高二 Module 1 British and American English讲解与练习.doc

金牌教研中心 2012秋季高二英语 Module 1 British and American EnglishI believe I can do it best! 我相信我可以做到最好! 主讲老师：曾琳宁 学生：_重点短语1. have something/nothing/much/ little in common (with.) 和有/没有/有很多/几乎没有共同之处eg.The two words have something in common with each other.in common with.与.一样eg.In common with other young people, Mike enjoys pop music.2 .except 除.之外eg.Everybody except John was able to answer.except for 整体中除了部分，强调美中不足eg.The movie was good except for the ending. besides 除之外（还有）包括在内eg.There were three morevisitors besides me. but 除之外 意义与except 同 常见于all but. 除了 都anything/ nothing but 除之外什么都/都不. other than 除.之外 （ 常用于否定句）eg.You cant get to the island other than by boat. apart from 除之外eg.Apart from/ Except for his nose, hes quite good-looking.3. divide sth into stheg.Divide the class into small groups.separate.from .eg.The river separate this village from that one.4. make a / any/ some / no difference 对有/ 没有影响eg. It makes no difference to me whether he goes or not.5. exchange n. 交换，交流 in exchange for 最为交换eg. I gave her a sweater in exchange for a skirt.exchange v. 交换，更换 exchange A for B 把A换成Beg.He exchanged the blue sweater for a red one.6. fun U有趣的事 n.常用于以下结构Have fun! for fun What fun! make fun of Its fun doing sth.eg.I did it for fun.eg.Its not polite to make fun of someone.eg.Its great fun watching such a film.7. fill up with 用装满eg. The room was filled up with students. fill out/ in 填写8. prefer to do rather than do eg. I prefer to go for a walk rather than watch TV at home. prefer sb. to do eg. His mother prefers him to keep quiet. prefer doing to doing eg.I prefer swimming to running. prefer that eg.Would you prefer that I should go with you 9. British EnglishAmerican Englishqueue up;stand in line.autumnfallat the weekendon the weekendin the teamon the teamin the streeton the streeton holidayon vacationWrite to me soon!Write me soon!Have you gotHave youground flooron the first floor 10. variety n. a variety of = varieties of 许多种eg. Therere a wide variety of people on the earth.various adj. eg.There are various choices in our life.vary vi. eg. Opinions on this matter vary from person to person.11.differ vi. eg. He differs from his brothers in looks.different adj. eg. His opinion on this matter is quite different from mine. differenrce n.eg. Can you tell me the difference between British English and American English.12.influence vt. 影响 eg. The weather influenced the rice crops. What influenced you to do it? influence n. 影响 eg. They had a great influence on his life. 对 有影响 eg.He expressed his affection to her under the influence of liquor.在影响下13 .be similar to 与相似 be similar in 在相似 eg.He is similar to his brother in height.similarity n. 相似 eg.They have similarities in age and background.14.after all 毕竟，终究above all 最重要的是at all 根本 In all 总计all over 浑身上下all out 全力以赴15. have difficulty/ trouble/ a hard time in doing sth. eg.Jame has difficulty understanding me.16. develop “发展”develop 常见词义还有：开发 develop an area冲洗develop a film养成 develop an interest in17. at the flick of a switch 轻轻一弹开关 eg.It has been possible to listen to British and American English at the flick of a switch.18. lead to 导致 eg. His scandal led to his resignation. This accident led his being punished. 通向 eg. All roads lead to Rome. lead sb. to do eg. What led you to believe it? lead sb. to a place eg. The street leads you to the station.19.suggest建议 suggest n. / doing/ that eg. The doctor suggested that he (should) be operated on at once.suggest 作“暗示”解释时不虚拟。eg.He suggested me going there right now.表是建议，命令，要求的词，后接宾语从句中，谓语为“(should) do”建议 advise, suggest, propose, recommend命令 order, command要求 demand, require, request, insist20. sth. happen to sb/ sth eg.Something really bad happened to the family. sb. happen to do sth. 碰巧 eg. I happened to be there when the fire started. It happens/happened that碰巧eg. It happened that I met a friend yesterday.sth. occur to sb. 某人想起. eg.An excellent idea occurred to me.当“发生”讲的词，无被动语态happen 强调事情发生的偶然性 What did the exposion happen?occur 即可自然发生，也可指有意安排，用法比较正式 eg. Important eclections will occur this e about 往往注重事情发生的原因 常与how 连用 eg.How did the quarrel come about?take place 指有计划，按照事先安排发生eg.The concert will take place next Sunday.21. on the air 正在广播off the air停止广播in the air （故事，谈话等）流传开；悬着，未定eg.The presidents scandal was in the air overnight. 传开eg.We may be going camping on the weekend, but its still up in the air. 未定22affect vt. 影响 eg.Smoking affects health. （疾病）侵袭sb eg.Cancer had affected his lungs. 感动 eg. We were deeply affected by the news of her death.effect n. 影响 eg.have an effect on/ upon 对有影响in effect 生效 take effect 起作用23. belong to 属于 （无进行时态，无被动语态）eg.These books belong to me.24. represent vt. 代表representative n. 代表 representative adj. eg. Is your opinion representative of those of the other students?25. thanks to 由于；多亏了 because of as a result of owing to due toon account of 其中due to 可以做表语，其他不可以eg. It is due to the bad weahter. 26be known for/ as/toeg.His book is known to us.eg.The man is known for his honesty.eg.He is known as a teacher.27. adopt 采纳；收养adopt a name, a custom eg. He is their adopted son.adapt 适应. eg. She adapted (herself)quickly to the new climate. 