1、Unit2 The United Kingdom 单 元 练 习一、听力(听力)（共 20 小题；共 20 分）听力理解（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their study.B. Their nationality.C. Their langu
2、age ability.2. How much will the woman pay for the skirt?A. 35. B. 30. C. 20.3. Why does the boy make the phone call?A. To get a book back. B. To borrow a book. C. To get a message.4. What is the woman doing?A. Telling a story. B. Reporting a game. C. Telling an accident.5. What do we know about the
3、 woman?A. She wants to relax. B. She is a footballer. C. She loves movies.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the mans problem?A. He lost a suitcase.B. His keys are gone.C.
4、He broke his suitcase.7. What will the woman do next?A. Repair the suitcase. B. Get another lock. C. Check over the keys.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What do we know about the man?A. He traveled a lot.B. He is tired of his job.C. He was in Peru for years.9. How many countries has the man been to?A. Nearly
5、25. B. Nearly 60. C. Almost 65.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Secretary and boss.C. Secretary and customer.11. What do we know about Elaine Strong?A. She is out. B. She is busy. C. She is ill.12. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Fix
6、 his fax machine (传真机).B. Fax him something.C. Ask Elaine to call back.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman loves cool summer.B. The man is British.C. It is rather cold in winter in Britain.14. What is true about the summer in Britain according to the conve
7、rsation?A. Theres always good sunshine.B. It snows sometimes.C. It can be cold most of the time.15. What do we know about clothes in Britain?A. Its not very easy to get good ones.B. Theyre of good quality but expensive.C. Theyre of good quality and cheap.16. What probably is the British peoples atti
8、tude towards dressing?A. Many people like wearing casual clothes (便装,休闲装).B. Casual clothes are common in office.C. Men prefer suits in social situations.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where does the conversation take place?A. At an airport waiting hall.B. At a restaurant.C. On a plane.18. What do we k
9、now about the man?A. He went to London during World War II.B. He has been to several European cities.C. He has never been abroad.19. How soon will the man get to London?A. In six hours. B. In four hours. C. In two hours.20. What can we learn about the man?A. He was a teacher.B. He just retired from
10、the Army.C. He is traveling together with his wife.二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共 10 小题；共 10 分）21. The beautiful scenery and the places of interest of our city a thousands of visitors every year.22. They had no time to a their own wedding, so they had it organized by a company.23. Jack f the map up and put it in
11、to his pocket.24. You can easily c any problems.25. To their d , their son was admitted into a famous university.26. Our team c of ten members.27. He can a more work in a day than anyone else I know in the company.28. A witness has given the police a very detailed d of the man who robbed the bank.29
12、. If something is done for your c , it is done in a way that is suitable or useful for you.30. There is no p that a similar tsunami will happen in the same places again.三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共 15 小题；共 15 分）31. She (折叠) the letter in half and put it into her pocket.32. It is a pity that the industrial c
13、ities built in the nineteenth century dont (吸引) visitors.33. A big class (组成) of 100 students is hard to manage.34. What you say now is not (一致的,相符的) with what you said last week.35. I hope that what I say will (澄清) the situation.36. They often (争吵 ) with each other about whose turn it is to cook th
14、e dinner.37. They had no time to (筹备、安排) their own wedding, so they had it organized by a company.38. In this resort, you can enjoy all the comfort and (便利) of modern tourism.39. To our (高兴), we all passed the exam.40. It is not wise, even foolish, to end (冲突) with violence. There must be good ways
15、to solve the problem.41. The (辉煌的) image of Lei Feng will forever live in the heart of the people.42. Does the (描述) fit your personality?43. You should not try to (完成) two tasks at once.44. The boy followed his mothers advice (不情愿地).45. Soldiers still wore the four- hundred-year-old (制服) of the time
16、 of Queen Elizabeth I.四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共 10 小题；共 20 分）46. 现在许多农民想要脱离农村生活到城市里谋生。Nowadays many farmers want to rural life and make a living in cities.47. The old man opened the drawer and (发现所有的现金都被偷了). ( 词数不限)48. 在足球比赛中我双脚被别人伤到了。(get sth. done) I in the soccer game.49. 当无线网络在灾难中出故障的时候，老式电话就派上用场了。(词数不
17、限)Old-fashioned phones matter when wireless networks in disasters.50. 埃及国王让人建造了金字塔。The Egyptian King the pyramid .51. When I came in, I (发现一个陌生的女孩坐在) in the corner.52. 学了课文之后，我们班每个人都知道英国是由四个国家组成的这一事实。After we learnt the text, everyone in our class knew the fact that the UK . (consist) （词数不限）53. 为了方便
18、起见, 英格兰大致可以分为三个地区。For convenience, England is three zones.54. 你在这一句中漏掉了最重要的一个词。Youve the most important word in this sentence.55. 王老师病了，我将代替他。(词数不限)Mr. Wang is ill. Ill him.五、单项选择（共 15 小题；共 15 分）56. Her car is very dusty and she has to .A. get washed B. get it washC. get it washed D. get it washing5
19、7. The girl glanced over her shoulder and found herself by a young man in black.A. was followed B. followedC. following D. had been followed58. They hurried back home only to find their house into.A. break B. to break C. broken D. breaking59. The students in the class were four groups before they st
20、arted the game.A. divided into B. separated intoC. divided from D. separated from60. The skin on her hands was hard and .A. rough B. relevant C. sharp D. firm61. , the young man succeeded in accomplishing the task.A. To his great credit B. Great to his creditC. To his much credit D. To his greatly c
21、redit62. Check your package carefully to make sure you dont any things we will need in the trip.A. leave in B. leave out C. leave about D. leave for63. The woman kept her eyes on her baby for quite some time.A. to fix B. fixed C. fixing D. being fixed64. The girl was lucky enough to the bad men and
22、ran away.A. break away B. break away fromC. break out D. break into from65. You will find the word “psychology” under “P” in your dictionary.A. have listed B. list C. listed D. listing66. When he entered the room, he found Mary at the desk, reading.A. seating B. satC. seated D. sitting himself67. Th
23、is kind of material can be used to plastics.A. take place B. take upC. take on D. take the place of68. The opening province which thirteen counties and three coastal cities will quicken its paces of economic development.A. consists of B. makes up of C. is included D. is contained69. Nobody wanted to
