1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 1 British and American English 1 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。 British and American English differ 1. many ways.The difference in the vocabulary is the most obvious.Sometimes,the same word has 2. slightly different meaning,which can be confusing.There are a few diff
2、erences in grammar,too.The British use prepositions 3. Americans sometimes omit them.The other two areas in 4. the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.American spelling seems simpler,and many factors 5. (influence)American pronunciation since the first settlers arrived there.Although
3、 there are so many differences,some experts believe that the two varieties are moving closer together.Communications across the Atlantic have developed 6. (steady)for over a century.The experts think this non-stop communication has made 7. easier for British people and Americans to understand each o
4、ther.But it has also led 8. lots of American words and structures 9. (pass)into British English,so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.There are going to be many“Englishes”with the international dimension.But the most important thing is that users of English will all be
5、able to understand each other,10. they are. 2 课文与短文改错 根据课文内容 ,对下面材料进行修 改。文中共有 10 处语言错误 ,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 Noah Webster,a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778,once fight against the British in the American War of Independence.He felt that writing English in the newly independe
6、nt United States should have distinctive“American”look. His first book,The Elementary Spelling Book,suggested simplify the spelling of English words.The book was extreme popular.By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year,making them one of the most popular school books ever. Whats more,We
7、bster is most known for his American Dictionary of the English Language,which first was appeared in 1828.Today,it was still the number one dictionaries for American students. 3 话题 知识 与写作 【 精品教育资源文库 】 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
8、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。 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案精解精析 1.课文与语法填空 1.in 此处表达 :在很多方面有区别 ,应该用 in many ways。 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
9、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.have influenced 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.it it 充当形式宾语 ,代替后面的不定式结构。 8.to lead to 意为 “ 导致 ” 。 9.passing lead to 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。 2 课文与短文改错 1.第一句 :fightfought 此处是句子
10、的谓语动词 ,根据时间状语 in 1778 可知应该用一般过去时。 2.第二句 :writingwritten 书面英语要用 written English。 3.第二句 :have 后面加 a 此处表示 :一个独特的美国面孔。 4.第三句 :simplifysimplifying suggest doing sth.意为 :建议做某事。 5.第四句 :extremeextremely 副词修饰形容词 popular。 6.第五句 :themit 代词 it 代替前面的 “ 这一本书 ” 。 7.第六句 :mostbest be well known for 的最高级 be best know
11、n for。 8.第六句 :去掉 was 此处 appear 是一个不及物动词 ,不能用于被动语态中。 9.第七句 :wasis 根据语境和时间状语可知此处应该用一般现在时。 10.第七句 :dictionariesdictionary 排名第一的词典 ,要用单数形式。 3 话题知识与写作 1.Recently we have a debate about which English makes more difference to us. 2.Some students think British English has more influence compared with Americ
12、an English. 3.It is the“original”variety of English and the BBC and many international newspapers use it. 4.Others are in favor of American English. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 5.They hold the view that most English language films are American,which has led to more and more people across the world using American
13、English. 6.In my opinion,whichever English we use,we have no difficulty understanding each other,because they have a lot in common. One possible version: Recently we have a debate about which English makes more difference to us. Some students think British English has more influence compared with Am
14、erican English,because it is the“original”variety of English and the BBC and many international newspapers use it. However,others are in favor of American English.They hold the view that most English language films are American,which has led to more and more people across the world using American English. In my opinion,whichever English we use,we have no difficulty understanding each other,because they have a lot in common. -温馨提示： - 本文档仅为 【 全套资料之一 】 ，欢迎点击下方按钮链接，下载全套资料！ 请点此 到 下载本文全套资料
