2020學(xué)年人教版英語精品資料 Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading — Prereading London is one of the largest cities in the world, which has a long history. How many places of interest in London do you know? Now lets read the following passage to learn about some of them. Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London. It was built in honour of Admiral Nelson. This followed his victory in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. You can find a number of statues and sculptures in the square. Trafalgar Square is always full of pigeons and people taking photographs of lion sculptures and the square itself. The London Eye The London Eye is located (位于) on the south bank of the River Thames, and it is also near the famous Big Ben. This is probably the best way to get a great view of the city of London. Run by British Airways, it towers 135 metres above the ground. It was built to celebrate the new century. Now it is Londons number 1 tourist attraction. The British Museum The British Museum, established in 1753, is in Great Russell Street in London. It has a display area of 60,000 to 70,000 square metres. There are more than 100 showrooms in it. It has an outstanding collection of items from all over the world. The British government and the museum departments concerned have spent 200 years in collecting a lot of precious ancient historical relics from Britains native countries and every country in the world, especially from Babylon, Persia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan and China. The British Museum can be visited free all day, which is good for learning about ancient civilizations. Warming Up Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the United Kingdom (UK)． 1．How many countries does the UK consist of? A．Two.　　　　　　　 　B．Three. C．Four. D．Five. 2．Which is the longest river in England? A．The River Avon. B．The River Thames. C．The River Severn. D．The River Nile. 3．Which is the national flag of the UK? 4．Which place of interest does not belong to London? 答案：1～4　CBCA 5．Look at the picture and answer the questions. (1)Do you know the design? What can you find out from it? The_picture_is_the_emblem_of_the_30th_Olympics._From_the_picture,_I_can_find_“London”，_“2012”_and_“_five_rings”． (2)Except the 2012 London Olympics, what do you know about the UK? Big_Ben,_Manchester_United_(曼聯(lián)),_Cambridge_University,_Oxford_University,_Queen_Victoria,_Princess_Diana,_Beckham_... Fast Reading 1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it. The text explains how the UK was (1)formed geographically and historically and why (2)London became the greatest historical treasure of England. 2．Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. (1)Which of the following statements about King James is TRUE? A．He used to be King of Scotland, England and Ireland. B．He was a successful king who changed the name of “Great Britain”． C．He lived in the sixteenth century. D．He united England，Wales and Scotland in a peaceful way. (2)Why did the southern part of Ireland break away from the United Kingdom? A．It was refused by the United Kingdom. B．It was once badly treated by the United Kingdom. C．Its customs were different from those of the United Kingdom. D．It wanted to set up its own government. (3)The main industrial centers of the United Kingdom mainly lie in ________. A．the South of England B．the Midlands and the North of England C．Northern Ireland D．the eastern part of Wales (4)From the passage we can infer that ________. A．the four countries compete in the World Cup together B．most cities in England have one even two football teams C．Ireland, England and Scotland have different rules for football competitions D．only the cities bigger than the ones in China have worldfamous football teams (5)From the passage we can learn that ________ left a great impact on British architecture. A．Normans　　　　　　 　B．AngloSaxons C．Vikings D．Romans 答案：(1)～(5)　DDBBD Careful Reading 1．Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks. The United Kingdom The brief history of the United Kingdom First there was (1)England.Wales was linked to it in the 13th century. In the (2)17th century England and Wales were joined to Scotland and the name was changed to “Great Britain”． Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom. England The South of England (3)Most of the population lives here. The Midlands and the North Most of the industrial cities lie here, but they do not (4)attract visitors. London It has (5)museums,_art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the (6)centre of national government and its administration. It also has the oldest port, the oldest building and the oldest (7)castle. Four sets of invaders of England The Romans They left their towns and roads. The AngloSaxons They left their (8)language and government. The (9) Vikings They influenced the vocabulary and placenames of the North of England. The Normans They left castles and introduced new words for (10)food. 2．Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings to the following ones. (1)The southern part of Ireland wanted to be a country by itself and did not want to be part of the United Kingdom, so it fought to make itself a separate country. However,_the_southern_part_of_Ireland_was_unwilling_and_broke_away_to_form_its_own_government. (2)Great Britain was the name given in the 17th century when England and Wales were linked to Scotland. Next_England_and_Wales_were_joined_to_Scotland_in_the_seventeenth_century_and_the_name_was_changed_to_“Great_Britain”． (3)However, these industrial cities built in the 19th century do not have the attractions of other places. It_is_a_pity_that_the_industrial_cities_built_in_the_nineteenth_century_do_not_attract_visitors. Summary Fill in the blanks according to the text. Great Britain consists 1.of four countries：England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13th century, Wales 2.was_linked (link) to England.In 1603, they were joined to Scotland.They were united 3.in peace instead of by war.However, just as they were going to get Ireland 4.connected (connect) to form United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away, 5.so only Northern Ireland joined with England. England is 6.the_largest (large) of the four countries and for 7.convenience (convenient) it is divided into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North.Most of the population 8.are_settled (settle) in the South, but most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North. London is the capital city with the great 9.historical (history) treasures.It has the oldest port 10.built (build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the AngloSaxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066. Discussion Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK? London_has_a_good_position.It_lies_in_the_south_of_England. Most_of_the_population_settles_in_the_south.London_has_a_long_history._London_has_its_museums,_art_collections,_theatres,_parks_and_many_oldest_buildings._It_is_the_centre_of_national_government_and_its_administration.