1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom课时作业5Warming Up & Reading.单词拼写1The committee consists of ten members.2If you divide 30 by 5, the answer is 6.3Roughly (粗略地) speaking, I would say that about 100 people attended the exhibit.4Many stores have a delivery service for the convenience (便利) of customers.5What attra
2、cts (吸引) me most of the job is the opportunity to travel.6I dont like the architecture (建筑艺术) of the eighteenth century.7Generally, we are unwilling to be blamed.8When will the government clarify (澄清) its position on equal pay for women?9Before starting the new service, the company carried out a nat
3、ionwide (全国范围的) opinion poll.10We accomplished (完成) this difficult task ahead of time.选词填空consist of， be used to， as well， break away from， leave out， refer to， divide into， look around， instead of， for convenience1The whole class can be divided_into six groups.2He never referred_to his sisters in h
4、is letters.3How about reading more books instead_of watching TV?4It is up to you to decide what to leave_out and what to leave in.5You should try your best to break_away_from your bad habits.6Youd better keep the name list on the table for_convenience.7Their diet mainly consists_of vegetables.8I cam
5、e here many years ago. Now I have been_used_to the life here.9Andys face paled with disappointment, perhaps with anger as_well.10Im going to look_around and see what I can find.单句语法填空1He has clarified (clarify) the difficult problem by giving a full explanation.2His private collection (collect) is v
6、ery precious.3At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion (union), on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.4The beautiful scenery made his stay there enjoyable (enjoy)5Each individual ant hardly weighs anything, but put together they weigh
7、roughly (rough) the same as all of mankind.6There was a conflict between the accounts of the witnesses.7It is convenient (convenience) for you to get here by boat.8If you are unwilling (willing), dont hesitate to say no.9No matter how attractive (attract) they look in the store, once I get them home
8、 theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.10Look at the title and pictures in the reading passage and predict what it is about.11There you will find out more about British history and culture.12It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD.课文语法填空Great Britain consists 1.of fo
9、ur countries：England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the 13th century, Wales 2.was_linked (link) to England. In 1603, they were joined to Scotland. They were united 3.in peace instead of by war. However, just as they were going to get Ireland 4.connected (connect) to form United Kingdom, t
10、he southern part of Ireland broke away, 5.so only Northern Ireland joined with England.England is 6.the_largest (large) of the four countries and for 7.convenience (convenient) it was divided roughly into three zones：the South of England, the Midlands and the North. Most of the population 8.are_sett
11、led (settle) in the South, but most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North. London is the capital city with the great 9.historical (history) treasures. It has the oldest port 10.built (build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the AngloSaxon
12、s in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.阅读理解AWould you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What cant you be bothered to do? A study into how lazy British people a
13、re has found more than half of the adults are so lazy that theyd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.Just over 2,000 people were quizzed by independent researchers in the Britains largest health centre. The results were very surprising. About one in six people who were asked said
14、if their control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up. More than one third of those asked said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of 654 respondents (调查对象) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.We know that its no wond
15、er that one in six children in the UK is very fat before they start school. Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of the centre, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own health, but for their families, friends and pets, too.” “If we dont start to take control of this problem, a whole ge
16、neration will become too unfit to perform even the most basic tasks.”And Scotlands largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% asked thinking they do not get enough exercise, followed by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.So there are some problems for the Nation
17、al Health Service, where fatnessrelated illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on an increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了针对英国人的懒惰进行的一项调查。1Of 654 respondents with children, 64% said _.Athey were often too busy to play with their chi
18、ldrenBthey were often so tired that they couldnt play with their childrenCthey were often so sad that they didnt want to play with their childrenDthey were often ill and they couldnt play with their children答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Worryingly, of 654 respondents (调查对象) with children, 64% said they were
19、 often too tired to play with them.可知，在654名有孩子的调查对象中，64%的人说他们经常因为太疲惫而没有和孩子们一起玩。故选B项。2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AAll the adults in the UK are very lazy.BHalf of the children are very fat before they go to school.CPets will be in trouble if their owners dont keep healthy.
