Ⅰ.单词荟萃1. _________ adj.使人困惑的→ ________ adj. 感到困惑的→confuse v．使人困惑；混淆2. _____v. 不同，有区别→ different adj. 有区别的，不同的→ _________ n. 区别，差异3. ______ n. 种类→variation n. 变化→_______ adj.各种各样的→ ____ v. 变化，不同4. _____________n．通告；宣告；通知→ _________ vt.通告，宣告→announcer n．广播员，播音员5．add v．增加→ _______ n. 增添，增加→ _________ adj.附加的，另外的→___________ adv. 另外6. _______ v. 简化→ simple adj.简单的→ ______ adv.简单地，仅仅7. combination n. 组合，结合→________ v. 组合，结合8. _______v．批评→ _______ n. 批评→ critical adj. 批评的9. ________n. 参考，查阅→ refer v．谈及，提及，涉及，参考Ⅱ.短语检测1．有相同的特点2．有影响；使不相同3．充满，填满4．四处走动(旅行)5. 排队等候6. 把A与B相比7．毕竟；终究8．做某事有困难9．引起，导致；通向10．(偶然)学会11．同意；支持12．称A为B 13．幸亏；多亏14．毕业于15．消失have…in commonmake a differencefill upget aroundqueue up/stand in line compare A with Bafter allhave difficulty (in)doing sth. lead topick upin favour ofrefer to A as Bthanks tograduate fromwear offⅢ.佳句再现1. It doesn’t ______________________ a teacher speaks British __ American English.老师说英国英语还是说美国英语没有多大影响。
2. The other two areas ______ the two varieties ____ are spelling and pronunciation.在两种英语中另外两个领域的区别是拼写和发音。
3. The British use prepositions ______ Americans sometimes _____ them…英国人使用介词的地方，美国人有时省略……4．When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw _________ _____________ that the British and the Americans are two nations _______ by a common language, he was obviously _____________ the differences.当爱尔兰作家萧伯纳讲那句名言——英国和美国是被同一种语言分开的两个民族——的时候，他显然想到了他们的区别。
5. _______ ,there is probably ________________ of pronunciation within the two countries as between them.毕竟，两个国家境内的口音差别可能跟两个国家之间的口音差别一样多。
6．A Londoner ______________________________ a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人讲话可能比听懂纽约人讲话更难。
7．This nonstop communication, the experts think, ________________ for British people and Americans _____________________ .专家们认为，这种不间断的交流使得英国人和美国人彼此理解变得更容易了。
8．But it has also _____ lots of American words and structures ____________ British English, _______ some people now believe that British English will disappear. 但是，这也导致了大量的美语单词和结构进入英式英语。
结果，现在许多人都认为英式英语将会消失。
9. ____________it was selling one million copies a year, _________ one of the most popular school books ____ .到19世纪50年代时，这本书每年都销售一百万册，使它成为最受欢迎的学校用书之一。
Ⅳ.词汇用法1compare vt. 比较；相比(1) compare A with B 把A与B相比compare A to B 把A比作Bcompared with/to… 和……比起来(通常作状语)compare notes 交换意见；交流看法(2) beyond compare 无与伦比的；举世无双的2．单项填空________ the past, our life is much better.A．Comparing with B．Be comparedC．To compare with D．Compared with【解析】 D过去分词短语作条件状语，相当于If it is compared with…， compare 与our life之间为逻辑动宾关系。
2differ vi. (to be different from sth. in some way) 不同，有区别；(to disagree, not share the same opinion)有异议，(意见)有分歧(1)differ (widely/greatly)in (from sb./sth.)在……方面(与……大)不相同differ with sb. (about/on/upon/over sth.)(在某事上)与某人意见不同(2)different adj. 不同的 difference n. 差异，区别be different from… 与……不同tell the difference between…说出……之间的区别make a difference 有影响；使不同；起作用【活学活用】(1)Human’s facial expressions _______________ of animals. (differ) 人类的面部表情与动物的不同。
(2)Our opinions __________________ on this matter. (differ) 在这个问题上我们的观点很不一致。
3present vt. (to give or hand over sth. to sb., esp. formally at a ceremony)颁发，赠送；(to give a speech in which you offer an idea, plan, etc. to be considered or accepted)陈述；(to show or describe sb. or sth.)呈现，介绍n. 礼物；现在adj. 出席的，在场的；现在的，现存的(1)present sth. to sb./present sb. with sth.向某人赠送(展示、表达)某物(2)at present目前，现在 for the present目前，眼下；暂且(3)be present at 在场，到场【温馨提示】在场的，出席的： people present at the meeting (后置定语)当前的，现在的： our present difficulties(前置定语)【活学活用】根据语境判断present在下列句中的含义(1)Who will present the prizes at the closing ceremony? _____(2)I don’t like the way the movie presents its characters. _____(3) You must present your passport to the customs officer. ____(4) The touching scene is still present in my mind. _______4attempt n. & v. (to make an effort to accomplish sth.; to try to do sth.) 试图，尝试(1)attempted adj.企图的；未遂的(2) attempt to do sth.＝attempt at doing sth.＝make an attempt to do sth.尝试(试图)做某事【活学活用】He_______________________________________________________________ from p rison, but he couldn’t find anybody to help him.他试图从监狱逃跑，但找不到人帮他。
短语：1have…in common有相同的特点(1)have much/a lot/a great deal in common with…与……有很多共同之处have not much/nothing/little in common with…与……没多少/没有共同之处(2)in common with sb./sth.与……一样(3)in common 共有；共用；共同【活学活用】(1)Their methods ______________________ . 他们的方法没有相同之处。
(2)_______________ many others, she applied for a training place. 和许多人一样，她申请参加训练。