2019年高中英语 Module 4 Which English 单元小结教案（含解析）外研版选修8

1Module4WhichEnglish单元小结Nowadays,ahugenumberofpeopleintheworldspeakEnglishastheirfirstorsecondlanguage.Furthermore,it'salsowidelyusedbythemedia.Asaresult,varietiesofEnglishappear.Whichissuperior?It'shardtoanswer.WhenpeoplespeakEnglishmixedwiththeirowndialects,canyoutellthemapart?Expertsareconvincedthatitdoesn'tmatterwhichEnglishisbetter,aslongasspeakerscanunderstandeachother—it'scommunicationthatcounts.SomeEnglishisinstantlyrecognisableandexplicit,andsomeEnglishmaybevague.So,thereisadebateaboutwhichvarietyofEnglishisthebest.But,atlast,noanswerhasbeenacquired.目前，世界上有大量的人把英语作为母语或第二语言。而且，它也被新闻媒体广泛地使用。结果，各种不同的英语出现了。哪种英语是更好的？这很难回答。当人们混合着方言说英语时，你能区分开它们吗？专家们确信哪种英语好并不重要，只要说话的人彼此明白就行——重要的是交流本身。有些英语立即能识别出，而且易于理解；有些英语可能是不明确的。因此有一场哪种英语是最好的英语的辩论。但是，最后却没有得到什么结果。加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练Ⅰ.完形填空Before1066,intheplacethatwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.InthewestcentralplacelivedtheWelsh,who__1__aCelticlanguage(凯尔特语),andinthenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,__2__notthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples,whospoke__3__wenowcallAnglo­Saxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshad__4__，EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.__5__thisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliam__6__theSaxonsand__7__theirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,French__8__theofficiallanguageofEngland__9__OldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.__10__，EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcamefromFrench__11__German.Insome__12__，ModernEnglisheven__13__adistinction(区别)betweenupper­classFrenchandlower­classAnglo­Saxoninitswords.Weevenhave__14__wordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,__15__onwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoing2thefarming,whiletheupper­classNormansweredoingmostofthe__16__.WhenAmericans__17__Europeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore__18__thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.Few__19__thattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofone__20__ambition.语篇解读：本文讲述的是英语的起源及其他的语言对英语的影响。1．A.saidB．spokeC．declaredD．announced解析：选B“说某种语言”要用speak。2．A.becauseB．ifC．althoughD．unless解析：选C从上下文可看出这里应该是让步关系，苏格兰人说的语言虽然不和威尔士人的一模一样，但是也属于凯尔特语。3．A.whatB．thatC．whichD．how解析：选A他们所说的语言就是今天所称的盎格鲁—撒克逊语。这是一个宾语从句，在这个从句中缺少宾语，所以选择what。4．A.conveyedB．stoppedC．interruptedD．lasted解析：选D如果这种状况持续下去，现在的英语将会接近德语。此处的last为动词，表示“持续”。5．A.AndB．OrC．ButD．So解析：选C根据下文内容可知，这种状况没有持续，所以选择表示转折关系的连词but。6．A.defeatedB．investigatedC．wonD．scolded解析：选A从下文内容可知，应该是威廉领导的诺曼人打败了撒克逊人。7．A.finishedB．beganC．refusedD．formed解析：选B这里是承接上文，胜利后就开始了对英国的统治。8．A.becameB．includedC．conveyedD．continued解析：选A英国被统治的结果就是法语变成了英格兰的官方语言。39．A.whenB．sinceC．whileD．before解析：选C而古老的英语变成了农民的语言，这里表示前后两种语言和阶层的对比，所以要用while。10．A.IncaseB．InreturnC．AsaresultD．Inaword解析：选C本句讲英语中的政治和法律用语来自法语，这就是被统治的结果，所以选择asaresult。11．A.otherthanB．ratherthanC．morethanD．lessthan解析：选B因为上文提到诺曼人打败了撒克逊人，所以英格兰的官方语言是法语而不是德语。用ratherthan表示“而不是”。12．A.sentencesB．conceptsC．statusesD．cases解析：选D从下文看这里说的是一个事实，应该表示“在有些情况下”，要用insomecases。13．A.showsB．hidesC．makesD．classifies解析：选A现代英语显示出上层社会和下层社会语言之间的区别。show意为“显示，显现”。14．A.similarB．splendidC．recognisableD．different解析：选D上文说到英语本身就有不同，本句就是这种不同的体现，即用不同的词汇来表达食物和肉等。15．A.takingB．holdingC．dependingD．putting解析：选C判断这些词汇的差异取决于这些食物仍然在地里还是在家里烹饪。dependon意为“依靠，取决于”。16．A.eatingB．marketingC．harvestingD．trading解析：选A这些不同的词汇表明了在地里工作的撒克逊农民是生产食物，而在家里的诺曼贵族是吃农民生产的食物。17．A.knowB．visitC．discoverD．select4解析：选B当美国人第一次到欧洲去的时候，也就是“访问”欧洲的时候。故选择visit。18．A.familiarB．similarC．foreignD．superior解析：选C这句话总结上文，法语对英语的影响比德语对英语的影响大。所以与法国相比，德国更像外国。19．A.recogniseB．hearC．noticeD．realise解析：选D根据前一句话，人们看到了表面上法语对英语的影响，而很少有人意识到起初的时候英语和德语之间联系密切。20．A.country'sB．nation'sC．man'sD．world's解析：选C法语对英语的影响大就是因为发动战争的那个人，由上文可知也就是威廉发动战争导致的结果。Ⅱ.阅读理解Thesedays,buyingorganicfoodhasbecomealotmorecommonthanitusedtobe,anditiseasiertobuyorganicproducethaneverbefore.However,despitethatIstillgetaskedalotbymycustomerswhethereatingorganicfoodisreallynecessaryandwhetheritwillmakeadifferencetotheirhealth.Myanswerisalwayspositive.Inconventionalproduce,farmersusehundredsofdifferentkindsofchemicalswhichremainasresidues(残留物)onyourproduce,andinmostcasesarealsoinsideit.Evenifyouwashyourproduce,theseresidueswillnotcomeoff.About20%ofthe17,000pesticides(农药)inusetodayareknownassystemicpesticides,meaningthattheymaketheirwayintotheplantthroughtherootsoftheplantandthatnoamountofwashingcanremovetheirpresence.Manyofthesechemicalresiduesmesswithourhormonal(荷尔蒙的)system.Duetothebody'shormonalsystembeingresponsiblefortheregulationofalmostallbodilyfunctions,thesesmallnumbersofchemicalswhenconsumedcaninfluenceweightandarealsolinkedtoreproductiveproblemsandevencancers.Theproblemisthatmanyofthethreatsthatregularlygrownproducebringstousarenotimmediatelyobvious.However,therisksarethere.Forsomepeople,theextracostofgoingorganicistoomuch,butthewayIseeit,spendingafewextradollarsonmyhealthnowmakesitcompletelyworththemoney.5Byeatingorganicratherth