1、 MODULE 1 British and American English Section D CULTURAL CORNER 课文预习自测 阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案）1.What is Noah Webster best known for?A.The Elementary Spelling Book.B.Fighting against the British.C.Simplifying some English words.D.American Dictionary of the English Language.2.Why did Noah Webster focus on
2、 American English?A.He graduated from Yale University.B.He fought against the British as a young man.C.He thought new America should have its own feature in written English.D.The newly independent country had no written English.3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Noah Webster?A.He was a
3、teacher.B.He fought against the British.C.He wrote The Elementary Spelling Book.D.He led the American War of Independence.4.What do we know about American Dictionary of the English Language in the last paragraph?A.It was first published in 1828.B.It introduced many new English words.C.It was popular
4、 with the British people.D.American people use it now and then.语法填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound，and combinations ofletters may 1 （pronounce）in a number of ways.But for Americans things are alittle bit 2 （easy），which was due to Websters work.Wh
5、en he was young，he fought3 the British and felt that 4 （write）English should have a distinctive“American”look then.So he suggested 5 （simplify）the spelling of English words inhis first book，The Elementary Spelling Book，which was 6 （extreme）popular andbecame one of 7 most popular school books ever by
6、 the 1850s.Of course，many of hissuggestions 8 （adopt）.In 1828，his American Dictionary of the English Languageappeared，for 9 Webster is best known.Although the British criticised the dictionary，itquickly became a standard 10 （refer）book in the States.be pronounced easier against written simplifying e
7、xtremely the were adopted which reference 概要写作 阅读课文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。_One possible version：In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound.（要点 1）A teacher，Noah Webster，thought written English in America should have a distinctive look and suggested simplifying the spelling.（要点
8、2）His book，The Elementary Spelling Book，was one of the most popular school books.（要点 3）Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English Language and it is a standard reference book today.（要点 4）核心词汇词汇一 attempt（1）n.努力，尝试，试图（2）vt.试图，努力，企图教材原句Can you see any similarities between Websters
9、 work and attempts to simplify Chinese?你能找出韦伯斯特的工作与试图简化汉语之间的相似点吗？要点必记（1）make an attempt to do/at doing sth.试图做某事in an attempt to do sth.为了做某事at the first/second attempt 第一/二次尝试（2）attempt to do sth.试图做某事学法点拨（1）attempt to do 较 try to do 稍正式，常 暗含不成功的意味。（2）attempted 作形容词，指“未遂的”。如：attempted murder 谋杀未遂。题
10、组练领悟方法 单句语法填空（1）Mr Cook was a man with a strong will.After repeated （attempt）he finallysucceeded in his experiment.（2）He attempted （get）in touch with them but failed.（3）词汇复现He made an attempt （compare）the two social structures.（4）The young student was charged with （attempt）murder.单句写作（5）Not many peo
11、ple can answer this question （第一次尝试）.（6）词汇复现 （为了吸引）customers，they took a variety of measures.attempts to get to compare attempted at the first attempt In an attempt to attract 词汇二 thanks to 幸亏，多亏；由于教材原句For Americans things are a little bit easier，thanks to the work of Noah Webster.对美国人来说，事情（单词拼写）稍微容
12、易些，这多亏了一个叫诺亚韦伯斯特的人 归纳拓展“因为，由于”的其他表达法：because of，due to，owing to，as a result of，on account of 用法比较thanks to.通常作状语，常指好的方面。because of.常作状语。owing to.常作状语和表语。due to.常作状语、表语，一般不位于句首。单句语法填空（1）Thanks the English language，we can learn a lot from other countries.（2）As a result his hard work，he defeated all th
13、e competitors.（3）She was told to wear flat shoes，on account her back problem.（4）Flight BA213 was delayed owing the fog.（5）He had to retire because ill health.单句写作（6）词汇复现 （多亏）the satellite，we can receive live sportsprogrammes.（7）2019天津3 月卷The captain of the ship was advised to turn back _（由于）a sudden
14、 heavy storm.to of of to of Thanks to due to/owing to/because of 词汇三 adopt v.采用，采取，采纳；收养，领养教材原句Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted.其中许多建议很快被采纳了。要点必记（1）adopt an approach/a policy/an attitude 采用某种方法/政策/态度adopt a suggestion 采纳某一建议adopt a child 收养孩子（2）形近词：adapt v.（使）适应；改编adapt（oneself）to（使自己）适应
15、 be adapted for 被改编成 be adapted from 改编自 选词填空（adopt/adapt）（1）All three teams different approaches to the problem.（2）It took him a while to himself to the new surroundings.（3）The old couple decided to a boy and a girl though they had had three of their own.单句语法填空（4）Jack was very proud because his des
16、ign for the school wallpaper （adopt）.（5）The world will be different，and we will have to be prepared to adapt the change.（6）Three of her novels have been adapted television.（7）This film is adapted a true story.adopted adapt adopt was adopted to for from 词汇四 criticise vt.批评，指责教材原句The British criticise
17、d the dictionary，but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States.英国人批评该词典，但是在美国它很快成为标准的参考书。要点必记criticise sb.for（doing）sth.因（做）某事批评某人归纳拓展scold/blame/praise/punish/thank sb.for（doing）sth.因（做）某事而训斥/责备/表扬/惩罚/感谢某人单句语法填空（1）The decision （criticise）by environmental groups.（2）He was criticised
18、by the committee failing to report the accident.（3）Its unfair to punish a whole class the actions of one or two students.单句写作（4）The reporter （因而受到批评）not telling the truth.（5）She said goodbye and （感谢我们的光临）.was criticised for for was criticised for thanked us for coming 词汇五 reference n.U参考，查阅；C，U提及，谈到
19、教材原句The British criticised the dictionary，but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States.英国人批评该词典，但是在美国它很快成为标准的参考书。要点必记a reference book 参考书，工具书for future reference 供日后参考for easy reference 为查阅方便in/with reference to 关于单句语法填空（1）The article made no （refer）to previous research on the subje
20、ct.（2）词汇复现I have nothing to say with reference this announcement.单句写作（3）The journalist kept a card file of information on his desk （为查阅方便）.（4）Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant _ _ _（供日后参考）.reference to for easy reference for future reference 重点句式句式一 现在分词短语作结果状语教材原句By the 185
21、0s it was selling one million copies a year，making it one of the most popular schoolbooks ever.到 19 世纪 50 年代，它每年售出 100 万册，成为史上最受欢迎的校园用书之一。要点必记（1）现在分词短语作结果状语通常表示一种必然的结果。（2）表示结果的现在分词短语通常放在句子的后面，其前常用逗号隔开，分词短语前有时可加上副词thus 或therefore（因而，因此）。学法点拨现在分词短语作结果状语通常表示一种必然的结果；而不定式作结果状语时，常与 only 连用，表示一种出乎意料的结果。单句语
22、法填空（1）He cut off the electricity quickly，（prevent）an accident.（2）The cooling wind swept through our bedroom windows，（make）air conditioning unnecessary.（3）It rained heavily in the south，（cause）serious flooding in several provinces.（4）Carbon burns in oxygen or air，thus （form）carbon dioxide.（5）Yesterda
23、y I went to see him，only （learn）that he had gone abroad two daysbefore.单句写作（6）By 1820，the population of New York had grown to about 125，000，_（使它成为美国最大的城市）.（7）She left the room so hurriedly，（结果让灯亮了整整一个晚上）.preventing making causing forming to learn making it the largest city in the USA leaving the lights on for the whole night 完成“综合练提升能力”中的题目 综合练提升能力