Unit 2 The United Kingdom
基础知识自测
一、单词拼写 根据读音、词性和词义写出下列单词。
1.____________ [ di‘beit ] vt. &vi.讨论 n.讨论，争论
2.____________ [ ri'leiʃən ] n. 关系, 联系
3.____________ [ kən'vi:njəns ]n. 便利, 方便
4.____________ [ ə'trækʃən ] n. 吸引, 吸引力
5. ___________[ di'lait ] n.高兴 vi.使高兴 vt. 使高兴
6.____________ ['splendid ] a. 极好的
7.____________[ θril] n. 震颤, 激动 v. 震颤, 激动
8.____________ [ ju:'nait ] v. 联合, 合并, 混合
9.____________ ['pʌzl ] n. 难题 v. 使…困惑
10.___________ [ 'li:gəl] a. 法律的, 合法的, 法定的
legal
debate
relation
convenience
attraction
delight
splendid
thrill
unite
puzzle
11.______________ [ kə'lekʃən ] n. 收藏品, 收集物
12.______________  [ kən'strʌkt ] v. 构造, 建造, 想出
13.______________ ['prɔdʒekt ] n. 工程, v. 计划v. 投射
14.______________ ['wediŋ ] n. 婚礼
15.______________ [ fəuld ] n. 折层v. 折叠, 包, 交叉
16.______________ [‘rɔiəl ] a. 王室的, 皇家的 n. 王室
17.______________ ['ju:nifɔ:m ] a. 一致的n. 制服
18.______________  ['stætju: ] n. 塑像,雕像
19.______________  [ ʌn'fɛə ] a. 不公平的
20.______________  [ smɑ:t ]  a. 聪明的,巧妙的v. 刺痛
21.______________ [ sə'dʒestʃən ] n. 建议
suggestion
collection
construct
project
wedding
fold
royal
uniform
statue
unfair
smart
二、单词运用 根据句子的结构和意义，在空格处填入一个恰当的单词，或者用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Dexter was _____________ (delight) because he solved a math problem which his teacher could not solve.
2. I think it important that students should be taught to play________ (unfair) in everything.
3. I guess it was just too difficult to say no when you saw such a beautiful girl smiling so_____________ (attract) at you and asking for a favour.
delighted
fairly
attractively
4.To their surprise, the three countries found themselves_________ (unite) peacefully instead of by war.
5. Facing the __________situation the sales manager looked___________. (puzzle)
6. Thank you very much for your cooperation in our work and we do apologize for any__________________ (convenient) that we might have caused you.
7. The conference has been held to discuss the influences of tourism _________the wildlife in the area.
united
puzzled
puzzling
inconvenience
on
8. You find most of the population settled in the South, ________most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and North of England.
9.____________the four countries do work together in some areas (for example, in international relations), they are still very different.
10.___________is no need for you to wait; the movie star has gone through the back door.
but
Although
There
三、词语派生 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. He is a___________ (collect) of stamps from all over the world.
2. Sichuan Province is rich in tourist ____________ (attract) and enjoys many world-famous places of interest.
3. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly__________ (fold).
4. According to the law, it is_________ (legal) to sell alcohol or cigarettes to people under the age of 18.
5. We could make an ______________ (arrange) to meet at 10 o’clock.
collector
attractions
unfolded
illegal
arrangement
6.Most of the stadiums under_____________ (construct) for Beijing Olympic Games have been designed by Chinese engineers.
7.We are anxious to maintain good__________________ (relate) with our neighbour countries.
8.Being an____________ (influence) person in the town, she was able to raise enough money to set up the Children’s Fund.
9.There is deep ___________ (divide) among the students over where to go on a spring trip.
10.I don’t enjoy the company of the people whose actions are not ___________ (consist) with their words.
construction
relations /relationship
influential
division
consistent
四、词组互译 将下列词组或短语译成中文或英语。
1.________________ 由……组成，包括
2.________________将……分成，分开
3.__________________与……脱离，与……断绝关系
4._________________为了方便起见
5._________________出故障；失败，遭受挫折
break down
consist of
divide …into
break away from
for convenience
6.take the place of ________________
7. leave out ________________________
8.refer to____________________________
9.a collection of______________________
10.to one’s delight______________________
使……高兴的是
代替
省去；遗漏；不考虑
谈到，提到；涉及；查阅，参考
一批收藏品
五、词组运用
根据句子提供的语境，从第四大题中选一个适当的词组并用其适用的形式填空。
1.The manager’s car ______________on the highway half-way between the two cities.
2.The whole class was _____________two teams to debate whether students should be allowed to bring their cell-phones to school.
3. Computer is very important, but it can’t ____________________newspaper.
take the place of
broke down
divided into
4. As my secretary, your duty _______________filling the papers and answering the calls.
5. The pickpocket ___________________the policeman who had been holding his arm.
6. The train arrived at 3:30 am, so we had planned to wait at the railway station until daybreak and the take a coach to the farm._______________, our uncle arranged for a van to pick us up.
7. If you want to know his telephone number, you may ____________the telephone directory.
refer to
consists of
broke away from
To our delight
8. Each competitor got a number, but No.13 was ______________as no one wanted to have it.
9.________________ American art is on show at the city museum until the end of next month.
10. They bought the house ___________________.It is close to where they work and there are many shops nearby.
for convenience
left out
A collection of
Do you find the useful expressionsin the text?
puzzle n/v puzzled a. puzzling a.
1) n. 难题,谜,迷惑,困惑
2) v. 使…迷惑/困惑
be in a puzzle about sth
I am in a puzzle about the matter.
The question puzzled me.
I'm puzzled about what to do next.
puzzle oneself (one’s brain) about sth
= puzzle over sth 苦苦思索，为…大伤脑筋
I am puzzling my brain about how to make my lesson lively and interesting.
He listened to the lecture with a ____ expression.
puzzled B. puzzling
C. puzzle D. being puzzled
1) consist of : 由……组成，构成 (无进行式/被动式)
The committee consists of seven members.
委员会由七名成员组成。
中华民族由56个民族组成。
The Chinese people consists of 56 ethnic groups.

