2021年高考英语一轮总复习必修5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom-B卷

必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom（B卷）滚动提升检测(全卷共四大题，满分100分。请在40分钟内完成)班级____________学号____________姓名____________得分____________一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AThesethreecountriesusedtohavetheirowngovernment.TodaytheyarepartofBritain.However,theyhavekepttheiroriginallanguage,whichiscalledGaelic.ManyoftheirpeoplecanspeakbothEnglishandGaelic.ThemodernnamefortheGaeliclanguageinNorthernIrelandisIrish(NorthernIrelandcanbemostofthetimedirectlycalledIreland).InScotland,itisScottishandinWales,itisWelsh.Itisthesamenameasthepeople,fortheScottishpeoplespeaktheScottishlanguage.InScotlandthereisacastleandmajorcitycalledEdinburgh.Oftenthereisaperformancebybagpipers,whoaremusiciansplayingtraditionalScottishmusiconthebagpipes(风笛).Thetraditionalclothingisakilt(苏格兰短裙),whichiswornbymenbutlookslikeawoman’sskirt.Itmustbeshort,stoppingattheknees,forthesemusiciansmustwalkastheyplay.Inoneoftheirlakeswhichiscalledaloch,peoplebelievetheyhaveseenamonsterthatlooksverymuchlikeaChinesedragon.Thelake’snameisNesssotheycallthiscreaturetheLochNessMonster.Thereisaworld-famouspoetfromScotland.HisnameisRobertBurnsandhispoemsarefoundinmanyEnglishbooksforstudents.Ireland’scapitalcityisDublin.ItwasherethatSaintPatricktaughttheIrishpeopleaboutGod.Thepeoplelovedtheirteacherandwhenachurchwasbuiltmanyyearslater,theycalleditSaintPatrick’sChurch.InthetownofKillarney,thereisaBlarneyCastle.Itissaidthatthereisamagicstonethereandwhoeverkissesthisstonewillbegiventhegiftofeloquence(口才).TheUnitedStatesPresidentJohnF.KennedyisdescendedfromtheIrishKennedyfamily.Hehadthegiftofeloquence.CardiffisthecapitalofWales.Thoughthisisaverysmallcountry,ithasproducedtwowell-knownpeople.TheyarethepoetDylanThomasandtheactorRichardBurton.IrelandandWalesarebothknownfortheirloveofmusic.Irelandhasproducedprofessionaldancerswhotourtheworld.Waleshasstrongsingersinbothmen’sandwomen’svoices.1.Scottishbagpipersmustmarchwhentheyplaysotheywear_________.A.akiltB.askirtC.adressD.shorttrousers2.IfyoukisstheBlarneyStoneinKillarney,youwillreceivethegiftof_________.A.humorB.intelligenceC.speakingwellD.wisdom3.TheLochNessmonsterhasbeenseenin_________.A.theoceanB.ariverC.themountainsD.alake4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.Scotland,Ireland,WaleshavetheirowngovernmenttodayB.theScotlandpeopleareveryfondoftheirkiltC.scientistsbelievetheLochNessMonsterreallyexistsD.JohnF.KennedyisoneoftheIrishKennedyfamilymembers5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.CitiesintheUKB.Scotland,NorthernIreland,WalesC.StoriesaboutScotland,Ireland,WalesD.TheUnitedKingdom[助读词汇]monstern.怪物dragonn.龙tourvt.