高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdom_Period1课时练新人教版必修520171025169

Unit 2 The United Kingdom
SECTION A
课文整体理解
语法填空
Great Britain consists 1 _____ four countries :England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 2 ____ 13th century, Wales 3 _____________ (link)to England.
In the 17th century, they were joined to Scotland. They were united 4_______peace instead of by war. However, just as they were going to get Ireland 5 ______________ (connect)to form the United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away , so only Northern Ireland joined with them.
England is the 6 _______ (large) of the four countries and for 7_________________(convenient)it is divided into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. You find most of the population 8 _________ (settle)
in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.
London is the capital city with the greatest 9________________ (history) treasure. It has the oldest port 10___________ (build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.
课后自测提升
I.单词拼写
1.This class is too large ,and we shall have to d_________ it into several groups.
2.In our supermarket we have provided seats for the c__________ of or customers.
3.The teacher’s explanation has c________ the puzzling problem.
4.The teacher divided the whole class, which________(组成)of 40 students, into
four groups.
5.If you do work hard , I think you can ____________________ (实现) your goal.
6.__________(吸引)by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend
another two days on the farm.
7.I agree with Tom, so there is no _________(冲突)between what I think and what
he says.
8.____________________(粗略地)speaking, I would say that about 100 people attended the meeting.
9.Is the _________(藏品)to be divided up or sold as a whole?
10.Generally speaking, the young are ___________(不乐意的)to live in the countryside.
II.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
1.You have formed the habit of smoking, buy you must ____________from it.
2.Who will _________________________ Mr. Li when he retires?
3. A word is ___________, so the sentence does not make sense.
4.__________________, the little boy finally finished his picture in five
minutes.
5.He usually ___________the boys ________three groups for the gym class.
6.The United Kingdom _________ English, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
7.Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake, which ________the world’s__________
his deeds.
8.Never believe in that man, because his words are __________________his deeds
9.His hair was cut short ________________________rather than fashion.
10.Many young people ________________go to the place where working conditions
are poor. __________
III.单句语法填空
1.A _______(collect)of rare vase was displayed in the museum.
2.I had an_____________(enjoy)experience in the countryside last summer.
3.________(rough)speaking, I’d s ay we need another 1,000 yuan.
4.A lot of natural mysteries have been __________(clarify)with the development of
modern science.
5. Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon, or whenever it is _____________(convenience)to you.
6.The Science Museum, which we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s splendid tourist __________________(attract)
7.The factory _________(pollute) the farms of the villagers, who of course were the _____________(victim). But the factory rejected the request of damages from the villagers. So there was _________conflict between them.
8.I just couldn’t believe you should have made such a silly mistake. Look! You have left _______such an important document.
IV.单句完形填空
1.The team ________10 experts from different universities.
A .is consisted of B. consists of
C. made up of
D. makes up
2.The park, __________two sections by a stream, will have a couple of small bridges built over the stream.
A .parted from B. separated from
C. joined in
D. divided into
3.A quarrel _______,which made him _______his family.
A .was broken out; break away B. broke out; break away from
C. was broken away; break down
D. broke down; break out
4.We bought the house for its ________. It is very near the shop where I work,
A. challenge
B. conclusion
C. convenience
D. construction
5.The park ________life in the days of King Arthur is one of the main ______of the city.
A. modelled after; attractions
B. is modelled after; attractions
C. to model after; attractions
D. modelling after; attractions
6.—Why did you _____the fourth paragraph of your rewritten composition? —Because I think it was not necessary and off the point.
A .consist of
B .put forward C. take up D. leave out
V.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I joined 1 circus in our province a few years ago. The circus, ________ (consist) of about 500 members, is divided 3 _____ five parts and plays nationwide,4______________ attracts the public’s attention. We h ave made great 5________________ (accomplish)one after another. However, I was 6 ____________ (willing) to stay in my team and would like 7 __________ (break)away, because I 8 _______ (come) into conflict with a teammate the other day and felt 9 ________ (leave) out sometimes .Finally , with the help of our director, we clarified our problem, which makes my stay in circus 10 _________ (enjoy) again.
VI.完形填空
The old year, for better or worse, is gone for good. The new year has begun with 1 promise. Here’s our chance to start again at just accomplishing what we resolve to. Happy New Year!
New Year in the UK usually 2 with a celeb ration in New Year’s Eve(31th December).
Some people spend the 3 at home with their family, or have a party for friends at their house.
Others go to pub to celebrate, or spend the evening in a large 4 space, for example, Trafalgar Square in London.
The beginning of the New Year is signified(表示) 5 the chiming of Big Ben, the famous London clock, at midnight, which is also 6 on TV for those who are staying in.
In Scotland, New Year is called Hogmanay, and for some people, it’s a 7 celebration than Christmas, in big cities 8 Edinburgh and Glasgow. There are street parties with 9 100,00 people, enjoying music, entertainment and fireworks at midnight. One Scottish tradition which is now popular 10 the UK as well as in the USA, is the singing of a traditional folk 11 Auld Lang Syne苏格兰传统民谣《友谊地久天长》. It reminds us to think 12 old friends and remember the good times of the past, 13 we look to the future.
14 New Year’s Eve involves drinking alcohol for many people, New Year’ Day
signals the 15 of a healthier life, as some people make New Year’s resolutions (决心). Often these are connected with fitness and 16 , for example, giving up smoking or drinking, taking more exercise or losing weight.
Other people make a resolution to 17 their life in other ways, such as spending more time with family, learning something new, or getting 18 debt.
Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to 19 to your resolutions, especially if they are related to saving money.
Almost every shop is full of 20 offers and bargains which can make it hard to just go window shopping.
1. A. fresh B. flesh C. flash D. fish
2. A. ends B. starts C. closes D. does
3. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
4. A. clear B. clean C. crowded D. public
5. A. on B. for C. by D. as
6. A. broadcast B. put C. shown D. placed
7. A. more B. bigger C. fewer D. less
8. A. like B. as C. Such D. so
9. A. across B. around C. abroad D. aboard
10. A. through B. altogether C. throughout D. between
11. A. dance B. party C. get-together D. song
12. A. Up B. as C. of D. out
13. A. because B. as C. Though D. if
14. A. Although B. As C. When D. Whether
15. A. end B. start C. begin D. conclusion
16. A. illness B. Disease C. health D. sickness
17. A. prove B. live C. earn D. improve
18. A .into B. To C. out of D. from
19. A. lead B. stick C. contribute D. come
20. A. special B. especial C. good D. cheap
语法填空答案：
1.of
2.the
3.was linked
4.in
5.connected
rgest
7.convenience
8.settled
9.historical 10.built
课后自测提升答案
I.1.divided 2. convenience 3.clarified 4.consisted 5.accomplish 6.Attracted
7.conflict 8.Roughly 9.collection 10.unwilling
II.1.break away 2.take the place of 3.left out 4.To his credit 5.divideds,into 6.consists of 7.attracts, attention 8.in conflict with 9.for convenience
10.are unwilling to
III.1.collection 2.enjoyable 3.Roughly 4.clarified 5. convenient 6.attractions 7.polluted,victims;a 8.out
IV.BDBCAD
V.1.a 2.consisting 3.into 4.which 5.accomplishments 6.unwilling 7.to break 8.came 9.left 10.enjoyable
VI.1.ABCDC 6.CBABC 11.DCBAB 16.CDCBA
精美句子
1、善思则能“从无字句处读书”。

