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-1-Unit2ExploringEnglish“中国队大胜日本队”和“中国队大败日本队”都表示“中国队赢了”；英语中也有类似有趣的表达法，我们一起来探索吧。AmericanandBritishEnglishAmericanandBritishEnglishspellingdifferencesareoneaspectofAmericanandBritishEnglishdifferences.Intheearly18thcentury，Englishspellingwasnotstandardized.Differencesbecamenoticeable(明显的，显著的)afterthepublishingofinfluentialdictionaries.CurrentBritishEnglishspellingsfollow，forthemostpart，thoseofSamuelJohnson'sDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage(1755)．ManyofthenewcharacteristicAmericanEnglishspellingswereintroduced，althoughnot，forthemostpart，created，byNoahWebsterinhisAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageof1828.Websterwasastrongproponent(倡导者)ofspellingreformforreasonsbothphilologicalandnationalistic.ManyspellingchangesproposedintheUSbyWebsterhimself，andintheearly20thcenturybytheSimplifiedSpellingBoard，nevercaughton.AmongtheadvocatesofspellingreforminEngland，theinfluencesofthosewhopreferredtheNorman(orAngloFrench)spellingsofcertainwordsproveddecisive.SubsequentspellingadjustmentsintheUKhadlittleeffectonpresentdayUSspelling，andviceversa(反之亦然)．WhileinmanycasesAmericanEnglishdeviated(偏离；脱离)inthe19thcenturyfrommainstreamBritishspelling，ontheotherhandithasalsooftenretained(保留)olderforms.ThespellingsystemsofCommonwealthcountries，forthemostpart，closelyresemble(像)theBritishsystem.InCanada，however，whilemostspellingis“British”，many“American”spellingsarealsoused.AdditionalinformationonCanadianandAustralianspellingisprovidedthroughoutthearticle.-2-[诱思导读]1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?IttellsusthespellingdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.2．WhatisthecurrentBritishEnglishspellingmainlyinfluencedby?SamuelJohnson'sDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage(1755)．3．WhobroughtmanyspellingchangesintheUS?Webster.SectionⅠReading(Startingout&Understandingideas)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.behaviorA．n.警报器，闹钟()2.uniqueB．v.显示，反映()3.alarmC．n.举止，行为()4.reflectD．n.创造性，创造力()5.creativityE．adj.独一无二的，独特的[答案]1.C2.E3.A4.B5.DⅡ.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思A．……的数量B．全世界C．例如D．一说起E．向……外看F．烧光G．填充H．上发条()1.Forexample，IusedtobeafraidtobemyselfwhenIcommunicatewithanystranger.()2.Intheyearssincethen,peoplearoundtheworldhavesharedinmanyevents.()3.Theygaveeachofusaformtofillinbeforetheinterview.()4.Iwanttoburnupmorecaloriesthroughjogging!()5.Thereisnoneedforyoutowindupyourwatcheveryday.()6.Whenitcomestodietandexercise,weknowwhattodo,butwedon'tdowhatweknow.()7.“Whydon'tyoulookoutofthewindow？”sheaskedquitenaturally.()8.Thenumberofpeopleaskingtogothereisontheincrease.[答案]1.C2.B3.G4.F5.H6.D7.E8.A-3-第一步速读——了解文章主题和段落大意Ⅰ.速读P14－P15教材课文，回答问题Theauthorwritesthepassagetotellusabout．A．thedifficultyinlearningdifferentEnglishwordswellB．howinterestingandcreativethelanguageofEnglishisC．howtospelldifficultEnglishwordscorrectlyD．thereasontoinventthelanguageofEnglish[答案]B第二步细读——把控文章关键信息细读P14－P15教材课文，选择最佳答案1．WhatmadetheauthorthinkmoreaboutEnglish?A．MeetingtroublelearningEnglish.B．Thequestionfromtheauthor'schild.C．Findingnoeggintheeggplant.D．Needingahamburgertofeedthechild.2．Whydoestheauthormentionthewordsphotoandhomesick?A．ToshowhowcrazytolearnEnglish.B．Totellusthedifferencesbetweentheirusages.C．Toanalyzetheformationofthewords.D．Tosharehowtolearnacrazylanguage.3．Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Byprovidingexamples.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Byfollowingthewayofspelling.D．Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.4．Whydoestheauthorsay“Englishwasinventedbypeople”？A．BecausetheEnglishwordsshoweverythingaroundus.B．Becausethelanguagehelpsuscommunicatewithothers.C．Becausethelanguageproveshowcreativehumanbeingis.D．BecausetheEnglishwordsareuniqueintheworld.[答案]1.B2.A3.A4.C第三步研读——能力升华接轨高考-4-根据P14－P15教材课文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Doyouhaveanydifficulty1.learning(learn)Englishbetter?Haveyoueverwonderedwhythereisnoham2.inyourhamburger3.andwhyyoucan'tfindanyeggineggplant?Maybethiswillgetyou4.thinking(think)howcrazythelanguageofEnglishis.Weliketopainta5.painting(paint)，andwearetravelingin6.thecarbutwetakephotosandtravelonthebus.Whenweseetherain,wesay“it7.israining(rain)”butnosunshiningtousewhenseeingsunshine.Thewordsarereally8.confusing(confuse)．Suchunique9.madness(mad)canbeseenalmosteverywherebecauseEnglish10.reflects(reflect)thecreativityofthehumanrace.