（整理版高中英语）Module1　BritishandAmericanEnglish训　练　一　Reading

1、module 1british and american english训练一reading.词汇拓展1confuse vt.使困惑，使混乱_n2vary v变化，改变_adj.各种各样的_n种类_n. 变化3different adj.不同的_adv.不同地_n不同，差异_vi.不同，有区别4settle v安排，解决，定居_n安置，解决_n移民. 根据句意及首字母提示填写单词1she spoke english with a faint dutch a_.2it is interesting to c_their situation with ours.3the news that oba

2、ma wins the nobel peace prize for is much c_.4the prince's tour conveniently o_the most deprived(贫困的) areas of the city.5her r_ on the employment problem led to a heated discussion.6prices of many kinds of goods have shown much v_this year influenced by global financial crisis(金融危机)7most l_ woul

3、d say they were concerned primarily with the s_of languages.8i know you don't like her，but try not to make it so o_.短语互译1有影响_没有影响_tell the difference_with a difference_2排队 (英)_/(美)_be in line for _make a beeline for _3做某事(没)有困难_get into difficulty_4和比拟_把比作_compare notes_by comparison_5有共同点_与相似_i

4、n common with _common sense_.从课文中找出与所给汉语相对应的句子1英式英语和美式英语在很多方面是不同的。_2在美国东海岸能听到与英式英语非常相似的口音。_3伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人说话比听懂纽约人说话更难。_4自从20世纪80年代以来，随着卫星电视和因特网的应用，非常便捷地听到英式英语和美式英语已经成为可能。_5但这也导致了大量美语单词和结构进入英式英语，以至于现在有些人认为英式英语将会消失。_6这种国际化的广泛使用说明，将来将会有许多种“英语，而不仅仅只有两种。_.阅读课文，完成练习1read the passage and find out four

5、ways in which british and american english are different._2which sentence can replace the following one?a man from london may understand someone from new york，but he can meet a problem when he communicate with a scotsman from glasgow._3translate the following sentence into chinese.after all，there is

6、 probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between them._4find out the phrases or sentences related to the difference between british and american english and fill in the table.british englishamerican english1)1)2)2)3)3)4)4)5)5)6)6)7)7).单句改错1i am totally confusing.could

7、 you explain it again?_2the twin brothers differ from personality._3compared this book with that one，and you'll know which one is better._4it's i who should ask you a question instead you asking me._5many of them have difficult forming words while talking._6the teacher，as well as her student

8、s，come into the classroom._7i prefer staying at home rather than go out to see a boring film._8sometimes the same word has a slight different meaning，which can be confusing._.句型转换1i can't tell them apart from each other.i can't see _ they _ from each other.2i know what i want to say but it i

9、s hard for me to put it across.i know what i want to say but i _ _ _ _ it across.3many people lost their lives as a result of typhoon morakot in taiwan.typhoon morakot in taiwan _ _ many people _ their lives.4if we compare standards in health care today with those 40 years ago，we can find that they

10、have improved rapidly._ _ 40 years ago，standards in health care today have improved rapidly.5all of them arrived late for various reasons.all of them arrived late for _ _ _ reasons.6he didn't lend a hand to us.he just laughed at us.he laughed at us _ _ _ a hand to us.单项选择1they are in great need

11、of help and your support will make a _ to them.adifference bdiscoverycrule dsign2the doctor suggested that the teacher _ at home for two months，but his words suggested that the teacher _ accept the suggestion.astayed；couldn't bstay；couldn'tcstayed；can't dstay；can't3toward the end of

12、the card party，tom had a sudden streak of luck and kept winning _.aobviously bbrieflycsteadily drapidly4_ with guo yan(郭焱)，liu shiwen(刘诗雯) is more lovely and skillful in the game，i think.acompare bcomparingccompared dto compare5the global economy crisis_ thousands of workers losing jobs.areferred to