读沙漠，读出了它坦荡豪放的胸怀；读太阳，读出了它普照万物的无私；读春雨，读出了它润物无声的柔情。

读大海，读出了它气势磅礴的豪情。

读石灰，读出了它粉身碎骨不变色的清白。

2、幸福幸福是“临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归”的牵挂；幸福是“春种一粒粟，秋收千颗子”的收获. 幸福是“采菊东篱下，悠然见南山”的闲适；幸福是“奇闻共欣赏，疑义相与析”的愉悦。

幸福是“随风潜入夜，润物细无声”的奉献；幸福是“夜来风雨声，花落知多少”的恬淡。

幸福是“零落成泥碾作尘，只有香如故”的圣洁。

幸福是“壮志饥餐胡虏肉，笑谈渴饮匈奴血”的豪壮。

幸福是“先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐”的胸怀。

幸福是“人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青”的气节。

3、大自然的语言丰富多彩：从秋叶的飘零中，我们读出了季节的变换；从归雁的行列中，我读出了集体的力量；从冰雪的消融中，我们读出了春天的脚步；从穿石的滴水中，我们读出了坚持的可贵；从蜂蜜的浓香中，我们读出了勤劳的甜美。

4、成功与失败种子，如果害怕埋没，那它永远不能发芽。

鲜花，如果害怕凋谢，那它永远不能开放。

矿石，如果害怕焚烧（熔炉），那它永远不能成钢（炼成金子）。

蜡
烛，如果害怕熄灭（燃烧），那它永远不能发光。

航船，如果害怕风浪，那它永远不能到达彼岸。

5、墙角的花，当你孤芳自赏时，天地便小了。

井底的蛙，当你自我欢唱时，视野便窄了。

笼中的鸟，当你安于供养时，自由便没了。

山中的石！当你背靠群峰时，意志就坚了。

水中的萍！当你随波逐流后，根基就没了。

空中的鸟！当你展翅蓝天中，宇宙就大了。

空中的雁！当你离开队伍时，危险就大了。

地下的煤！你燃烧自己后，贡献就大了
6、朋友是什么？
朋友是快乐日子里的一把吉它，尽情地为你弹奏生活的愉悦；朋友是忧伤日子里的一股春风，轻轻地为你拂去心中的愁云。

朋友是成功道路上的一位良师，热情的将你引向阳光的地带；朋友是失败苦闷中的一盏明灯，默默地为你驱赶心灵的阴霾。

7、一粒种子，可以无声无息地在泥土里腐烂掉，也可以长成参天的大树。

一块铀块，可以平庸无奇地在石头里沉睡下去，也可以产生惊天动地的力量。

一个人，可以碌碌无为地在世上厮混日子，也可以让生命发出耀眼的光芒。

8、青春是一首歌，她拨动着我们年轻的心弦；青春是一团火，她点燃了我们沸腾的热血；青春是一面旗帜，她召唤着我们勇敢前行；青春是一本教科书，她启迪着我们的智慧和心灵。