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Module 1
Section One : Vocabulary
1.have … in common (with… )(和…)有共同之处have nothing in common vi. __________
They _______ nothing in common with each other.他们彼此没有一点共同之处。
2.make a/no/some/much difference (to sb./sth.) 对…有/没有/有一些/很大影响
It does______(make) a difference ___us whether we can speak English fluently.
我们能否流利地说英语的确对我们有影响。
It won’t make ______ difference whether she comes or not.
It makes no difference whether he is rich or not.__________________________
3.differ vi.与…不同,相异;不同意,意见相左 常与from 搭配
different adj. They ________from each other and are __________ by nature.
pare…to…把......比作
compare…with…把......进行比较
compare notes (with sb)交换意见、观点、看法
compared with (to)“和……比较”,常位于句首或句尾,作状语
(1). Life is often ____________ voyage.
(2). _______________the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
(3). He began to ________ himself with the workers in his workshop.
(4).We saw the play separately and _________ ______ afterwards. (交换意见)
扩展:by comparison相比之下 by comparison with与---相比
By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot.
练习:
1) The production of grain rose by 25 ____ the first three months of last year.
A. comparing to B. compare with C. compared to D. to compare with
2) When _____ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.(06浙江)
A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared
5.lead to doing 导致做某事;________
类似的还有:belong to属于 look forward to盼望 be opposed to 反对 devote… to…献身于 be used to习惯于 object to反对 pay attention to 注意 stick to坚持 be addicted to 沉迷于…
如The constant hard work led to his ____________(succeed)in finding out a new star.
He strongly objects to children watching such films.
6.add vt.
1. 加上,添加;;掺加 (to): She added sugar ____ her tea.
2. 附带说明,补充说(或写),附言He added philosophically.他富于哲理地补充说 3. 增添,添加(to):例句: This adds to my pleasure.这使我更加高兴。 Her illness ________ ___ the family's troubles.她的病给家人添了麻烦。
4.总共是 add up to
7. in favor of 赞成...;支持...;有利于...
I am in favor of football. l am in favor of carrying on space research.
8.present vt. 介绍, 引见, 给, 赠送, 上演, 提出, 呈现 n. 赠品, 礼物, 现在, 瞄准 adj. 现在的, 出席的, 当面
I'm afraid I can't help you just at present (=for the present ) I'm too busy.
How many people were present at the meeting? 有多少人出席会议?
He presented her with a bunch of flowers. 他献给她一束花。
We learn from the past, experience the present and hope for success in the future.
9. refer to … as… 把某人/物称作refer to sb./sth. v.查阅, 提到, 谈到,适用于,涉及到.
These books refer to Asian problems. 这些书涉及到亚洲问题。
The old soldier referred to his experiences during the Long March
[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。
1). Although she didn’ t mention any names, everyone knew who she was ______ ______(指).
2). He gave the speech _______ _______ _______ (没有参阅) his notes. withoutreferring t
3). He likes to _______ _______ _______ _______ (被称为) “Doctor Khee”.
bination n.____________
combine vt.______________ combine (A) with B
Combine business _________ pleasure
11.thanks to 因为;幸亏,多亏 常位于句首, 表感谢或讽刺意味。
Thanks to( ) your help, we finished the work ahead of time.
Thanks to ( )the bad weather, the match had been put off.多亏这倒霉的天气
due to sth./sb. 某人[某事物]引起的, 由于某人[某事物]
The team’s success was largely due to her efforts.
They arrived late due to the storm.
owing to: 由于;因为 Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off.。
I couldn’t attend the meeting owing to illness.
because of 用在句首或句子后面,表示原因
Because of the heavy rain, the sports meet has been put off.
12.criticise vt. 批评;批判criticism n.
He ___________ her in a very unfair way.
13.point)要点;中心思想 He missed( 没弄明白)the whole point of my speech.
2)意义;目的;用途un. (+in/of) There is no point in complaining.
14. wear off vi 慢慢消失My first impressions of the city were wearing off.
wear out 使疲惫不堪He was worn out by the hard work.
The long wait wore everyone out.
The pain in his back is wearing off.
Section two: Reading
读后填空
下面是对课文British and American English内容的简要概括,根据首字母填入适当的单词完成短文。
British and American English are different. The most o______ difference is in the vocabulary. For example, Americans drive down freeways, w_____ the British drive along motorways. Sometimes the same word has a different meaning, which can be c_________.
