Ⅲ.重点句式

1.now that引导原因状语从句

I'm getting on just fine，now that I understand the local accent.

由于弄懂了当地口音，所以我一切顺利。

2.not与always连用表示部分否定

In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound.

在英语中，单词的拼写不总是代表其发音。

3.现在分词短语作结果状语

By the 1850s it was selling one million copies a year，making(make) it one of the most popular school books ever.

到19世纪50年代，它(这本书)每年售出一百万册，成为最受欢迎的校园图书之一。

Ⅰ.根据课文，判断正(T)误(F)

1.Webster is best known for his The Elementary Spelling Book.(F)

2.In English the spelling of words always represents the sound.(F)

3.In American English，today the word "colour" may be written as "color".(T)

4.Today，Webster's dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American and Chinese students.(F)

5.Noah Webster suggested simplifying the spelling of English words.(T)

Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

1.Webster first worked as .

A.a soldier B.a writer

C.a teacher D.an editor

答案　C

2.From the passage we can know American Dictionary of the English Language .

A.was criticized by the British but soon became popular in the states

B.was not accepted by the American at first when it appeared

C.was once popular but not today

D.was selling one million copies a year in the 1850s

答案　A

3.What can we know about Noah Webster in the passage?

A.He graduated from Yale University in 1788.

B.He once worked as a lawyer.

C.He fought against the British in the American War of Independence.