13、 bcaused tocled to daffected to6do you know the difficulty the little girl had _ to send her sick mother to the hospital in time?aon managing bto managechaving managed dmanaging7i don't know why you are so concerned._，it's her fault.ain other words bas a resultcin all dafter all8i'd like

14、 to take up the business _ i can combine my special knowledge with practice.athat bwhen cwhere dwhich.结合课文，用适当的单词或短语完成短文there're four ways in which british and american english_1_ from each other.the first and most _2_ way is in the vocabulary.in grammar，there're a few _3_.the british say ha

15、ve you got.? _4_ americans prefer do you have.? the british use prepositions _5_ americans sometimes _6_ them.the other two areas in which the two _7_ differ are spelling and pronunciation.but for more than a century communications across the atlantic have developed _8_.thanks to satellite tv and th

16、e internet，it has been possible to listen to british and american english at the _9_ of a switch.so experts believe that the nonstop communication has _10_ for the british and americans to understand each other.阅读理解british and american englishone day during our vacation in england，my friend and i we

17、nt to the train station to buy the tickets to dover.as native speakers of english，we did not expect to have language problems in england.“two tickets to dover，please， i said to the ticket seller.“single？ the ticket seller asked me.i thought that she was hard of hearing and i repeated my request a li

18、ttle louder.“two tickets to dover！ i shouted.fortunately，a british man saved us at that moment.he explained that “a single ticket in great britain does not mean “one ticket；it means “a oneway ticketmy experience in england taught me that while british and american english are quite similar，there are

19、 also some noticeable differences between them.perhaps the most obvious difference between the two dialects is in pronunciation.british english，for example，does not use the sound /r/ which is extremely common in american english.the british use the sound / instead.furthermore，when the letter “t come

20、s between two vowels，americans pronounce it /d/ while the british pronounce it /t/.thus，butter is pronounced /btr / in the united states but /bt/ in great britain.in addition，some words are stressed differently in the two dialects.for instance，americans say laboratory while englishmen say laboratory

21、.there are many examples of differences in vocabulary.for example，a british chemist is an american druggist，a british lift is an american elevator，and british chips are american french fries.an englishman may ask if you want white coffee or black coffee.in contrast，an american asks you if you want y

22、our coffee or tea with milk.there are few differences in the grammar of the two dialects，probably because grammar does not change as early as pronunciation or vocabulary.we do find some differences such as the british saying he is in hospital.while the americans insisting on the article he is in the

23、 hospital. in addition，the british often begin a question with have.an englishman may ask you have you got a cigarette? while an american is more likely to ask do you have a cigarette?british spelling differs slightly from american spelling.americans write words like honor and color without the “u o

24、f the english honour and colour.americans write “er in words like center and theater but the british write “re as in centre and theatre.americans prefer an “s in words like defense and offense while the british spell these words with a “c，defence and offence.americans use the letter “z in words such

25、 as organize and organization；the british use “s as in organise and organisation.the united states and great britain are 3,000 miles apart.it is not surprising that they have different dialects.perhaps we should be more surprised that there are so few differences.1阅读短文并用文中的例子完成下表。british englishamer

26、ican englishpronunciationvocabularygrammarspelling2.根据短文内容，判断正(t)误(f)。1)the biggest difference between british and american english is definitely in pronunciation.2)there are many differences in the grammar of british and american english.3)probably because grammar doesn't change as early as pro

27、nunciation or vocabulary，we can find few differences.4)an englishman may think that have you got a watch? is correct.5)the author is very surprised that there are so few differences between british and american english.开放式短文改错(文中共10处错误，每处错误及其修改均仅限一词，每句中最多有两处错误)most families in china hoped their sing

28、le children will have a happy future，so they are very strict in their children.so do the teachers in schools！many children are given so much homework that they have hardly any spare time have sports.the children are forbidden to do anything but to study.no wonder so many children are tired with less

29、ons.some even attack or kill his parents and teachers！i believe many people already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines.shouldn't we draw lesson from the accidents？now our government is making out a plan to solve the education problems.完成句子(根据括号内汉语提示及句末英语单词提示完成句子)1even on holidays

