（整理版高中英語）Module1　BritishandAmericanEnglish訓(xùn)　練　一　Reading

1、module 1british and american english訓(xùn)練一reading.詞匯拓展1confuse vt.使困惑，使混亂_n2vary v變化，改變_adj.各種各樣的_n種類_n. 變化3different adj.不同的_adv.不同地_n不同，差異_vi.不同，有區(qū)別4settle v安排，解決，定居_n安置，解決_n移民. 根據(jù)句意及首字母提示填寫單詞1she spoke english with a faint dutch a_.2it is interesting to c_their situation with ours.3the news that oba

2、ma wins the nobel peace prize for is much c_.4the prince's tour conveniently o_the most deprived(貧困的) areas of the city.5her r_ on the employment problem led to a heated discussion.6prices of many kinds of goods have shown much v_this year influenced by global financial crisis(金融危機(jī))7most l_ woul

3、d say they were concerned primarily with the s_of languages.8i know you don't like her，but try not to make it so o_.短語互譯1有影響_沒有影響_tell the difference_with a difference_2排隊(duì) (英)_/(美)_be in line for _make a beeline for _3做某事(沒)有困難_get into difficulty_4和比擬_把比作_compare notes_by comparison_5有共同點(diǎn)_與相似_i

4、n common with _common sense_.從課文中找出與所給漢語相對應(yīng)的句子1英式英語和美式英語在很多方面是不同的。_2在美國東海岸能聽到與英式英語非常相似的口音。_3倫敦人要聽懂來自格拉斯哥的蘇格蘭人說話比聽懂紐約人說話更難。_4自從20世紀(jì)80年代以來，隨著衛(wèi)星電視和因特網(wǎng)的應(yīng)用，非常便捷地聽到英式英語和美式英語已經(jīng)成為可能。_5但這也導(dǎo)致了大量美語單詞和結(jié)構(gòu)進(jìn)入英式英語，以至于現(xiàn)在有些人認(rèn)為英式英語將會(huì)消失。_6這種國際化的廣泛使用說明，將來將會(huì)有許多種“英語，而不僅僅只有兩種。_.閱讀課文，完成練習(xí)1read the passage and find out four

5、ways in which british and american english are different._2which sentence can replace the following one?a man from london may understand someone from new york，but he can meet a problem when he communicate with a scotsman from glasgow._3translate the following sentence into chinese.after all，there is

6、 probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them._4find out the phrases or sentences related to the difference between british and american english and fill in the table.british englishamerican english1)1)2)2)3)3)4)4)5)5)6)6)7)7).單句改錯(cuò)1i am totally confusing.could

7、 you explain it again?_2the twin brothers differ from personality._3compared this book with that one，and you'll know which one is better._4it's i who should ask you a question instead you asking me._5many of them have difficult forming words while talking._6the teacher，as well as her student

8、s，come into the classroom._7i prefer staying at home rather than go out to see a boring film._8sometimes the same word has a slight different meaning，which can be confusing._.句型轉(zhuǎn)換1i can't tell them apart from each other.i can't see _ they _ from each other.2i know what i want to say but it i

9、s hard for me to put it across.i know what i want to say but i _ _ _ _ it across.3many people lost their lives as a result of typhoon morakot in taiwan.typhoon morakot in taiwan _ _ many people _ their lives.4if we compare standards in health care today with those 40 years ago，we can find that they

10、have improved rapidly._ _ 40 years ago，standards in health care today have improved rapidly.5all of them arrived late for various reasons.all of them arrived late for _ _ _ reasons.6he didn't lend a hand to us.he just laughed at us.he laughed at us _ _ _ a hand to us.單項(xiàng)選擇1they are in great need

11、of help and your support will make a _ to them.adifference bdiscoverycrule dsign2the doctor suggested that the teacher _ at home for two months，but his words suggested that the teacher _ accept the suggestion.astayed；couldn't bstay；couldn'tcstayed；can't dstay；can't3toward the end of

12、the card party，tom had a sudden streak of luck and kept winning _.aobviously bbrieflycsteadily drapidly4_ with guo yan(郭焱)，liu shiwen(劉詩雯) is more lovely and skillful in the game，i think.acompare bcomparingccompared dto compare5the global economy crisis_ thousands of workers losing jobs.areferred to

