必修五Module1BritishandAmericanEnglish单元提升课文与语法填空阅读所学课文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。BritishandAmericanEnglishdiffer1.manyways.Thedifferenceinthevocabularyisthemostobvious.Sometimes,thesamewordhas2.slightlydifferentmeaning,whichcanbeconfusing.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar,too.TheBritishuseprepositions3.Americanssometimesomitthem.Theothertwoareasin4.thetwovarietiesdifferarespellingandpronunciation.Americanspellingseemssimpler,andmanyfactors5.(influence)Americanpronunciationsincethefirstsettlersarrivedthere.Althoughtherearesomanydifferences,someexpertsbelievethatthetwovarietiesaremovingclosertogether.CommunicationsacrosstheAtlantichavedeveloped6.(steady)foroveracentury.Theexpertsthinkthisnon-stopcommunicationhasmade7.easierforBritishpeopleandAmericanstounderstandeachother.Butithasalsoled8.lotsofAmericanwordsandstructures9.(pass)intoBritishEnglish,sothatsomepeoplenowbelievethatBritishEnglishwilldisappear.Therearegoingtobemany“Englishes”withtheinternationaldimension.ButthemostimportantthingisthatusersofEnglishwillallbeabletounderstandeachother,10.theyare.答案1.in此处表达:在很多方面有区别,应该用inmanyways。2.a考查不定冠词。相同的单词有一个稍微不同的意思。3.where此处where引导地点状语从句。4.which根据设空前的介词in可知此处是“介词+关系代词(which)”引导的定语从句。5.haveinfluenced根据since引导的时间状语从句可知此处应该用现在完成时。6.steadily副词修饰句子的谓语动词。7.itit充当形式宾语,代替后面的不定式结构。8.toleadto意为“导致”。9.passingleadto中to是介词,此处跟v.-ing形式作宾补。10.wherever无论使用英语的人在哪儿,他们都能相互听懂。话题知识与写作根据下面的素材,用本模块所学词汇和句式结构完成句子。1.最近,关于哪一种英语对我们有更大的影响我们进行了辩论。2.一些学生认为和美式英语相比,英式英语的影响更大。3.它是“最早的”英语,BBC和许多国际性报纸都使用它。4.其他人支持美式英语。5.他们认为,大多数英语电影都是美国的,这导致全世界越来越多的人使用美式英语。6.我认为,不管我们使用哪一种英语,我们理解彼此都没有困难,因为它们有很多共同点。【联句成篇】把以上句子联成短文,要求衔接连贯、过渡自然。答案1.RecentlywehaveadebateaboutwhichEnglishmakesmoredifferencetous.2.SomestudentsthinkBritishEnglishhasmajorinfluencecomparedwithAmericanEnglish.3.Itisthe“original”varietyofEnglishandtheBBCandmanyinternationalnewspapersuseit.4.OthersareinfavorofAmericanEnglish.5.TheyholdtheviewthatmostEnglishlanguagefilmsareAmerican,whichhasledtomoreandmorepeopleacrosstheworldusingAmericanEnglish.6.Inmyopinion,whicheverEnglishweuse,wehavenodifficultyunderstandingeachother,becausetheyhavealotincommon.Onepossibleversion:RecentlywehaveadebateaboutwhichEnglishmakesmoredifferencetous.SomestudentsthinkBritishEnglishhasmoreinfluencecomparedwithAmericanEnglish,becauseitisthe“original”varietyofEnglishandtheBBCandmanyinternationalnewspapersuseit.However,othersareinfavorofAmericanEnglish.TheyholdtheviewthatmostEnglishlanguagefilmsareAmerican,whichhasledtomoreandmorepeopleacrosstheworldusingAmericanEnglish.Inmyopinion,whicheverEnglishweuse,wehavenodifficultyunderstandingeachother,becausetheyhavealotincommon.单元词汇拓展速记1.-ist后缀,表示身份/职业linguistn.语言学家scientistn.科学家touristn.游客chemistn.化学家physicistn.物理学家2.以-ly结尾的副词steadilyadv.稳定地;持续地rapidlyadv.迅速地gentlyadv.温柔地truly/reallyadv.真正地completelyadv.完全地;彻底地fullyadv.充分地;完全地3.以“-ify”结尾的动词simplifyv.简化terrifyv.使害怕beautifyv.美化purifyv.净化identifyv.确定;识别
