1、Module1 British and American English单词回顾 1The instructions are terribly _ (confuse)Could you help me with them，please?2His views _ (difference) considerably from those of his parents.3Still only twentyfive，she has been _ (compare) to the greatest dancer of all time.4The president made an unexpected
2、_ (announce) this morning.5You should keep this dictionary for _ (refer)6. Having no children of their own, they decided to _ (收养) an orphan.7. There is a _（有特色的）smell.8. There are some _（明显的） mistakes in his composition.词性回顾confusing adj. _ vt. adj. variety n adj.simplify vt. bination n vt.differ v
3、 n.refer v n.steadily adv adjsettler n vrapidly adv adjremark n v词组回顾11be similar to 2lead to 3 have in common 4 make a difference 5get around 6in favour of 7refer toas 8 thanks to 9. 和。不一样10. 两个，几个11. 排队12. 毕竟13.做某事有困难14.因为。而出名30课文浓缩 语法填空British and American English are different in many (ways) .Th
4、e first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary .Hundreds of words，part of_are not so wellknown ，are not used or used with a different meaning.Grammar and prepositions are another two areas besides spelling and pronunciation.American spelling seems _(simply).When the Irish writer George Bernard Sh
5、aw think about that the British English and the Americans are two nations (divide) by a common language，he was _(obvious) made the remark the differences.But it is doubtful whether these differences are so important.Some experts believe British and American English are moving closer because of the n
6、onstop between _(they).On the other hand，English is being spoken with different accents._，no matter how many “Englishes” there will be，the users of English will all be able to understand each other.语言点：1 confuse vt 使糊涂，使迷惑， 混淆，混同 confuse A with B 把A和B 弄混了翻译：当心别把数量和质量弄混了 Be careful , dont confuse qua
7、lity with quantity.The confusing adj.令人困惑的；难懂的instructions on the box are very confusing.confused adj.感到困惑的，混杂的，A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthyconfuse vt.混乱，狼狈，困惑 confuse A with/and B; Be careful , dont confuse quality with quantity.考点延伸这些使用说明太让人费解了。你能
8、帮我看一下吗？The instructions .Could you help me with them，please?这问题太难，我们感到困惑。The question is so hard，and we .【答案】are terribly confusingare confused2.variety a variety of - vary vi various adj. 各种各样的有多种样式的照片可供选择_There are a variety of pictures to choose ._3. remark n谈论，评论From:When the Irish writer George
9、 Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language，he was obviously thinking about the differences. have/make a remark upon/on/about/at 谈论，就发表意见make no remark 不加评论remark vt.谈到；评论；说(that) vi.(on/upon)议论；评论remark about/on/upon v评伦，谈论rem
10、arkable adj.卓越的；非凡的；值得注意的They made rude remarks about her appearance.Ellen later regretted her remarks about his private affairs.This is a nice report worthy of special remark.The editor remarked that article was well written.They remarked on/upon the quality of the new product.He showed remarkable
11、courage when he faced the danger.考点延伸他有说幽默话的习惯。He had a habit of .一家地方报纸评论说犯罪案件在减少。A local newspaper crime was on the decrease.【答案】 making humorous remarksremarked that4.add vt.加；增加If the tea is too strong，add some more water.若茶太浓，就再加些水。(1) add to增加，增添；扩建add.to. 把 加到 之上add up加起来（强调动作）add up to. 加起来总
12、共是 （强调结果）(2) addition n. 增加，附加；加法in addition 加之，另外 in addition to除 之外，加之考点延伸Has Mary come back yet?Yes.She has got many books from her elder schoolmates，which _ 1,000.Aadd up Badd up to Cadd to Dadd58.presentn.礼物，现在 adj.出席的，到场的 vt.陈述，提出 (1) present sb. with sth./present sth. to sb.把某物赠给或交给某人present
13、sb. to sb. （正式）把某人介绍，引见给某人（地位、级别较高的人）（2）be present at 出席(3) at present=at the present time目前，现在for the present眼前；暂时up to the present直到现在考点延伸The worker _ his ideas to the manager very dearly.Apreserved Bpresented Cprovided Dsupplied6. attempt n. 努力，尝试；试图vt. 试图，企图 make an attempt to do sth. 试图做某事make
14、an attempt at doing sth. 试图(尝试)做某事attempt to do sth. 试图做某事His parents made an attempt to send their son abroad for further education. 易混辨析attempt，try，manage (1)attempt常含有希望成功，但并不一定取得预期的结果之意。(2)try意为“尝试，试用”，含有通过各种方法，尽力把事情做好或达到目的之意。(3)manage强调成功做成了某事。manage to do sth.succeed in doing sth.。考点延伸用attempt
