1、Unit 2 The United KingdomSection Prereading (Warming Up & Reading)对应学生用书 P13基础题.单词拼写1Can you tell me how many students our class _ (组成) of?答案：consists2If you _ (除以) 30 by 5, the answer is 6.答案：divide3In the exhibition, this painting _ (吸引) many people.答案：attracted4To his _ (赞扬), he cleaned the room
2、for the old.答案：credit5His hands were _ (粗糙的) for years of hard work.答案：rough6The position of the house combines quietness and _(便利)答案：convenience7He wants to _ (澄清) it wasnt he who did it.答案：clarify8To avoid such _(冲突), we should be kind to one another, which is essential to enjoying a harmonious li
3、fe.答案：conflicts9This is a good chance to go abroad, so she is _(不愿意) to give it up.答案：unwilling10We must try our best to _(完成) our task perfectly.答案：accomplish.单句语法填空1He received a set of china _ (consist) of sixty pieces.答案：consisting 句意：他收到六十件一套的瓷器。分析句子结构可知，a set of china 与 consist of 是逻辑上的主谓关系，表主
4、动含义，因此用现在分词短语作定语，相当于定语从句 which/that consists of。注意：consist of 没有被动语态。22016天津高考 We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, _ the weather may be better.答案：when 句意：我们将把在公园的野餐推迟到下周，届时天气可能会更好。先行词为 next week，指时间，关系词在定语从句中作时间状语，意为“届时，那个时候” ，故答案为 when。3Shandong is one of Chinas _(province)答案：pr
5、ovinces 句意：山东是中国的省份之一。由句中的“one of”可知应填复数形式。4The working procedure and rules, power and responsibility of the committees should be _ (clarify)答案：clarified 句意：委员会的工作章程和制度，权力还有责任应该被讲清楚。根据句意可知此处应用被动语态。故填 clarified。5It is greatly to his credit _ David saved the girl risking his life.答案：that 句意：值得赞扬的是，戴维冒
6、着生命危险挽救了那个女孩。该句中 it 为形式主语， “_David saved . life”是真正的主语，因从句中不缺成分，且意义完整，故用 that 引导该主语从句。6On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems _ (refer) to should be paid special attention to.答案：referred 此处表示“被提及的问题” ，refer to 与 the problems 之间是被动关系，应该用过去分词作后置定语，因此填 referred。7As we
7、 all know, the entire Brazilian people are _ (unite) by their love of football.答案：united 根据空前的 are 及空后的 by 可知，此处为被动语态。故填united。8Experts believe that the illness _ (link) to the use of chemical pesticide.答案：is linked that 引导的宾语从句中缺少谓语，link 与 the illness 之间是被动关系，且此处是在陈述一般性事实，所以应用一般现在时的被动语态。故填 is linke
8、d。9At our factory there are a few machines similar to _ described in this magazine. 答案：those 介词 to 后应是 the machines，为避免重复，用 those 代指特指的复数名词，故填 those。10It is worthwhile _ (work) diligently (勤奋地) when you have your own goal.答案：working/to work It is worthwhile doing/to do sth.意为“做是值得的” ，是固定用法。.完成句子1Wal
9、es _ England in the thirteenth century.威尔士于 13 世纪同英格兰联合了起来。答案：was linked to2Now when people _ England you find Wales included as well.如今只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士也包括在内。答案：refer to3To their credit the four countries do _ in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very d
10、ifferent institutions.值得赞扬的是，这四个国家的确在一些方面(如货币和国际关系方面)共同合作，但它们在制度上仍有着很大的区别。答案：work together4Its a pity that industrial cities _ do not attract visitors.很遗憾，这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市对游客并没有吸引力。答案：built in the nineteenth century5You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdo
11、m _.如果想使你的英国之旅愉快且值得，你必须留心观察。答案：enjoyable and worthwhile能力题.阅读理解To the west and off the European Continent, there are several thousands of islands on the Continental shelf (大陆架). They are generally called the British Isles. Of all these isles, the largest one is called Great Britain. For convenience,
12、 it is often shortened to Britain. Still to the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is made up of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and a number of smaller islands around them. The total area of the country
13、 is some 244,000 square kilometres with a population of about 64 million.Great Britain runs nearly 1,000 kilometres from south to north and extends, at the widest part, about 500 kilometres from west to east. Its area is some 230,000 square kilometres. Great Britain is traditionally divided into thr
14、ee parts: England in the south, Scotland in the north, and Wales in the southwest. There are discernible (可辨别的) differences between them even now.England is the largest and most developed of all the three. Its area, about 130,000 square kilometres, takes up nearly 60% of the whole island. Its popula
15、tion is more than 53 million which makes up 83% of the countrys whole population. The importance of England is so great in Britain that some foreigners just say “England” when they mean Britain. The same is true of the custom of speaking of the British people as the English who are the majority in t
16、he United Kingdom.Scotland is the second largest both in area and population. It has an area of about 78,760 square kilometres, less than 30% of the whole island, with a population of 5 million, less than onetenth of the whole population. Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and populatio
