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课后阅读作业Unit2Period1
课后阅读作业
Unit2 Period1
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Didanyonefindthenamesof“GreatBritain”,“theUnitedKingdom”,“England”and“theBritishcommonwealth”whichhavethesamemeaning?
Strictlyspeaking,thesenamesallrefertosomethingdifferent.Noneofthemareexactlythesameasanyoftheothers.
TheBritishisles(群岛)refertothemainislandsandseveralthousandsmallonesaswell,whichyoucanseeonthemap.GreatBritainorBritain,referstothelargerofthetwomainislands.Buttheword“Britain”isoftenusedasashortformfortheUnitedKingdomoryoucallittheUK.
NowasforEngland,itreferssimplytothelargestofthethreecountriesontheislandofGreatBritain.TheUnitedKingdomisthenameofthestateandtheofficialnameofthecountry,whichmanypeoplepopularlyrefertoEngland.
Finally,theBritaincommonwealthistheusualnameforwhatisleftoftheBritishEmpire.ThischangeshowstheweakeningofBritishEmpireandtherisingofthenationalliberationmovementsthroughouttheworldtoday.
【语篇概述】本文主要讲了英国多个不同的名字在地理或行政区划上的不同。
1.ItisclearthattheBritishislesreferto .
A.Britain,EnglandandtheUK
B.thetwomainislandsandthousandsofsmallones
C.threecountriesandseveralislands
D.GreatBritainortheUnitedKingdom
【解析】选B。
细节理解题。
根据第二段第一句可知不列颠群岛指的是两个大的主岛和上千个小岛。
2.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat .
A.GreatBritainhasthesamemeaningasBritain
B.theUnitedKingdomhasthesamemeaningasBritainorEngland
C.allthenamesinthefirstparagraphhavethesamemeaning
D.allthenamesrefertoEngland
【解析】选A。
细节理解题。
根据第二段第二句可知大不列颠和不列颠所指的是两个主岛中的较大的一个,它们所指是相同的。
3.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationshipbetweentheBritishisles(BI),Britain(B)andEngland(E)?
A.B>BI>E B.BI>E>B
C.E>B>BID.BI>B>E
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据第二、三两段的描述可知在题干中所提到的三个名称之中,不列颠群岛是最大的,它包括不列颠岛和英格兰岛,其中英格兰岛又是不列颠岛的一部分。
故三者是依次包含的关系。
4.IfyouwanttowritetosomeoneinEdinburghthatliesinScotland,youshouldwritetheaddressas .
A.Edinburgh,England,Scotland
B.Scotland,Edinburgh,England
C.Edinburgh,Scotland,GreatBritain
D.GreatBritain,Scotland,Edinburgh
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
根据文中的描述再结合选项可知,在所给几个地名当中,大不列颠是最大的,然后是苏格兰或英格兰,爱丁堡是苏格兰的首府。
根据英国人写信的习惯,写地址时,按照从小到大的顺序写。
B
ThetotalareaoftheUnitedStatesissome9.4millionsquarekilometers,whichmakesitthefourthlargestcountryintheworld.Itsmainlandcoversadistanceofnearly5,000kilometersfromeasttowest,andabout2,500kilometersfromsouthtonorth.SurroundedbythreeoceansandtheGulfofMexico,ithasalongcoastlineofabout20,000kilometers,whichmakesitoneofthecountrieswiththelongestcoastlineintheworld.
TheUnitedStatesliesinthesouthofNorthAmericaanditssoutherntipreachesthesubtropicalzone(亚热带).Onthenorththecountrysharesmorethan6,000kilometersoflandborderwithCanadawhichrunsapproximatelyalongthe49thparallel(纬线)inthewestpartandthenacrossthefourofthefiveGreatLakesbeforeturningtothenortheast.TheborderbetweentheUnitedStatesandCanadaisopenandundefended.
ThesouthernlandneighbouroftheUnitedStatesisMexicowithwhichitsharesacommonborderofsome3,000kilometers.ThecoastareaoftheGulfofMexicoisthemostimportantoil-producingregionintheUnitedStates.
TothewestofthemainlandisthePacificacrosswhichtheUnitedStatestradesitsproductsforgoodsfromtheFarEast.TotheeastofthecountryliestheAtlanticwhichwitnessedlargenumbersofEuropeanimmigrantssailingtotheirAmericancolonies.TheAtlanticisstillthemostimportantsearoutefromtheUnitedStatestoEuropeandtheMiddleEast.
【语篇概述】本文主要讲了美国的大陆面积以及其优越的地理位置。
5.Thispassageismainlyaboutthe oftheUnitedStates.
A.nameandhistory
B.sizeandposition
C.population
D.coastline
【解析】选B。
主旨大意题。
本文主要讲了美国的面积和位置。
6.TheUnitedStatesis .
A.thelargestcountryintheworld
B.acountrywiththelongestcoastline
C.inthenorthofSouthAmerica
D.mainlybetweenthesubtropicalzoneandthe49thparallel
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
美国按面积是世界第四大国,故A项错误;由文中第一段最后一句可知是和三大洋以及墨西哥湾一起组成世界最长的海岸线,故B项错误;从第二段第一句TheUnitedStatesliesinthesouthofNorthAmerica...可知C项错误。
7.Themostimportantoil-producingregionoftheUnitedStatesisin .
