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1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom李仕才 第一节 阅读理解阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。ADeath rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade， UK scientists will report today.Wide uptake of cholesterolbusting statin drugs(降胆固醇药), healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have
2、 seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的) problems.However, heart disease remains Britains biggest killer.The new study, by experts at Oxford University, shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 perce
3、nt drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011.The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe. They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe, with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100,000 men in 2011, and 232 per 10
4、0,000 women.Some nationsincluding Ukraine, Macedonia and Moldovasee more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100,000 of the population.Overall， heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe, but only 27 percent in the UK. The study, led by Dr Nick Townsend, showed that cardiovascular disease i
5、s mainly a disease of old age.But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4 million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700,000 deaths in under 65s. Dr Townsend said, “Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 percent among men.”篇章导读：本文是一篇
6、科普类阅读文，文中讲述英国的心脏病死亡率在近十年来下降了百分之四十多，但心脏病仍然是英国国民健康的最大杀手。1From the text we can know _.Aheart disease no longer threatens the BritishBthe heart death rate among British men is lower than among womenCthe old mainly dies of stroke in EuropeDthe heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than that in Britain答案：
7、D 推理判断题。由第五段第二句可知，英国男人在2011年因心脏疾病致死的死亡率是十万分之342，女人的死亡率是十万分之232。由第六段可知，乌克兰的死亡率是十万分之一千多。故选D项。2What does the word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AStroke. BCardiovascular disease.CLung disease.DHeart attacks. 3How does the author support his idea?ABy analyzing data.BBy following processes.CBy descr
8、ibing his own experiences.DBy discussing research experiments.答案：A 推理判断题。根据第四段中可知，该研究结果及作者的观点都是通过分析数据得出的。故选A项。BIf theres one thing the British are good at, its watching telly. You may think the Americans would beat us at that, but weve taken and turned it into an art form. Like most people, our favo
9、rite TV subject is ourselves, which has led to a number of shows aiming to be as British as possible. So if you want to learn how to be British, sit down to a few episodes of these distinctly British shows.DOCTOR WHOPolitical aside, Doctor Who owes its long television life not only to a brilliant ce
10、ntral character, terrifying alien foes and intelligent scriptwriting, but also to a distinctly British way of doing things. If the Earth is the Doctors favorite planet, its clear that Britain is his favorite country.SHERLOCKThe global popularity of the modernized Sherlock Holmes series has proven ye
11、t again that no amount of big blockbuster allgunsblazing cop shows can compete with the reserved and sharp detective work of one of Britains most wellloved characters. Benedict Cumberbatch has been rightly lauded for his depiction of the fastthinking private eye, which has proven again we British ar
12、e good at more than drinking tea.BLACKADDERSimilar to the Pythons, the brilliance of Blackadder is set in its genius application of witty and classically British humor. From the dulcet tones of lead man Rowan Atkinson to the clumsy sidekick Tony Robinson, theres no better show for telling what makes
13、 the British British and having a good laugh at it, including an entire season of pointing fun at the French, one of the most British activities.FRIENDSI know what youre thinkingFriends is an American show, about Americans living in America! How can it be distinctly British? But perhaps youre not aw
14、are that, apart from Season 1, Friends is written entirely by British writers, and if you watch the first season in comparison to the others, the difference really shows. British sense of humor cant be replicated artificially. Its a fine art by a natural hand. As an English student, I figureFriends
15、is, and although they speak in American accents, a British!篇章导读：本文通过介绍英国四部十分受欢迎的电视剧来分析真正的英国人的国民性格。4If you hunger to laugh, _ is the best choice.ASherlockBBlackadderCFriendsDDoctor Who 5What is stressed by the text?AThe British are crazy about teadrinking.BFriends is actually made by the British.CThe
16、 British are always finding faults with the French.DThe British are good at producing and watching telly.答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一二句“If theres one thing the British are good at, its watching telly.but weve taken and turned it into an art form. ”可知，文章强调英国人擅长观看并制作电视剧。故选D项。6The main purpose of the text is to _