15、/try/manage填空The campaign has certainly _to raise public awareness of the issue.Ive _really hard but I cant persuade him to come.He_a joke，but no one laughed.7.11except . besidesB.( for) 你的作文写的很好，只是有几处拼写错误。 C that- Its a beautiful coat, except that it doesnt fit me. _.8. British and American English
16、 are different in many ways.inway“在某方面；用方法（方式）”。如：你可以用自己的方式去做。_You can do it in your way_on the way to/on ones way to_ in a way_in no way_ by the way_make one/s way_前进_ be in the way/in sbs way_by way of 经由9. 1).We must fight for freedom. 2).England fought with Germany in the war of 1914-1918. 3).Yo
17、u will have to fight against difficulties. 10. The expression on his face suggested that he _(be )ill.He suggested that the work _(finish ) on time. His suggestion is that we _(start) early. He suggested _(go ) out for a walk.重点词组/ 短语的用法1have.in common with和有相同之处From：We have really everything in com
18、mon with America nowadays，except of course，language. have much/a lot/ something/ everything /nothing(little)in common(with)有很多/一些/所有/几乎没有共同之处common practice惯例common sense常识in common共同的，共同享有的，共同使用的in common with和一样；有共同之处I have nothing in common with Jane.In common with many other countries.Our countr
19、y has experienced major changes over the last 30 years.辨析common/ordinary/general/usualcommon意为“常见的，不足为奇的”，强调出现的次数频繁或范围广泛。common 还可表示“共同的，共有的”。 用于 in common (with)，意为“(与)有共同之处”。ordinary意为“普通的，平凡的”，强调合乎常规、并不特殊。in ordinary dress 穿便服；an ordinary working day 一个普通工作日； general意为“一般的，全体的，总(括)的”等。用于 in gener
20、al，意为“总的说来，通常”usual意为“平素的，惯常的，通常的”，指经常出现而不变。用于 than usual (比平常) 和 as usual(像往常一样)。This kind of birds is common in the countryside.His ordinary supper consists of only bread and milk.This book is intended for the general reader，not for the specialist.As usual，he arrived early and started to work.用com
21、mon/ordinary/general/usual填空Such a long delay is out of the .We will meet at the time.Its a mistake quite among students.Children in are fond of candy.【答案】ordinaryusualcommongeneral2.make a difference对有影响，使不相同From：It doesnt make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American Engli
22、sh. make much/a great/a lot of difference to 对有很大的影响make no/little difference 对没有影响tell the difference between A and B.区分的区别Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health. It doesnt make much difference to me what you do/whether you go or stay.Can you tell the difference between apes and
23、 monkeys? 练习：你的支持肯定会对我们的事业起重要作用。Your support will certainly in our cause.没有他，会影响你的工作吗？Does his absence your work?【答案】make a differencemake a difference to3get around走动；到处旅行；(谣言等)传开From：.you will prefer to get around the town by taxi (British) or cab (American)Working for an international company，he
24、gets around/about quite a lot.Rumors get around quickly.get about get around走动，到处旅行get away from摆脱；逃离 get back回来，归来get down to开始认真做get on登上(火车、公共汽车、飞机等)；相处融洽，前进，进展（=get along）get through通过；做完；接通电话get over爬过，克服，(疾病、惊恐、损害等)恢复How can we get away from poverty?The task isnt as difficult as it seems when
25、you really get down to it.John has got through the examination.用适当的介词、副词填空The work was getting quite well.Here is a difficulty for you to get .We need more rain to get the summer.We only got from our holidays yesterday.I must get business.【答案】alongoverthroughbackdown to5be similar to与相似From:The acce
26、nt，which is most similar to British English，can be heard on the East Coast of the US. similar adj.相似的similarly adv.相似地；类似地similarity n相似；类似be similar in 在方面相似，和差不多My opinions are similar to his.She has a dictionary similar to mine.We are somewhat similar in taste.I am wrong. Similarly，you are to bla
27、me.The similarity between the two stories suggests Lowry wrote them both.完成句子这本小说的主题和那本小说的差不多。The theme of this novel of that novel.保罗和他哥哥长得很像。Paul appearance to his brother.【答案】is similar to thatis very similar inOur bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ，our minds are developed by learning.A
28、Probably BLikelyCSimilarly DGenerally【答案】C6have difficulty (in) doing sth.做某事有困难From：A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.have much/ some/little/ no difficulty/trouble/problem (in) doing sth.做有很大/一些/很少/没有困难have difficulty/trouble/proble
