Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Reading（教用Word）-【金榜题名】2026-2027学年高一英语必修第一册高中同步学案（外研版）

“中国队大胜日本队”和“中国队大败日本队”都表示“中国队赢了”；英语中也有类似有趣的表达法，我们一起来探索吧。

American and British English

American and British English spelling differences are one aspect of American and British English differences.

In the early 18th century，English spelling was not standardized.Differences became noticeable(明显的，显著的)after the publishing of influential dictionaries.Current British English spellings follow，for the most part，those of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755)．Many of the new characteristic American English spellings were introduced，although not，for the most part，created，by Noah Webster in his American Dictionary of the English Language of 1828.

Webster was a strong proponent(倡导者)of spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic.Many spelling changes proposed in the US by Webster himself，and in the early 20th century by the Simplified Spelling Board，never caught on.Among the advocates of spelling reform in England，the influences of those who preferred the Norman(or Anglo－French)spellings of certain words proved decisive.Subsequent spelling adjustments in the UK had little effect on present­day US spelling，and vice versa(反之亦然)．While in many cases American English deviated(偏离；脱离)in the 19th century from mainstream British spelling，on the other hand it has also often retained(保留)older forms.

The spelling systems of Commonwealth countries，for the most part，closely resemble(像)the British system.In Canada，however，while most spelling is “British”，many“American”spellings are also used.Additional information on Canadian and Australian spelling is provided throughout the article.

[诱思导读]

1．What does the passage mainly tell us?

________________________________________________________________________

答案：It tells us the spelling differences between American and British English.

2．What is the current British English spelling mainly influenced by?

________________________________________________________________________

答案：Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language(1755)．

3．Who brought many spelling changes in the US?

________________________________________________________________________

答案：Webster.

Section ⅠReading(Starting out & Understanding ideas)

匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思

[第一组]

1．title　　　　　　　　 A．举止，行为

2．confusing B．显示，反映

3．shameful   C．题目；标题

4．behavior  D．令人困惑的

5．reflect   E．可耻的，丢脸的

答案：1.C　2.D　3.E　4.A　5.B

[第二组]

6．seasick   A．看得见的，可见的

7．opposing B．晕船的

8．unique   C．相反的，对立的

9．creativity  D．独一无二的，独特的

10．visible  E．创造性，创造力

答案：6.B　7.C　8.D　9.E　10.A

速读P14－P15教材课文，回答问题

1．The author writes the passage to tell us about ________．

A．the difficulty in learning different English words well

B．how interesting and creative the language of English is

C．how to spell difficult English words correctly

D．the reason to invent the language of

English

答案：B

2．Match each part with its main idea.

Para.1　　　 A．Give some examples to discuss the topic.

Paras.2～6 B．Conclude the topic of the text.

Paras.7～8   C．Lead to the topic of the text.

答案：C　A　B

3．What is the structure of the text?

答案：D