24、 matters for him though everyone knew that he was blameless.A. solve B. clarify C. handle D. set about70. The international community should make every effort together to the barriers of fear and unfriendliness which divide the two countries.A. break out B. break down C. break through D. break into六
25、、完形填空（共 20 小题；共 30 分）People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the 71 300 years, there were so many 72 in both places that now people can easily 73 an English person from an American in the 74 he or she talks.Many old words 75 in E
26、ngland but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they 76 either a “faucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are 77 heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still 78 in England. Americans often make 79 new words or
27、change old ones. “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 80 in England.Also, over the last three centuries the English language has 81 thousands of new words for things that werent 82 before. And often, American and English people used two 83 names for them. A tin can is called “tin” for short in
28、 English, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is 84 all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything 85 something to do with cars, railroads, has different 86 in British and American English.But now American and British English may be 87 c
29、loser together. One thing is that 88 people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in 89 , on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans 90 to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.71. A. past B. rec
30、ent C. oldest D. latest72. A. citizens B. inventions C. changes D. advances73. A. pick B. tell C. take D. judge74. A. voice B. place C. language D. way75. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. formed76. A. said B. talked C. spoke D. called77. A. then B. hardly C. clearly D. still78. A. necessary B
31、. native C. common D. lively79. A. of B. into C. up D. out80. A. another B. the other C. none D. something81. A. discovered B. added C. improved D. learned82. A. accepted B. known C. introduced D. understood83. A. new B. short C. different D. surprising84. A. produced B. made C. developed D. used85.
32、 A. having B. bringing C. getting D. making86. A. types B. names C. degrees D. parts87. A. putting B. staying C. living D. growing88. A. British B. American C. educated D. ordinary89. A. families B. buses C. movies D. newspapers90. A. need B. expect C. seem D. happen七、阅读理解（共 15 小题；共 30 分）ALondon Und
33、ergroundThe worlds first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials
34、 were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease(减轻) the pressu
35、re of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system, was born.The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays, but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulle
36、d the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long. About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the
37、smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot(煤灰), as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems, riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in its fi
38、rst year.91. What led the British government to build the London Underground?A. Traffic jams and pollution.B. Population and pollution.C. Overcrowding and traffic jams.D. The poverty and subway problems.92. How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem?A. It made the tunnels larger.B. It pu
39、t fans in the tunnels.C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels.D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train.93. The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means “ ”.A. be troublesomeB. become popular and fashionableC. keep up withD. seize94. Which of the following is TRUE?A.
40、 To relocate the workers homes outside London, the government built the subway.B. There were so many problems and delays that in 18th century the first subway opened.C. The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic.D. There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened.
41、BSt. Pauls CathedralLudgate Hill, EC4Underground: St. Pauls; Bus: 6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25Open: Daily 8:00-19:00 (17:00 from Oct. to Mar.)Entrance freeDesigned by the great architect, Sir Christopher Wren, St. Pauls Cathedral was built following the Great Fire of London of 1666, which destroyed the goth
42、ic cathedral on the site at that time. It is an inescapable attraction for all travellers to this great city and the most recognisable gothic cathedral in England. Its choir(唱诗班) is internationally famous. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married here in 1981.Buckingham PalaceSouth end of
43、the Mall (SW1)Underground: St. Jamess Park, Victoria, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park; Bus: 2, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 29, 30, 38, 52, 73, 74, 137Buckingham Palace is Queen Elisabeth IIs official residence(住所), and has been the official residence of Britains monarch(君主) since 1837. The State Rooms at B
44、uckingham Palace have been opening to the public for the Annual Summer Opening, in August and September, since 1993. The Queen is not at Buckingham Palace when it is open to the public; she goes to one of her country residences. The State Rooms are extremely grand. You can see many of the treasures
45、of the Royal Collection: paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto; and beautiful examples of English and French furniture.The Tower of LondonTower Hill, EC3Underground: Tower Hill; Bus: 42, 78Open: Mon.-Sat. 9:00-18:00; Sun. 8:00-19:00Parts of the Tower of London are over nine centuries old, as
46、building began under William the Conqueror in 1078. Famous as a prison in the distant past, the Tower has also been a royal residence, a zoo and an observatory(瞭望台). It is now a museum and many thousands of people visit it every year in particular to see the Crown Jewels. Only by going inside can yo
47、u experience nearly a thousand years of history and hear the myths and legends that make it “a day out to die for”.Westminster AbbeyBroad Sanctuary, SW1Underground: Westminster, St Jamess Park; Bus: 3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 39, 53, 59, 76, 77, 88, 109, 155, 168, 170, 172, 184, 503Open: Daily 8:00-18:00 (M
48、ar.-Dec., Tuesday till 20:00)Entrance freeLocated next to the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London, Westminster Abbey is a gothic church and place of worship. The building of the present Abbey was started by King Henry III in 1245. The oldest parts of the building date back to 1050. Westminster Abbey has hosted many royal weddings including the we