There are differences in grammar, too: c________ the British sentence “Have you got ...?” with the American sentence “Do you have ...?”.P_________ can also be different. Americans say “on the weekend”, while the British say “at the weekend”.
The other variations in the two v_______ of English are spelling and pronunciation. Americans prefer to s_______ spelling.
As for pronunciation, although there are differences, a Briton can still understand an American.
Recently, both varieties of English have become more alike. Satellite TV and the Internet let the British and Americans listen to each other at the f_____ of a switch, leading to American words and s_______ passing into British English.
However, as English is spoken worldwide there may be more than two varieties in the future. But don’t worry. Users of English will still be able to c___________ with each other and understand each other.
British English
American English
flat
apartment
autumn
fall
lift
elevator
ground floor
first floor
torch
flashlight
pavement
sidewalk
rubbish
garbage
petrol
gas
holiday
vacation
queue up
stand in line
lorry
truck
单词填空
1. The teacher c _________ him because he was late for class that day.
2. It is very convenient to use the s _______ during rush hours in Beijing.
3. Early s ______ on the American continent were mostly Europeans.
4. I think we can p _______ our plan at the meeting to be held tomorrow.
5. The next e ______ of the magazine will come out at the end of July.
6. We found her idea d _______ from all the others in the team.
7. I noticed hundreds of people q _______ for tickets in front of the booking office.
8. The team failed in it’s a _______ to win the title of the season.
9. It is dark outside and you had better take a f ________ with you.
10. The girl is so c ______ that we are all fond of her.
11. To my delight, the students are making progress ________ (不断地).
12. The foreign teacher speaks ________ (标准的) English.
13. The new manager refused to ______(采用)my plan to increase production.
14. Changes in languages are studied by the __________(语言学家).
15. This sentence is very important and should not be _____ (删除) in the paragraph.
单词比较:adopt/adapt
adopt采取; 采纳; 吸收 过继, 收养 (as)
adapt使适应, 使适合 (to) ;改编, 改写 (for)
1. After much deliberation, the president decided to ______ her suggestion.
2. The author is going to ______ his play for television.
3. Mr. Kern _____ the orphan as his own son.
4. He tried hard to _____ himself to the new conditions.
单项选择
1. British English and American English are different_______ many ways .
A. on B. by C. from D. in
2. I will tell you what trouble I had ______ your house on the way I came here.
A. find B. found C. finding D. founded
3. He picked ______ the local accent while working in Tibet.
A. up B. out C. on D. in
4. _____ my opinion, your plan of the vocation is quite similar ______ ours.
A. In; with B. To; in C. In; to D. To; from
5. He tried a new method to do the experiment, but it made ______ difference.
A. a B. no C. any D. much
6. The committee decided to _______ his plan after discussing for hours.
A. adapt B. adopt C. adapting D. adopting
7. Can you think of a situation in which the two ______ from each other.
A. differs B. differ C. different D. difference
8. You should ______ up for the bus and not push to the front of the ______.
A. queue; queue B. stand; line C. wait; queue D. stand; people.
10. Those prisoners made a (an) ______ to escape from the prison but failed.
A. try B. run C. attempt D. attract
11. This movie is referred to ______ a masterpiece of the famous director.
A . of B. in C. as D. about
12. Usually hurricanes can _______ to terrible disease in the flooded area.
A. cause B. lead C. rise D. result
13. _____his timely help ,Kate overcame the hardship at last.
A. For B. Thanks to C. As a result D. Because
14. Using the Internet, it is possible to listen to English at the flick of a _____.
A. turn B. turning C. switching D. switch
15. It is almost five years we saw each other last time.
A. before B. since C. for D. when
翻译:
1. 让我感到惊讶的是,他能用另一种方法解出这道题目。(in…way
2. 多亏了李老师,我在书法方面取得了很大进步。(thanks to )
3. 毫无疑问,过量的工作和过少的休息常常会引起疾病。(lead to)
4. 我相信我们按时完成任务没有困难。(have difficulty in doing…)
5. 当你等汽车的时候,你要站队等候。(queue up)
6. 昨天非常炎热而今天有些凉爽。 (…while…)
7. 你对这个问题的答复和他的相似。(be similar to)
8. 除了外表之外,这两兄弟几乎没有什么共同点。
Section Three: Grammar
1.现在完成时:现在完成时的着眼点不是动作发生的时间,而是动作的结果,因此不能和表示确定的过去时间状语连用,但可与already,just,yet,ever,never,these days,since…,for…,in the past few days等连用;
2.一般过去时:则着眼于动作发生的时间,因此若句中有表示过去的时间状语,如yesterday, a moment ago, last night, just now, in 1991等,就要用一般过去时,而不能用现在完成时
3. 过去完成时常与by the end of last week (month,year…), by last week (month…), 或before/when从句连用。
4.表示连续的动作常用and,but,then等连接(动作发生的先后顺序有时可由动词的词汇意义来表示),这一动作通常用一般过去时,而不用过去完成时。例如:
Mr Smith came in, _______(change) his clothes and _____(go) out again.
