高三英语普通高等学校招生全国统一考试压题模拟试卷
第I卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选题中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. Who are they talking about?
A. A lady B. Cleaning ladies. C.A teacher.
2. What’s John’s address?
A. 1434 King Street. B. 1344 Queen Street. C.1343 King Street.
3. Where is the conversation probably taking place?
A. By the window. B. On the steps. C. In a post office.
4. What does the woman do?
A. An editor. B. A nurse. C. A housewife.
5. How much money does the woman need?
A. Five pounds. B. Ten pounds. C. Eight pounds.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分。满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7、8题。
6.How was the party?
A. Very interesting. B. Very disappointing. C. Very boring.
7. Who wasn’t at the party?
A. Mary B. Bob C. Barbara
8. The reason for the absence was that he was .
A. ill B. busy C. not invited
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. When did the lady buy the dress?
A. Last Tuesday. B. last Thursday. C. Last Sunday.
10. What does the man think of the dress?
A. Cheap. B. Expensive. C. Terrible.
11. What don’t we know about the dress?
A. The price of the dress. B. The color of the dress. C. When the lady bought the dress.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Why do people like radio and TV?
A. Because they are cheap. B. Because they are interesting. C. Because they are useful.
13. What is the easiest way to see and hear what is happening in the world?
A. To watch TV. B. To go and ask others. C. To listen to the radio.
14. From the passage we know that .
A. people carry radios around B. old people like to watch TV C. radio and TV are cheaper than before.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15 Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a rest room. B. At a weather station. C. On the road.
16. Why did the woman have so much knowledge about the weather?
A. She gained it from her early experience.
B. She worked in a weather station.
C. She learned a lot from her geography teacher.
17. What were the man and the woman doing?
A. Discussing the weather forecast. B. Riding bikes in the countryside. C. Having a picnic in the country.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who says “in the hospital”?
A. Americans. B. The British. C. Germans.
19. What is the main idea of this monologue?
A. There are too many differences between American and British English?
B. British and American English are two different languages.
C. American and British speakers share the same language.
20. How many differences are mentioned between the British and American English in the monologue?
A. five B. four C. three
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节，单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.---Where’s Jack?
A. the B. a C.不填 D. an
22. you have a strong desire to go to college, work as hard as you can. That’s the only way.
A. Even if B. For C. Now that D. Though
23. He have the book when I finish reading it.
A. would B. shall C.must D. ought
24. I have never received any gift which pleased me as yours.
A. good enough B. well enough C. as good D. so well
25. --- Mary is not coming tonight. ---But she !
A. promises B.
promised C. will promise D. Had
promised
26. He is so learned a man that I am sure it
would be impossible to find his .
A. same B. similar C. equal D. reflection
27.---Was it 11 o’clock he came back last night? --- Yes, he is always coming back so late.
A. that B. when C. while D. until
28. It’s difficult to a conversation in a noisy room.
A. carry out B. carry on C. speak of D. talk to
29.---Let’s go swimming. Shall we? --- .
A. I agree with you B. Yes. let’s go C. That’s right D. It’s my pleasure
30. Although the old lady has a daughter and two sons, live with her.
A. all of them B. neither of them C. none of whom D. none of them
31. Your leather coat is good quality, but not color.
A. at, at B. by, by C. in, in D. on, on
32.--- Did you remember to give Tom the key to the bike? ---Yes, I gave it to him I saw him.
A. while B. because C. once D. the moment
33. I might fail, but I insist on doing it. I don’t mind it.
A. however B. anyhow C. yet D. meanwhile
34. warmly for his work, he was too to fall asleep.
A. Praising; excited B. To praise; exciting C. Praised, exciting D. Praised; excited
35.--- How often do you go to the library? --- .
A. Every a few days B. In no time C. From time to time D. In two days
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes a person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him doing a good job. He may have the 36 that he is not able to do it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the 37 use of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may think that they are too old to 38 anything new because of their old age.
A person who believes that he is unable will not make a real 39 ,because he feels it 40 be useless. He won’t work with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work 41 . He is 42 likely to fail, and the failure will 43 his belief in his incompetence (无能)。
Adler, a famous doctor, had 44 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 45 in maths. His teacher told his 46 he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 47 too much of him. In this way, they too 48 the idea. He accepted 49 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 50 , and was even poorer at maths, 51 they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which 52 of the other students had been able to solve. He succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 53 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 54 .He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability.
