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1、.Section_Warming Up & Reading PrereadingLondon 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 lets read the following passage to learn about some of them.Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attrac
2、tion 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 scul
3、ptures and the square itself.The London EyeThe 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
4、 to celebrate the new century. Now it is Londons number 1 tourist attraction.The British MuseumThe 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 collec
5、tion 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 Britains native countries and every country in the world, especially from Babylon, Persia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India
6、, Japan and China.The British Museum can be visited free all day, which is good for learning about ancient civilizations.Warming UpDo this quiz and find out how much you know about the United Kingdom (UK)1How many countries does the UK consist of?ATwo.BThree.CFour. DFive.2Which is the longest river
7、in England?AThe River Avon. BThe River Thames.CThe River Severn. DThe River Nile.3Which is the national flag of the UK?4Which place of interest does not belong to London?答案：14CBCA5Look at the picture and answer the questions.(1)Do you know the design? What can you find out from it?The_picture_is_the
8、_emblem_of_the_30th_Olympics._From_the_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_.Fast Reading1Read the text
9、 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.2Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.(1)Which of the following statements about Ki
10、ng James is TRUE?AHe used to be King of Scotland, England and Ireland.BHe was a successful king who changed the name of “Great Britain”CHe lived in the sixteenth century.DHe united England，Wales and Scotland in a peaceful way.(2)Why did the southern part of Ireland break away from the United Kingdom
11、?AIt was refused by the United Kingdom.BIt was once badly treated by the United Kingdom.CIts customs were different from those of the United Kingdom.DIt wanted to set up its own government.(3)The main industrial centers of the United Kingdom mainly lie in _.Athe South of EnglandBthe Midlands and the
12、 North of EnglandCNorthern IrelandDthe eastern part of Wales(4)From the passage we can infer that _.Athe four countries compete in the World Cup togetherBmost cities in England have one even two football teamsCIreland, England and Scotland have different rules for football competitionsDonly the citi
13、es 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.ANormansBAngloSaxonsCVikings DRomans答案：(1)(5)DDBBD Careful Reading1Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks.The United KingdomThe brief histo
14、ry of the United KingdomFirst there was (1)England.Wales was linked to it in the 13th century. In the (2)17th century England and Wales were joined to Scotland and the name was changed to “Great Britain” Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom.EnglandThe
15、 South of England(3)Most of the population lives here.The Midlands and the NorthMost of the industrial cities lie here, but they do not (4)attract visitors.LondonIt has (5)museums,_art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.It is the (6)centre of national government and its administration.It also has the oldest port, the oldest building and the oldest (7)castle.Four sets of invaders of EnglandThe RomansThey left their towns and roads.The AngloSaxonsThey left their (8)language and government.The (9)Viki