30、professor wang _(宁愿读书而不愿闲着)(prefer)2the popularity of 3g _(使人们更容易地) communicate with each other.(make)3my classmate invited me to see the film mulan (花木兰)_(在里面)vicki zhao played the part of mulan.(in)1)our teacher suggested _ the history museum to us at the weekend.(名词)2)our teacher suggested _ the

31、history museum at the weekend.(动名词)3)our teacher suggested _ the history museum at the weekend.(从句)4)our teacher advised _ the history museum at the weekend.(动词不定式).对话填空(根据首字母提示，补全单词)yang mei is now studying in the united states.she meets her new teacher，sara，for the first time.sara is an american.t

32、hey are talking before the term starts.sara：so you are yang mei.nice to meet you.yang mei：how do you do？i'm sorry.i know only a (1)l_ english.i have some difficulty in pronouncing some (2)w_ in english.sara：no，you are doing (3)f_.yang mei：thank you.sara：and when do you (4)t_ your next exam?yang

33、mei：in june.sara：i see.what do you want to do next fall?yang mei：(5)p_？would you please say that (6)a_ more slowly?sara：what do you want to do next fall?yang mei：next (7)w_？i'm sorry.i don't quite (8)f_ you.sara：what do you want to do next september？do you have any (9)p_？yang mei：i'd lik

34、e to study (10)m_ and become a doctor.sara：right.nice meeting you，yang mei.bye.yang mei：good bye.参考答案根底稳固.1.confusion; confusing; confused2various；variety; variation3.differently；difference；differ4.settlement；settler5.underground；subway；motorway；freeway/expressway；taxi；cab.1.make a difference；make n

35、o difference；区分，区别；与众不同的2.queue up；stand in line；很有可能得到；直奔，抄近路3.have (no) difficulty (in) doing sth.；陷入困境4 pare with/to；compare.to.；交换意见；比拟起来，相比之下5.have.in common；be similar to；与一样；常识.1.british and american english are different in many ways.2the accent，which is most similar to british english，can b

36、e heard on the east coast of the us.3a londoner has more difficulty understanding a scotsman from glasgow than understanding a new yorker.4since the 1980s，with satellite tv and the internet，it has been possible to listen to british and american english at the flick of a switch.5but it has also led t

37、o lots of american words and structures passing into british english，so that some people now believe that british english will disappear.6this international dimension suggests that in the future，there are going to be many “englishes，not just two main varieties.1.vocabulary，grammar，spelling and pronu

38、nciation.2a londoner has more difficulty understanding a scotsman from glasgow than understanding a new yorker.3毕竟，两个国家各自内部的语言差异和两国之间的语言差异可能是一样多的。4.british englishamerican english1)queue up1)stand in line2)have you got.？2)do you have.？3)my friend has just arrived.3)my friend just arrived.4)in the te

39、am4)on the team5)at the weekend5)on the weekend6)i'll see you on monday.6)i'll see you monday.7)write to me soon！7)write me soon！.1.confusingconfused2.fromin3 paredcompare4.instead后加of5.difficultdifficulty6comecomes/came7.stayingto stay8.slightslightly.1.where；differ2.have difficulty in putt

40、ing3.led to；losing4 pared to/with5.a variety of6.instead of lending.1.amake a difference意为“有影响；make a discovery意为“发现；make a rule意为“规定；make a sign意为“打手势，发信号。结合句意“他们急需帮助，你的支持将会对他们产生影响可知，应选择a项。2b考查suggest的用法。suggest作“建议讲时，其从句要使用虚拟语气，即谓语用“(should)动词原形形式；作“说明讲时，其后的宾语从句不使用虚拟语气。3c考查副词词义辨析。根据所提供的语意，“在牌局将要结束时，汤姆时来运转，所以应该是“不断地赢牌。故正确答案为c项。4c考查非谓语动词作状语。根据句子结构可判断此处应为状语，且compare与主语liu shiwen之间为被动