Unit 2 Section Ⅲ Extended reading & Project-(配套教参)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第四册(译林版)

Unit 2　Section Ⅲ　Extended reading & Project

 & Assessment & Further study

Ⅰ.重点单词

基础单词

1．intervention  n．干涉，干预

2．pure adj.纯净的；纯粹的

3．linguist n．语言学家；通晓数国语言的人

4．canteen n．食堂，餐厅

5．fence n．栅栏，篱笆

6．contest n．比赛，竞赛；争夺，竞争

 vt.争取赢得；争辩，就……提出异议

7．integrate vt.使合并；使加入→integrated adj.各部分密切协调的；综合的→integration n．结合；整合；一体化

8．oppose vt.反对，抵制→opposed adj.(sb)反对的；对立的→opposing adj.(观点、意见)相反的→opposite n．对立面；反义词

9．reject vt.拒绝接受；不予考虑→rejection [C]n.抛弃；拒绝

10．pessimistic adj.悲观的→pessimistically adv.悲观地→pessimism n．悲观；厌世主义→ optimistic adj.乐观的

11．tendency n．趋势；倾向→tend v．趋向；照顾

12．sincerely adv.真诚地；诚实地→sincere adj.真诚的；真挚的

13．slip vi.滑倒(过去式 slipped；现在分词slipping)；n.纸条→slippery adj.滑的；狡猾的

Ⅱ.重点短语

1．come about 产生

2．tend to do sth 趋向于做某事，往往做某事

3．be integrated into 被融入到……中

4．in use 在使用中

5．be pessimistic about 对……悲观

6．be based on 基于

7．hesitate about doing sth 对做某事犹豫不决

8．for better or for worse不管是好是坏

9．make a complaint 抱怨

10．make an apology 道歉

11．in that case 既然那样

Ⅲ.重点句型

1．Over time, the sounds that are difficult to pronounce have been replaced with more familiar ones.

随着时间的推移，难以发音的音节被更熟悉的音节所取代。

2．The longer a borrowed word has been in use，the more it sounds and even looks like the native language.

一个外来词使用的时间越长，它听起来甚至看起来就越像本土语言。

3．While some communities are pessimistic about the exchange between languages, there are also other communities that readily welcome borrowed words.

虽然有些群体对语言之间的互借持悲观态度，但也有其他一些群体欣然欢迎外来词。

4．It is also through those words that novel ideas are spread and different beliefs are exchanged more conveniently and quickly.

也正是通过那些外来词，新思想的传播以及不同的观念的交流得以更加便捷、迅速。

Ⅰ.Read and match the main idea with each paragraph.

Para.1 　A．Some language communities oppose adopting  words from other cultures.

Para.2　 B．Borrowing words is complex and it takes time before new words are integrated into everyday  speech.

Para.3　  C．Borrowed words can be found in almost all languages.

Para.4　  D．Other languages readily welcome borrowed words.

Para.5　  E．Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact, especially when there is no suitable word for an object or idea in the native tongue.

Para.6　  F．The tendency to borrow words has never gone out of style.

答案　Paras.1～6　CEBADF

Ⅱ.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.

1．Why is the first sentence showed?

A．To show the sentence is indeed special.

B．To show English is difficult to understand.

C．To show that we had better not learn English.

D．To show that English is a language with many borrowed  words.

答案　D

2．Which of the following Chinese words isn't borrowed from English?

A．tofu.　　　　　 B．tank.

C．golf.  D．bacon.

答案　A

3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?

A．The French are expert at creating new words.

B．Some languages with a small number of speakers will  definitely die out.

C．Borrowing words are completely forbidden in some  language communities.

D．In order to defend their identity，some language communities oppose borrowing words.

答案　D

4．What is the author's attitude towards borrowing words in English?

A．Pessimistic.  B．Doubtful.

C．Optimistic.  D．Indifferent.

答案　C

5．Which column in the newspaper can you find the passage?

A．economy  B．culture

C．politics  D．sports

答案　B

Ⅲ.Master the key content of the text.

Judge the following statement True(T)or False(F)．

1．Borrowing words only occurs in English.(F)

2．The borrowed word has only been used by bilingual speakers all the time.(F)

3．The longer a borrowed word has been in use，the more it sounds and even looks like the native language.(T)

4．There have been some formal academic restrictions on new borrowed words in English.(F)

5．Edward Sapir's word“It would be difficult to point to a completely isolated language”shows that almost every  language has an influence on others.(T)

Ⅳ.Fill in the blanks using the proper words according to the text.

As far as I am concerned，English is not alone in 1.borrowing (borrow) words from other languages—borrowed words can be found in almost all languages.

Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact.At first，