2017_2018学年高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdomSectionⅠWarmin

2．Which is the longest river in England? A．The River Avon. C．The River Severn. B．The River Thames. D．The River Nile.
3．Which is the national flag of the UK?
答案：(1)～(5)
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Careful Reading
1．Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks.
The United Kingdom
England First there was (1)________.Wales was linked to it The brief in the 13th century. 17th century England and Wales were history In the (2)_____ of the joined to Scotland and the name was changed to United “Great Britain”． Kingdom Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and
Warming Up
Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the United Kingdom (UK)． 1．How many countries does the UK consist of? A．Two. C．Four. B．Three. D．Five.
The British Museum The British Museum, established in 1753, is in Great Russell Street in London. It has a display area of 60,000 to 70,000 square metres. There are more than 100 showrooms in it. It has an outstanding collection of items from all over the world. The British government and the museum departments concerned have spent 200 years in collecting a lot of precious ancient historical relics from Britain's native countries and every country in the world, especially from Babylon, Persia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan and China. The British Museum can be visited free all day, which is good for learning about ancient civilizations.
(2)Why did the southern part of Ireland break away from the United Kingdom? A．It was refused by the United Kingdom. B．It was once badly treated by the United Kingdom. C．Its customs were different from those of the United Kingdom. D．It wanted to set up its own government. (3)The main industrial centres of the United Kingdom mainly lie in
Scotland to become the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom Most of the population live The South of (3)_____ England here. England Most of the industrial cities lie The Midlands here, but they do not and the North attract visitors. (4)_______ museums art collections, theatres, It has (5)_________, parks and buildings. centre of national government and its It is the (6)______ London administration. It also has the oldest port, the oldest building and castle the oldest (7)______.
4．Which place of interest does not belong to London?
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5．Look at the picture and answer the questions.
(1)Do you know the design? What can you find out from it? The picture is the emblem of the 30th Olympics. From the
________. A．the South of England
B．the Midlands and the North of England C．Northern Ireland D．the eastern part of Wales
(4)From the passage we can infer that ________. A．the four countries compete in the World Cup together B．most cities in England have one even two football teams C．Ireland, England and Scotland have different rules for football competitions D．only the cities bigger than the ones in China have worldfamous football teams (5)From the passage we can learn that ________ left a great impact on British architecture. A．Normans C．Vikings B．AngloSaxons D．Romans
Fast Reading
1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it. The text explains how the UK was (1) formed geographically and historically and why (2) London became the greatest historical treasure of England. 2．Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. (1)Which of the following statements about King James is TRUE? A．He used to be King of Scotland, England and Ireland. B．He was a successful king who changed the name of “Great Britain”． C．He lived in the sixteenth century. D．He united England，Wales and Scotland in a peaceful way.
picture, I can find “London”， “2012” and “five rings”．
(2)Except the 2012 London Olympics, what do you know about the UK?
Big Ben, Manchester United ( 曼联 ), Cambridge University, Oxford University, Queen Victoria, Princess Diana, Beckham ...
The London Eye The London Eye is located (位于) on the south bank of the River Thames, and it is also near the famous Big Ben. This is probably the best way to get a great view of the city of London. Run by British Airways, it towers 135 metres above the ground. It was built to celebrate the new century. Now it is London's number 1 tourist attraction.
SectionⅠ
Warming Up & Reading — Prereading
London is one of the largest cities in the world, which has a long history. How many places of interest in London do you know? Now let's read the following passage to learn about some of them.
The United Kingdom
The Romans
The Anglo-
They left their towns and roads.
language and They left their (8)_________
Four sets of
invaders of England
Saxons The (9)

Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London. It was built in honour of Admiral Nelson. This followed his victory in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. You can find a number of statues and sculptures in the square. Trafalgar Square is always full of pigeons and people taking photographs of lion sculptures and the square itself.
government. They influenced the vocabulary and placenames of the North of
Vikings ________