在……作巡回演出havethegiftof…有……的天赋theLochNessMonster尼斯湖水怪bedescendedfrom为……的后裔BInEurope,mendonotusuallywearskirts.ButtheScottishnationalclothingformenisakindofskirt.Itiscalledakilt.TheScottishliketobedifferent.Theyarealsoproudoftheircountryanditshistory,andtheyfeelthatthekiltispartofthathistory.That’swhythemenstillwearkiltsattraditionaldanceandonnationalholidays.TheybelievetheyarewearingthesameclothesthatScottishmenalwaysusedtowear.That’swhattheybelieve.However,kiltsarenotreallysoold.Before1703,Scottishmenworealongshirtandblanketaroundtheirshoulders.Theseclothesgotinthewaywhenthemenstartedtoworkinfactories.So,in1730afactoryownerchangedtheblanketintoaskirt—thekilt.That’showthefirstkiltwasmade.Then,inthelate1700sScottishsoldiersintheBritishArmybegantowearkilts.Onereasonforthiswasnationalfeelings:TheScottishsoldierswantedtobedifferentfromtheEnglishsoldiers.TheBritishArmyprobablyhadadifferentreason:AScottishsoldierinakiltwasalwayseasytofind!TheScottishsoldiersfoughtveryhardandbecamefamous.Thekiltwaspartofthefame,andintheearly1800smenaroundScotlandbegantowearkilts.Thesekiltshadcolorfulstripes(条纹)goingupanddownandacross.Inthe1700sandearly1800s,thecolorofthestripeshadnospecialmeaning.Mensometimesownedkiltsinseveraldifferentcolors.ButlaterthecolorsbecameimportanttotheScottishfamilies.Byabout1850,mostfamilieshadspecialcolorsfortheirkilts.Forexample,menfromtheCampbellfamilyhadkiltswithgreen,yellowandbluestripes.Scottishpeopleoftenbelievethatthecolorsofthekiltsarepartoftheirfamilyhistory.Infact,eachfamilyjustchosethecolortheylikedbest.ThisisnotthestoryyouwillheartodayifyouareinScotland.MostScottishpeoplestillbelievethatkiltsareasoldasScotlandandthatthecolorsareasoldastheScottishfamily.Sometimesfeelingsarestrongerthanfacts!1.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.soldier’sclothesinBritainB.thehistoryofScotlandC.ScottishkiltsD.Scottishfamilies2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheEnglishsoldierswerethefirsttowearkilts.B.Colorsarenotspeciallydesignedinthefirstkilts.C.ItwashardthentotelltheScottishsoldiersfromtheEnglishones.D.Thefactoryownermadethefirstkiltfromlongshirtstomakehisworkersdifferent.3.Scottishsoldiersweredressedinkiltspartlybecauseof_________.A.thecolorsB.theweatherC.nationalfeelingsD.thedesign4.Thecolorsofthekiltsare_________.A.notpartoftheScottishfamilyhistoryB.olderthantheScottishfamilyhistoryC.fortheCampbellfamilyonlyD.mainlygreen,yellowandblue5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat_________.A.theEuropeanpeoplearefullofstrongfeelingsB.therearenostoriesaboutkiltsinScotlandtodayC.theBritishliketodothingsnotonfactsD.theScottishprefertokeeptheirtraditionratherthanbelievethefact[助读词汇]blanketn.毯子famen.名声getintheway妨碍upanddown上下二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)UniversitiesinBritainareamagnet(磁铁)foroverseas1.Therearecurrentlyover200,000fromoutsideBritain2atBritishuniversities.The3singlegroupisChinesestudents.Therearecurrently50,000intheUK.TheBritishgovernment4thetotalnumberofoverseasstudentstobearound900,000by2025,andalsothinksthataquarterofthesewillbe5.ButwhyistheUKsucha6destinationforuniversitystudents?Well,thequalityofyourcourseis7.Allcoursesare8byanindependentsystem,soyoucanbeassuredthatyourcourseisofficiallyapprovedandhaswideinternational9.TheBritisheducationsystemisvery10inordertoprovidefortheneedsofamodern,complexsociety.Itisalsocost-effective.Degreecoursesare11threeyearslong,whichis12andmoreintensive(集中的)thaninothercountries.Therearelotsofscholarships13.Britishuniversitiesofferapersonalizedbutindependentapproach.Theemphasisisoncreativeand14thought,whichhelpsdeveloptheskillsyouwillneedto15intheglobaljobmarket.Tutorsnotonlyteachbutalsoprovidesupportand16.Asaresult,internationalstudentshaveavery17drop-outrateandveryhighpassrates.Itisvery18tobecomeaninternationalstudentintheUK.TheBritishCounciloffersafreeandimpartial(公平的)servicetoanyonewhois19instudyingintheUK,andanorganizationcalledUCASassistsyouinfindingacourseandmakinganeffective20.1.A.studentsB.teachersC.parentsD.families2.A.sightseeing B.studying C.arranging D.living3.A.smallest B.roughest C.greatest D.largest4.A.expectsB.consistsC.devotesD.attracts5.A.British B.Japanese C.Chinese D.French6.A.popular B.united C.convenient D.splendid7.A.divided B.guaranteed C.accomplished D.described8.A.describedB.arrangedC.originatedD.assessed9.A.recognition B.possibilityC.consistencyD.opportunity10.A.enjoyable B.flexible C.imaginative D.original11.A.merelyB.originallyC.usuallyD.roughly12.A.longer B.fairer C.harder D.shorter13.A.furnished B.consistentC.available D.obvious14.A.imaginary B.brave C.humorous D.independent15.A.attractB.clarify C.compete D.collect16.A.quarrel B.error C.credit D.guidance17.A.high B.low C.medium D.narrow18.A.simpleB.difficult C.thrilling D.clear19.A.delightedB.interestedC.imaginativeD.satisfied20.A.conflict B.description C.application D.administration[助读词汇]destinationn.目的地assessvt.评估approvevt.认可personalizedadj.个性化的approachn.方式emphasisn.强调assistvt.帮助；协助effectiveadj.有效的tutorn.导师cost-effectiveadj.划算的beassuredthat相信；保证drop-outrate退学率三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)Inthedayswhenanicecreamcostmuchless,Tom,____1____eight-year-oldboy,enteredahotelcoffeeshop____2____satatatable.Awaitressputaglassofwaterinfrontofhim.“Howmuchisanicecreamsundae?”“Fifty-cents,”repliedthewaitress.Thelittleboypulled____3____righthandoutofthepocketandstudiedanumberof____4____(coin)init.“Howmuchisadishofplainicecream?”heasked.Somepeoplewerenowwaitingforherserviceandthewaitressgrewabit____5____(patience).“Thirty-fivecents.”shesaid____6____(rude).Thelittleboycarefullycountedthecoinsagain,“Iwillhaveaplainicecream,”hesaid.Thewaitresswalkedaway.Theboy____7____(finish)theicecream,paidthecashierandleft.Itwasnotlong____8____thewaitresscamebackandthenshebegantowipedownthetableandsuddenlywassurprised____9____whatshesaw.There,____10____(place)neatlybesidetheemptydish,weretwonickels(五分镍币)andfivepennies—hertip!四、短文改错（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。About9o’clocklastnight,Iamdoingmyhomework.SuddenIheardmyneighborshoutandlaughingloudly.HewaswatchingthefootballgameonTV.I

