Unit2ExploringEnglish你想知道美式英语的发展史吗?让我们通过下面的文章来了解一下吧!ThedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageinAmericacanbedividedintothreeperiods.Thefirstperiodisfrom1607totheendofcolonial(殖民地的)times.InthisperiodthepopulationinAmericawasaboutfourmillion,90percentofwhomcamefromBritain.Thesecondperiodcoverstheexpansion(扩张)oftheoriginalthirteencolonies.ThismaybesaidtoclosewiththeCivilWar,about1860.Thisperiodwasmarkedbythearrivalofthenewimmigrants(移民)fromIrelandandGermany.Thethirdperiod,sincetheCivilWar,ismarkedbyanimportantchangeinthesourcefromwhichtheEuropeanimmigrantscame.TheycamefromnorthernandsouthernEuropeinlargenumbers.AmericanEnglishbeganinthe17thcentury.Atthebeginningofthe17thcenturytheEnglishlanguagewasbroughttoNorthAmericabycolonistsfromEngland.TheyusedthelanguagespokeninEngland,thatis,ElizabethanEnglish.AtfirstthelanguagestayedthesameasthelanguageusedinBritain,butslowlythelanguagebegantochange.Sometimes,theEnglishspokeninAmericachangedbutsometimesthelanguagespokenintheplacestayedthesame,whilethelanguageinEnglandchanged.SectionⅠStartingout&Understandingideas重点单词基础词汇1.sculpturen.雕像,雕刻品,雕塑作品2.opposingadj.(观点、意见等)相反的,相对立的3.harmlessadj.无害的,不致伤的4.uniqueadj.独一无二的,独特的5.alarmn.警报器;闹钟拓展词汇6.behaviorn.行为,举止→behavev.表现,举止7.confusingadj.令人困惑的→confusev.使困惑→confusedadj.感到困惑的→confusionn.困惑,疑惑8.reflectv.显示,反映→reflectionn.反映,思考,反射9.creativityn.创造性,创造力→creativeadj.有创造性的,有创造力的→creationn.创造力,创造10.visibleadj.看得见的,可见的→invisibleadj.看不见的重点短语1.the__number__of……的数量2.around__the__world全世界3.for__example例如4.speak__of说起;说到5.burn__up烧毁,烧尽6.fill__in/out填充;填写7.wind__up摇动(把手等);使(活动、会议等)结束重点句型1.havetroubledoingsth.做某事费力:Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhypeopleoftenhave__trouble__learning__English(在学习英语方面有困难)?2.neither引导倒装句:Thismademerealizethatthere’snoeggineggplanteither.Neither__is__there__pine__nor__apple__in__pineapple(菠萝里面也没有松树和苹果).3.That/Thisiswhy...这/那是……的原因(why引导表语从句):That__is__why(这就是……的原因)whenthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Para.1)A.Givesomeexamplestodiscussthetopic.Part2(Paras.2-6)B.Concludethetopicofthepassage.Part3(Paras.7-8)C.Leadtothetopicofthepassage.答案:Part1:C;Part2:A;Part3:BReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.Thewordsphotoandhomesickwerementioned________.A.toshowhowcrazyitistolearnEnglishB.totellusthedifferencesbetweentheirusagesC.toanalyzetheformationofthewordsD.tosharehowtolearnacrazylanguage2.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingthewayofspelling.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.3.Whydoestheauthorsay“Englishwasinventedbypeople”?A.BecausetheEnglishwordsshoweverythingaroundus.B.Becausethelanguagehelpsuscommunicatewithothers.C.Becausethelanguageproveshowcreativehumanbeingis.D.BecausetheEnglishwordsareuniqueintheworld.4.Theauthor’spurposetowritethepassageis________.A.tosharethedifficultyinlearningdifferentEnglishwordswellB.toshowhowinterestingandcreativethelanguageofEnglishisC.toinstructhowtospelldifficultEnglish...