秋季學期高二英語人教版必修5課后閱讀作業(yè)Unit2Period1

1、課后閱讀作業(yè) Unit 2Period 1. 閱讀理解ADid anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United 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 i

2、sles(群島)refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see 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 ref

3、ers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United 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.

4、 This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today. 【語篇概述】本文主要講了英國多個不同的名字在地理或行政區(qū)劃上的不同。1. It is clear that the British isles refer to. A. Britain, England and the UKB. the two main islands and thousands of small onesC. thr

5、ee countries and several islandsD. Great Britain or the United Kingdom【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知不列顛群島指的是兩個大的主島和上千個小島。2. 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 p

6、aragraph have the same meaningD. all the names refer to England【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知大不列顛和不列顛所指的是兩個主島中的較大的一個, 它們所指是相同的。3. Which of the following shows the right relationship between the British isles(BI), Britain(B)and England(E)? A. B>BI>EB. BI>E>BC. E>B>BID. BI>B>E【解析】選D。細

7、節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二、三兩段的描述可知在題干中所提到的三個名稱之中, 不列顛群島是最大的, 它包括不列顛島和英格蘭島, 其中英格蘭島又是不列顛島的一部分。故三者是依次包含的關(guān)系。4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as. A. Edinburgh, England, ScotlandB. Scotland, Edinburgh, EnglandC. Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainD. Great

8、Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中的描述再結(jié)合選項可知, 在所給幾個地名當中, 大不列顛是最大的, 然后是蘇格蘭或英格蘭, 愛丁堡是蘇格蘭的首府。根據(jù)英國人寫信的習慣, 寫地址時, 按照從小到大的順序?qū)?。BThe total area of the United States is some 9. 4 million square kilometers, which makes it the fourth largest country in the world. Its mainland covers a distance of nea

9、rly 5, 000 kilometers from east to west, and about 2, 500 kilometers from south to north. Surrounded by three oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, it has a long coastline of about 20, 000 kilometers, which makes it one of the countries with the longest coastline in the world. The United States lies in the

10、 south of North America and its southern tip reaches the subtropical zone(亞熱帶). On the north the country shares more than 6, 000 kilometers of land border with Canada which runs approximately along the 49th parallel(緯線)in the west part and then across the four of the five Great Lakes before turning

11、to the northeast. The border between the United States and Canada is open and undefended. The southern land neighbour of the United States is Mexico with which it shares a common border of some 3, 000 kilometers. The coast area of the Gulf of Mexico is the most important oil-producing region in the

12、United States. To the west of the mainland is the Pacific across which the United States trades its products for goods from the Far East. To the east of the country lies the Atlantic which witnessed large numbers of European immigrants sailing to their American colonies. The Atlantic is still the mo

13、st important sea route from the United States to Europe and the Middle East. 【語篇概述】本文主要講了美國的大陸面積以及其優(yōu)越的地理位置。5. This passage is mainly about theof the United States. A. name and historyB. size and positionC. populationD. coastline【解析】選B。主旨大意題。本文主要講了美國的面積和位置。6. The United States is. A. the largest coun

14、try in the worldB. a country with the longest coastlineC. in the north of South AmericaD. mainly between the subtropical zone and the 49th parallel【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。美國按面積是世界第四大國, 故A項錯誤; 由文中第一段最后一句可知是和三大洋以及墨西哥灣一起組成世界最長的海岸線, 故B項錯誤; 從第二段第一句The United States lies in the south of North America. . . 可知C項錯誤。7.

15、The most important oil-producing region of the United States is in. A. the land border with CanadaB. the southC. the coast area of the PacificD. Mexico【解析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的The southern land neighbour. . . 和The coast area of the Gulf of Mexico is the most important oil-producing region in the United S

16、tates可知墨西哥灣沿岸是美國最重要的石油產(chǎn)地。8. The people of the United States were mostly immigrants from. A. EuropeB. AsiaC. AfricaD. Middle East【解析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段中的. . . large numbers of European immigrants sailing to their American colonies可知。CA Hong Kong Disneyland park admission ticket is your passport to a full

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23、llowing locations and receive a FREE limited-edition Disney gift: Avenue of Stars Kiosks . . . Asia World-Expo Box Office”描述可知, 在“Avenue of Stars Kiosks”或者“Asia World-Expo Box Office”買兩張票可以獲得一份免費禮品, 故選B。10. For a young couple with a 2-year-old kid spending a day in the park, they have to pay at leas

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27、 are some basic tips to avoid that infamous essay: Avoid the generic(概括的)and get specific. Dont write that youre “fully-developed” or that“many people have impacted you”. 2Dont repeat information that is elsewhere in your application. 3It is important for the student to use every opportunity to show

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29、 about rankings. Many students love focusing on the numbers when they are writing their “why this college” essay. 5Obviously schools are aware of their rankings. They want to know why you want to attend. A. Dont complain. B. Dont try to cover everything in an essay. C. For example, it is not necessary to share your participation level in your essay. D. Tell the reader what youve done, how youve