couldn’tgoonstudyingandbecomeimpatient.Icoveredmyear,tryingtokeepthenoiseout,anditwasnouse.SoIhadtogotomyneighbor’shouse.Iknockedatdoorandsaid,“Goodevening,MrYang!CouldyoupleaseturndownyourTVabit?Iamdoingmyhomework.”“Oh,I’mreallysorrytohavedisturbedwithyou.We’lldolikeyousay.”Myneighborsaidpolitely.“Thankyouverymuch.”Isaidandwentbacktocontinuemystudy.必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom（B卷）滚动提升检测参考答案一、阅读理解(A)本文简要介绍英国的组成部分——苏格兰、北爱尔兰、威尔士。1.A事实细节题。根据文章第二段Thetraditionalclothingisakilt,whichiswornbymenbutlookslikeawoman’sskirt.Itmustbeshort,stoppingattheknees,forthesemusiciansmustwalkastheyplay.可知选A。2.C推理判断题。对于此题，只有懂eloquence(口才，能言善辩)这个纲外词(相信大部分同学都不懂这个生词)或对英国的文化有深入的了解才能确定答案。相信这类题不多，同学们不必担心。也好，通过这一题，我们对英国的文化又有了进一步的了解。文化背景：布拉尼城(BlarneyCastle)位于北爱尔兰的城市——科克(Cork)的西郊，建造于15世纪。在布拉尼古堡，最值得一提的便是这著名的布拉尼石。“布拉尼”在英语中是花言巧语欺骗人之意。布拉尼石是一块魔石，谁吻过它就会变得能言善辩，故也叫“巧言石”。布拉尼城因这块魔石得名。3.D事实细节题。根据文章第三段可知。4.D推理判断题。A项与文章开头的第一句话不符；从文章第二段可知，kilt只是苏格兰的传统服饰，并不能推断出苏格兰人民非常喜爱它；C项文章并没有提到；根据文章倒数第三段TheUnitedStatesPresidentJohnF.KennedyisdescendedfromtheIrishKennedyfamily.可推断出D项正确。isdescendedfrom意为“为……的后裔，是……的后人”。5.B主旨大意题。根据文章可知，文章介绍是除了不列颠之外，英国的其他三个组成——苏格兰、北爱尔兰和威尔士的各个方面，并不是介绍英国的城市，故A不合适；C项过于片面；D项范围过大；因此只有B项最合适。(B)本文介绍有关苏格兰短裙的历史。1.C主旨大意题。A和D都过于片面；B的范围过大；只有C符合文章的主要内容。2.B事实细节题。根据文章第二段So,in1730afactoryownerchangedtheblanketintoaskirt—thekilt.That’showthefirstkiltwasmade.可知A项错误；根据文章第三段AScottishsoldierinakiltwasalwayseasytofind!可知讲的是穿短裙的苏格兰士兵更容易被发现或找到，而不是B项所说的很难和英国士兵区别开来，故C错误；根据第二段Before1703,Scottishmenworealongshirtandblanket…gotinthewaywhenthemenstartedtoworkinfactories.So…That’showthefirstkiltwasmade.可知，一个工厂主把长裙和毯子改成短裙的目的是让它们不妨碍工作，而不是让他的工人有所不同。因此只能选B，符合文章倒数第二段Inthe1700sandearly1800s,thecolorofthestripeshadnospecialmeaning.的信息点。3.C事实细节题。根据文章第三段Onereasonforthiswasnationalfeelings:可知选C合适。4.A推理判断题。很多同学一看到倒数第二段的信息点Scottishpeopleoftenbelievethatthecolorsofthekiltsarepartoftheirfamilyhistory.就会先排除A项。但是根据本段最后一句Infact,eachfamilyjustchosethecolortheylikedbest.和Inthe1700sandearly1800s,thecolorofthestripeshadnospecialmeaning.可知，其实短裙的颜色早期和后来并没有特殊的意义，每个家庭都是选择自己最喜爱的颜色而已。直到大约1850以后，苏格兰人民才常认为短裙颜色是家族历史的一部分，但这并不是事实。故选A，其他选项均与文章倒数第二段文意不符。5.D推理判断题。根据整篇文章最后一句Sometimesfeelingsarestrongerthanfacts!可推断出选D。二、完形填空本文简要地介绍了英国的大学以及其高校教育的特点和优势，正因为这些优点，英国的大学吸引来自全球的留学生。1.A结合下文，不难知道答案选A正确。2.B根据空前的overseasstudents和空后的atBritishuniversities可知选B合适。3.D从本段最有一句Therearecurrently50,000intheUK.可知选D，或根据第二段内容也可知。4.A根据后面的tobearound900,000by2025不难知道答案选A正确。expect…to…“期待……”。5.C根据背景知识和第一段的The3singlegroupisChinesestudents.Therearecurrently50,000intheUK.不难得知选C。6.A根据下文第四、五、六段可知，这三段都是讲英国的大学与教育体制的特点和优势，因此根据逻辑，此题肯定是受欢迎。故选A最符合语境。7.B根据空后的下文Allcoursesareassessedbyanindependentsystem,soyoucanbeassuredthatyourcourseisofficiallyapprovedandhaswideinternational9.不难知道答案。8.D根据常识以及后面的byanindependentsystem,不难知道，此处指“评估”，故答案选D。9.A根据前面的isofficiallyapproved可知，既然在英国学习的课程是官方认可的，那么在国际也应得到广泛的认可。选A项。10.B根据空后的providefortheneedsofamodern,complexsociety.可排除A和D。此外，从下一段的Britishuniversitiesofferapersonalized和背景知识可知，英国的高校教育是非常灵活的，也非常有个性化的，更多的是倡导创造性和独立思维。只有这样，才能培养出高素质的人才，以符合现代复