语法专练
1. We all know that great changes _____ in the last twenty years in our home town..
A. took place B. have taken place
C. were taking place D. have been taken place
2. —Are you still busy?
—Yes, I _________ my work, and it won’t take long.
A. just finish B. am just finishing C. have just finished D. am just going to
3. Mr. Lin _____ when I go to see him on Sundays.
A. is always working B. was always working
C. always worked D. has always worked
4. He will ask her for the book now, for she ____ plenty of time to read since he lent it to her.
A. has B. has had
C. had had D. was having
5. —This letter is in Japanese, and I don’t speak a word of Japanese. Can you help me?
—Sure. I ______ it for you.
A. translate B. have translated
C. am translating D. will translate
6. —What would you do if it tomorrow ?
—We have to carry it on , since we’ve got everything ready .
A.rain B.rains C.will rain D.is raining
7. They have a good knowledge of English but little _______they know about German.
A. have B. did C. had D. do
8. The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.
A. change B. has changed
C. changing D. have changed
9. Scientists think that the continents __________ always where they _________
today.
A. aren’t; are B. aren’t; were C. weren’t; are D. weren’t; were
10. —Is this handbag yours?
—No, mine _____ there behind the door.
A. hangs B. is hanging
C. has hung D. is hanged
11. They _______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we_______ it as no good results have come out so far.
A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working
C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working
12. Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ___________?
A.did they speak B.were they speaking
C.are they speaking D.have they been speaking
Complete the sentences with since and for.
1. English grammar has not changed much ____ the time of Shakespeare.
2. The American spelling system has existed ____ about 200 years.
3. I have been studying English ______ I was in primary school.
4. We have an American teacher. He has been here _____ January.
5. CNN has been on the air _____ more than 20 years.
6. Monita Raipal has worked for CNN ______ the year 2000.
Section Three: Everyday English
情景对话:
A. I didn’t get what she was saying
B. We made a fuss of her
C. how are you getting on
D.she will stay for a couple of months
E. So far I have made great progress
F. Have you got used to
G. His local accent has worn off.
A: Hello, Li Juan, 1 with your English? .
B: Fine. 2 in it.
A: Congratulations. 3 the accent of the new teacher of English?
B: Well, at first 4 . But by and by, I could follow her.
A: How long will she stay in our school teaching English?
B: I am not sure. Maybe 5 , I think.
A: I do hope she will stay long for she speaks excellent English.
B: So do I. Lets go and see her.
A: Why not!
Section Four: Cultural Corner
选词填空
在完成本模块的学习之后,让我们来检测一下重点单词的掌握情况吧!注意:每个单词只能使用一次,而且,还有两个多余词汇呢!
Difficulty cab accents differ distinctive remarked omitted varieties steadily confused compared common motorway automobile
Although English is spoken in both America and Britain, there are many differences between the two __1__. As the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw once __2__, the two nations are divided by a __3__ language. You can, for example, easily tell an American from an Englishman from their __4__, pronunciation and the vocabulary they use. An American will drive home in his __5__ and use the subway instead of the underground, or take a __6__ not a taxi to get around the town. Apart from this, they __7__ in grammar and spelling as well. __8__ with British English, American English is a little bit "simpler"- some little words, like prepositions are __9__ and some letters are left out in certain words.
With all these differences, people from the two English-speaking countries sometimes feel __10___ and misunderstand each other. However, with the __11__ developing communications between the two, their languages are moving closer together and people will have less __12__ understanding each other.
参考答案
词语
1. criticized 2. subway 3. settlers 4. present 5. edition 6. differed 7. queued 8. attempt 9. flashlight 10. cute 11. steadily 12. standard 13. adopt 14. linguists 15. omitted
选择 1-5 DCACB 6-10 BBACC 11-13 BBD
翻译 1. To my surprise, he can work out this problem in another way.
2. Thanks to Mr. / Miss. Li, I have made great progress in Engli
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