13、 bcaused tocled to daffected to6do you know the difficulty the little girl had _ to send her sick mother to the hospital in time?aon managing bto managechaving managed dmanaging7i don't know why you are so concerned._，it's her fault.ain other words bas a resultcin all dafter all8i'd like

14、 to take up the business _ i can combine my special knowledge with practice.athat bwhen cwhere dwhich.結(jié)合課文，用適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語完成短文there're four ways in which british and american english_1_ from each other.the first and most _2_ way is in the vocabulary.in grammar，there're a few _3_.the british say ha

15、ve you got.? _4_ americans prefer do you have.? the british use prepositions _5_ americans sometimes _6_ them.the other two areas in which the two _7_ differ are spelling and pronunciation.but for more than a century communications across the atlantic have developed _8_.thanks to satellite tv and th

16、e internet，it has been possible to listen to british and american english at the _9_ of a switch.so experts believe that the nonstop communication has _10_ for the british and americans to understand each other.閱讀理解british and american englishone day during our vacation in england，my friend and i we

17、nt to the train station to buy the tickets to dover.as native speakers of english，we did not expect to have language problems in england.“two tickets to dover，please， i said to the ticket seller.“single？ the ticket seller asked me.i thought that she was hard of hearing and i repeated my request a li

18、ttle louder.“two tickets to dover！ i shouted.fortunately，a british man saved us at that moment.he explained that “a single ticket in great britain does not mean “one ticket；it means “a oneway ticketmy experience in england taught me that while british and american english are quite similar，there are

19、 also some noticeable differences between them.perhaps the most obvious difference between the two dialects is in pronunciation.british english，for example，does not use the sound /r/ which is extremely common in american english.the british use the sound / instead.furthermore，when the letter “t come

20、s between two vowels，americans pronounce it /d/ while the british pronounce it /t/.thus，butter is pronounced /btr / in the united states but /bt/ in great britain.in addition，some words are stressed differently in the two dialects.for instance，americans say laboratory while englishmen say laboratory

21、.there are many examples of differences in vocabulary.for example，a british chemist is an american druggist，a british lift is an american elevator，and british chips are american french fries.an englishman may ask if you want white coffee or black coffee.in contrast，an american asks you if you want y

22、our coffee or tea with milk.there are few differences in the grammar of the two dialects，probably because grammar does not change as early as pronunciation or vocabulary.we do find some differences such as the british saying he is in hospital.while the americans insisting on the article he is in the

23、 hospital. in addition，the british often begin a question with have.an englishman may ask you have you got a cigarette? while an american is more likely to ask do you have a cigarette?british spelling differs slightly from american spelling.americans write words like honor and color without the “u o

24、f the english honour and colour.americans write “er in words like center and theater but the british write “re as in centre and theatre.americans prefer an “s in words like defense and offense while the british spell these words with a “c，defence and offence.americans use the letter “z in words such

25、 as organize and organization；the british use “s as in organise and organisation.the united states and great britain are 3,000 miles apart.it is not surprising that they have different dialects.perhaps we should be more surprised that there are so few differences.1閱讀短文并用文中的例子完成下表。british englishamer

26、ican englishpronunciationvocabularygrammarspelling2.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(t)誤(f)。1)the biggest difference between british and american english is definitely in pronunciation.2)there are many differences in the grammar of british and american english.3)probably because grammar doesn't change as early as pro

27、nunciation or vocabulary，we can find few differences.4)an englishman may think that have you got a watch? is correct.5)the author is very surprised that there are so few differences between british and american english.開放式短文改錯(cuò)(文中共10處錯(cuò)誤，每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞，每句中最多有兩處錯(cuò)誤)most families in china hoped their sing

28、le children will have a happy future，so they are very strict in their children.so do the teachers in schools！many children are given so much homework that they have hardly any spare time have sports.the children are forbidden to do anything but to study.no wonder so many children are tired with less

29、ons.some even attack or kill his parents and teachers！i believe many people already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines.shouldn't we draw lesson from the accidents？now our government is making out a plan to solve the education problems.完成句子(根據(jù)括號內(nèi)漢語提示及句末英語單詞提示完成句子)1even on holidays