36. A. belief B. way C. method D. condition
37.A. biggest B. best C. highest D. deepest
38.A. teach B. learn C. accept D. use
39.A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble
40.A. will B. should C. must D. can
41.A. well B. hard C. fast D. carefully
42.A. truly B. really C. however D. therefore
43. A. change B. strengthen C. become D. get rid of
44.A. an experience B. an example C. an experiment D. a story
45.A. interest B. thought C. beginning D. ending
46.A. classmates B. friends C. neighbours D. parents
47.A. ask B. expect C. get D. win
48.A. developed B. proposed C. discovered D. found
49.A. his B. her C. its D. their
50. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. act
51.A. though B. when C. as D. because
52.A. none B. all C. many D. most
53. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated
54.A. lessons B. studies C. jobs D. maths
55.A. encourage B. teach C. astonish D. admire
第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
“Mummy, I don’t know what to play with.” Steve interrupts his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. “You’ve got a room full of toys!” his mother says, impatiently. In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four- year old Steve’s lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed (packed) animals. Each morning he tips out three washing baskets or toys all over his floor, listlessly pulls out something and shortly after is standing at his mother’s desk or following her into the kitchen saying: “Mummy, I am bored.”
A family therapist (心理医生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole “toy shop” at home:“According to their brain development little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about.” What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions simply make something disappear without the child’s knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away,. Be warned though the child will always say he she wants it then! A talk with relatives and friends may also help. Lyn is the mother of four – year – old Jessie, and we like her way. A small set of shelves in her child’s room holds the toys and books that are the current (at present) favorites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from a cupboard in another room. The box of “old” toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says the is “bored”, they also get something from her cupboard – it may be something she has had or some time but because she hasn’t seen it for a while it is almost like a new toy.
Some favorite toys stay out all the time, and there is collection of dolls which sits in the corner, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something “fresh” to play with.
( )56. Steve interrupted his mother several times because .
A. he felt uninterested in his toys B. he disliked his mother’s guest
C. he didn’t have enough toys to play with D. he hoped his mother would play with him
( ) 57. According to the therapist, children often complain that they have nothing to play with because .
A. they can’t play alone for a long time B. they are too young to play with so many toys
C. they are too lazy to pick out their favourites D. they lack the ability to value too many things at a time
( ) 58. Which of the following can be used in place of “jumble”?
A. Simple choice. B. Mixture in disorder. C. Ordinary appearance. D. Same shape.
( )59. Which is the advice given to parents in the text?
A. Buy fewer toys for their children. B. Form good habits for their children.
C. Spare some time to play with their children. D. Put some toys away without telling their children.
B
People are making more and more demands on the world’s natural resources. If babies born in 1991 live for eighty years, the human population of the word may be anything from twice to three times the present total by 2070. In other words, they will have to share what is left of the earth’s resources with 15 billion other people. But hopefully there will be an important decrease in the growth of population. What if this does not happen? The answer is that by the time before the babies born in 1991 reach the age of 40 they could be sharing resources with as many as 10 billion other people.
Limiting the pollution of water and the atmosphere, controlling the output of the chemicals that may be causing the global warming and climate change, and eating less meat may go some to help, but can anyone seriously imagine that these are going to solve the problems of the “baby class” of 1991?
There is no getting away from the fact that people are responsible (对……负责)for the present state of the world, and only people can solve the problems. The decisions have to be taken by people as members of national and local governments; as leaders and decision – makers in industry; as scientists and technologists; as professional engineers and designers; as religious (宗教的) leaders and individual citizens.
( ) 60. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Making More Demands on the Natural Resources B. Limiting the Pollution of Air and Water
C. Reducing the World Population D. Saving the Babies of 1991
( ) 61. What does the author mean by ‘the problems of the ‘baby class’ of 1991?
A. A large number of babies will be born after 1991. B. Babies born in 1991 won’t live a long life.
C. The children of 1991 are not given good education. D. The problems caused by babies born in 1991.
( ) 62. This short passage is probably taken from .
A. a news report B. a guide to the world C. an article by a medical worker D. a government report
( ) 63. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as people responsible for the present state of the world?
A. Officials. B. Industrialists. C. Businessmen. D. Scientists
C
What’s on
Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert
Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will com from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge.
Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre When: March 8, 7;30 pm Admission: 80-380 yuan Tel: 6528 7674 ext 508
Fantastic View All the Way
The mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas are excellent. This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.
