1、Unit 2The United Kingdom课时作业(三)Section Warming Up & Reading.用所给词的适当形式填空1The master ordered the dinner_(serve)at once.2We saw the thief_(catch)by the police.3With the problem_(settle)，he felt quite released.4The teacher had the lazy boy_(stand)outside the classroom the whole morning.5Keep your mouth_
2、(shut)and your eyes open.6Dont leave the water_(run)while you brush your teeth.7He had his leg_(break)in the match yesterday.8They managed to make themselves_(understand)in very simple English.9The painting comes from his private_(collect)10In the exhibition，this painting_(attract)many people.答案：1.s
3、erved2.caught3.settled4.standing5shut6.running7.broken8.understood9collections10.attracts/attracted.完形填空There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.But_1_a few of them are very_2_.English is one of these.Many，many people use it，not only in England and the US.A.，but in other parts of the w
4、orld.About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language.It is difficult，to say how many people are learning it as a_3_language.Many millions are_4_to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English？Different people may have different_5_.Have you ever_6_the ads of this kind in the newspapers or m
5、agazines?“Learn English in six months，or your_7_back.”“Easy and funny？Our records and tapes_8_you master your English in a month._9_the first day your_10_will be excellent.Just send.”Of course，it never_11_quite like this.The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue.We should_12_th
6、at we all learned our own language well when we were _13_.If we could learn English in the same way，it would not seem so difficult._14_what a small child does.He listens to what people say.He tries what he hears.When he is using the language，talking in it，and_15_in it all the time，just imagine how m
7、uch_16_that gets!So it is_17_to say that learning English is easy，because a good command of English_18_upon a lot of practice.And practice needs great effort and_19_much time.Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will_20_.But they cannot do the students work for him.1A.notBquiteConlyDve
8、ry2A.difficultBimportantCnecessaryDeasy3A.nativeBforeignCusefulDmother4A.learningBenjoyingCtryingDliking5A.questionsBproblemsCideasDanswers6A.foundBwatchedCnoticedDknown7A.knowledgeBtimeCmoneyDEnglish8A.makeBhelpCletDallow9A.FromBOnCSinceDAfter10A.spellingBgrammarCEnglishDpronunciation11A.happenedBk
9、newCseemedDfelt12A.knowBrememberCunderstandDthink13A.studentsBchildrenCbabiesDgrownups14A.ImagineBMindCDoDThink of15A.usingBthinkingCtryingDpracticing16A.timeBmoneyClanguageDpractice17A.hardBeasyCfunnyDsilly18A.demandsBtriesChasDtakes19A.usesBtakesCgetsDcosts20A.doBworkChelpDmaster语篇解读：在世界上的1 500多种语
10、言中，英语是使用最为广泛的。那么，如何学习英语呢？1C解析：only意为“仅仅、只有”。句意：世界上约有一千五百种语言，但只有几种是最重要的。2B解析：important意为“重要的”，根据下文提到的像英语被广泛使用，说明了这几种语言是重要的。故不宜选其他形容词。3B解析：as a foreign language(外语)与前句中的as their own language相对应。4C解析：are trying to do soare trying to learn English意为“在尽力学习英语”。5D解析：answer意为“答案”，指回答前面问题的答案。句意：学习英语容易还是困难？不同
11、的人有不同的答案。6C解析：notice意为“注意到”，根据不同的动词意义，只有notice切合句意。指注意到这些广告。7C解析：这些广告的目的是为了收钱，故选money。or your money back意为：否则退钱。8B解析：help sb.do sth.意为“帮助某人做某事”。而make/let sb.do sth.意为“使/让某人做某事”。allow不合该句句型。9A解析：from the first day意为“从第一天起”。10D解析：由于是指学习英语语言，应该是先学习发音，故选pronunciation(发音)。11A解析：happen意为“发生”，这里指上面广告中提到的“快
12、速学好英语这件事情是决不会发生的。”12B解析：remember意为“记得”。13B解析：children与后面的a small child相对应，指小孩学说母语好。14D解析：think of意为“想一想”。15B解析：think意为“思考”，此句意：用母语谈话，思考。16D解析：practice意为“练习”。这里说明了孩子学说好母语是因为进行上述大量的练习的结果。17A解析：句意：说学习英语容易就难说了。18A解析：demand“需要”，句意：掌握好英语需要大量练习。19B解析：take意为“花费(时间)”。此句意：而练习需要付出极大的努力和花费大量的时间。20C解析：这里是说：好教师、录
