纪中词汇短文串记——Different-Countries-Have-Different-Kinds

DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes(不同的国家有不同的英语)1/4中山纪念中学高中英语词汇短文串记练习(二)DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes不同的国家有不同的英语一、原文VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.二、译文英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础，能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上，这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。因为这一情况的存在，你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如，如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机：“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs（直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”，而不是要求说，“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis（请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”，你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份，而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。（请注意：听力录音里第二段两个“电梯”的单词跟原文不一致，原文是对的，录音弄错了，elevator才是美式说法而lift是英式说法。)三、练习Ⅰ.词义解释1.suggest2.request3.lift4.flat5.petrol6.gas7.elevator8.apartment9.comeupstraightto10.latter11.identity12.recognize13.lorry14.cab15.command16.fluently17.block18.makeuseof19.voyage21.atpresentDifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes(不同的国家有不同的英语)2/420.playanimportantpartin22.frequently23.official24.suchas25.Singapore26.Malaysia27.African28.bebasedon29.actually30.native31.gradually32.accent33.spelling34.expression35.usage36.vocabulary37.becauseofⅡ.词汇默写（注意词性）___________(adj.)官方的；正式的；公务的___________(adv.)逐渐地___________(adv.)实际上；事实上___________(adj.)较后的；后半的___________(n.&vt.)请求；要求___________(adj.)最新的；最近的___________(adj.)基本的；基础的___________(adv.)近来；最近___________adv.第二.其次___________n．口音；腔调；重音___________n．认出；认识；识别___________(adv.)直接；挺直___________(adv.)常常；频繁地___________(n)标准___________n．本身；本体；身份___________n．航行；航海Ⅲ.请用下列短语填空。becauseofmakethemostofThenumberofactuallyplayanimportantpartinsuchas1.Friends______________________ourlives，althoughwemaytakefriendshipforgranted.2.YuanLongpinghaswonaveryhighreputation_________________________whathehasdoneforChina’sagriculture.3.Scientistsaredevelopingnewwaysto______________________thesolarenergymoreeffectively.4.It’struethatourfutureisdeterminedbymanythings，__________________opportunitiesandhelpfromothers.5.______________________thestudentspresentatthemeetingwassmallerthanIexpected.6．____________________，Ididn’tgetintotroubleforbeinglateforclasstoday.Ⅳ.单词拼写1.IwantabookonmodernEnglish___________(用法).2.Allclubmembersare___________(请求)toattendthemeeting.3.Thecaptain__________(命令)thecrewtoreporttheweather.4.Inthe_________(后者)case,buyerspaya15%commission(佣金).5.I’veknownJimforyears.Sincewewerebabies,__________(实际上).Ⅴ.选词填空用方框中短语的适当形式完成下列句子。gettiredof；aseriesof；inorderto；gothrough；facetoface；getalongwith；onpurpose；setdown；beconcernedabout；sufferfrom1．Shelistenedattentivelyand____________everywordhesaid.2．Thepurposeofatestistoshowboththeteachersandstudentshowtheyare____________theirwork.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes(不同的国家有不同的英语)3/43．Theearlypioneershadto____________manyhardshipstosettleonthenewland.4．Oneofourworkmateshasbeenindanger.We____________hishealth.5．Isometimesthinkthatallhissupposedmistakesaremade____________justtoannoyme.6．____________getagoodmarkIworkedveryhardbeforetheexam.7．Thetwobrothershadlosttouchwitheachotherformanyyears，theystood____________foralongtimeanddidn’tdaretorecognizeeachother.8．Thoughwe____________seriousnaturaldisasters，wearesuretoovercomealldifficulties.9．Youcanfind________________Englishreadingmaterialsintheschoollibrary.10．Tellmeifyou____________drivingandwe’llchangeover.Ⅵ.翻译句子1.这部电影是以现实生活中的一件事为基础的。Themovie________________________areal-lifeincident.2.他因为腿不方便而行走缓慢。Hewalkedslowly________________hisbadleg.3.他走到我跟前来借火。He________________________meandaskedforalight.4.众所周知，英语在国际交流中起重要作用。Asisknowntoall,English________________________________ininternationalcommunication.5.乡村生活与城市生活是相当不同的。Countrylifeisquite________________citylife.6.这是一个你可以利用来提高英语口语的机会。Thisisagoodchancethatyoucan________________________toimproveyourspokenEnglish.7.即使你不成功，他们也会支持你。Theywillstandbyyou________________youdon’tsucceed.8.在19世纪60年代，美国内战爆发了。________________________theAmericanCivilWarbrokeout.Ⅶ.原文填空____________(航海)ofpeoplefromEngland_____________________(扮演了重要的角色)spreadingtheEnglishlanguage._________(目前),Englishis____________(频繁地)spokenasan__________(官方)orcommonlanguageinmanycountries,_____________________(例如)America,____________(新加波),____________(马来西亚)andsome____________(非洲的)countries.All________________________(以„为基础)BritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecount