PAGE1-課時分層作業(yè)(六)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AMostpeoplealreadyknowsomeofthemoreobvious(明顯的)differencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.AmericanEnglishleavesoutthe“u”incolour,neighbour,honour,etc.Mostpeoplealsoknowthatalotofwordsmeandifferentthingsinthem:abootisthetrunkofyourcar,ajumperisasweater,andthongsareflip-flops.Buttherearesomesubtledifferencesbetweenthetwothatyoumightnothavenoticedatfirstsight.Thisisbynomeansalistofdifferencesbetweenthetwo.However,withBritishTVshowsonAmericanscreensandviceversa(反之亦然),nottomentiontheirinteraction(相互影響)we'reabletoseeontheInternet,it'spossiblethatsomeBritishorAmericanwordshavecomeintoeachother'svocabulary,sosomedifferencesarestartingtodisappear.First,speakersofBritishandAmericanEnglishhavedifferentprepositionpreferences.TheselittlewordsaresosmallthatyoumightnothavenoticedthedifferenceswhentalkingtoyourBritishorAmericanfriends.Eachexampleisgrammaticallycorrect,butoneortheothermightsoundalittlestrangetoyoudependingonwhereyou'refrom:BritishEnglish:Iwillcomehomeattheweekend.AmericanEnglish:Iwillseeherontheweekend.Second,therearealotofdifferencesinregularandirregularverbsinBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thatmeansthatweaddvariousendingsonsomeverbsinonedialectthatwedon'tintheother,butpeoplecanacceptbothofthem.AcoupleoftheverbsthatareirregularinBritishEnglishareburn,learn,andsmell.ThesewordsareallregularinAmericanEnglish.Forexample:BE:Sheburntthetoast.AE:Sheburnedthetoast.TherearealsoacoupleofverbsthatareirregularinAmericanEnglishbutareregularinBritishEnglish,includingdive,fit,andwet.Forexample:BE:Shedivedintothelake.AE:Shedoveintothelake.ThereareotherdifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Bothofthemhavedevelopedovertime,andtheyhaveadeepinfluenceuponeachother.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文,主要介紹了英式英語與美式英語之間的微小差別。1.WhydothedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishbecomefewer?A.BecausetheInternetdevelopssofast.B.BecauseTVshowshaveinfluenceonthem.C.Becausedictionariesofthemarechanged.D.Becausetheyacceptsomewordsintoeachother'svocabulary.D[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段“it'spossiblethatsomeBritishorAmericanEnglishwordshavecomeintoeachother'svocabulary,sosomedifferencesarestartingtodisappear.”可知,英式英語與美式英語的區(qū)分變少是因為他們?nèi)谌肓艘恍┍舜说脑~匯。]2.Whatcanweknowabouttheprepositionpreferences?A.Theyareusuallyhardtofind.B.Theycanbefoundmainlythroughsounds.C.Theymaycausesomegrammaticalmistakes.D.TheyaregreatlyvaluedbyBritishandAmericanpeople.A[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段“TheselittlewordsaresosmallthatyoumightnothavenoticedthedifferenceswhentalkingtoyourBritishorAmericanfriends.”可知,介詞的運用偏好一般很難被發(fā)覺。]3.Whatcanweinferaboutthedifferencesinregularandirregularverbs?A.TheyjustappearinBritishEnglish.B.TheyaremainlyfoundinAmericanEnglish.C.Theycauseproblemsincommunication.D.Theymaynotinfluencepeople'sunderstanding.D[推理推斷題。依據(jù)第四段“Thatmeansthatweaddvariousendingsonsomeverbsinonedialectthatwedon'tintheother,butpeoplecanacceptbothofthem.”可知,規(guī)則和不規(guī)則的動詞改變不影響人們對意義的理解。]BHaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes?Let'shavealook.Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarenervoushaveantsintheirpants.Sometimes,peoplemaygetcaughtwiththeirpantsdown.Theyarefounddoingsomethingtheyshouldnotbedoing.And,ineveryfamily,onepersontakescontrol.Sometimesawifetellsherhusbandwhattodo.Thenwesayshewearsthepantsinthefamily.Pantsusuallyhavepocketstoholdthings.Moneythatislikelytobespentquicklycanburnaholeinyourpocket.Sometimesyouneedabelttoholdupyourpants.Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhavetotightenyourbelt.Ialwayspraisepeoplewhocansavetheirmoneyandnotspendtoomuch.Ireallytakemyhatofftothem.Yet,astomyownmoney,Ispenditatthedropofahat.Bootsareaheavyorstrongkindofshoes.Peoplewhoaretoobigfortheirbootsthinktheyaremoreimportantthantheyreallyare.Idislikesuchpeople.Myfatherisanimportantperson.Herunsabigcompany.Hewearsasuitandtie,andashirtwithsleevesthatcoverhisarms.Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistooseriousandnevershowshisfeelingsopenly.ButIknowthatmyfatherwearshisheartonhissleeve.【語篇解讀】本文介紹了和衣服有關(guān)的一些表達(dá)。4.Ifwesaysomeonehastotightenhisbelt,weprobablymeanhe.A.hasdonesomethingwrongB.usedtolivearichlifeC.hasputonthewrongpantsD.isshortofmoneyD[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Ifyouhavelessmoneythanusual,youmayhavetotightenyourbelt.”可知,假如你的錢比平常少,你可能不得不勒緊你的腰帶。]5.Someonewhospendshismoneyatthedropofahatmostprobably.A.neverwasteshismoneyB.earnsmuchmoneyC.doesn'tsavemoneyD.spendsmorethanheearnsC[細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段“Yet,astomyownmoney,Ispenditatthedropofahat.”可知,當(dāng)談到我自己的錢,花我自己的錢的時候,我總是堅決果斷就花個精光。]6.Wecanusetheexpression“wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve”todescribesomeonewho.A.getsangryeasilyB.showshisfeelingsopenlyC.looksveryseriousD.oftenwearsasuitandtieB[推理推斷題。依據(jù)最終一段“Somepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistooseriousandnevershowshisfeelingsopenly.ButIknowthatmyfatherwearshisheartonhissleeve.”結(jié)合連詞but可知,前后意思是相反的,由此可推斷父親不是一個肅穆的人,是一個坦率表達(dá)自己情感的人。]Ⅱ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Jimslumped(頹然跌坐)onthecouch.Mother'sDaywascomingup,buthedidn'thaveapresent.“HowcanIbuyapresentwithoutanymoney?”hethought.Jimpickedupthenewspaperthatwaslyingonthecouch.Henoticedalargeadvertisementonthefrontpage.Thelocaldepartmentstorewassponsoringacontest(競賽).“Telluswhyyourmomisspecialandwinashoppingspree(瘋狂購物)forher,”saidtheadvertisement.“Thisisperfect!”thoughtJim.Herantohisroomwiththenewspaper.Takingapencilandablankpieceofpaperfromhisdesk,hestartedtowrite.“Mymomisthebestmotherintheworld.Shealwaysmakeslunchformetotaketoschool,andsheneverforgetsmydessert.ShereadsasmanybookstomebeforebedasIwant.Shealwaysrememberstocheckunderthebedformonsters.Andshegivesthebesthug,butneverinfrontofmyfriends,whowouldlaughatmeforhuggingmymom.”Jimlikedwhathehadwritten.Hecopieditneatlyandgotanenvelopeandastampfromhisdad.Herantothemailboxwithhisentry(參賽作品).“Momwilllovehavingashoppingspree,”hethought.Jimcheckedthemailboxeverydayforhisprize.Dayspassedby,andthenweeks.SoonitwasthedaybeforeMother'sDay.Jimstillhadn'theardanythingaboutthecontest.“WhatamIgoingtodonow?”hewondered.Hedidn'thaveapresent,andhedidn'thaveashoppingspree.Andhestilldidn'thavemoney.Hehadtothinkofsomething.Jimclosedhiseyesandcurledhistoesandthoughthard.Paragraph1:Suddenlyhehadanidea.Paragraph2:ThenextmorningJimhandedhispresenttohismom.
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