13、音、磁带、书和词典将对学习英语有帮助。但这些都不能代替学生的学习。.阅读理解Did anyone find the names of“the British Isles”，“Great Britain”，“the United kingdom”，“England”and“the British Commonwealth”which have the same meaning？Strictly speaking，these names all refer to something different.None of them are exactly the same as any of the
14、others.The British Isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well，which you can see on the map.Great Britain，or Britain，refers to the larger of the two main islands.But the word“Britain”is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.Now as for Eng
15、land，it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain.The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country，which many people popularly refer to England.Finally，the British Commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British
16、Empire(帝国)This change shows the weaking of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements thoughtout the world today.1According to the passage，we know that_.AGreat Britain has the same meaning as BritainBthe United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or EnglandCall the names
17、in the first paragraph have the same meaningDall the names refer to England2It is clear that the British Isles refer to_.ABritain，England and the UKBthe two main islands and thousands of small onesCthree countries and several islandsDGreat Britain or the United Kingdom3If you want to write to someon
18、e in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland，you should write the address as_.AEdinburgh，EnglandBEdinburgh，Great BritainCScotland，Edinburgh，EnglandDGreat Britain，Scotland，Edinburgh4We can infer from the passage that_.Athe UK is not as powerful as it was in the pastBthe British Commonwealth is another name o
19、f the UKCEngland is the largest country in the British CommonwealthDno other country is left in the British Commonwealth except Britain语篇解读：本文介绍了了关于英国的几种不同称谓之间的区别。the British Commonwealth英联邦，所指范围最大，其次是the British Isles不列颠群岛，然后是Britain大不列颠。1A解析：推理判断题。由第一段可知，Great Britain，the United Kingdom，England的含义
20、是不同的，可排除B、C和D。也可根据第二段第二句“Great Britain，or Britain，refers to the larger of the two main islands.”得出答案A。2B解析：细节理解题。由第二段第一句“The British Isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well，which you can see on the map.”可得出正确答案。3B解析：细节理解题。众所周知，Scotland是英国的一部分，再根据本文有关英国的知识和写地址按照由小到大的顺序
21、，可得出答案选B。4A解析：推理判断题。由最后一段的第二句“This change shows the weakening of British Empire.”可知大英帝国已经不像原来那么强大了。.语法填空Yangshuo，ChinaIt was raining lightly when I 1._(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn.But I didnt care.A few hours 2._，Id been at home in Hong Kong，with 3._(it) choking smog.Here，the air was clean
22、and fresh，even with the rain.Id skipped nearby Guilin，a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River 4._ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese 5._(painting)Instead，Id headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin，its only an hour away 6
23、._ car and offers all the scenery of the betterknown city.Yangshuo 7._(be) really beautiful.A study of travelers 8._(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercr
24、ombie & Kent，a travel company in Hong Kong，says it 9._(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people 10._(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.答案：1.arrived解析：考查动词的时态。由语境可知说的是过去的事，故用一般过去时。2before/earlier解析：考查副词。由句子的谓语动词是过去完成时可知，该动作发生在“过去之前”，故填before或earlier。3its解析：考查代词。此处为形容词性物主代词作定语修饰名词smog。4that/whic
25、h解析：考查定语从句。先行词为the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River，指物，且关系词在定语从句中作主语，故填关系代词that或which。5paintings解析：考查名词的复数形式。名词前有many修饰，故需用复数形式。6by解析：考查介词。by乘，坐(交通工具等)。by car坐小汽车。7is解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处叙述的是客观事实，故用一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，故填is。8conducted解析：考查过去分词短语作定语。主语a study和动词conduct之间为被动关系，故用过去分词形式。9regularly解析：考查副词。修饰动词arranges应用副词形式。10living解析：考查现在分词短语作定语。被修饰的名词与动词live之间为主动关系，故用现在分词形式。