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高二英语单元同步练习
Unit5TheBritishIsles
I.Pre-readingactivities
Directions:
WorkingroupsandcompletethesentenceswiththefactsabouttheUK.
A.afternoonteaB.theRiverThamesC.anEnglishpub
D.FishandchipsE.BigBenF.theTowerofLondon
G.WindsorCastleH.BuckinghamPalaceI.UnionJack
1.____________isLondon'smainwaterway.
2.____________istheofficialflagoftheUK.
3.Thesoundof_________canbeheardatthebeginningofmanytelevisionandradioprograms.
4.___________isintheeasternpartofLondon.ItisEurope'soldestpalaceandprison.
5.____________hasbeenthemainLondonhomeoftheroyalfamilysinceQueenVictoriamovedtherein1837
6.__________isEurope'sbiggestcastle.HereyoucanvisitanotheroftheQueen'shomes.
7.__________isagoodplacetostopforlunchandadrink.YoucangethotorcoldfoodandtryoneofEngland'smanyales(淡色啤酒).
8.TheEnglishalsoliketohave________.Thisistoastandjam,orcakeandanotherpotoftea.
9.___________arealsoatraditionalEnglishmeal.Solookoutfortheshopsincitiesaswellasbythesea.
II.Understandingthetext
1.Themainideaofthe1stparagraphisthat______________.
A.Englishiswidelyusedintheworld
B.GreatBritainconsistsofEngland,ScotlandandWales.
C.GreatBritainisnationofvariouscountriessharingacommonlanguageandculture
D.EnglandisfamousforFish&Chips,Speakers’Corner,BigBenandtheTowerofLondon
2.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheBritishIsles
A.Irelandisthelargestisland.
B.IrelandliestothewestofBritain
C.ThesmallestislandiscalledIsleofMan.
D.TheBritishIslesaresurroundedbytheAtlantic
3.InJanuaryandFebruary,__________willprobablybethecoldestpartoftheBritishIsles.
A.ScotlandB.England
C.WalesD.London
4._________,England,ScotlandandWalesjoinedtogetherandformedtheUnion.
A.In1536B.In1283
C.In1707D.250yearsago
5.TheUnitedKingdomdoesNOTinclude_______________.
A.CardiffB.theIsleofMan
C.EdinburghD.NorthernIreland
III.Languagefocus
1.Usageofwords
(1)Californiaisoneofthebiggests___________intheUS.
(2)Thesportscarrunsfastest;ithasaveryp__________engineinit.
(3)IthinkJackwantstotakethejobinShanghai,ifIamnotm_________.Hehasbeendreamingofworkinginthemoderncity.
(4)It’sclearthatthebridgeistoon___________fortwocarstopass.
(5)Youmustdecideforyourself.Don’tletanyonei__________elseyou.
(6)J___________fromwhathesaid,hisworkisgoingverywell.
(7)Whatp__________havewegotthatwhatheissayingistrue
(8)Jeanwase___________bythecompanyasageneralmanager.
(9)Whenyoua____________thetownyouwillseeagarageonyourleft.
(10)Asofabedisasofathatyoucanpullouttof_________abed.
ofphrases
standfor;asitis;endup;makethemostof;ingeneral;
makeup;asfaras;turnout;inreturnfor;consistof;
(1)Hisbreakfast__________drybreakfastandacupoftea.
(2)Youwon’tgetanotherchancelikethis——__________it!
(3)Ilikegames__________,andespeciallyfootball.
(4)Asweknow,onehundredyears__________acentury.
(5)—WhatdoesWTO__________
—TheWorldTradeOrganization.
(6)Leavetheroom__________.Don’tmoveanything.
(7)Therewasnothingtoeatathomesowe__________eatingoutinKFC.
(8)__________Icansee,theaccidentwasJohn’sfault,notAnn’s.
(9)Toourdisappointment,thehousethattheyhadpromisedus__________tobeatinyflat.
(10)Pleaseacceptthispresent__________allyourhelp.
3.Multiplechoice
⑴Herrichexperiencegaveheranadvantage________theotherpeopleapplyingforthejob.
A.thanB.overC.uponD.above
⑵How’steamadeItisn’tsimplya/an_______ofsoakingateabaginhotwater.
A.matterB.basisC.approachD.form
⑶Informationhasbeenputforward_________moremiddleschoolgraduateswillbeadmittedintouniversities.
A.whileB.thatC.whenD.as
⑷What’sane-palYes,you_______it!
Ane-palissomeoneyouwritee-mailto.
A.guessB.guessedC.willguessD.hadguessed
⑸Itwasnot__________shetookoffherdarkglasses________IrealizedshewasJuliaRoberts.
A.when;thatB.until;thatC.until;whenD.when;then
⑹Hewasexpectingtohavecompletedthejobbynow._______,he’sonlyhalfwaythroughit.
