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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
第一局部：听力(共两节，总分值30分)
第一节(共5小题； 每题1.5分， 总分值7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How is the woman going to the station？ __C__
A．By taxi.
B．By train.
C．By bus.
2．What does the woman suggest the man do？ __C__
A．Study at home.
B．Go to school.
C．Come back early.
3．What is the man going to do this weekend？ __A__
A．Meet a friend of his.
B．Go to Beijing.
C．Hold a birthday party.
4．What was the weather like before Thursday？ __B__
A．Rainy.
B．Sunny.
C．Cloudy.
5．When will Mr Davis meet Ann？ __C__
A．At 8∶45.
B．At 9∶00.
C．At 9∶15.
第二节(共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，答复第6至7题。
6．What can we learn about Mr Brown？ __C__
A．He is in his office.
B．He is at a meeting.
C．He is out for a meal.
7．What will the man probably do next？ __A__
A．Call back later.
B．Come again.
C．Leave a message.
听第7段材料，答复第8至10题。
8．What does the man invite the woman to do？ __A__
A．See a film.
B．Have dinner together.
C．Enjoy a concert.
9．What is the probable job of the woman？ __B__
A．She is a film star.
B．She is a musician.
C．She is a football player.
10．When are the speakers going to meet？ __C__
A．On Wednesday morning.
B．On Wednesday evening.
C．On Friday evening.
听第8段材料，答复第11至13题。
11．What did the man do before having the meal？ __A__
A．He had a meeting.
B．He attended a wedding.
C．He held a party.
12．What does the man like to drink best？ __B__
A．Tomato juice.
B．Apple tea.
C．Lemon tea.
13．What will the woman have？ __B__
A．Two eggs and one piece of bread with cream.
B．Tomato juice and pancakes with cheese.
C．Coffee and pancakes with cream.
听第9段材料，答复第14至17题。
14．When will the visitors come？ __A__
A．In March.
B．In April.
C．In May.
15．How many visitors are coming？ __B__
A．8.
B．10.
C．12.
16．What will the visitors do on the second day？ __B__
A．Go to a party.
B．Visit schools.
C．Attend a lecture.
17．Where will the visitors go on the final day？ __C__
A．To London.
B．To Scotland.
C．To the coast.
听第10段材料，答复第18至20题。
18．What does the speaker say about giftgiving rules in North America？ __C__
A．Thorough.
B．Generous.
C．Simple.
19．Who don’t exchange gifts much in social and business situation？ __B__
A．Japanese.
B．Europeans.
C．Middle Easterners.
20．What can be inferred from the talk？ __A__
A．Color plays an important role in giftgiving.
B．Middle Easterners seldom give flowers as gifts.
C．Friends give no gifts to each other in the US.
听力原文
Text 1
M：How are you going to the station on Friday，Sally?
W：I’m going to take the bus.I can get off just outside the station.A taxi is too expensive.
Text 2
M：My mother said that I couldn’t go to Tom’s birthday party on Wednesday night.
W: How come?
M：Because it’s a school night，and exams are next week.She wants me to stay at home and study.I really want to go，I don’t know what to do.
W：Why don’t you promise to come back early?
Text 3
W：Will you come to my birthday party this weekend?
M：I’d love to，but I have to meet a friend from Beijing at the railway station.
Text 4
W：What was the weather like when you were on holiday?
M：Fine.It was sunny every day until Thursday.
W：Really? What happened then?
M：Well, it was cloudy in the morning, and it rained in the afternoon.
Text 5
W：Hello，Ann Newman’s office.Can I help you?
M：This is Tom Davis.I have an appointment with Ann at 9∶00 this morning.But I am afraid I’ll be 15 minutes late.
W：OK, I will let her know.
M：All right.Thank you very much.
Text 6
M：Hello.May I speak to Mr Brown?
W：I’m sorry，he is out for lunch.Would you like to leave a message?
M：Err...What time do you think he’ll be back?
W：Say，in half an hour.
M：Thank you.I’ll try back later.
Text 7
M：Hello.Is that Jean?
W：Yes, speaking.
M：A really good film will be on at the cinema this week.Would you like to come and see it with me on Wednesday evening?
W：I’m afraid I can’t.I’m going to play at a concert at London University on Wednesday.
M：What about Friday then?
W：Great.I’m free on Friday.What time does it start?
M：Eight o’clock.Would you like to go for a drink first?
W：Yes, fine.See you on Friday evening then.Bye.
Text 8
W：Sit down，please.The restaurant is quiet and clean.
M：It seems that you often come here.
W：Right, it’s near our company.
M：I’m really tired after the meeting.
W：OK.What would you like to have?
M：I’ll take two eggs and one piece of bread with cream.
W：What would you like to drink?
M：I like apple tea best.What would you like，Mary?
W：Well，let me see...I’ll have tomato juice and pancakes with cheese.
M：Would you like tea or coffee?
W: Oh, tea with lemon would be delicious.
M：All right.Let’s call the waiter now.
W：He’s coming this way.
Text 9
M：Now，Cathy，do you know when the visitors from India are coming?
W：We offered them three choices, the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May.And they chose the earliest one，which is good actually with the exams coming in May.
M：Right.And how many are coming? Did you say about 12?
W：Yes，they said 12 at first，but changed to 10 this morning.
M：Good.We have 5 weeks to prepare.Here are my suggestions.On the first day，a welcome party.Then they can visit the schools in the district on the second and third days.
W：We’ve got to remember this group wants to look at how computers are being used in the classroom.