改编/修改 eg.These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.一、单项填空1It doesnt make much of a _ whether a teacher speaks British or American English.Asense Bdifference Cstudy Ddiscovery2We have really everything _ with America nowadays，except of course, language.Ain general Bin place Cin common Din case3You can write to me _ the school address or use my usual email address.Ato Bin Con Dat4Maybe you will prefer to _ the town by taxi(British) or cab (American)Aget over Bget on with Cget around Dget down5Americans use a flashlight，_ for the British，its a torch.Auntil Bwhile Cwhen Dbefore6Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning，which can be _.Aconfuse Bconfused Cconfusing Dbeing confused7The accent，which is most similar _ British English，can be heard on the East Coast of the US.Ain Bat Con Dto8A Londoner has more difficulty _ a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.Aunderstanding Bunderstand Cunderstood Dto understand9This nonstop communication，the experts think，has made _ easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.Athat Bthis Cone Dit10Ive already decided to _ the theatre group.Aattend Bjoin Cjoin in Dtake part in 二、句型转换1I prefer watching tennis to playing it.I _ _ watch tennis _ play it.2With cellphones，we can possibly talk to anyone from anywhere.Cellphones _ _ _ for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.3Why do people，especially teenagers，like cellphones so much?Why _ cellphones so _，especially _ teenagers?4The noise seemed to be coming from behind the picture on the wall._ _ _ the noise _ coming from behind the picture on the wall.5The shop doesnt close until 11 oclock.The shop _ _ till 11 oclock三、选词填空make a difference; get around; be similar to; have difficulty (in)doing sth.; compared to/with; be different from/differ from1_ many women，she was indeed very lucky.2In this way，French _ English.3My teaching style _ that of most other teachers.4I _ making myself understood.5News soon _ that he had resigned.6What _ will it _ if he knows or not?四、完形填空After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant.Having worked with an experienced_1_for a few days, I was _2_to wait tables on my own.All went _3_ that first week.When Saturday night came, I was luckily_4_the tables not far from the kitchen._5_， I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)Before I knew it，the _6_was full of people.I moved slowly, _7_every step.I remember how _8_I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables；it looked different from the one I was_9_on.It had nice handles, which made it _10_to move around.I was pleased with everything and began to_11_I was a natural at this job.Then, an old man came to me and said，“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved_12_you work.It seems your tray stand has been very _13_to you, but we are getting ready to_14_now，and my wife needs her _15_back.”At first his _16_did not get across.“What was he talking about！” Then, I got it.I had set my trays on his wifes orthopedic walker (助步器)I stood frozen as ice，but my face was_17_.I wanted to get into a hole and_18_.Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just _19_.I have learned to be more _20_and not to be too sure of myself.1A.managerBassistantCcookDwaitress2A.promisedBinvitedCallowedDadvised3A.wellBquicklyCsafelyDwrong4A.leftBgivenCbroughtDshown5A.ThereforeBHoweverCOtherwiseDFinally6A.kitchenBstreetCrestaurantDtable7A.mindingBchangingCtakingDsaving8A.angryBcalmCsadDhappy9A.fixedBtrainedCloadedDwaited10A.slowerBlighterCquieterDeasier11A.believeBagreeCregretDpretend12A.lettingBmakingCwatchingDhaving13A.usefulBfamiliarCunusualDinteresting14A.restBorderCeatDleave15A.bagBwalkerCtrayDcoat16A.ideaBpraiseCmessageDneed17A.coldBfull of joy CpaleDon fire18A.lieBhideCdefendDstay19A.repeatedBdiscoveredCcorrectedDdescribed20A.careful Bpatient Chonest DPractical五、阅读理解How I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up on that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house，and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America.We were on the bus then.I was crying，and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me.I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.I do not remember myself crying for this reason again.In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives.When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to seethe strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures.The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism，but the idea did not come to me at once.For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves.I did not quite know what I was or what I should be.Mother remarried，and things became even more complex for me.Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other.I was often sad，and saw no end to “the hard times”My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.I wrote letters，filled out forms，translated at interviews with Immigration officers，took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there，and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.From my experiences I have learned one important rule：A