Unit 2 The UnitedKingdom 第一学时 Reading and Comprehension.
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Unit 2 The UnitedKingd
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第一学时 Reading and Compre
hension
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►Task 1
快速阅读课文 “ Puzzles in Geography” , 用大约 30 词写出课文概要。
温馨提示:本文为说明文,写摘要时需紧扣文章主题 (How the UK was formed) 和支撑细节。每个细节用一个词或短语表达,以保证摘要的概括性。
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This text explains how the UK was formed geographically and historically.It also introduces the four invaders who influenced the UK language, place names, vocabulary and system of government.
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►Task 2
仔细阅读课文 Puzzles in Geography ,然后根据课文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1 . The UK is made up of________.
A . England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland
B . England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland
C . England, Wales, the South of England & the North of England
D . England, Scotland, the Midland & Northern Ireland
A
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2 . How is the second paragraph organized?
A . To introduce the four countries one by one.
B . To talk about the history of the UK.
C . In a time order.
D . To clarify the method of connection.答案: D
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3 . The author uses the underlined word in the sentence “...and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.” to mean ________.
A . formed B . built
C . drew D . developed
B
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4 . We learn from this text that________.
A . Great Britain was peacefully united while Ireland broke away to be independent by war
B . Great Britain used to bring Ireland under control by war
C . England, Wales and Scotland made up Great Britain, which united Northern Ireland into the UK
D . The Union Jack, a new flag, doesn't stand for Northern Ireland in the world today
C
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5 . From the last paragraph we know________.
A . the UK was ruled/governed by the invaders
B . we can still find evidence of the invaders
C . when coming to the UK, you should keep your eyes open
D . there remains many attractions in the UK
A
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►Task 3
再次阅读课文 Puzzles in Geography,完成下列表格。 I tems The UK
Diff erent parts
The UK consists of England, 1.____, Scotland, and 2.______, among which England i s the 3.______of the four countries, including the south of England, 4.______and the North of England.
How to uni te
Wales was l inked to 5.________ in the 13th century.Some time later, Southern Ireland 6.______and 7.______Ireland joined wi th England, Wales and Scotland.Thus 8.______came into being.
Capi tal ci ty
9.______i s the 10.______treasure of al l . It has 11.________, art 12.________,13.______, parks and bui ldings.
Invaders The Romans, 14.________, Viking and 15.______are the four groups of invaders.
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答案:
1 . Wales 2.Northern Ireland
3.Largest 4 . Midland
5.England 6.broke away
7 . Northern 8.the United Kingdom
9.London 10 . greatest historical
11.museums 12.collections
13 . theatres 14.Anglo Saxons
15.Normans
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►Task 4
根据课文 Puzzles in Geography ,在下文空格中填入适当的词语,使文章意思连贯完整。
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答案:
1 . are used 2.mentioning
3.of 4.without
5.Convenience 6 . are located 7.and
8.Although/Though 9.a 10.visiting