Unit1 British and American English section A Introduction一、阅读下列句子,说出黑体词的含义1.We had to queue for hours to get in.含义:2.Do you see the point of my remark?含义:3.He hit the ball with just a flick of the wrist.含义:4.Can you analyze the structure of the sentence for me?含义:5.Our research work is progressing steadily.含义: 6.The linguist is going to give a lecture tomorrow.含义: 7.It is said that the first settlers of this country are prisoners.含义: 8.The equipment picked up the signal from the satellite.含义: 二、阅读理解AA persons name is very important.Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions.An average Joe was walking down the street and was lost.An average Joe is a common person either male or female.He did not know Jack about where he was going.By this，I mean he did not know anything about where to find things in the city.So average Joe asked John QPublic，also a common person male or female，for directions to the nearest bank.“Jeez Louise，” said John QPublic.This is an expression of surprise.“Jeez Louise，dont you know that all banks are closed today？It is Saturday.”“For Petes sake，I do not believe you，” said average Joe.This is also an expression used to show a feeling like surprise or disappointment.He was being a doubting Thomas，someone who does not believe anything he is told.At that moment，Joe Blow，also an expression for a common man，was walking down the street with a woman.Now this Joe Blow was not walking next to a plain Jane，meaning a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty.She is simply plain.No，the woman with Joe Blow was a real Sheila a beautiful woman.Average Joe asked the woman.“No way，Joe，many banks are open on Saturdays，” she answered.This is a way of saying “no”Average Joe did not know either of these two people from Adam.That is，he did not know them at all.But he followed their directions to the nearest bank.When he arrived，he walked to the desk of the chief bank employee.Now this man was a true Jack of all trades.He knew how to do everything.“I am here to withdraw some money so I can pay my taxes to Uncle Sam，” said average Joe.Uncle Sam represents the United States government.The banker produced some papers and told average Joe to sign his John Hancock at the bottom.A John Hancock is a persons signed name a signature.Historically，John Hancock was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.Hancock had a beautiful signature and signed his name larger than all the others.As average Joe left the bank he began to sing.But sadly，average Joe was not a good singer.He was a Johnny One Note.He could only sing one note.1According to the passage，we can infer that probably show great interest in the content.AbankersBhistoriansClinguists Dguides2Which of the expressions mentioned in the passage have the same meaning?AAn average Joe & John QPublic.BJoe Blow & John Hancock.CA plain Jane & a real Sheila.DAn average Joe & a true Jack of all trades.3Which of the following can stand for the government of the USA?AJohn QPublic. BJoe Blow.CUncle Sam. DJohn Hancock.4The passage is developed mainly by .Araising questions and answeringBraising up a story and giving examplesCcomparing one thing with anotherDanalyzing and solving problemsBThe world is changing so fast that English，perhaps the most worldly of languages，is struggling to keep up.Learners in the future are likely to be much younger.Young children are often said to be better at languages learning than older learners but they also have special challenges.Young children dont usually have the kind of instrumental motivation and determination for learning English that older learners often have.English lessons must therefore be fun and rewarding.The reasons why people learn English are also changing.Globalization is bringing together more people than ever who speak different languages and who are turning to English as the means of communication.The English learners of the future may be less worried about sounding exactly like a native speaker and more concerned about how to use English effectively in crosscultural communication.We may be hearing more nonnative speakers in dialogues and a wider range of the “New Englishes”now used around the world.Technology will allow English to come to you，rather than you having to go to a special place to learn English.Learning English has always involved both pain and pleasure，private effort and social activity.Traditional learning provided takeit or leaveit mixes of these as well as of content but in future learners will be able to choose a plan which suits their cultural and psychological disposition (性情)，or their particular needs at that moment.They，rather than their teachers，will decide how，what and when they will learn.Above all，learning Engl