1、Unit 2 Section Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1It requires my great efforts to_clarify (clarify) what I mean.2To avoid such conflicts (conflict), we should be kind to one another, which is essential to enjoy a harmonious life.3Such is our lively city, which you are welcome to visit wh
2、enever at your convenience.4Australia is a beautiful country, attracting(attract) the attention of the world.5As we all know, the world consists (consist) of seven continents and four oceans.6The hostess divided the watermelon into several parts and each guest got a share.7Having_broken (break) away
3、 from his club and the football star joined another. 8.He asked the reporter to leave out the last part of the passage.9He found a number of people already working (work) there.10It was a pity that we had missed such a good match.单句改错1When we got back from the cinema, we found the lamp burning but t
4、he door shutting.shuttingshut2The program was so exciting that the children kept their eyes fixing on the screen.fixingfixed3He looked around and caught a man put his hand into the pocket.putputting4The boy seated himself in the corner with his back turning to his father.turningturned5The manager pr
5、omised to keep me inform of how our business was going on.informinformed.阅读理解The London Eye, which is 450 feet in height above the Thames River, is the worlds biggest spinning structure. It is one hundred feet taller than Big Ben, and weighs 1,600 tons. It was built to celebrate the year 2 000. Mayb
6、e building such a big spinning structure suggested that people longed for bigger and better things in the future.Why did people think of building the London Eye？In fact it was inspired by great structures of the past like the very first observation wheel built for the Chicago World Expo of 1893. Its
7、 twice the size of the wheel, but three times lighter, and much more comfortable.The London Eye is keeping natives and visitors entertained and awed (敬畏的)In London Eye, there are 32 capsules (舱). Each of the capsules can hold up to 25 people. And theyre air conditioned in summer, heated in winter. F
8、rom these capsules the visitors can see the most beautiful views of London.It was difficult to assemble (安装) and put a wheel of this size. And it required new technology and a lot of imagination. The parts of London Eye were sent_up the Thames River, and the wheel was assembled on temporary (暂时的) pl
9、atforms on the river. Lifting it into an upright position was a major challenge. It took a week to winch (吊) it up to its final position.Now the London Eye is regarded as a monument to new millennium. And many visitors from all over the world come to visit it.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了伦敦的地标建筑之一伦敦眼。1How tall is B
10、ig Ben?A450 feet.B350 feet.C550 feet. D250 feet.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句可知伦敦眼高450英尺，它比大本钟高了100英尺，由此可计算出大本钟高350英尺。2The underlined phrase “sent up” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”Alaunched Bset upCmade up Dlifted up解析：选D词义猜测题。根据本段倒数第二句可知把它直立起来是一个很大的挑战，由此可知伦敦眼是在泰晤士河上被吊起的，故这里的意思同lift up。3Which of the fol
11、lowing is NOT true about the London Eye?AIt was the worlds biggest spinning structure.BIt can hold about 800 people to see the views of London at a time.CIt was twice times lighter than the observation wheel in Chicago.DThe temperature in it can change with the season.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知C项错误。4Fr
12、om the text, we can learn that _.Ait took great trouble for people to build the London EyeBthe London Eye has been changed into a monumentCthe latest technology was used to assemble the London EyeDimagination is very important to build the London Eye解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段第一句及以下的内容可推知，建造伦敦眼经历了很多困难。.完形填空Bri
13、tain and IrelandThe British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other _1_. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is _2_into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.The United Kingdom is that _3_ of the British Isles ruled over by the
