Unit5Languagesaroundtheworld英语是一种使用很广泛的语言，英语的历史真正起源于公元5世纪。ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagereallystartedwhenotherpeoplearrivedinEnglandduringthe5thcentury.OldEnglishTheinvadingGermansspokesimilarlanguages，whichinBritaindevelopedintowhatwenowcallOldEnglish.OldEnglishdidn'tsoundorlooklikeEnglishtoday.NativeEnglishspeakersnowwouldhavegreatdifficultyunderstandingOldEnglish.However，abouthalfofthemostcommonlyusedwordsinModernEnglishhaveOldEnglishroots.MiddleEnglishIn1066，theNormaninvadedandconqueredEngland.TheyalsobroughtwiththemakindofFrench，whichbecamethelanguageoftherulingandbusinessclasses.Foraperiod，thelowerclassesspokeEnglishandtheupperclassesspokeFrench.Inthe14thcentury，Englishbecamedominant(占优势的)inBritainagain，withmanyFrenchwordsadded.ThislanguageiscalledMiddleEnglish.LateModernEnglishThemaindifferencebetweenEarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglishisvocabulary.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewords，resultingfromtwomainfactors：firstly，technologydevelopmentcreatedaneedfornewwords；secondly，theBritishEmpireatitsheightcoveredonequarteroftheearth'ssurface，andtheEnglishlanguageusedforeignwordsfrommanycountries.NowtherearemanyothervarietiesofEnglishintheworld，suchasAustralianEnglish，NewZealandEnglish，CanadianEnglish，SouthAfricanEnglish，IndianEnglishandCaribbeanEnglish.[阅读障碍词]1．invadevt.&vi.侵入，侵略2．rootn．根，根源v．生根3．upperadj.地位较高的，上面的4．factorn．因素5．varietyn．多样，种类，多样化[诱思导读]阅读短文，回答问题1．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________2．What'sthemaindifferencebetweenEarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglish?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________[答案]1.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.2．Vocabulary.SectionⅠListeningandSpeaking&ReadingandThinking——ComprehendingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.nativeA．vt.以……为据点；以……为基础n．底部；根据()2.attitudeB．n.(植物、语言等的)变体；异体；多样化()3.baseC．n.符号；象征()4.symbolD．adj.出生地的；本地的；土著的n．本地人()5.varietyE．vt.欣赏；重视；感激；领会vi.增值()6.classicF．n.方式；方法；途径()7.characterG．n.态度；看法()8.appreciateH．adj.传统的；最优秀的；典型的n．经典作品；名著()9.dynastyI．n.文字；符号；角色；品质；特点()10.meansJ．n.王朝；朝代[答案]1－5DGACB6－10HIEJFⅡ.选择下列句中词语的汉语意思A．和……有联系B．浮沉；兴衰C．注意D．导致；通往E．因……而出名F．查阅()1.Ourteacherissostrictwithmethatsheasksusnottorefertonotesintheexam.()2.Wegothroughupsanddownstogether!()3.Inaddition，youshouldpayattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.()4.Asisknowntous，theWestLakeisknownforitsbeauty.()5.Whichdoorleadstotheyard?()6.Itiswellknownthatlungcancerisconnectedwithsmoking.[答案]1－6FBCEDA第一步速读——了解文章主题和段落大意速读P62课文内容，选择最佳答案/匹配段落大意1．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ThedevelopmentofChinesewritingsystem.B．TheeffectofChinesewritingsystem.C．TheimportantroleofChinesewritingsystem.D．ThedevelopmentandeffectofChinesewritingsystem.[答案]D2．Paragraphs1－4A．China'spresentisconnectedwithitspastbywrittenChinese.3．Paragraph5B．ManyforeignerslearnChinesecultureandhistorythroughtheChinesewrittensystem.4．Paragraph6C．HowdidtheChinesewritingsystemdevelop.[答案]2－4CAB第二步...