17、n. Its area, 20,700 square kilometres, makes up less than 9% while its population, 2.6 million, does not exceed (超过 ) 5% of the whole.篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 ，介 绍 了 英 国 的 位 置 、构 成 、面 积 和 人 口 ，并 从 面 积 和 人 口 方 面 对 比 介 绍 了 英 格 兰 、苏 格 兰 和 威 尔 士 。1The British Isles is made up of _.Athe European Contine
18、nt and Great BritainBthe UK and the Republic of IrelandCEngland, Scotland and WalesDseveral thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第一、二句可知选 D。2Which of the following shows the correct position of Great Britain?答案：B 推理判断题。从第二段第三句“Great Britain is traditionall
19、y divided into three parts: England in the south, Scotland in the north, and Wales in the southwest.”可知，英格兰在南边，苏格兰在北边，威尔士在西南，再根据题中所给出的图形，可推断出答案为 B。3From the passage we can infer that Great Britain has a population of about _ million.A60 B53C64 D57答案：A 细节理解题。根据第三、四、五段可知，英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士的人口数量分别为 5,300 多万、5
20、00 万和 260 万，三者相加可得出答案为A。4Which of the following statements is TRUE?AEngland is six times larger than Wales in area.BEngland is six times larger than Scotland in area.CScotland is six times larger than Wales in area.DGreat Britain is six times larger than Wales in area.答案：A 推理判断题。根据第三段和第五段可知，英格兰的面积是
21、13 万平方千米，而威尔士的面积是 20,700 平方千米。故答案为 A。.完形填空In this world, there are more than 365 million people whose native language is English. Of these people, only about 275 million _1_ in the United States and Great Britain. The _2_ 90 million live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, some Pacific
22、islands, and other places _3_ British people settled. _4_ of the time, one English speaker _5_ understand another.But in every _6_ country, people added new words _7_ their vocabularies to name animals, plants, and other things that were _8_ to the first British people who went there. British settle
23、rs in Australia _9_ the word “kangaroo” for an animal they had never seen _10_， from the language of the people who were _11_ to Australia. And the British who _12_ to South Africa took “trek” , meaning a long journey by ox wagon, _13_ the language of the Dutch people who settled in the same place.E
24、nglish speakers of _14_ every country know what a kangaroo is and use the word “trek” to _15_ “difficult journey”. But some _16_ “English” words are used only by the people who borrow or _17_ them. A South African who talks about “kopjes” is speaking English, but only another South African or a Dutc
25、h person would know he is speaking _18_ hills. And if an Australian said, “There were some ropable people at the corroboree (狂欢会)， ” only another Australian would _19_ that he was talking about angry people _20_ a party.篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 。世 界 上 以 英 语 为 本 族 语 的 人 口 很 多 ，虽 然 他 们 各 自 添 加 了 新 的
26、词 汇 ，但 大 多 时 候 他 们 能 够 相 互 理 解 。1A.stay BliveCsettle Darrive答案：B 由下文的“ . 90 million live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa .”可知，其他九千万居住在澳大利亚、加拿大、新西兰、南非，暗示本题的答案为 live。故选 B。2A.another BrestCothers Dother答案：D因为上文提到“把英语作为本族语的人口数为 3.65 亿，其中 2.75亿人生活在美国和英国” ，此处应为“其余的九千万人” ，即答案为other。 another
27、 表示“三者或三者以上中的另一个” 。3A.where BthatCwhen Dwhich答案：A 此处是一个定语从句，先行词为 places，表地点，关系词在从句中作地点状语，故引导词为 where。4A.More BMostCNone DLess答案：Bmost of the time 的意思是“大多数时候” 。5A.will BmightCcan Dshall答案：C 表示说英语的人具备相互理解的能力，应用 can。will 多表示愿意；might 表示可能；shall 表示请求；命令；警告。故选 C。6A.speakingEnglish BEnglishspeakingCEnglish
28、 spoken Dspoken English答案：B表示“说英语的”应用 Englishspeaking；spoken English 的意思是“英语口语” 。7A.into BtoCfor Dwith答案：Badd . to .是固定短语，意思是“把添加到上” 。故选B。8A.new BstrangeCgood Duseful答案：A人们会在他们的词汇中添加新词来给动物、植物和其他事物命名，这些对于首批到达该地的英国人来说也是陌生的。be new to sb. “对某人来说是陌生的” 。9A.named BusedCfound Dtook答案：D根据第 12 空后的“. took trek
29、， meaning a long journey by ox wagon .”可知这里也用 took。 take . from .“从选出” ，符合文意。10A.ago BbeforeCyet Dagain答案：Bago 表示“在以前” ，用于一般过去时；before 表示“在之前” ，用于过去完成时。句子的时态为过去完成时，因此答案为 before。11A.local BnativeCstrange Dnew答案：B相对于最初到澳大利亚的英国人来说，以前在这里居住的人们是当地人。be native to “原来存在于某地的，当地的”符合语境。故选 B。12A.moved BwentCsett
30、led Dgot答案：A由第 9 空前的“British settlers in Australia”和第 13 空后的“the Dutch people who settled in the same place”可知，此处指移居南非的英国人。move to “搬迁”符合语境。故选 A。13A.in BfromCby Dthrough答案：B根据上文“. from the language of the people who were _11_ to Australia”及下文 “the language of .”可知此处用 from。14A.hardly BalmostCnear Dmo
31、stly答案：B从下文“But some . English words are used only by the people who borrow .”中的 but 可知，该空表示的意思应与 but 后的内容存在转折关系，从而推出“几乎每个说英语的国家的人都知道 kangaroo 和 trek 的意思” ，即答案为 almost。故选 B。15A.say BtellCtalk Dmean答案：D由上文对 trek 的解释知道 trek 的意思是“困难的旅行” ，即difficult journey，因此应用 mean “意思是，表示” 。故选 D。16A.other BelseCother
32、s Danother答案：A由上文提到的 kangaroo 和 trek 两个词可以推出此处应为 “一些其他的英语单词” ，即答案为 other。17A.discover BfindCinvent Dmake答案：C由语境可知此处表述“另外一些英语单词仅仅被那些借用或创造它们的人使用” ，故答案为 invent。18A.at BofCto Dwith答案：Bspeak of “提及，说到 ”；而 speak to 表示“与某人说话” 。19A.mean BsayCtell Dunderstand答案：D由上下文可以看出，此处表示“只有另外一个澳大利亚人会明白(understand)他在谈论什么
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