1、Unit 2The United KingdomSection Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending一、单词拼写1Greatly to your (赞扬),you helped the woman find her son.答案:credit2(分裂),we fall;united,we stand.答案:Divided3Can you tell me how many students our class (组成)of?答案:consists4The hotel has a restaurant for the guests (方便).
2、答案:convenience5He wants to (澄清)it wasnt he who did it.答案:clarify6The beautiful scenery (吸引) many tourists every year.答案:attracts7I find playing golf a very (令人愉快的) activity.答案:enjoyable8The company offers a (全国范围的) delivery service.答案:nationwide9They are (不乐意的) to face facts.答案:unwilling二、用适当的介词填空1H
3、ow many main areas can England be divided ?答案:into2When people refer England,Wales is included as well.答案:to3When were England and Wales joined Scotland?答案:to4 example,Northern Ireland,England and Scotland have developed different educational and legal systems.答案:For5The Normans left castles and int
4、roduced words food.答案:for6Please send her the book your convenience.答案:at7How many members does the committee consist ?答案:of8Will it be convenient you to be here at 5 p.m.?答案:for三、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空attract sbs attentionleave outfor conveniencebe unwilling todivide intoconsist ofto ones creditbreak away
5、 from1The American southern states wanted to the Union.答案:break away from2Water hydrogen and oxygen.答案:consists of3The cake was three.答案:divided into4,the two groups have been treated as one in this report.答案:For convenience5He help me,for he was too busy then.答案:was unwilling to6,he managed to arri
6、ve on time even if it was raining heavily.答案:To his credit7The new play has ,so I am going to see it tonight.答案:attracted my attention8She the date in the letter.I dont know when he will come back.答案:left out四、用所给单词的适当形式填空1He has (clarify)the difficult problem by giving a full explanation.答案:clarifi
7、ed2It is (convenience)for you to get there by boat.答案:convenient3The whole nation (unite)together and got through the difficulty.答案:united4The beautiful scenery made his stay there (enjoy).答案:enjoyable5I wonder if you have any interest in (architect).答案:architecture6(rough)speaking,there were about
8、100 people attending the exhibit.答案:Roughly7His private (collect)is very precious.答案:collection8If you are (willing),dont hesitate to say no.答案:unwilling9The place is so (attract)that many people come to visit it.答案:attractive五、完成句子1这个队由20名男孩组成。This team twenty boys.答案:consists of2为了方便,他搬到了学校居住。 ,he
9、 moved to his school.答案:For convenience3我知道这座房子在他的名下。I know this house is .答案:to his credit4他上周的确完成了任务。He the task last week.答案:did finish5每年这个城市都能吸引成千上万的游客。Every year this city can tourists.答案:attract thousands of六、阅读理解What is the most important day of your life?For many people the answer is your w
10、edding daythe day when you marry another person and promise to live together as husband and wife for the rest of your lives.Wedding celebrations differ from country to countryin China the bride wears red;in India the wedding can continue for three days.However,in Britain the bride wears white and th
11、e wedding usually only lasts for one day.In the UK it is possible to get married in a religious or civil ceremony.A religious ceremony takes place in a church.A civil ceremony,on the other hand,can be held in a registry(登记) office,in a hotel,or even on a boat!On the day of the wedding the bride and
12、groom are kept separate until the ceremony.It is said to be bad luck if the groom sees the bride in her dress before the wedding.The bride arrives at the ceremony accompanied by her father and bridesmaids.They officially give her away to her new husband.During the ceremony the happy couple exchange
13、vows(誓言) and give each other wedding rings which they will wear forever.At the end of the ceremony they kiss.Afterwards they go outside where friends and family throw rice or confetti(婚礼中抛撒的五彩纸屑)over them.Then they go on to the reception where there is a lot of food and drink.After the meal the fath
14、er of the bride and the best man(男傧相) make speeches.Then the bride and groom take the first dance.Its a lot of fun.Finally,at the end of the party the newly-weds leave to go on honeymoon,usually to a very romantic destination.1What is the function of the first two paragraphs?A.To tell us that we hav
15、e the most important day in our life.B.To correct some wrong ideas about wedding.C.To attract readers attention to the topicweddings in Britain.D.To tell us that people like celebrations.答案:C解析:主旨大意题。前两段介绍结婚日对大多数人的重要意义及各地不同的结婚习俗,目的在于引出本文的中心:介绍英国婚礼的情况。2What does the underlined word “newly-weds” in th
16、e last paragraph refer to?A.The newly-married couple.B.The bride.C.The bridegroom.D.The best man.答案:A解析:词义理解题。由该句中的“go on honeymoon(去度蜜月)”可推知newly-weds 指的是“新婚夫妇”。3What can we infer from the passage?A.Wedding celebrations are more or less the same all over the world.B.In Britain the bride wears whate
17、ver colour she likes.C.People all over the world pay a great deal of attention to the wedding day.D.In India the wedding can continue for weeks.答案:C解析:推理判断题。由第一段可知,人生最重要的日子是结婚的日子,各地婚礼习俗虽然不同,但人们都很重视婚礼日。4Which of the following statements about weddings in Britain is NOT true?A.People usually get marri
18、ed in a religious or civil ceremony.B.On the wedding day,the bride cant see either of her parents.C.The brides father will give her away to the bridegroom.D.The bride and the bridegroom will take the first dance.答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第五段第一句可知,婚礼当天新娘在婚礼上由父亲和伴娘陪伴。B项的叙述与此矛盾。七、语篇填空Once there lived a rich man wh
19、o wanted to do something for the people of his town.But first he wanted to find 1. they deserved his help.In the centre of the main road into the town,he placed a very large stone.Then he 2.(hide) behind a tree and waited.Soon an old man came along with 3.(he) cow.“Who put this stone in the centre o
20、f the road?” said the old man,but he did not try to remove the stone.Instead,with some 4.(difficult)he passed around the stone and continued on his way.Another man came along and did the same thing;then another came,and another.All of them complained about the stone but did not try to remove 5.6.(la
21、tely) in the afternoon a young man came along.He saw the stone,7.(say)to himself,“The night 8.(be)very dark.Some neighbours will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”Then he began to move the stone.He pushed and pulled with all his 9.(strong)to move it.How great his surprise was at last!10. the stone,he found a bag of money.答案:1.whether2.hid3.his4.difficulty5.it 6.Late7.saying8.will be9.strength10.Under