-
Sailors used to
speak of a
“
Jack
”
when they meant a flag which was set near the bow
of a
sailing flag showed the country
to which the ship belonged
1
.
The Union Jack became the
flag of Great
lia
’
s flag has the Union
Jack in the top left hand corner together with
the stars of the Southern have kept
this small part of Britain on their flag because
their
country was first settled by
people from Britain.
Australia
’
s flag
is the same color as the Union Jack
—
red
，
white and act
of joining
together is called a
“
Union
”．
The
Union Jack was the name of the flag made when
England
，
Scotland and Ireland
joined together to make one all began in 1707
when England and
Scotland
joined
together
to
become
one
nation.A
flag was
made
using
two
crosses
—
one
for
the
patron
saint(
守护神
) of each word
“
patron
”
means centuries before
the English had
taken St George as their patron
saint
，
his
emblem(
标志
) was a red cross
on a white
Scottish patron saint was
St memory of him
，
they used
a white cross on
a blue cross was
shaped like the letter
“
X
”．
The new flag was a mixture of
both
flags
with two sets of
crosses
2
.When Ireland joined
England and Scotland in
1800
，
another cross
was Patrick
’
s
cross of Ireland was red and also shaped like an <
/p>
“
X
”．
All
three flags
made up the Union Jack.
靓句运用于写作
1
< br>．
Moreover
，
with
the stadium set up
，
a wide
range of sports events are able to be
held
，
of which
pingpong
，
football
as well as running competitions enjoy great
popularity
.
(2018·
全国
Ⅲ
，书面表达
)
2
．
At the class
meeting, our teacher told us about the programme
with the theme
“
Labour is the
most glorious
”．
(2
019·
北京，书面表达
)
Period One
Listening and Speaking & Reading and
Thinking
—
Comprehend
ing
匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思
[
第一组
]
1
．
charge
2
．
achievement
3
．
conquer
4
．
surround
ce
A
．围绕；包围
B
．占领；征服；控制
C
．收费；指控；主管
D
．宣布；通知；声称
E
．成就；成绩；达到
答案
1.C
2.E
3.B
4.A
5.D
[
第二组
]
6
．
location
7
．
puzzle
8
．
legal
9
．
evidence
10
．
ensure
A
．迷惑；使困惑
B
．证据；证明
C
．保证；确保；担保
D
．地方；地点；位置
E
．法律的；合法的
答案
6.D
7.A
8.E
9.B
10.C
[
第三组
]
11
．
approach
12
．
amount
13
．
fascinating
14
．
individual
15
．
generous
A
．慷慨的；大方的；丰富的
B
．方法；途径；接近
C
．金额；数量
D
．单独的；个别的
E
．迷人的；极有吸引力的
答案
11.B
12.C
13.E
14.D
15.A
[
第四组
]
16
．
mansion
17
．
cemetery
18
．
chief
19
．
belong
20
．
defence
A
．墓地；公墓
B
．公馆；宅第
C
．应在
(
某处
< br>)
；适应
D
．防御；保卫
E
．最重要的；最高级别的
答案
16.B
17.A
18.E
19.C
20.D
Step 1
Fast-
reading
1
．
What
’
s the main idea of the passage?
A
．
The history of
the United Kingdom.
B
．
The geography
of the United Kingdom.
C
．
The people of
the United Kingdom.
D
．
The politics of
the United Kingdom.
答案
A
2
．
Match each
paragraph with its topic sentence.
Para.1
A
．
The UK is a
country that is well worth visiting.
Para.2
B
．
The
similarities(
相似点
) and
differences of the four countries that make up the
UK.
Para.3
C
．
The four groups
of people that influenced the history and
traditions of the UK.
Para.4
D
．
Peo
ple
’
s confusion about the
different names of the UK.
Para.5
E
．
How
the UK came into being.
答案
Para.1 D
Para.2 E
Para.3
B
Para.4 C
Para.5 A
Step
2
Careful-
reading
Ⅰ
.Judge whether the
following statements are true
(
T
)
or false
(
F
)
．
1
．
Scotland was
the first country that was joined to the Kingdom
of England.(F)
2
．
The four
countries that make up the UK all have the army of
their own.(F)
3
．
The Normans
added some French words to the English
language.(T)
4
．
The Anglo-
Saxons influenced the building styles of the
UK.(T)
5
．
If you
want to visit the United
Kingdom
，
it is a good idea to
start with London.(T)
Ⅱ
.Choose the best
answer.
1
．
When did the
name
“
the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
”
begin to
appear?
A
．
In the 16th
century.
B
．
In the
18th century.
C
．
In the 19th
century.
D
．
In the
20th century.
答案
D
2
．
Which of the
following is not part of the UK?
A
．
England.
C
．
Northern
Ireland.
答案
D
3
．
The four
countries that make up the UK share the same
things except
.
A
．
national flag
C
．
currency
答案
B
4
．
Which group of
people made changes to the legal system of the UK?
A
．
The Romans.
C
．
The Normans.
答案
C
5
．
Why is the UK a
great place that is well worth visiting?
A
．
It has a long
history and rich culture.
B
．
There are a lot
of historic sites in it.
C
．
Its museums are
also well-known.
D
．
All the above.
答案
D
Step 3
Post-
reading
After reading the
passage
，
please fill in the
following blanks.