Where: Pinggu, northeast of Beijing When： March 9, meet 8:30 am outside Starbucks at Lido Hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5 pm Admission: adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan Tel: 13701 003694 Email: fjhikers @ya-hoo.com.uk
Spring Greetings
Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of famous bird – and – flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.
Where: Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store When: till March 31, 9 am – 5 pm Admission: free Tel: 6518 8123
Cala, My Dog
Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You. The story is about a middle – aged working man, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala, One day, when his wife is as out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed. Chinese with English subtitle(字幕)。
Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 4 Xinzhongjie, Dong zhimenwai When: March 13 and 20, 8:30 pm Admission: 20 yuan Tel: 6416 9253
( ) 64. If you are a music lover you can go to on Women’s Day.
A. Capital Paradise B. Dongchuang Theatre C. Capital Gymnasium D. Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre
( ) 65. The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery .
A. is open to the public from 7:30 am – 5pm till April lst. B. presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher
C. is to display some bird – and – flower paintings. D. costs the are lovers much money to visit.
( ) 66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu.
B. Even you don’t know English you can enioy Cala, My Dong.
C. You’ll have to dial 6518 8123 to book a ticket for the film.
D. You’ll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th
( ) 67. All the advertisements in this passage are about .
A. music B. movies C. exhibitions D. entertainments
D
Attention Tim Hortons
Stainless Steel Travel Mug Owners
Lid Recall——15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug.
A fault at the cup has been recognized. The fault may result in some lids lifting slightly from the body of the mug, and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking. Therefore, we have given an immediate lid recall notice.
This Recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons 15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mugs sold between October 2002 and January 2003. The bottom of the mug is stamped with distributor’s (经销商)name, “ThermoServ”. There is no printing on the handle of the mug.
At Tim Hortons, we valve our customers’ safety above anything else. So, whether your lid is leaking or not, in the interest of your safety, we are requesting that you bring your mug to your nearest Tim Hortons (excluding Esso Tim Hortons) ,where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safely. The new lids will be available February 1, 2003; please do not use your mug unitl you exchange the lid.
Here’s what you do:
·Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one.
·New lids will be available February 1, 2003.
·Retum your travel mug to a Tim Hortons store (as of February 1,2003)
·Your lid will be exchanged for a new lid.
If you prefer to return the entire mug,bring it tack at any time for a full repayment .
If you have any questions regarding this
recall, please contact us at:
Toll Free Number: 1-888-601-1616
8:30am – 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time
Tim Hortons
( ) 68. This advertisement is trying to .
A. introduce a new type of mugs B. persuade people to buy a new lid
C. inform people of exchanging a lid D. warn against the danger of using the mug.
( ) 69. The advertisement is mainly aimed at those who .
A. often travel around B. have 15 oz Stainless mugs
C. want to buy 15 oz stainless mugs D. are selling the mugs.
( ) 70. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. People should stop using the mug immediately.
B. People can get the money back if they return the mug.
C. People with questions can call the company free of charge.
D. People can return the lid between October 2002 and January 2003.
( ) 71. Form the passage we can learn that Tim Hortons .
A. is a club for travelers B. wants to make more money.
C. cares about the customers’ safety D. is an organization helping customers
E
Most episodes(情况)of absent – mindedness – forgetting where you left something of wondering why you just entered a room – are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded (译成密码) it deeply.”
Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact (影响) on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe(衣柜). “Your memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed”.
Lack of interest can also lead to absent- mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory depends on just that.
“Visual cues can help prevent absent – mindedness”, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table – don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.
Another common episode of absent – mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else, “Everyone does this from time to time,” says zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.
( ) 72. We can learn from the passage that encoding
A. slows down the process of losing our memories B. helps us understand our memory system better
C. gets us to recall something from our memories D. helps us to find out the mobile phone in the pocket
( ) 73. Why do women have better memories than men?
A . They seldom use their mobile phones.
B. They are more nervous about the environment.
C. They are more interested in what’s happening around them.
D. They usually take some special medicine to improve memories.
( )74. The sentence underlined in paragraph 4 means that .
A. a note in the pocket will easily get lost.
B. putting something in sight can be a good reminder
C. taking medicine can get rid of absent – mindedness
D. people of absent – mindedness must take medicine with them
( ) 75. What is the passage mainly about?
A . The causes of absent – mindedness. B. The environment and memory.
C. A way of encoding and recalling. D. The process of gradual memory loss.
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正。
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
Before he was a teacher, Bob told me what he 76. .
