人教版高一英语必修一unit 2 reading

TheRoadtoModernEnglishtheStatueofLibertyBigBentheprimeministeroftheUKthepresidentoftheUSAObamaˈkæmərənCameronCameron:Wouldyouliketoseemyflat?Obama:Yes.I’dliketocomeuptoyourapartment.Cameron:Then,let’sgotothe

pictures!Obama:OK.Iliketogotothemovies?Obama:Timetogo.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.Cameron:Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.Obama:Hey,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Cameron:Ilikeafootballmatchverymuch.Obama:Well,Iwantacanofmilktea,somecookiesandsomecandy.Cameron:Wow,IwantatinofCoke,somebiscuits

and

sweets.Whataboutyou,Obama?CanyoutellusthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?O:Wouldyouliketoseemyflat?C:Yes.I’dliketocomeuptoyourapartment.C:Then,let’sgotothepictures!O:OK.Iliketogotothemovies?O:Timetogo.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.C:Ohno,theliftmustbefullofpeoplethistime.

O:Hey,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.C:Ilikeafootball

matchverymuch.C:Wow,IwantatinofCoke,somebiscuitsand

sweets.Whataboutyou,Obama?O:Well,Iwantacanofmilktea,somecookiesandsomecandy.Chinese秋天商店汽油假期地铁大学垃圾BrEAmEautumnshoppetrolholidayundergroundfallstoregasvacationsubway______________differencevocabularyuniversityrubbishcollegegarbageAmEfavoritecolortheatertravelerBrEfavouritecolourtheatretraveller__________differencespelling______________differencedanceclasshalfBrEAmE[da:ns]

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TheRoadtoModernEnglishSkimmingtogetgeneralideas5.ThespreadofEnglish

languageintheworld.1.Nativespeakercanunderstand

eachothereveniftheydon’t

speakthesamekindofEnglish.3.Englishchangesanddevelops

whenculturesmeetand

communicatewitheachother.2.Bythe19thcenturyEnglish

issettled.Getthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:4.Englishisspokenasforeign

languageorsecondlanguage

inSouthAsia.Thetextmainlytellsus___________.A.thatoldEnglishisdifferentfromtheEnglishtodayB.howMiddleEnglishformedC.EnglishanditshistoryD.thatEnglishwillkeepchangingSkimming2.Thetextisdevelopedmainlyby____.A.placeB.timeC.people3.Attheendofthe_____century,aboutfivetosevenmillionpeoplespokeEnglish.A.14thB.15thC.16thSkimmingScanningtogetdetailinformationHowwhoScanforwhat?wherewhenwhatWhy1.FromAD450to1150,Englishsounded

morelike________.

A.FrenchB.Chinese

C.GermanD.Russian2.Bythe______Shakespearewasabletouserichervocabularythaneverbefore.A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s3.________hasthefastestgrowing

numberofEnglishspeakersintheworld.

A.AustraliaB.China

C.IndiaD.Britain

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Languagesalwaysstaythesame.

B.Languageschangeonlyafterwars.

C.Languagesnolongerchange.

D.Languageschangewhenculturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.1.Englishhadthemostspeakersinthe

17thcentury.2.EnglishdevelopedwhennewsettlersandrulerscametoBritain.3.Languagesfrequentlychange.4.Thelanguageofthegovernmentisalwaysthelanguageofthecountry.5.Englishisoneoftheofficiallanguages

usedinIndia.6.Thisreadingdescribesthedevelopment

oftheEnglishlanguage.TrueorfalseafterBecausethegovernmenthastousethelanguageofthecountrythatrulesit.Thecause

BetweenAD450and1150AD800to1500Para3Fillintheblanksaccordingtoit.WhyhasEnglishchangedovertime?communicatewithoneanotherlesslike;morelikeBasedonCulturesGermanGermanFrenchInthe1600’sShakespeareenrichedthe.AbigchangehappenedinEnglishIn1620BritishsettlersmovedtoLaterinthe18thcenturyBritishpeoplebroughtEnglishtovocabularyAustraliaAmerica.SamuelJohnsonPara4.TwoimportantpersonstodefinetheEnglishlanguage.NoahWebster

QuizAtfirst,onlypeoplein________spokeEnglish.Later,peoplefromEngland_______tootherparts,soEnglishbegantobespokenin__________countries.Today,_____peoplespeakEnglishastheir_____,secondorforeignlanguage.______Englishspeakerscanunderstandeachotherbutnot__________.EnglandmovedmanyothermorefirstNativeeverythingAlllanguageschangewhen________communicatewithoneanother.SothereareBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,AustralianEnglishandsoon.Theyallhavetheirown________.Englishisalsospokenasaforeignor______languageinmanyothercountries.Maybeoneday_______EnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes.culturesidentitysecondChineseWhydoyoulearnEnglish?

IlearnEnglishinorderto/soasto…Discussi