20、DAll people in Glasgow feel ashamed because they dont get enough exercise.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“People need to get fitter, not just for their own health, but for their families, friends and pets, too.”可推知如果主人不健康，他们的宠物就会有麻烦。故选C项。3What does the passage mainly talk about?AThe health service in the UK.BA
21、 study of British peoples lifestyles.CA study of British peoples laziness.DThe fatness problem in the UK.答案：C解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段中的A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so lazy that theyd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.可知，本文是对英国人的懒惰进行的一
22、次调查。故选C项。BLearning any language is hard, but learning English can be especially challenging. Why? Because native speakers use the language in ways that textbooks could never describe. In particular, words that British people use cause many language students to scratch (抓) their heads.Heres an exampl
23、e: you overhear (碰巧听到) a Briton calling someone a “wazzock”. But what exactly is a wazzock? This word, in fact, means a foolish person, although theres nothing about it that would help you guess that. There are many strange terms like this in British English. The Oxford English Dictionary would be m
24、uch smaller without these peculiar (古怪的) usages filling its pages.How can these odd words be explained? Part of the answer is the British sense of humor. Britons dont like to take things too seriously, and this is evident through many British words and phrases. For example, to “spend a penny” means
25、to use the bathroom. It refers to the days when people had to pay a penny to use a public toilet.In an interview for the BBCs website, British linguist (语言学家) David Crystal suggested there may be historical reasons for the sheer (庞大的) number of odd words and phrases in British English. He thinks tha
26、t they began in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This was a great age for the theater, when Shakespeare and other writers worked hard to keep up with the demand for new plays. The theaters popularity also created an incentive (刺激) to invent new words.With this in mind, perhaps Shakespeare and
27、 his peers are to blame for unusual British words such as “codswallop” and “balderdash” which both, ironically (讽刺地), mean “nonsense”While these strange words may be confusing to nonnative speakers, they certainly make studying English a lot more interesting.4According to the text, why may nonnative
28、 speakers find it hard to learn English?AA great many strange words make no sense to them.BDictionaries dont explain odd usages of many words.CThe English textbooks they study are usually out of date.DThe English vocabulary is too large for them to learn.答案：A解析：由第一段words that British people use caus
29、e many language students to scratch (抓) their heads 可知单词使英语学习者抓狂。第二段举例说明很多古怪的单词让人摸不着头脑。故答案为A。5With the example of “spend a penny”， the author intends to _.Aexplain the meaning and background of the phraseBexplain how some strange phrases were createdCshow what typical British sense of humor isDshow
30、British peoples attitude toward strange words答案：B解析：根据问题，定位到第三段。首句How can these odd words be explained？是本段的中心句，作者认为这些怪词与英式幽默有关，通过举例“spend a penny”，并不是想要解释该词的背景而是为了以此为例来说明这些怪词是如何被创造的，故选B。虽然本段提到humor，但是并不会是typical，C排除；D选项显然不对，文中没有谈及英国人对这些怪词的态度。6According to David Crystal, _.Amany of the words that Sha
31、kespeare invented were nonsenseBShakespeares works are boring because of the odd words involvedCthe theaters success in the 17th century inspired the birth of many odd wordsDthe odd words in Shakespeares plays contributed a lot to the theaters popularity答案：C解析：根据问题，定位到第四段。The theaters popularity als
32、o created an incentive (刺激) to invent new words.可推知C正确。B选项，Shakespeare的作品是世界名著，根据常识不会选择；A选项有提及，但是只是举例；D选项逻辑反了，根据文章，是剧院的流行导致了许多作家开始创造词汇，例如莎士比亚，并没有句子可以证明莎士比亚文中奇怪的词语导致了剧院的兴盛。7What is the text mainly about?AThe development of British English.BShakespeares influence on British English.CThe origin and meanings of British humor.DSome reasons for the large number of odd words in British English.答案：D解析：本文主要谈论了英式英语里大量怪词的使用，以及这些词形成的原因，故D正确。A选项太过笼统，文章只是讨论了英文中比较奇怪的词汇；文章提到莎士比亚的只有4,5段，B选项以偏概全；C选项主体错误，讨论的不是英式幽默。
