2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 2 English around the world Se

Unit2Englisharoundtheworld单词注释难句剖析导读诱思英国人到了美国发现,其实英美英语大不相同呢!ProblemswithAmericanEnglishWhencarsdriveinacircle,dotheygoarounda“trafficcircle”ora“roundabout”?Thefirstchoicesoundsstrangetome,aswedon’tsayitinBritain,butI’vemadeAmericanslaughforminutesatatimejustbysaying“roundabout”before.IrishauthorGeorgeBernardShawisbelievedtohavesaid,“EnglandandAmericaaretwocountriesseparatedbythesamelanguage.”Thisideamightseemstrange,butIthinkofitwheneverIhavethistypeofcommunicationproblemwithmyfriendsfromacrosstheAtlantic.单词注释难句剖析导读诱思Often,Americanpeoplesimplydon’tknowwhoI’mtalkingabout.ManytimesI’vehadtoexplainwhoaBritishcelebrity1is,eventhoughIassume2thattheymustbewell-knownoutsideoftheUK.ItsometimesseemslikemostAmericansdon’tknowwhotheUKPrimeMinisteris,yetintheUKweknowallaboutParisHiltonandotherunimportantUScelebrities—hardlyfair!TherearealsomanydifferencesinmeaningbetweenwordsandidiomsinourtwoformsofEnglish.IoncetriedtobreakupanargumentbetweentwoAmericansbysaying,“Comeon,leaveitout!”(meaning“stopdoingorsayingthat”)buttheyjustturnedtomelookingconfused3,wonderingwhatexactlytheyweresupposedto“leaveout”.Atleasttheargumentfinished!单词注释难句剖析导读诱思AnotherunexpectedproblemwiththetwotypesofEnglishhappenedtomewhenIwasateacher.IrealizedthatsometimeswhenIwroteawordwithaBritishspelling,suchas“colour”witha“u”,mystudentswouldthinkthatIhadspelleditwrongandtrytocorrectme.Havingsaidallofthat,IshouldsaythatIdoreallylikethewayAmericanEnglishsounds,andI’vegotnothingagainstpeoplelearningit—just“leaveitout”ifyou’rethinkingofcorrectingmyspelling!单词注释难句剖析导读诱思1.celebrity/sə̍lebrəti/n.名人2.assume/ə̍sjuːm/vt.认为3.confused/kən̍fjuːzd/adj.困惑的难句剖析导读诱思单词注释Havingsaidallofthat,IshouldsaythatIdoreallylikethewayAmericanEnglishsounds,andI’vegotnothingagainstpeoplelearningit—just“leaveitout”ifyou’rethinkingofcorrectingmyspelling!译文:尽管如此,我还是应该说我确实很喜欢美式英语的发音方式,而且我不反对人们学习它——只是如果你想改正我的拼写的话,就此打住!剖析:本句的主句是由and连接的两个并列分句;Havingsaid...是动词的-ing形式短语,在句中做让步状语;破折号之后的句子由“祈使句+if条件句”组成。难句剖析导读诱思单词注释1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkisunfair?2.Whywerethewriter’sAmericanfriendsconfusedwhenhesaid“leaveitout”?答案:ThatmostAmericansdon’tknowthosefamouspeopleinBritain,eventheUKPrimeMinister.答案:Becausetheydidn’tknowwhathereallymeantbysaying“leaveitout”.SectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending一二三四五六一、世界上很多国家都把英语列为官方语言,试着把你所知道的列举出来答案:Britain,America,RepublicofIreland,Canada,Australia,India,Singapore,etc.一二三四五六二、将单词或短语与相对应的释义搭配起来AB1.suchasa.totakeadvantageof;touse2.becauseofb.now;thesedays3.actuallyc.asaresultof;dueto4.atpresentd.alongtripbyseaorinspace5.voyagee.forexample6.makeuseoff.infact;really答案:1.e2.c3.f4.b5.d6.a一二三四五六三、美式英语和英式英语在拼写和用词方面都有所不同,请根据平时的知识填写下表SpellingBritishEnglishcolour2.travellerAmericanEnglish1.center3.WordsBritishEnglishpost5.shopAmericanEnglish4.movie6.colorcentretravelermailfilmstore一二三四五六四、阅读课文THEROADTOMODERNENGLISH,完成下列表格TheroadtomodernEnglishAboutAD450—1150TheEnglishwasspokeninEngland.Itwasbasedmoreon1.thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.AboutAD800—1150Becausethepeoplewho2.EnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench,Englishbecame3.likeGerman.Inthe1600’s4.madeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.GermanruledlessShakespeare一二三四五六TheroadtomodernEnglishIn1620SomeBritishsettlersmovedto5..Inthe18thcenturySomeBritishpeopleweretakento6..1765—1947EnglishwasspokeninIndiaaswellasinAfricaandAsia.Itbecamethelanguagefor7.andeducationinIndia.AmericaAustraliagovernment一二三四五六TheroadtomodernEnglishBythe19thcenturyTheEnglishlanguagewassettled.TwobigchangesinEnglishspellinghappened:·SamuelJohnsonwrotehis8..·NoahWebsterwrote9.andgaveaseparateidentityto10.Englishspelling.dictionaryTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageAmerican一二三四五六五、阅读课文THEROADTOMODERNENGLISH,完成下列问题1.WhydidthepeopleinmanyothercountriesbesidesEnglandbegintospeakEnglishinthe17thcentury?A.BecausetheywantedtotradewithEnglishpeople.B.BecausepeoplefromEnglandmadevoyagestootherpartsoftheworld.C.BecausetheyfoundEnglisheasiertospeak.D.BecausetheywantedtogotoEngland.答案:B一二三四五六2.WhichofthefollowingwordsisAmericanEnglish?A.Flat.B.Apartment.C.Honour.D.Metre.3.WhatwastheEnglishspokeninEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150basedon?A.ItwasbasedmoreonGermanthantheEnglishwespeaktoday.B.ItwasbasedmoreonDanishthantheEnglishwespeaktoday.C.ItwasbasedonlyonGerman.D.ItwasbasedonlyonFrench.答案:B答案:A一二三四五六4.WhendidtwobigchangesinEnglishspellinghappen?A.Inthe16thcentury.B.In1150.C.Inthe19thcentury.D.Inthe20thcentury.答案:C一二三四五六六、根据课文内容填空Englishhaschangedanddeveloped1.culturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.FromAD450to1150,new2.(settle)toEnglandenrichedtheEnglishlanguageandenlarged3.(it)vocabulary.In1620,Britishpeoplebegantomovetoothercountries,and4.(gradual),Englishbeganto5.(speak)inmanyothercountries.By6.19thcenturyAmericanEnglishspellinggotaseparateidentitywhenNoahWebster7.(write)hisdictionary.Atpresent,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,second8.aforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.PeopleinSouthAsiasuch9.India,SingaporespeakfluentEnglish.Chinamayhavethe10.(large)numberofEnglishlearners.whensettlersitsgraduallybespokenthewroteoraslargest123456781.Whichcountrydoyouth