A.ThatisB.EventhoughC.AsitisD.Inthatcase
⑺InthesummermonthsthedifferenceintemperaturebetweenLondonandthenorthcanbe__________9degrees!
A.asmanyasB.ascoolasC.asfarasD.asmuchas
⑻Indonesia________some3,000islandsstretchingmorethan2,000milesfromeasttowest.
A.makesupB.makesthemostof
C.ismadeupofD.isconsistedof
⑼TherearethreecolorsintheBritishflag,________,red,whiteandblue.
A.likeB.namelyC.suchasD.forexample
⑽Aswejoinedthebigcrowd,Igot__________frommyfriends.
A.separatedB.dividedC.lostD.missed
⑾Onlythen_________thattheconferencewas____________.
A.Irealized…importantB.didIrealize…ofimportance
C.didIrealized…importantD.Irealized…ofimportance
⑿Ifyoulookoutofthewindowontheleftofthebus,you’llseethatwe’renow__________theLondonEye.
A.approachingB.arrivingC.conqueringD.coming
⒀ViolenceonTVmayturnouttoastrong__________onsomeyoungpeople.
A.proofB.impressionC.influenceD.basis
⒁The________ofbookingticketsinadvanceisthatyoucangetbetterseats.
A.approachB.advantageC.unionD.state
⒂TheBritishIslesisagroupofislandsthatlies_______thewestcoastofEurope.
A.inB.onC.fromD.off
4.Cloze
WhenRonaldinho(小罗纳尔多)scoredthedecisivegoalforBrazilandpushedEnglandoutofthe2002WorldCup,notallBritishpeopleweredisappointed.
(1),manyfansinScotlandcelebratedEngland'sfailure.
Thismaysound
(2),butScottishpeoplehavetheirownworldfootballteamandnationalleague.ThefirstmatchbetweenScotlandand(3)wasplayedas(4)as1871.Andtoday,itstillplays(5)EnglandinvariouscompetitionsincludingtheWorldCupandUEFACup(欧洲联盟杯).Ifthey(6),itwouldbeaScottishflagthat'sraised.
FootballintheUKmirrorsthecountries'cultural(7).ItshowstherelativeindependenceofScotland,which(8)itselfmorefromEnglandthaneitherWalesorNorthernIreland.
Scotlandwas(9)atotallyindependentkingdom.Duringtheninthcentury,ithadagoodmany(10)andbloodywarswithEngland.TheEnglishandScottishthrones(王权)were(11)in1603andagainin1707,whenScotland(12)becameapartofGreatBritain.
Today,manyScotsare(13)abouttheEnglishenteringand(14)theircountry.Thereisadeepand(15)dividebetweenthetwonations.Scotlandhaslongfoughtformore(16)andnowhasits(17)legal(法律的)andeducationsystems.
Thisnortherncountryisfamous(18)itsmountainousandbeautifulscenery.MuchofthefamoushighlandswithintheUK(19)inScotland.
Scottishwomenarerecognizablefortheirredandgreentartan(格子呢)wools.ThematerialcanbeseeninScotland'severydaylife.Scottishmenarefamousforwearingkilts(方格呢短裙).They(20)towearthematweddingsandinparadeswhentheScotsplaytraditionalbagpipes(风笛).
⑴A.BesidesB.InsteadC.What’smoreD.Suchas
⑵A.strangeB.specialC.surprisedD.natural
⑶A.BrazilB.EnglandC.BritainD.Wales
⑷A.longB.farC.earlyD.old
⑸A.withB.forC.againstD.through
⑹A.playedB.celebratedC.scoredD.won
⑺A.interestsB.differencesC.similaritiesD.changes
⑻A.unitesB.dividesC.separatesD.breaks
⑼A.neverB.stillC.onceD.yet
⑽A.controlsB.diversitiesC.disagreementsD.influences
⑾A.formedB.consistedC.separatedD.united
⑿A.formallyB.generallyC.namelyD.afterwards
⒀A.curiousB.happyC.bitterD.pleased
⒁A.approachingB.rulingC.separatingD.employing
⒂A.powerfulB.mistakenC.ancientD.historical
⒃A.proofsB.republicC.independenceD.conquer
⒄A.ownB.nationalC.personalD.private
⒅A.asB.toC.forD.because
⒆A.includesB.formsC.liesD.consists
⒇A.offerB.prepareC.failD.tend
IV.Morelanguageinput
OneofBritain'sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspected(可疑的)policekillerDavidBieber--andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto£30,000rewardmoney.
VickiBrown,30,playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,whohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryears,toldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber'sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding.
Shesaid:
"Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheywerethere.”
ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspicious(怀疑)oftheguestwhocheckedinat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear'sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisface.Shesaid:
"Hedidn'tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact(接触)."Vicki,theonlyemployeeonduty,calledherbossesMargaret,64,andhusbandStallMcKale,65,whophonedthepoliceat11pm.
OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledViekiatthehotelinDunston,Gatesheed,atabout11:
30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.Thentheykeptintouchbyphoning