessorsandoffermerchantsimprovedcashflowandconvenience."Ihaven'tseencashforalongtime.Almosteverymerchantevenhawker（小販）onthestreetacceptspaymentbycellphone.67. "saysAdanAbokora,ademocracyactivist.Purchasesaremadebydialingathree-digitnumber,enteringafour-digitPINandthenenteringtheretailer'spaymentnumberandtheamountofmoney.Bothcustomersandmerchantsreceivetextmessagestoconfirmthepayment.68.Forinstance,theprintingandhandlingofmoneyisexpensive.Cashpaymentscanbeanonymous（匿名的）anditishardtotrackcriminalactivitiesconductedinsecret.Manygovernmentsfavorreducingcashdealingsinordertobettermonitorandunderstandtheactivitiesoftheircitizens.TheSwedishgovernmenthasbeendiscussingtheremovingofcashsince2010.69.Dotheychoosetorob?Dotheysitathomeandwait?WhathappenstopeoplewhorelyontheircellphonestoprocessmoneydealingswhencellserviceandtheInternetareinterrupted?Aworldaffectedbyterrorismandincreasinglyviolentweathermaynotyetbereadytoabandoncurrency."Otherpeopletearthatelectronicpaymentsmaycreatesecurityrisksandenabledealingstobetrackedandreported.70.Newtechnologieswhichbalanceandaddressthesefactorsmayenablepeopletoremovecash.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatthelanguagespokenbythemajorityofBritishpeoplehasthesamenameasthelanguagespokenbymostcitizensoftheU.S.A.Nonetheless,quiteapartfromwell-documented lexical（詞匯的）differences-pavement/sidewalk,lift/elevator,etc.——therearestillsomewordsandphraseswhichcancauseconfusionandmisunderstandingbetweenspeakersofthetwodifferentforms.That'swhysonicpeoplesaythatGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatesarenationsseparatedbyamonlanguage.Therearepracticalreasonsforthis.WhenthefirstEnglishsettlersarrivedinwhatwenowcallAmerica,thelanguagetheyspokewasnaturallythesameasthatspokenbytheirpatriots（同胞）ontheothersideoftheAtlanticOcean.However,theyimmediatelysawthingswhichdidn'texistinEurope,oftenitemsusedandmadebyNativeAmericans,suchascanoesandmoccasinsandcreaturessuchasbuffalo.Theyalsopickedupwordswhichtheyhear