2019高考英语一轮复习练习题Unit2TheUnitedKingdom(含解析)新人教版必修5

1、The United Kingdom李仕才一、阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby portor river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited tocommunications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a

2、large harbour at the mouth of theHudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not allcities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness（ 荒野）. But gold was dis

3、covered there in 1897,and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London orParis. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds ofmiles u

4、p icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall withoutwarming. An avalanche（雪崩 ） once closedthe path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth thedifficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 go

5、t rich. About 100 of these stayed richmen for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were, Dawsonwas never comfortable. Necessities like food and woodwere very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city wascrowded with disappointed people with no

6、interest in settling down, and when they heard there werenew gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people stillcome and goto see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City itspresent population is 762.1. Wha

7、t attracted the early settlers to New York City?A. Its business culture.2B. Its small population.C. Its geographical position.D. Its favourable climate.2. What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?A. Two-thirds of them stayed there.B. One out of five people got rich.C. Almost ever

8、yone gave up.D. Half of them died.3. What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?A. They found the city too crowded.B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.C. They were unable to stand the winter.D. They were short of food.4. What is the text mainly about?A. The rise and fall of a ci

9、ty.B. The gold rush in Canada.C. Journeys into the wilderness.D. Tourism in Dawson.3现状。1.C【解析】细节理解题根据文童第一段中Cities usually have a goad reason沏i tig whe曲易 皿Eke aneat by pm or ri er People settle in垃es已peaces because tligy are easy11肛回阳suited tpcammunications and trade. NswYorkQn: for exaiuple, ii near

10、 a 2aige harbour at thsmou efiliiHudson Rk比可却，人们选择在河边威港口设城罡劭交通方便，便于做生意。而幽蹴屆晡德森河口附ifi的 T吠g口，故纽约吸引早期移民的原因罡它的地理位畫，故匚正确。2. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句Of the first 20,000 people who dugfor gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest oftheir lives. 可知，在最初挖黄金的两万人中有4000 人变富有，所以是五分之一的人变富

11、了，故 B 正确。3. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中and when they heard there were new golddiscoveries in Alaska, they left Daws on City as quickly as they had come.可知，人们离开 Dawson 的主要原因是听说在 Alaska 发现了黄金，也就是他们要去别 的地方寻找发财的机会。故B 正确。4. A【解析】主旨大意题。第一段简要介绍城市发展的原因，引出 Dawson 这一城市的兴起，第二段介绍了该城市兴起的原因，第三段介绍人们选择离开该城市的原因及现在的状 况，所以全文

12、围绕 Dawson这个城市的发展起伏。故A 正确。二、教材与语法填空根据教材课文内容，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Un ited Kin gdom 1.(consist) of En gla nd, Wales, Scotla nd and Norther nIreland. England is the largest and for 2. (convenient)it is divided roughlyinto three zon es. London is the centre of n ati onal gover nment and its adm

13、 ini strati on,3.its fine museums, art collect ions and the oldest port.Whydid only Northern Ireland join England ？ In 4. earlytwentiethcenturythe En glish gover nment tried to form the Un ited Kin gdom by gett ing Irela nd 5.(connect) without conflict.However, the southern part of Ireland was unwil

14、lingandbroke away 6. (form) its own gover nment. To 7. (they) credit, the【话题解读】这是一篇说明文。 文章主要介绍了Dawson 这座城市的发展原因、过程与4最佳选项。knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decidedto host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money fortheir educati on.They_3_ out to the great

15、pia nist Ignacy J guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital( 独奏会). A deal was_5_ and the boys bega n to work to make the concert a _6_.The big day arrived.But _7_ , they had not man aged to sell eno ugh tickets.The total _8_was only $1,600.Disappo in ted , they went to Paderewski and expla ined

16、their plight( 困境).They gavehim the entire $1,600 , plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the_10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boyswere_12_, and thanked him heartedly.It was a smal

17、l act of _13_ .But it clearly marked out Paderewski14_ a greathuma n being.15 should he help two people he did not even know? We all16 situationslike these in our lives.And_17 of us only think “If I help them, what will happen to me ?” The truly_18_ people think ，“ If I dont help them , what will ha

18、ppento them ?” They dont do it _19_ someth inginretur n. They do it _20 ey feelits the right thing to do.1.A.timeB. taskcountriesdo work together in the currency,internationalrelations and so on, butthey still have very differe nt 8. (in stitution).9 .is a pity that in En gla nd the in dustrial citi

19、es do not attract visitors.People can go to the older but small tow ns 10.(build) by the Roma ns forhistorical architecture and to the coun tryside for great sce nery as well.答案：1.co nsists6.to form 7.their2.c onvenience 3.with4.the5. conn ected8.i nstituti ons 9lO.built三、完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、D 四个选

20、项中，选出可能填入空白处的An 18-year-oldstudentatUniversitywas struggling to pay his fees.Not.Paderewski.His manager_4_ a5C. ideaD.decision2. A.receiveB.raiseC. borrowD.don ate3. A.reachedB.turnedC. pointedD.called6B coveredD demanded B struckD attractedB careerCbackground D performanceC beforeD so4 A.increasedC

21、considered5 A.rejectedCcanceled6 A.success7 A.uncertainlyBunbelievablyCunfortunately D undoubtedly8 A.costBbillC collectionDallowance9 A.benefitBprofitC chargeD10 A.soonestBchecklatestC longestDfarthest11 A.tookBcountedC depositedDreturned12 A.pleasedBC frightenedDsurprisedinterested13 A.devotionBki

