高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）Unit2TheUnitedKingdom完型填空：PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle(城堡).Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhouses1flat,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual(个人的);Theycan2themandchangetheminanywaythey3.Inacrowdedcitytheindividualknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichis4forhimselforherselfandfor5friends.Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Areyousittingnowinyourhomeorinabeachoratrain?Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyour6aroundyou;onthetrainyoumayhave7yourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayhaveonecornerorchairwhichisyourown.OnceIwastravelingona8toLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanonthe9sidetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasno10onmysideofthetableatall.Iwasmaderather11.Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthe12table.Itookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemon13!WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihadinvaded(侵犯)hisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapers14hiscaseinordertoreadthem.Heimmediately15hiscasetohissideofthetable.(Ofcourse,itispossiblethathejustwantedtobehelpfultome!)1.A.ratherthanB.aswellasC.asaresultofD.orrather2.A.buyB.leaveC.paintD.offer3.A.makeB.clearC.likeD.prepare4.A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.even5.A.unwantedB.unexpectedC.sickD.invited6.A.towelsB.sandsC.papersD.flags7.A.findB.giveC.putD.store8.A.planeB.trainC.wayD.street9.A.oppositeB.backC.wrongD.good10.A.matterB.weightC.lightD.space11.A.angryB.hurtC.fearfulD.busy12.A.rightB.onlyC.smallD.whole13.A.thetableB.hiscaseC.theseatD.hisside14.A.intoB.forC.offD.outof15.A.hidB.setC.movedD.kept阅读理解：ATheHawaiianIslandsaresituatedabouttwothousandmilesawayfromNorthAmerica,rightinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.Despite(尽管)thedistancetheislandsactuallymakeupthefiftiethstateoftheUnitedStates.Theislandswereallformedbyvolcaniceruptionandonthelargestoftheislands,Hawaii,ortheBigIsland,therearestilltwoactivevolcanoes,theMaunaLoaandtheKilauea,whichstillerupteveryfewyears.OntheHawaiianislandsthenativeshaveaparticularlystrangewayofindicatingdirections.Theydon’tusethenorth,south,eastandwestsystemcommontotherestoftheworld.Theyusethemaukaandmakaisystem.Maukameans“mountain”.ThemountainsinHawaiiarealwaysatthecenteroftheislands,asthesearevolcanicislands.Makaimeans“thesea”.Theislandsaresmallandthesystemissimple.Whereveryouwanttovisit,itcanalwaysbedescribedintermsofwhereitliesinrelationtothemountainsandthesea.AtypicalconversationbetweenanativeHawaiianandatouristmightgoasfollow.TOURIST:Excuseme!CouldyoutellmewheretheSheratonHotelis?HAWAIIAN:Well⋯Letmesee!Fromhereit’stwoblocksmauka,andthenoneblockmakai.Youcan’tmissit!1.Thispassagewouldbemostlikelytoappearinwhichofthefollowing?A.Anovel.B.Acollectionofstories.C.Awomen’smagazine.D.Areferencebook.2.Choosethemostsuitabletitleforthearticle.A.TheBigIsland.B.Volcanoes.C.GivingDirectionsinHawaiiD.TheHawaiianIslands.3.WhichofthefollowingitemsdoesthepassageNOTdiscuss?A.Hawaii’slocation.B.HowtogivedirectionsinHawaii.C.Volcanoes.D.Theclimate.4.InHawaiithemountainsareinthecenteroftheislandsbecause.A.oftheweatherB.theislandswerecreatedbyvolcaniceruptionsC.ofthegeologicalconditionsD.oftheislands’locationinthePacific5.TofindyourwayinHawaii,youmust.A.refertogeographicaldirectionsB.refertowell-knownestablishmentsC.refertotheearthandt...