A.thelandborderwithCanada
B.thesouth
C.thecoastareaofthePacific
D.Mexico
【解析】选B。
细节理解题。
根据第三段中的Thesouthernlandneighbour...和ThecoastareaoftheGulfofMexicoisthemostimportantoil-producingregionintheUnitedStates可知墨西哥湾沿岸是美国最重要的石油产地。
8.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStatesweremostlyimmigrantsfrom .
A.EuropeB.Asia
C.AfricaD.MiddleEast
【解析】选A。
细节理解题。
从最后一段中的...largenumbersofEuropeanimmigrantssailingtotheirAmericancolonies可知。
C
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【语篇概述】本文是一则香港迪士尼乐园的广告,重点介绍了购买香港迪士尼乐园门票的方法。
9.Wherecanyougetafreegiftforbuyingtwotickets?
A.Disney’sHollywoodHotel.
B.AsiaWorld-ExpoBoxOffice.
C.HongKongDisneylandTicketExpress.
D.HongKongDisneylandMainEntrance.
【解析】选B。
细节理解题。
根据“Purchase2ParkTicketsatoneofthefollowinglocationsandreceiveaFREElimited-editionDisneygift:
●AvenueofStarsKiosks...●AsiaWorld-ExpoBoxOffice”描述可知,在“AvenueofStarsKiosks”或者“AsiaWorld-ExpoBoxOffice”买两张票可以获得一份免费礼品,故选B。
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A.HK$499 B.HK$854
C.HK$998 D.HK$1,353
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
根据“GeneralAdmissionTicket(aged12~64)...HK$499”以及“Freeadmissionforchildagedunder3.”可知这对夫妇需要每人付499美元,孩子免费,故选C。
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A.5:
00pm B.6:
00pm
C.8:
00pm D.10:
30pm
【解析】选A。
细节理解题。
根据“Openfrom9:
00am~8:
00pmonMondaystoFridaysandfrom9:
00am~5:
00pmonSaturdays,SundaysandPublicHolidays”可知周六,周日和公共假期的购票时间是从上午九点到下午五点,故选A。
Ⅱ.阅读填句
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Youwantyouressaytobetheonethatispassedaroundtheadmissionsoffice—ornot.It’salittlebitlikethedifferencebetweenbeingfamousandinfamous.
Weallknowthatatruthful,well-writtenessaythatshowshowthestudenthasmaturedissometimessharedamongadmissionsstaffers. 1 Sohowdoyoumakeyouressayfamousinsteadofinfamous?
Herearesomebasictipstoavoidthatinfamousessay:
●Avoidthegeneric(概括的)andgetspecific.Don’twritethatyou’re“fully-developed”orthat“manypeoplehaveimpactedyou”. 2
●Don’trepeatinformationthatiselsewhereinyourapplication. 3 Itisimportantforthestudenttouseeveryopportunitytoshowwhotheyareandimpresstheadmissionsoffice.
● 4 Ifyouhavegonethroughdifficultcircumstances,youshouldshareyourstory.Butdon’tblameothers.It’simportanttoshowperseverance(毅力).Abetteressaywilltalkabouthowyouhavedealtwithandovercometheobstaclesyoucameacross.
●Don’ttalkaboutrankings.Manystudentslovefocusingonthenumberswhentheyarewritingtheir“whythiscollege”essay. 5 Obviouslyschoolsareawareoftheirrankings.Theywanttoknowwhyyouwanttoattend.
A.Don’tcomplain.
B.Don’ttrytocovereverythinginanessay.
C.Forexample,itisnotnecessarytoshareyourparticipationlevelinyouressay.
D.Tellthereaderwhatyou’vedone,howyou’vebeeninfluenced,andbywhom.
E.Italsoshowsthereaderthatyouarethinkingabouthisorherappreciationofyourwriting.
F.ButI’mguessingthattherearealotmoreessaysthatproducelaughterandgaspsof“notagain”.
G.Theybelievetheyarepraisingthecollegebymentioningthefactthatthecollegeishighlyranked.
【语篇概述】本文就如何使自己的论文famous,避免infamous提出了几点建议。
1.【解析】选F。
根据本题前的一句中的essay此一关键词,再结合各个选项的意思,不难发现F选项与之匹配。
2.【解析】选D。
根据本题前的一句,其主要内容是强调不要太受别人的思想的影响,根据此意思继续延续下去就是让作者提出自己的观点,故只有选项D符合。
3.【解析】选C。
根据本题前的一句Don’trepeatinformationthatiselsewhereinyourapplication(不要重复你在申请中所讲过的内容),可知此句应该是根据这个观点而列举的一个例子,故C选项与此相符。
4.【解析】选A。
作为本段的标题,此句应该与上下文的标题的内容保持一致,必须使用否定的祈使句,而根据句意,应选A。
5.【解析】选G。
根据空格前一句话的内容,可知G的内容合适此处,故选G。
语义转换法巧解“间接信息类”细节理解题
第一步:
定位信息点。
根据题干,用跳读法迅速把信息定位在某段的某一个或几个句子上。
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