22、ndnessC sympathyD14 A.likeBC asDteamworkforto15 A.HowBWhereC WhenDWhy16 A.come acrossBdeal withC adapt toD think of17 A.bothBfewC noneD most18 A.ableBrichC greatD famous19 A.takingBexpectingC offeringD preparing20 A.becauseBthough7【解题导语】 两个大学生本想通过组织一场音乐会赚取学费， 可是音乐会并不成功， 但 善良的受邀钢琴家的大方举动却给他们解了围。1 C 根据

23、设空后的 He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友决定举办一场音乐会以筹集学费，这是他的想法 (idea) 。故选 C 项。2 B 根据上文中的 Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于学费不够，他和朋友决定举办音乐会来筹集学费。receive 意为“收到”；raise 意为“筹集”；borrow 意为“借”；donate 意为“捐献”。故选 B 项。3.A reach out to.意为表示对感兴趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out 意为“证明是；结果是”； point ou

24、t 意为“指出”； call out 意为“大声呼叫；呼喊”。根据第二段可知，他们开音乐会要邀请著名的钢琴家，说明他们对这位钢琴家有兴趣。故选A项。测训诊断：本题考生易误选 B 项。考生易把 turn to “求助于”和 turn out to “证明 是；结果是”以及 reach out to表示对. 感兴趣”混淆。4.D 根据设空后的 a guaranteed fee 可知，钢琴家的经纪人要求 (demanded) 他们付 2,000 美元的保证金。故选 D 项。increase 意为“增加”；cover 意为“覆盖；遮蔽；包括；报道”；consider意为“考虑；细想；认为”。5.B 根

25、据设空后的 began to work 可知，他们之间达成了协议。 strike a deal 意为 “达成协议”；reject 意为“拒绝”； cancel 意为“取消”； attract 意为“吸引”。故选 B 项。6.A 他们达成了协议，并且为了音乐会的成功举办，他们开始积极筹备。故选A 项。success 意为“成功的事”， career 意为“职业； 事业”； background 意为“背景； 出身”；performance 意为“表演；演出；表现”。7.C 根据前文可知他们达成了协议， 再根据设空后的 had not managedto sell enoughtickets 可知

26、，他们并没有卖出足够的票，这对他们来说是不幸的。故选C 项。8.C 根据设空后的 $1,600 以及下文的 $400 可知，此处指他们总的筹款为 1,600 美元。 cost 意为“花费；成本；代价”； bill 意为“账单”； collection 意为“筹集的钱；收藏 品”； allowance 意为“津贴；补贴”。9.D 根据下文的 They promised to honor the check at the _ possible.可知，因为他们并没有筹到足够的钱，所以又写了400 美元的支票作为欠款。故选D 项。810. A 他们承诺尽快(soonest)承兑支票，故选 A 项。11

27、. D 根据空前的 Paderewski tore up the check 及空后的 told the two boys to keepthe money they needed for the fees可知，钢琴家撕毁了支票，并且还把 1,600 美元还给了 (returned)他们让他们当做学费。故选 D 项。12. B 根据上文可知，他们本来是承诺了要给钢琴家 2,000 美元，但却没有筹够钱，而钢琴家又把钱还给了他们，因此，他们非常惊讶(surprised) 而且非常感激。故选 B 项。pleased 意为高兴的；快乐的；满意的”； frightened 意为害怕的”；interes

28、ted 意 为“感兴趣的”。13.B 根据上文可知，钢琴家没有要保证金，而且把钱给了两个大学生充当学费，因此这是一个善举。devotion 意为“献身；贡献”；kindness 意为“善良”；sympathy 意为 “同情”；teamwork 意为“团队合作”。故选 B 项。14.C 钢琴家的善举使得他更显人的伟大之处。mark.out as意为“使.看上去脱颖而出成为”，符合语境。故选C 项。15.D 根据下文可知，每个人都遇到过帮与不帮别人的问题，由此可推测，本句应是探讨帮助别人的原因。故选D 项。16.A 根据下文 And_ of us only think “If I help the

29、m, what will happento me ? ”可知，我们都曾遇到过类似的情况。come across 意为“偶遇；邂逅”，符合语境。故选 A 项。deal with 意为“处理；处置”；adapt to 意为“适应”；think of 意为“想起；想到”。17.D 根据语境可知， 此处应指我们大多数，故选D 项。18.C 根据上句可知，大多数人是在想帮助别人对自己的影响，而伟大的人却想如果不帮助别人对他人有什么影响。great 意为“伟大的”，符合语境。故选C 项。19.B 根据上文的 “ If I dont help them, what will happen to them?”

30、 可知，他们是在考虑别人，不求(expecting)回报。故选 B 项。20.A 根据最后一段可知，伟大的人不求回报地去帮助别人，他们之所以这么做，是因为他们感觉这是正确的事情。因此，设空处表原因，引导原因状语从句。故选A 项。四、教材与话题写作(I)用本单元所学知识完成下列句子。1众所周知，英国由英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰四个国家组成。英格兰是四个国家中最大的一个。(co nsist of)答案： As we all know, the UK consists of four countries England, Wales, Scoltland and Norther n Irela

31、nd. En gla nd is the largest one of the four coun tries.92 .英国位于欧洲西北部，英吉利海峡(the English Channel)把它与欧洲大陆分开。(separate)答案：The UK lies in the northwest of Europe and it is separated from Europe by the En glish Chann el.3.它的首都伦敦是欧洲最大和最具国际特色的城市。(in ternatio nal)答案：Its capital London is Europe s largest and most international city.4.在