14、Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the _4_ of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The _5_ of Ireland is selfgoverning. The _6_ name of the United Kingdom is _7_ “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”_8_ is larger and richer
15、than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest _9_ of the United Kingdom, so people often use the _10_ “England” and “English” when they _11_ “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little _12_. The Scots in particular are very _13_ of their separate n
16、ationality. The Welsh do not regard _14_ as English, either, and have a culture and even a _15_ of their own.Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish _16_” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom._17_， Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland sti
17、ll _18_ to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland _19_ to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the majo
18、r Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to _20_ British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了大不列颠群岛的相关情况。重点讲述英国的区域划分以及它们之间的关系。1A.Wales BBritainCEngland DScotland解析：选B由空后的“Britain，or Great Britain，is the larger of these two island
19、s”可推断出答案。2A.divided BcutCbroken Dseparated解析：选A大不列颠由三部分组成。be divided into“被分成”；cut into“打断，侵犯”；break into“破门而入”；separate from“分离，分开”。3A.piece BislandCcountry Dpart解析：选D由该句可知the United Kingdom就是the British Isles中被女王统治的那一部分。4A.south BnorthCpart Dwhole解析：选D由第一段最后一句可知Britain是由Scotland，Wales和England三部分组成
20、，所以说以上三部分就是整个的Britain。5A.smaller BlargerCrest Disland解析：选C句意：爱尔兰其他地方是自治的。the rest of.“的其他地方”。6A.correct BtrueCfull Dcomplete解析：选C此处指英国的全称。full name“全名”。7A.also BthereforeClikely Dperhaps解析：选B由上文可知the United Kingdom包括Britain，Wales，England以及Northern Ireland，又因Britain，Wales和England就是指整个Britain，因此the Un
21、ited Kingdom又被称为“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”。8A.The UK BThe British IslesCGreat Britain DEngland解析：选D the United Kingdom共由四部分组成，其他三部分都提到了，就剩下England，因此答案为D。9A.colleges BofficialsCcities Dpopulation解析：选D只有人口最多，再加上面积最大和最富有，才能使人们提起Britain或British就用England或English来代替。而大学、官员
22、和城市最多并不足以使人们这样做。10A.words BnamesCspellings Dpronunciations解析：选A“England”和“English”是两个单词。11A.call BforgetCspeak Dwrite解析：选A表示当人们称呼Britain或British时，常常用England或English。12A.angry BdifficultCtired Dlonely解析：选A因为Wales和Scotland都属于Britain，所以称呼Britain为England自然让威尔士人和苏格兰人都有点儿生气。13A.proud BfondCfull Dkind解析：选A
23、词组be proud of意思是“为自豪或骄傲”，符合题意。14A.it BwalesCthem Dthemselves解析：选Dthe Welsh的反身代词为themselves。15A.capital BlanguageChistory Dprograms解析：选B作为英国的一个相对独立的组成部分，Welsh有自己的语言。而capital是另外几个地方都具备的。16A.Country BQuestionCDisease DRepublic解析：选B由下文的“the great headache”可推出答案为B。17A.At last BSoCMeanwhile DAlso解析：选A at
24、last的意思是“最终”，表示Ireland最终分为两部分。18A.returns BbelongsCgets Dspeaks解析：选B belong to意思是“属于”，Northern Ireland仍旧属于the United Kingdom。19A.hoped BrefusedCbroke away Dused解析：选C 句意：在1922年，爱尔兰其他地方脱离出来成为现在的爱尔兰共和国。break away表示“脱离”。20A.feel BtouchCfight Dhelp解析：选D句意：爱尔兰共和国在二战中一点儿都没有帮助英国人，并想让整个爱尔兰成为一个共和国。.短文改错Last m
25、onth, I, as well as my parents, were invited to my uncles home in the United States. My uncle, moved to America when I was five, has been living there for nearly ten years. She met us at the airport. I was exciting when I set my foot on the land of America. In the followed days, we visited some plac
26、es of interest and took photos in the front of the Statue of Liberty. We all enjoyed visiting the Museum of Natural History so it enriched our knowledge great. For me, this is one of the most rewarding trips which I have ever made in my life and I am looking forward to go there again.答案： Last month，
27、I，as well as my parents， invited to my uncles home in the United States.My uncle， moved to America when I was five, has been living there for nearly ten years. met us at the airport.I was when I set my foot on the land of America.In the days, we visited some places of interest and took photos in front of the Statue of Liberty.We all enjoyed visiting the Museum of Natural History it enriched our knowledge . For me, this is one of the most rewarding trips I have ever made in my life and I am looking forward to there again.