Would like to be a lawyer when he was at school. 77. .
He worked very hard at his lessons and tried 78. .
enter into a famous university, but something 79 .
unhappy happened in his family, that made it 80 .
necessary for him to working for a living. 81 .
As a young man, he had been a bus-driver, a saleman(售货员)。
But he spends his spare time studying 82 .
and finally became the college teacher.” Young 83. .
People,” he often said, “full of wishes and 84. .
hopes after they step into (步入)the society.” 85. .
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
你根据下列图示用英文写一篇日记。
要求：1.日记需包括所有图画表示的内容。可以适当增加细节，使日记连贯；
2.词数：100左右。
参考答案
选择题答案
第一、二、三部分（key to 1-75）
1.A 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.A
11.B 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.B
21.A 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.B 26.C 27.A 28.B 29.B 30.D
31.C 32.D 33.B 34.D 35.C 36.A 37.B 38.B 39.C 40.A
41.B 42.D 43.B 44.A 45.C 46.D 47.B 48.A 49.D 50.C
51.C 52.A 53.B 54.D 55.A 56.A 57.D 58.B 59.D 60.C
61.D 62.A 63.C 64.D 65.C 66.C 67.D 68C 69.B 70.D
71.C 72.C 73.C 74.B 75.A
第四部分
第一节：
76. what—that 77.√ 78. tried后加to 79.去掉into
80. that—which 81 working-work 82. spends-spent
83. the—a 84.full前加are 85.after-before
第二节：
要点：
1. 集合/出发 2.到达农场，受到欢迎 3.参观 4.野餐 5.娱乐 6.告别
May 3, Sunday Fine
Today we visited a farm. Early in the morning we met at the school gate and went there together. The farm workers gave us a warm welcome. Then the head of the farm showed us around. How glad we were to see the crops and vegetables growing well. At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes or stories.Two or us even played a game of chess. The time passed quickly. Before we knew it, we had to say good-bye to the workers.
附：听力录音材料
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有10秒中的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1题
M： Who is she?
W: Our new cheaning lady.
听第2段材料，回答第2题
M: Sorry. I have forgotten John’s address.
W: You forgot again! It’s 1343 King Street.
听第3段材料，回答第3题
M: I need some stamps and some envelopes as well.
W: Will you step right over to the second window, please?
听第4段材料，回答第4题
M: The work is rather hard, but it’s interesting.
W: Mine isn’t hard, but it’s not so interesting.
M: What do you do?
W: I work in a publishing house.
听第5段材料，回答第5题
W: I’ve run out of money.
M: How much money do you need?
W: Ten pounds. No, eight will be enough.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的响应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6题至8题
W: Good afternoon, Bob!
M: Good afternoon. Mary! How was the party last night? Did you have a good time?
W: Yes, it was a lot of fun.
M: What about Barbara? Was she there?
W: Yes, she enjoyed it a lot, too. By the way, I didn’t see you. Where were you?
M: Me? Oh, I stayed at home.
W: Why didn’t you go?
M: I wasn’t invited. That’s why.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题
W: What do you think of my new dress?
M: It is very nice. When did you get it?
W: Last Thursday. Guess how much it cost.
M: I can’t. I am not good at guessing prices.
W: Have a try.
M: Hmm… Let’s see. A hundred yuan?
W: No, guess again.
M: A hundred and twenty?
W: No.
M: I give up. How much did you spend on it?
W: 50 yuan.
M: Is that all?
W: Yes.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题
Rodio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. TV is of course more useful than radio. On TV people can see and hear what is happening in the world.
Now radio is still with us. And the number of listeners is becoming larger. One reason for this is the invention of the transistor radio. A transistor radio is easy to carry. You can put it in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work.
Radio is better for blind people, for old people whose sight is not good enough to watch TV, and for people who are busy working. What is more, radio is much cheaper than TV.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题
W: I think we ought to turn round and head back home.
M: Tired just after a few kilometers of cycling?
W: Not at all. But look at the clouds building up there.
M: So? I don’t really care if it gets cloudy. The sun is being quite strong.
W: Right. But those clouds mean a storm and a lot of rain.
M: That doesn’t sound so great, bout I thought that those were fair weather clouds.
W: No, those are thick dark clouds. They will bring rain and storm.
M: How did you even learn all that? From your geography teacher?
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题
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, the British 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 the r’s in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the r’s 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.