高二英语2014届Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading and Comprehension课件.pptVIP

Unit 2　The UnitedKingdom　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 第一学时　Reading and Comprehension ?Task 1 快速阅读课文 “Puzzles in Geography”， 用大约30词写出课文概要。 温馨提示：本文为说明文，写摘要时需紧扣文章主题(How the UK was formed)和支撑细节。每个细节用一个词或短语表达，以保证摘要的概括性。 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This text explains how the UK was formed geographically and historically.It also introduces the four invaders who influenced the UK language, place-names, vocabulary and system of government. ?Task 2 仔细阅读课文Puzzles in Geography，然后根据课文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 1．The UK is made up of________. A．England, Wales, Scotland Northern Ireland B．England, Wales, Scotland Ireland C．England, Wales, the South of England the North of England D．England, Scotland, the Midland Northern Ireland A 2．How is the second paragraph organized? A．To introduce the four countries one by one. B．To talk about the history of the UK. C．In a time order. D．To clarify the method of connection. 答案：D 3．The author uses the underlined word in the sentence “...and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.” to mean ________. A．formed　　　　　　　B．built C．drew D．developed B 4．We learn from this text that________. A．Great Britain was peacefully united while Ireland broke away to be independent by war B．Great Britain used to bring Ireland under control by war C．England, Wales and Scotland made up Great Britain, which united Northern Ireland into the UK D．The Union Jack, a new flag, doesnt stand for Northern Ireland in the world today C 5．From the last paragraph we know________. A．the UK was ruled/governed by the invaders B．we can still find evidence of the invaders C．when coming to the UK, you should keep your eyes open D．there remains many attractions in the UK A ?Task 3 答案： 1．Wales　 2.Northern Ireland　 3.Largest 4．Midland　 5.England