UnitTheUnitedKingdom（悦享）《悦读教材》英语一轮复习（人教）

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Unit2TheUnitedKingdom高考试题一体裁题材词数难度建议时间应用文伦敦运河博物馆举行的演讲236★★☆☆☆5＇（2015·新课标全国卷=1\*ROMANI阅读理解A篇)MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseumOurmonthlytalksstartat19：30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust。Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:00。November7thTheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding。ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly＂civilengineers＂。December5thIcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering.Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon'sicetradegrew。February6thAnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals，byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger。Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.March6thEyotsandAits—ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers。TheThameshasmanyislands。Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.Onlinebookings:。uk/bookMoreinfo:。uk/whatsonLondonCanalMuseum12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT.ukwww.canalmuseum。mobiTel:0207713083621。WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley？A.February6th。 B.March6th。C.November7th. D。December5th.22。WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?A.TheCanalPioneers。

B。IcefortheMetropolis.C.EyotsandAits—ThamesIslands.

D.AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals.23。WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames？A.MirandaVickers.

B。MalcolmTucker.C.ChrisLewis.

D.LizPayne.【文章大意】本文是一则海报，主要介绍了在伦敦运河博物馆举行的演讲。23。A【解析】细节理解题。根据第四场讲座的介绍的第一句可知，由MirandaVickers主讲的这场讲座的内容是关于＂ThamesIslands＂的。【试题分析】材料比较常规，整体难度不高。海报属于应用文的一种，考生并不陌生。本海报主要介绍了在伦敦运河博物馆举行的几场不同的演讲，设题均为细节理解题，考生只要抓住关键信息，即可得出答案。高考试题二体裁题材词数难度建议时间说明文英国伦敦的欧洲第一高楼＂碎片大厦＂413★★★☆☆7＇(2014·湖北卷阅读理解B篇）London’snewestskyscraper（摩天大楼）iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However，noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter。TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano。WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire（尖顶）.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular。Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass。Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename：theShard。PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition。TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅杆）oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames。TheShardhas87floors。Atthetop,thereisanobservatory。Atthemomentthebuildingisempty，buteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel。Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffices。Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved。NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything。Thereisnodecoration,onlyflatsurfaces。TheEgyptiansdidthat4,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon。Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent。TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal。Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon。SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor。TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline。Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity。55.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof。A。itscost

B.itssize C.itsshape

D。itsheight56.WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto。A.changeLondon’sskylineB。inheritLondon’straditionC.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD。attractpotentialvisitors57.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard。A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeopleC.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners58。Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A。TheShard:CheersandClapsB。TheShard：WorkofaGreatArchitectC。TheShard：NewSymbolofLondon?D.TheShard:AChangefortheBetter?【文章大意】本文介绍了英国伦敦的欧洲第一高楼＂碎片大厦＂。55。C【解析】细节理解题。第二段解释了这座大楼的名字的由来：因为其外形像一块很薄很锋利的破玻璃(averythin，sharppieceofbrokenglass），因此选C。58。D【解析】标题归纳题。全文介绍的是英国伦敦的欧洲第一高楼＂碎片大厦＂。文章开头说这座摩天大楼的修建改变了伦敦的外观，后面说到人们对这座摩天大楼的意见，文章的最后一段也点明了主题，因此D项最能概括本文的内容.Zx/xk【名师点睛】高考试题中有时候会对一些国家的地标性建筑、风景名胜等进行介绍，以加深学生对国外的了解。此类试题设题通常以细节理解题为主,考生可以先看试题，带着问题读文章，根据关键词锁定文中相应信息，通过仔细比较得出答案。高考试题三体裁题材词数难度建议时间说明文爱尔兰的历史和如今的状况278★★☆☆☆5＇(2011·安徽卷阅读理解D篇)Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer(征服）Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally，in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo＂Irelands＂。NorthernIreland，inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland，inthesouth,isanindependentcountry。Inthe1840sthemaincrop，potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger。This，andashortage（短缺)ofwork，forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA，theUK，AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems，thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6。6millionin1851.Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside，wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace。TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere＂thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks＂。Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived（复兴）itsowncultureofmusic，language，literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments。OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin，whistles，etc.68。WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1？A。HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B。HowIrelandgainedindependence.C。HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland。D.Howtwo＂Irelands＂cameintobeing。69.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland_