Module1BritishandAmericanEnglish想知道美式英语的发展史吗？让我们通过下面的文章一睹究竟吧！ThedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguageinAmericacanbedividedintothreeperiods.Thefirstperiodis1607totheendofcolonialtimes.InthisperiodthepopulationinAmericawasaboutfourmillion,90percentofwhomcamefromBritain.Thesecondperiodcoverstheexpansionoftheoriginalthirteencolonies.ThismaybesaidtoclosewiththeCivilWar，about1860.ThisperiodwasmarkedbythearrivalofthenewimmigrantsfromIrelandandGermany.Thethirdperiod，sincetheCivilWar，ismarkedbyanimportantchangeinthesourcefromwhichtheEuropeanimmigrantscame.TheycamefromnorthernandsouthernEuropeinlargenumbers.AmericanEnglishbeganintheseventeenthcentury.Atthebeginningofthe17thcenturytheEnglishlanguagewasbroughttoNorthAmericabycolonistsfromEngland.TheyusedthelanguagespokeninEngland，thatis，ElizabethanEnglish.AtfirstthelanguagestayedthesameasthelanguageusedinBritain，butslowlythelanguagebegantochange.Sometimes，theEnglishspokeninAmericachangedbutsometimesthelanguagespokenintheplacestayedthesame，whilethelanguageinEnglandchanged.[阅读障碍词]1．originaladj.原先的2．colonyn．殖民地3．markv．标志(着)4．immigrantn．移民5．sourcen．来源，出处[诱思导读]WhobroughttheEnglishlanguagetoNorthAmericaatthestartofthe17thcentury?ColonistsfromEngland.Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.accentA．n.种类()2.obviousB．n.评论；讲话()3.confusingC．n.口音()4.compareD．n.开关()5.varietyE．vt.比较()6.differF．vi.不同，有区别()7.remarkG．adj.显然的，显而易见的()8.switchH．adj.令人困惑的；难懂的[答案]1－4CGHE5－8AFBDⅡ.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思A．到处走动(旅行)B．引起；导致C．与……相似D．有影响，使不相同E．有相同的特点F．做某事有困难1．Hehadsolittleeducationthathehaddifficultyinfindingajob.2．Tomlikestravelingsoheoftengetsaroundallovertheworld.3．Toomuchworkandtoolittlerestcanleadtoillness.4．Weshouldputasideourdifferencesanddiscussthethingswehaveincommon.5．Supposethatthereisanotherplanetwithconditionswhicharesimilartothoseonearth.6．Thekindmanoftenworksasavolunteerbecausehewantstomakeadifferenceintheworld.[答案]1－6FABECDWords，words，wordsBritishandAmericanEnglisharedifferentinmanyways.Thefirstandmostobviouswayisinthevocabulary.TherearehundredsofdifferentwordswhicharenotusedontheothersideoftheAtlantic，orwhichareusedwithadifferentmeaning①.Someofthesewordsarewellknown—Americansdriveautomobilesdownfreeways(高速公路)andfillupwithgas；theBritishdrivecarsalongmotorwaysandfillupwithpetrol.Asatourist，youwillneedtousetheundergroundinLondonorthesubway(地铁)inNewYork，ormaybeyouwillprefertogetaroundthetownbytaxi(British)orcab(American)．词，词，词英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不同的。首先最明显的是在词汇方面。有数以百计的不同的词在大西洋彼岸不被使用，或者以一种不同的意思被使用着。其中一些单词是人们所熟知的——美国人在freeways驾驶的是automobiles，给车加gas；英国人在motorways驾驶的是cars，给车加petrol。作为游客，你在伦敦要乘坐的地铁叫underground，而在纽约则叫subway，或者你也许愿意乘坐taxi(英式)或者cab(美式)游览城市。[助读讲解]①两个which均引导定语从句，修饰先行词words。ChipsorFrenchfries?Butotherwordsandexpressionsarenotsowellknown.Americansuseaflashlight(手电筒)，whilefortheBritish，it'satorch②.TheBritishqueueup(排队);Americansstandinline.Sometimesthesamewordhasaslightlydifferentmeaning，whichcanbeconfusing③.Chips，forexample，arepiecesofhotfriedpotatoinBritain;intheStateschipsarever...
