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1、Unit 2 The United KingdomI. 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。There are usually parents and two children in a typical British family. In most British families both parents 1. Very young children go to nursery schools or stay at home with a child minder(照顾者). 2 people usually live in
2、their own homes or a nursing home if they cannot look after themselves. British parents 3 to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema, museums or parks. During the weekend they 4 have dinner together.Americans often 5 from city to city or from state to state. For this reason Ame
3、rican 6 live far away from their relatives. However, 7 keep in touch with each other by telephone or letter. During holidays or at celebrations like Thanksgiving, families often visit each other. A(n) 8 American family is the same as a British family. Both parents work. 9 British families, American
4、parents try to spend time with their children at weekends. They often 10 museums. They also go to the cinema or the park.There are many 11 kinds of houses in the UK. In the countryside you can see small, pretty houses, and in the towns and cities you can see many 12 of flats. More than half of the p
5、eople in the UK 13 their houses. Other people rent houses or flats. British people like to feel 14 and safe in their homes. They like to make their homes and gardens look attractive. Perhaps thats 15 gardening and DIY are the most popular pastimes. Z.x.xkThe buildings in American cities are 16 to th
6、ose in British cities. There are tall tower blocks, skyscrapers and large brick buildings. 17, the houses are very different in the suburbs. A lot of Americans live in wooden houses with front and back 18. Two thirds of Americans own their homes. Other Americans 19 houses, apartments or rooms. Ameri
7、cans are usually very house-proud and 20 their homes very well.1. A. studyB. playC. workD. stay2. A. YoungB. OldC. RichD. Poor3. A. pretendB. offerC. agreeD. try4. A. usuallyB. seldomC. hardlyD. never5. A. buildB. repairC. changeD .move6. A. schoolsB. familiesC. hospitalsD. churches7. A. heB. weC. I
8、D. they8. A. specialB. smallC. typicalD. important9. A. LikeB. ForC. AsD. In10. A. searchB. protectC. leaveD. visit11. A. modernB. differentC. strongD. large12. A. piecesB. crowdsC. blocksD. stories13. A. ownB. sellC. buyD. lend14. A. proudB. luckyC. frightenedD. comfortable15. A. whenB. whyC. where
9、D. how16. A. usefulB. convenientC. similarD. difficult17. A. HoweverB. ThoughC. BecauseD. Until18. A. doorsB. roomsC. lightsD. gardens19. A. chooseB. rentC. loseD. take20. A. drop out ofB. keep us withC. take care ofD. catch sight ofII. 阅读理解ADid anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United
10、Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can s
11、ee on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The Uni
12、ted Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire. This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberat
13、ion movements throughout the world today.1. According to the passage, we know that _.A. Great Britain has the same meaning as BritainB. the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or EnglandC. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaningD. all the names refer to England2. It is
14、clear that the British isles refer to _.A. Britain, England and the UK.B. the two main islands and thousands of small onesC. three countries and several islandsD. Great Britain or the United Kingdom3. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as
15、 _.A. Edinburgh, EnglandB. Edinburgh, Great BritainC. Scotland, Edinburgh, EnglandD. Great Britain, Scotland, EdinburghBEvery year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeiis people. They do not see them because Pompeii has