M：Exactly.So I want to ask Mr Goodman to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day.
W：That will be very nice.
M：And on the last day，they want to do some sightseeing.We could take them on the tour of London, but many of them may have been there already.And Scotland will be too far away.
W：Why not take them for a walk along the coast? It should be interesting.
M：Good idea，Cathy.I am sure they will like it.
Text 10
W：The last area of behavior that I want to mention today, is giftgiving.The rules of giftgiving vary quite a lot, and not knowing them can result in great embarrassment.In North America, the rules are fairly simple.If you’re invited to someone’s home for dinner, bring wine or flowers or a small item from your country.Among friends, family, and business associates, we generally don’t give gifts on other occasions except on someone’s birthday and Christmas.The Japanese, on the other hand, give gifts quite often, often to thank someone such as a teacher or a doctor for their kindness.In Japanese culture, as in many other cultures in Asia，the tradition of giftgiving is very ancient.There are many detailed rules for everything from the color of the wrapping paper to the time of the gift presentation.Middle Easterners are also generous gift givers, both in social and business situations.And while Europeans don’t generally exchange business gifts, they do follow some formal customs when visiting homes, such as bringing flowers.The type and color of flowers, however, can carry special meaning, depending on which European country we are talking about.
第二局部：阅读理解(共两节，总分值40分)
第一节(共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分)
阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。
A
It is widely known that any English conversation begins with the weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnson’s famous comment that “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of weather.〞Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak.
Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.〞Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena.“The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.〞According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weatherspeak among the English.Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weatherspeak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data.Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers〞．In other words, English weatherspeak is a means of social bonding.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。由于英国的天气是多变的，所以英国人谈论天气被认为是见面或者搭讪的合理开场白是再熟悉不过的了，本文就此从不同的角度进行了解释。
21．The author mentions Dr.Johnson’s comment to show that __D__.
A．most commentators agree with Dr.Johnson
B．Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D．English conversations usually start with the weather
解析：推理判断题。本文第一句话就给出了答案，作者提到Dr.Johnson的评论旨在说明英国人见面总是以谈论天气开始，故答案为D项。
22．What does the underlined word “obsession〞 most probably refer to? __B__
A．A social trend. B．An emotional state.
C．A historical concept. D．An unknown phenomenon.
解析：词义猜想题。根据第二段最后一句话句意“……那些不常见、难以预料的天气在不列颠群岛几乎是不被人知道的〞可知，英国的天气根本不令人兴奋，随之而来的一种情绪也是几乎不能被理解的。obsession可以理解成是一种谈论天气的“强迫症〞，故它是一种情绪的状态，所以答案为B项。
23．According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that __D__.
A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B．there is nothing special about the English weather
C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Jeremy所说的话可知，他反驳Bryson的观点，他认为英国的天气是多变而又不确定的，这吸引着英国人和外来者，所以答案为D项。
24．What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage? __A__
A．To explain what English weatherspeak is about.
B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.
C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.
D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.
解析：作者意图判断题。根据第一段的介绍和最后一段的总结可知，本文主要是解析英国人的weatherspeak到底是关于什么的。所以答案为A项。B、C两项陈述有误，D项“使人们信服英国的天气是多变的。〞不是文章的主要谈论内容。
B
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock in London.The name was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall，who was in charge of the work when the bell was built in 1856.It didn’t strike until 3 years later.
The clock has become a landmark of the United Kingdom and London，particularly in the visual media(可视媒体)．When a television or filmmaker wishes to quickly show a nonUK audience a certain location in Britain，a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower.
The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom，with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes (报时钟声) to welcome the start of the year.
Londoners who live a proper distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can，by means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television，hear the bell strike thirteen times on New Year’s Eve.This is possible because the speed of sound is a lot slower than the speed of radio waves.
Big Ben has appeared in many films.In the 1978 version of The Thirty Nine Steps, the hero attempted to halt the clock’s progress to prevent a linked bomb blowing up by hanging from the minute hand of its western face.It was also used in the filming of Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson，and was described as being partially destroyed in the 2022 film Doctor Who.An animated version (卡通版) of the clock was also used as the setting in the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective，and was shown being destroyed by a UFO in the film Mars Attacks!
文章大意：本文介绍了伦敦的大本钟。
25．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ __D__
A．The nickname of the clock was given by Benjamin.
B．The clock strikes 13 times to welcome the New Year.
C．The radio and TV make a mistake about the clock’s chimes.
D．Benjamin was responsible for the work when the bell was built.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“...who was in charge of the work...〞可知。
26．Big Ben has served people for at least __D__ years.
A．151 B．148
C．146 D．153
解析：细节理解题。第一段提到Big Ben自1859年开始敲响，到末段提到的2022年的电影Doctor Who，可推算出时间至少为153年。
27．The second paragraph mainly wants to show us that Big Ben is __A__.
A．a symbol of UK and London
B．a most popular scene for filmmakers
C．a mustsee sight for tourists to London
D．a popular place to have pictures taken
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段首句可知。
28．The underlined word“halt〞in Paragraph 5 probably means __B__.
A．look into something B．get something to stop
C．make something work again D．draw people’s attention to something
解析：词义猜想题。根据本句中的“...to prevent a linked bomb blowing up...〞可猜想出“halt〞的含义应为“使……停止〞。
C
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29．Why do people come to SAC? __A__
A．To experience adventures. B．To look for jobs in aviation.
C．To get a degree in engineering. D．To learn more about medicine.
解析：细节理解题。根据本文标题Find Your Adventure at t
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