2020-2021学年高中英语 同步课时作业（30）Unit 4 History and traditions Reading for Writing（含解析）新人教版必修第二册.doc

1、Unit 4 History and traditionsReading for Writing 一 填空18. 你很有可能在这次选举中失败。_ _ _ to fail in the election.2.Youre responsible to whoever is _ charge of sales.3.She takes charge _ the day-to-day running of the business.4._ dot will appear at the top and bottom so that you can move it.5.I was totally unpre

2、pared for the _(announce) the next day.6.In order to _(sure) success we must have a complete and thorough plan.7.由于顺脸滚下的泪水，她用出色表演给我们留下了深刻的印象。_ tears _ _ her face, she impressed us deeply through her wonderful performance.8.他能在这次竞赛中取得这么好的成绩毫不奇怪，毕竟之前他 下了那么大的功夫。_ _ _ _ that he can achieve so much in th

3、e competition. After all, he worked so hard before it.二. 阅读 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, it

4、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 is

5、some 240,000 square kilometres with a population of about 57 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 three

6、parts, or countries: 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.

7、 Its population is more than 46 million which makes up 85% 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 majo

8、rity in the 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 one-tenth of the whole population. Wales is the smallest of the three both in area an

9、d population. In area, 20,700 square kilometres, makes up less than 9% while its population, 2.7 million, does not exceed(超过) 5% of the whole.(1).The British Isles is made up of _.A.the European Continent and Great BritainB.the U. K. and the Republic of IrelandC.England, Scotland and WalesD.several

10、thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent(2).Which of the following figures shows the correct position of Great Britain?A. B. C. D. (3).From the third paragraph we can infer that Great Britain has a population of about _ million.A. 54B.46C.60D.57(4).Which of the following state

11、ments is TRUE?A.Scotland is six times larger than Wales in area.B.England is six times larger than Scotland in area.C.England is six times larger than Wales in area.D.Great Britain is six times larger than Wales in area.三.语法填空 Visitors to Britain may find the 1._(good) place to experience local cult

12、ure is in a traditional pub. But these 2._(friend) ones can be minefields of potential careless mistakes for not 3._(experience). Most pubs have 4._ waitersyou have to go to the bar to buy drinks. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a 5._(hide) purpose. Pub culture is designed to promote socia

13、bility in a society known for its reserve. 6._(stand) at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to 7._(serve). The bar counter is possibly the only site in Britain 8._ friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and really quite normal 9._(behave). If

14、you havent been to a pub, you havent been to Britain. This tip can 10._(find) in a booklet.答案以及解析 一1.答案：You are likely解析：2.答案：in解析： 3.答案：of解析： 4.答案：A解析：5.答案：announcement解析：6.答案：ensure解析：7.答案：With, rolling down解析：8.答案：It is not surprising解析：二.答案：(1)-(4) DBAC解析：(1).细节考查题。文章第一段的第一、二句To the west and off

15、 the European Continent, there are several thousands of islands on the continental shelf(大陆架). They are generally called the British Isles.是解题的关键。故本题选D项。(2).推理判断题。从第二段的第三句中的England in the south, Scotland in the north, and Wales in the south-west可推断出答案为B项。(3).推理判断和计算题。由总数的85%是46 million可算出答案，故选A项。(4)

16、.数字计算题。England的面积是130,000 square kilometres，而Wales的面积是20, 700 square kilometres。由此可知应该选C项。三.答案：1.best 2.friendly 3.being experienced 4.no 5.hidden 6.Standing 7.be served 8.where 9.behaviour 10.be found解析： 1.理解句意可知，本句指体验当地文化的最好地方。2.修饰代词ones应该用形容词friendly友好的。3.介词后面跟动名词作宾语，being experienced有经验的。4.根据下文可知，这些小酒馆里是没有服务人员的。5.过去分词作定语，表示隐含的。6.动名词作主语。7.动词wait后而跟不定式，句中的you是serve动作的承受者，故用不定式的被动形式。8.先行词是the only site，关系词在定语从句中作状语，指地点。9.形容词后面应该是名词。10.句子的主语this tip是find动作的承受者，故用被动结构。