【春走向高考】高三英语一轮复习Unit2TheUnitedKingdom练习新人教版必修5Ⅰ.语法单句填空1．(·陕西改编)Hehadtopausefromtimetotimetowipethesweatfromhisforehead,becausetheairconditioningsystembroke________.答案：down本题考查动词短语的用法。句意：他不得不不时的停下来擦额头上的汗，因为空调坏了。breakdown损坏；发生故障；失败。2．(·江苏改编)Thousandsofforeigners________(attract)totheShanghaiWorldExpothedayitopened.答案：wereattracted句意：在上海世博会开幕的当天，数以千计的外国人被吸引过来。3．(·浙江改编)Eventhebestwriterssometimesfindthemselves________(lose)forwords.答案：lost考查非谓语动词。句意：即便是最优秀的作家有时也会难以找到合适的词汇表达。“findoneself＋done”表示“感到自己……”，由于空格处和themselves有逻辑上的动宾关系，所以选用过去分词作宾语补足语。4．“ChineseDama”，mainly________(consist)ofmarriedwomanbetweentheage40～60，beatWallStreettycoons(大亨)ingoldbuyingin.答案：consisting句意：由40岁到60岁的已婚妇女组成的“中国大妈”在年购买黄金行动中打败了华尔街大亨。5．It'sbeyondourprehensionthatJim,whotopstheclassinEnglish,________havedifficultytranslatingsuchasimplesentence.答案：should考查情态动词。句意：我们不可理解的是Jim，英语最好的学生，竟然翻译这么简单的句子都有困难。should在此处的意思是“竟然”。6．Inthejobinterviews，jobapplicantsoftenfindthemselves________unexpectedquestions,someverydifficulttoanswer.答案：asked考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，ask和themselves是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用asked作find的宾语补足语。7．Imissed________meeting.Wouldyoupleasegiveme________briefdescriptionaboutit?答案：the;a考查冠词。句意：我错过了会议。你能给我简要描述一下吗？第一空，表示双方都知道的那次会议，表特指概念，因此应用定冠词the；第二空，givesb.a(brief)descriptionabout/ofsth.意为“向某人(简要)描述某事”，为固定短语，因此应用不定冠词a。8．________(attract)moretourists，travelagenciesfrombothChinaandtheDPRKhavedevelopedapackageofnewproducts.答案：Toattract考查非谓语动词。句意：为了吸引更多的游客，中国和朝鲜的旅行社已经推出了一系列的新产品。根据句意可知，此处应用不定式作目的状语。9．________(divide)intosixgroups,thestudentsbegantodiscussthetopicleftoverlasttime.答案：Divided考查非谓语动词。句意：学生被分为六个组之后就开始讨论上次留下的话题了。divide与其逻辑主语thestudents之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系，故用divide的过去分词形式。10．Onlyteachersarepermittedtoenterthereadingroom,thatistosay,thereadingroomisonly________(access)toteachers.答案：accessible句意：只有老师被允许进入阅览室，也就是说，阅览室是专供老师们用的。beaccessibletosb.对于某人来说可以进入或使用的。Ⅱ.阅读理解(·皖南八校第二次联考)Brighton:ItisaseasideresortontheEnglishChannel.Only50milesfromLondon,itoffersagoodvarietyoflivelyentertainment.Itisacheerfulplace,busyandcrowdedinthesummer,butaliveineveryseasonoftheyear.Itsroyalpavilion(布莱顿皇宫)isamasterpieceofEnglisharchitecture.Durham:Whatevertravelersseeordon'tseeinEngland,theymustseethiscity,inthenortheast,justsouthofNewcastleuponTyne.Noonewillforgetthesightofitscathedral(教堂)andcastlerisingtogetheronasteephilloverlookingaloopintheRiverWear,whichalmostsurroundsthem.Thecathedralitselfisoneofthegreatmedieval(中世纪的，公元476～1500)buildingsinEurope.Liverpool:AportinthenorthwestofEnglandwhichpossessesaqualitythatisnotfoundinquitethesamewayanywhereelseinEngland:thequalityofgrandeur(壮观).LiverpoolhasthisgrandeurinitssiteonthebroadRiverMersey(morethanhalfamilewide)withthehouses...