29、ms with sth.在方面有困难have a hard/ good time (in) doing sth.做某事经历困难/愉快的时光have fun (in)doing sth.做某事很高兴、开心have fun玩得开心I know what I want to say but I have difficulty in putting it across.I always have difficulty in pronouncing new words.The students have great difficulty with this type of sentence.We had
30、 a good time (in) playing tennis.The children have fun in playing hide and seek.【提示】difficulty指“困难，艰难，做事的状态，处境”时为不可数名词；而具体指“某个难题，困难事”时，为可数名词。You can hardly imagine the difficulty the man had smoking.Agiven up Bgiving upCto give up Dgive up【答案】B7lead to引起；导致；通向From:But it has also led to lots of Amer
31、ican words and structures passing into British English，so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.lead sb.to someplace带领某人到某地lead to sb./sth.doing sth.使得某人/某物做某事lead sb.to do sth.使某人做某事lead the way带头；先行lead a happy life过着幸福的生活eg：Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrou
32、s results.All roads lead to Rome.The dog led the blind man to go across the road.This street leads you to the station.His carelessness led to him failing in the exam.【提示】lead to结构中的to为介词，后跟名词，代词或动名词作宾语。含介词to的常用短语look forward to盼望 turn to求助于；转向；翻到pay attention to注意 stick to坚持get down to开始认真干object to
33、反对belong to属于 refer to谈到，涉及，参阅point to指向 come to共计；苏醒reply to答复agree to同意 add to增加devote .to.贡献给 （devote oneself to=be devoted to） compare.to. 把比作完成句子我们的英语老师有一种奇特的方法能促使我们很活跃地学习英语。Our English teacher has a strange way of study English actively.过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。Too much work and too little rest often
34、illness.是什么使你得出这个结论的？What the conclusion?【答案】leading us tolead toled you to8pick up拿起；驾车迎接(某人)；康复；(偶然)学得；加速；收听(广播)If Callum picked up the local accent he started to use it. She soon picked up French when she went to live in France. He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.The children pic
35、ked up many sea shells at the sea shore.pick out挑选出；了解；领会I have picked out the bad tomatoes from the basket.She picked some flowers from the garden.【高考链接】Its surprising that your brother Russian so quicklyhe hasnt lived there very long.Apicked upBlooked upCput up Dmade up 【答案】A写出下列句子中pick up的意思She w
36、as ill for a long time but is picking up now. My old car only picks up speed going down a hill. The taxi stopped to pick up the person waiting there. I managed to pick up the news over the radio. When living in England，he picked up some English. 【答案】康复加速接载接收(节目)偶然学会9wear off逐渐减少，逐渐消失wear out用旧；穿破；使累
37、垮wear away 磨损；消磨；流逝If Callums American accent has worn off，it has disappeared.The brightness of the paint has worn off a little.Your sorrow will wear off in time.He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of visitors.完成句子痛苦正逐渐减少。The pain is .辛苦的工作使
38、我筋疲力尽。Im by the hard work.【答案】wearing offworn down/out 10. in favour of赞同；支持in ones favour对有利do sb.a favourdo a favour for sb.帮某人一个忙Now add some more ideas in favour of your chosen variety。No matter what you do，I am in favour of you.All the classmates were in favour of my idea that we should go for
39、an outing the next week.Could you do me a favour and turn off the light?常见类似结构的短语：in praise of 赞扬in honor of 为了纪念；为向表示敬意in defence of 为了保卫；拥护in support of 为支持in search of 为了寻找(高考连接)When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster，many teachers would prefer to see him step aside younger men.Ain
40、 terms of Bin need ofCin favour of Din praise of【答案】C完成句子你能帮忙把那支铅笔递给我吗？Could you hand me that pencil，please?他说他赞成这个计划，我们其他人也这么说。He said he was the plan and so did the rest of us. 我们顺风。The wind is .【答案】do me a favour toin favour of in our favour重点句型1This nonstop communication，the experts think，has ma
41、de it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other”是“make宾语十宾补”结构的一种特殊形式，其中it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为宾补后的不定式短语。当宾语较长，且宾语后有补语时，常用it作形式宾语，而把真正的宾语放到补语后面。We must make it a duty to protect our common global environment.The r
42、ain made it more difficult for us to finish the work on time.“make宾语宾语补足语”是一个常用句式。如果make后的宾语是不定式或that从句或动名词，宾语补足语是形容词或名词，这时往往把形式宾语it放在宾语的位置上，把真正的宾语放在后面。与make用法相同的常用动词还有：find，feel，think，consider等。该句型为：make/find/ feel/think/consideritadj./n. that clause/(for sb.)to do sth.We found it difficult to explain to him what happened.We think it not right that a child should b
