Unit2languagePeriod2Reading（1）一、双基提要TothewestandofftheEuropeanContinent,thereareseveralthousandsofislandonthecontinentalshelf(大陆架).TheyaregenerallycalledtheBritishIsles(大不列颠岛).Ofalltheisles,thelargestoneiscalledtheGreatBritain.ThenameGreatBritainwasnotappliedtothislargeareaislanduntilthe17thcentury,itssouthernpartadoptedthenameEnglandinthe5thcenturywhengroupsofinvadersfroNorthernEurope,traditionallycalledtheAngles,SaxonsandJutes,weretakingpossessingofthisarea.Theirlanguage,theEnglishlanguage,spreadfarandwideandlaterbecametheofficiallanguageofthenation.The“Engl-”partofthewordcomesfromthewordAngleswhilethe“-ish”partmeans“belongingto”.ThewordEnglishmeans“thelanguagethatbelongstotheAngles”.二、课堂反馈（一）TrueorFalsequestions.()1IfwecouldhearoldEnglishtoday,wewouldbeabletounderstanditwithoutmuchdifficulty.()2OlddevelopedfromAnglo-SaxonandthelanguageoftheVikings.T()3Itwasnotuntilthe10thcenturythatOldEnglishbecametheofficiallanguageofEngland.()4MiddleEnglishbeganwiththeNormanConquest.()5AddinganstomakepluralsistheGermanwayinoldEnglish.()6AftertheConquest,theNormansonceorderedtheEnglishtospeakFrench.()7NowadayspeoplefromdifferentareasinBritainhavenodifficultyunderstandingeachotherwhencommunicating.()8ModernbeganduringtheRenaissance.()9It’sveryclearthatEnglishisstillchangingalot.（二）ReadthepassageandfillintheformbelowTimeWhathappenedResultsOldEnglish5thto11thcentury1Threetribes(the_____,the_____andthe______)invadedBritain2Aroundthe9thcentury,the________invadedBritain.1_________developed.2TheycreatedOldEnglish.3Manypairsofwordsandphraseshavesimilarmeanings.MiddleEnglishFrom____tothe16thcenturyTheNormansconqueredEnglandand_________________ofthecountry.ManywordsfromFrenchcameintoEnglish.ModernBeganfromTheRenaissance1.Itincludesmany______and用心爱心专心Englishthe16thcentury_______words.2.________alsochangedalot.三、巩固练习（一）完形填空阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项。Thereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.Butonlyafewofthemarevery1.Englishisoneofthese.Many,manypeople2it,notonlyinEnglandandtheU.S.A,butinotherpartsoftheworld.About20millionspeakit3theirownlanguage.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningitasa4language.Manymillionsare5todoso.IsiteasyordifficulttolearnEnglish?Differentpeoplemayhavedifferent6.Haveyouever7suchadvertisementinthenewspapersormagazines?“LearnEnglishinsixweeks,oryour8back….”Ofcourse,itnever9quitelikethis.Theonlylanguagethatseemseasytolearnisthemothertongue.Weshould10thatwealllearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewere11.IfwecouldlearnEnglishinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.12whatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesay.He13whathehears.Whenheisusingthelanguage,talkinginit,14initallthetime,justimaginehowmuch15thatgets!Soitis16tosaythatlearningEnglishiseasy17agoodcommand(掌握)ofEnglishdependsonalotofpractice.Andpracticeneedsgreateffortand18muchtime.Goodteachers,records,tapes,books,anddictionarieswill19.Buttheycan’tdothestudent’s20forhim.1.A.difficultB.importantC.interestingD.easy2.A.learnB.tryC.understandD.use3.A.asB.forC.withD.like4.A.goodB.foreignC.usefulD.own5.A.learningB.enjoyingC.tryingD.liking6.A.questionsB.problemsC.ideasD.answers7.A.foundB.watchedC.noticedD.known8.A.knowledgeB.timeC.moneyD.English9.A.happenedB.lookedC.seemedD.felt10.A.knowB.rememberC.under...