2) consist in :在于；存在于；以……为主
what does happiness consist in?
什么才算是幸福呢？
The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.
How many countries does the UK consist of?
England can be divided into three main areas.
divide sth (up) into sth. : 把某物分开
你怎样把这先端分成20等份？
How can you divide the line into 20 equal parts?
孩子们被分成四组，开始做游戏。
The children were divided into 4 groups before they started the game.

divide A from B: 将两者分隔开
The English Channel divides England and France.
英吉利海峡把英法两国分隔开来。
（辨）separate / divide
divide 意为“分开”“分成”，指把具有统一性的东西分成几部分，往往还有自然划分的意思，并能按比例“划分”“分隔”成若干部分

Separate 意为“使分开”“使分离’”分手”，指把原来结合在一起或混杂的东西分开，被分隔的东西没有任何统一性，有时含有用暴力强行分开之意。
Separate 还可以做形容词，意为“分开的”“个别的”。
Have a try:

He ______ his time between work and play.
We talked until midnight and then ______.
The shop owner _______ the apples into different classes.
The children sleep in _______ beds.
The fence ______ the garden in half.
divides
divided
divides
separated
separate
You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史，很容易就能弄清楚这个问题。
Clarify : vt. 澄清，讲清楚；阐明
vi. 澄清，清楚；明了；易懂

Could you clarify the question? explaine
你能解释这个问题吗？
His mind suddenly clarified.
他的头脑突然清醒了。
Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century .
link v. link A with B / link A and B (together)
The newspaper linked his name with hers.
报纸报道把他的名字和她的联系在一起。
From then on, his fate was linked to the company’s.
从那以后，他的命运就和公司的命运连在一起了。
这条新路连接了这个偏远的小镇和首都。
The new road linked the remote town with the capital.
Link n. 联系两者的人或事物；关系；联系
The police thought there was a link between the two murders. (警察认为这两起谋杀案之间有联系)
The southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.
Unwilling 不愿意的；不情愿的；勉强的。
Unwilling participants 不情愿的参与者
Tony was unwilling or unable to pay the rent.
托尼不愿意或没有能力支付租金。
break away (from):挣脱；脱离；改掉，破除
Nowadays many farmers want to break away from rural life and make a living in cities.
现在许多农民都想离开农村到城里谋生。
美国南方各洲想脱离联邦。
The American southern states wanted to break away from the union.
You should break away from the bad habit.
你应该改掉这个坏习惯。
[拓] break 词组
break out / break down / break up / break in / break off
1) When we were out, a thief__________our house.
2) She __________ a piece of chocolate and gave it  to me.
3) Unluckily, our car ___________ on the high way.
4) The two companies decided to ___________ the  partnership.
5) A big earthquake ____________ in Tangshan.
broke in
broke off
broke down
break up
broke out
To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas…
值得赞扬的是，这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作。。。
Credit 既是可数名词，又不是可数名词，其常见意思是“赊购（制度）；称赞；学分”。如：
No credit is given to this restaurant.
本店概不赊账。
This shop gives three months’ interest-free credit.
这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。
There was little credit given to those who had worked the hardest.
那些工作最努力的人几乎没有受到什么表扬。
He earned enough credits for his degree.
他为获得学位取得了足够的学分。
Credit 也可以作动词，表示“相信；把。。。归功于”。如
Do you credit what that politician said?
你相信哪个政客说的话吗？
To one’s credit 值得赞扬；为某人增光。如：
It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found.
亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。

To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas…
work together 为习惯用语，
work 意为 “起反应，起作用”
[拓] Work 词组：
Work well 做得好
Work in/ into 渗透； 渗入
Work at sth. 从事
Work out 算出
Work one’s will on / upon sb. 将某人的意志强加于别人。
and for convenience, divided roughly into three zones.
for convenience: 为了方便
I keep my referance books near my dest for convenience.
我把参考书放在书桌旁边用着方便。
2) [习语] at one’s convenience 在方便的时候或地方
With my own car, I can stop at my convenience.
开着私家车，我可以随意停下。
adj. convenient 方便的；省事的；合适的

rough 粗略的大概的；粗糙的不平的；令人不快的
rough cloth, rough behaviour, a rough vioce
1) We bought this house for its convenience.
2) Please come at your convenience.

3)The newly-built office building is equipped with many modern conveniences.

4) Will the 3:50 train be convenie