The
UK
，
which is also referred
as Britain or Great
Britain
，
is a
ating(fascinate)
country
with
a
long
is
made
up
four
< br>countries
—
England
< br>，
Scotland
，
Wale
s
and
Northern
four
countries
work
together
in
some
areas
，
but
they
also
have
some
ences(different)
，
such as different education
systems
，
legal
systems
，
and national
UK was once taken over by four groups
of people
，
who had a great
influence the culture of
this country
in many example
，
the Romans,
came in the first
century
，
built many
towns and roads all over the Anglo-
Saxons uced(introduce) the beginnings of
the English Vikings left behind the
names of many locations and the Normans had
castles
(build)
all
around
you
have
known
the
history
and
geography
of
this
country
，
you
will
not
confused(confuse)
by
what
these
different
names
ng
the
history of the country will make your
visit much
enjoyable(enjoy)
．
Step 4
Sentence-
learning
1
．
Getting to know
a little bit about British history will help you
solve this puzzle.
[
句式分析
]
本句为一个简单句。
句中
Gettin
g to know a little bit about British history
是动名词
B
．
The
Vikings.
D
．
The
Anglo-Saxons.
B
．
education
systems
D
．
military
defence
B
．
Scotland.
D
．
Southern
Ireland.
短语作主语。动名词
(
短语
)
作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。
[
自主翻译
]
了解一点英国的历史将会帮助你解开这一谜团。
2
．
Finally
，
in the 20th
century
，
the southern part of
Ireland broke away from the
UK
，
which resulted
in the full name we have
today
：
the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
[
句式分析
]
本句为一个含有定语从句的复合句。
which
resulted in the full name we have today
为非限制性定语从句，关系代词
which
代指“爱尔兰南部地
区从英国脱离出去”这件事。
[
自主翻译
]
后来到了
20
世纪，爱尔兰南部地区从
英国脱离出去，这才有了我们现在所知的
英国的全称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。<
/p>
3
．
They
use the same flag
，
known as
the Union Jack
，
as well as
share the same currency and
military
defence.
[
句式分析
]
本句为一个复合句。句中
known as the
Union Jack
为过去分词短语作后置定语，
修饰前面的
名词
flag
，相当于非限制性定语从句
which is known as the Union
Jack
。
[
自主翻译
]
像拥有同样的货币和国防一样，他们也使用同一面被称为联合杰克的国旗。
4
．
They had
castles built all around
England
，
and made changes to
the legal system.
[
句式分析
]
本句为一个简单句。
had castles
built
为“
have sth. done
”结构，意为“让某事被
做”，
过去分词在句中作宾语补足语。
[
自主翻译
]
他们在英格兰到处建立城堡，而且还对法律体系作了更改。
Ⅰ
.
阅读理解
A
Newcastle
，
one of
the fastest developing cities in the United
Kingdom
，
is
beginning to draw
tourists from all
corners of
’
s said that most
visitors come here to see the famous soccer
team mood of the locals is often
changed by the success or failure of the local
team.
Newcastle
’
s
most popular place is the
Gate
，
which is in the center
of the city and has many
attractions
including bars
，
restaurants
，
sports
bars
，
pubs
and so
a home game it becomes
a real home to
happiness.
Culture and local history
lovers can make their dreams come true by taking
one of the local
city tour come and
leave every few minutes and stop at all the
important historical sites
in the the
seats and the environment on the buses are
’
s the best way to
see
the
city
without
tiring
yourself
out
or
getting
such
as
the
Hancock
Museum
and
Millennium Bridge are must-see be
careful if you
’
re short of
tle is a
big
place
，
so you should be
prepared to kill a few hours on one of these
buses.
If you want to watch the local
team play soccer in the
Park
，
remember to book a
ticket as early as locals are crazy
soccer fans
，
and
you
’
ll find it hard to get a
ticket if
you
don
’
t wait in the queue
early.
As you can
see
，
Newcastle is a
fascinating
city with so
much to be offered and so many things
to
’
re sure to
have a wonderful time here!
语篇解读
本文介绍了英国发展最快的
城市之一
——
纽卡斯尔。
1
．
Most visitors
come to Newcastle in order to
.
A
．
watch its
soccer team play
B
．
take the local
tour buses
C
．
visit the
Hancock Museum
D
．
have a big meal
in restaurants
答案
A
解析
细
节理解题。根据第一段的第二句
“
It
’
s
said
that
most
visitors
come
here
to
see
the
famous
soccer team play.
”
可知，大多数游客来这
里是为了看足球比赛。
2
．
If you want to
learn about the history and culture of
Newcastle
，
you
.
A
．
should go to
the Gate
B
．
can go
on a city tour
C
．
must visit
Park
D
．
must drive
your own car
答案
B
解析
细节理解题。根据第三段的第一
句
“
Culture
and
local
history
lovers
can
make
their
dreams come true by
taking one of the local city tour
buses.
”
可知答案。
3
．
The underlined
word
“
They
”
in Para.3 refers to
“
”．
A
．
history lovers
C
．
city tour buses
答案
C
解析
代
词指代题。根据常识，代词一般指上文提到的名词，再结合句中的
“
come and leave
every few minutes and
stop at all the important historical sites in the
city
”
可知，
They
在此处指上
句提到的城市旅游巴士。
4
．
According to
the passage
，
which one is NOT
correct?
A
．
The
most popular place in Newcastle is the Gate.
B
．
Millennium
Bridge is attractive to culture and local history
lovers.
B
．
local
people
D
．
local
soccer teams