30、professor wang _(寧愿讀書而不愿閑著)(prefer)2the popularity of 3g _(使人們更容易地) communicate with each other.(make)3my classmate invited me to see the film mulan (花木蘭)_(在里面)vicki zhao played the part of mulan.(in)1)our teacher suggested _ the history museum to us at the weekend.(名詞)2)our teacher suggested _ the

31、history museum at the weekend.(動(dòng)名詞)3)our teacher suggested _ the history museum at the weekend.(從句)4)our teacher advised _ the history museum at the weekend.(動(dòng)詞不定式).對話填空(根據(jù)首字母提示，補(bǔ)全單詞)yang mei is now studying in the united states.she meets her new teacher，sara，for the first time.sara is an american.t

32、hey are talking before the term starts.sara：so you are yang mei.nice to meet you.yang mei：how do you do？i'm sorry.i know only a (1)l_ english.i have some difficulty in pronouncing some (2)w_ in english.sara：no，you are doing (3)f_.yang mei：thank you.sara：and when do you (4)t_ your next exam?yang

33、mei：in june.sara：i see.what do you want to do next fall?yang mei：(5)p_？would you please say that (6)a_ more slowly?sara：what do you want to do next fall?yang mei：next (7)w_？i'm sorry.i don't quite (8)f_ you.sara：what do you want to do next september？do you have any (9)p_？yang mei：i'd lik

34、e to study (10)m_ and become a doctor.sara：right.nice meeting you，yang mei.bye.yang mei：good bye.參考答案根底穩(wěn)固.1.confusion; confusing; confused2various；variety; variation3.differently；difference；differ4.settlement；settler5.underground；subway；motorway；freeway/expressway；taxi；cab.1.make a difference；make n

35、o difference；區(qū)分，區(qū)別；與眾不同的2.queue up；stand in line；很有可能得到；直奔，抄近路3.have (no) difficulty (in) doing sth.；陷入困境4 pare with/to；compare.to.；交換意見；比擬起來，相比之下5.have.in common；be similar to；與一樣；常識.1.british and american english are different in many ways.2the accent，which is most similar to british english，can b

36、e heard on the east coast of the us.3a londoner has more difficulty understanding a scotsman from glasgow than understanding a new yorker.4since the 1980s，with satellite tv and the internet，it has been possible to listen to british and american english at the flick of a switch.5but it has also led t

37、o lots of american words and structures passing into british english，so that some people now believe that british english will disappear.6this international dimension suggests that in the future，there are going to be many “englishes，not just two main varieties.1.vocabulary，grammar，spelling and pronu

38、nciation.2a londoner has more difficulty understanding a scotsman from glasgow than understanding a new yorker.3畢竟，兩個(gè)國家各自內(nèi)部的語言差異和兩國之間的語言差異可能是一樣多的。4.british englishamerican english1)queue up1)stand in line2)have you got.？2)do you have.？3)my friend has just arrived.3)my friend just arrived.4)in the te

39、am4)on the team5)at the weekend5)on the weekend6)i'll see you on monday.6)i'll see you monday.7)write to me soon！7)write me soon！.1.confusingconfused2.fromin3 paredcompare4.instead后加of5.difficultdifficulty6comecomes/came7.stayingto stay8.slightslightly.1.where；differ2.have difficulty in putt

40、ing3.led to；losing4 pared to/with5.a variety of6.instead of lending.1.amake a difference意為“有影響；make a discovery意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)；make a rule意為“規(guī)定；make a sign意為“打手勢，發(fā)信號。結(jié)合句意“他們急需幫助，你的支持將會(huì)對他們產(chǎn)生影響可知，應(yīng)選擇a項(xiàng)。2b考查suggest的用法。suggest作“建議講時(shí)，其從句要使用虛擬語氣，即謂語用“(should)動(dòng)詞原形形式；作“說明講時(shí)，其后的賓語從句不使用虛擬語氣。3c考查副詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)所提供的語意，“在牌局將要結(jié)束時(shí)，湯姆時(shí)來運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，所以應(yīng)該是“不斷地贏牌。故正確答案為c項(xiàng)。4c考查非謂語動(dòng)詞作狀語。根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)可判斷此處應(yīng)為狀語，且compare與主語liu shiwen之間為被動(dòng)