高考复习方案（全国卷地区专用）高考英语一轮总复习Unit2TheUnitedKingdom听课手册新人教版必
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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
[2015·陕西卷] 假定你是李华，在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事。请阅读启事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件。
Volunteers Wanted
Our annual English Festival, which will be held on June 15～17, 2015, is now looking for 20 student volunteers to provide service for Talent Show, Speech Contest, and English Debate. If you are interested, please send an application e-mail at your earliest convenience to Ms Chen at .
精彩美文
Dear Ms Chen，
I'm Li Hua, a student from Class 2, Grade 3. I'm writing to apply for the position as a student volunteer.
I really want to obtain this precious opportunity because, by offering my service, I will be able to improve my organizational ability，communication skills as well as my confidence in speaking English in public.
As an outgoing girl，I get along well with my classmates.Besides，I have such a good command of English that I am elected as assistant to my English teacher.Successfully, I have lent a helping hand to her in several English activities of my class，which have been appreciated by both teachers and my classmates.
I am sure that I can perfectly live up to your expectations. I will be grateful if you could give me a kind consideration.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly，
Li Hua
名师点睛
1．文章体裁：应用文——电子邮件。
2．行文逻辑：写信目的→应征条件→表达愿望。
3．词汇短语：运用了较高级的词汇和短语。如：apply for(申请)，get along well with sb(和某人相处得好)，besides(此外)，successfully(成功的是……)，live up to(不辜负) 等。
4．句式句法：运用了多样化的句式结构。如：①原因状语从句：because, by offering my service, I will be able to improve my organizational ability…；②定语从句：which have been appreciated by both teachers and my classmates；③宾语从句：that I can perfectly live up to your expectations；④条件状语从句：if you could give me a kind consideration等。
Ⅰ.单词荟萃
1．________ vt.分配；分开→________ adj.分离的→________ n．分离；分开 2．________ vt.筹备；安排；整理→________ n．筹备；安排；整理 3．________ n．描写；描述→________ vt.描写；描述
4．________ vi.组成；一致→________ n．一致性；连贯性→________ adj.一致的 5．________ vt.澄清；阐明→________ n．清楚；明晰；清澈
6．________ n．收集；收藏品→________ vt.& vi.收集；募集→________ adj.集体的 7．________ n．便利；方便→________ adj.便利的；方便的
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8．________ vt.使激动；使胆战心惊→________ adj.激动的→________ adj.令人兴奋的
9．________ n．快乐；高兴；喜悦；vt.使快乐；使欣喜→________ adj.高兴的→________ adj.令人喜悦的
10．________vt.吸引；引起注意→________ n．吸引；吸引力；吸引人的事物→________ adj.有吸
引力的；诱人的 Ⅱ.短语检测
1．由……组成 ____________________ 2．把……分成 ____________________
3．遗漏；删掉；不考虑 ____________________
4．捣毁；(机器)出故障；分解；垮掉 ____________________ 5．代替；取代 ____________________
6．挣脱(束缚)；脱离 ____________________
7．为……带来荣誉；值得赞扬 ____________________ Ⅲ.佳句再现
1．Now when people refer to England you find Wales ________ as well. 现在只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士也被包括在内。
2．It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism ________________and died in London.
这似乎很奇怪：这个发展了共产主义的人竟然在伦敦生活过，并且在伦敦去世。 3．It looked splendid when first________________！ 当第一次建的时候，它看上去很辉煌！
4．________________the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.
由于担心时间不够，张萍玉早就把要去伦敦参观的景点列了一张单子。
5．________________ the four countries do work together in some areas… 值得称赞的是，这四个国家的确在一些领域共同合作…… Ⅳ.课文回顾
Great Britain consists 1.________ four countries: England，Wales，Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13th century Wales 2.________ (link) to England.In 1603，they were joined to Scotland.They were united 3.________ peace instead of by war.However，just as they were going to get Ireland 4.________ (connect) to form the United Kingdom，the southern part of Ireland broke away, 5.________only Northern Ireland joined with England.
England is the largest of the four countries and for 6.________ (convenient) it was 7.________ (rough) divided into three zones: the South of England，the Midlands and the North.Most of the population are settled in the south, 8.________most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North.
London is the capital city with the great 9.________ (history)treasures.It has the oldest port 10.________ (build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD，the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.
单词点睛
●1 convenience n. (the quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs)便利；适宜；方便(不可数)；便利的事物或设施(可数)
(1)for one's convenience/for the convenience of sb 为了某人的方便 at one's convenience 在某人方便时
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(2)convenience food/store 便利食品/便利店 (3)convenient adj. 便利的；方便的
be convenient to/for sb 对某人来说……是方便的
[温馨提示] convenient 可用作定语和表语。作表语时，不能用人作主语，而要用物或形式主语it作主语，其后常接介词for，to或动词不定式。常用结构： It is/was convenient for sb to do sth.对于某人来说做某事是方便的。
【活学活用】
(1)[2013·湖南卷·阅读A] If travelling to your destination by train，…， but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.
如果坐火车到达你的目的地的话，……，但最终在假期的开始你可能就会为了方便而多花钱。 (2)The shop assistants sell goods from door to door ____________________________ the masses. 为了方便群众，售货员们送货上门。
(3)When you come to school, please visit my office ________________________． 你来学校时，请方便时到我的办公室来一下。
(4)Tomorrow is my day off. I wonder ______________________________change our appointment from tomorrow to next Wednesday, still at the same time.
明天我休息，不知道可不可以把我们的约会时间从明天改到下周三的同一时间。
●2 attract vt. (to arouse interest or pleasure in sb/sth)吸引；引起……的注意 (1)attract one's attention 引起某人的注意 attract to(v.-ing/n.) 使……受……吸引(诱惑)
(2)attraction n. [U] 魅力，吸引力；[C] 诱人之处；吸引人的地方(东西)
have an/no/a little/much attraction for sb 对某人具有/不具有/有一点儿/很有吸引力 (3)be attractive to sb 对某人有吸引力 【活学活用】
(1)[2015·重庆卷·阅读B] In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment.
在古埃及，一个店主发现他可以仅仅通过改变环境就能把顾客吸引到店里。
(2)[2015·全国卷Ⅰ·阅读B] No matter how ____________ they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.
不论它们在店里看起来多么诱人，我一旦把它们买回家，它们总是会干瘪、坚硬和无味。
(3)The host intended to open with an important piece of news in order to __________ of the reporters present.
主持人准备挑一项重要新闻作为开场白，以引起与会记者的注意。
(4)He felt himself so powerfully __________ the scientific ideal. 他感到自己被这一科学理想十分强烈地吸引住了。
(5)There are a great number of foreign tourists travelling in China every year, __________ by the mysterious Chinese culture.
神秘的中国文化每年都吸引着大批的外国游客到中国旅游。
●3 arrange vt.& vi.(to put into a specific order)安排；整理；排列；布置 (1)arrange for sth 安排某事
arrange sth for sb 为某人安排某事 arrange for sb to do… 安排某人做…… arrange with sb about sth 与某人商定某事 (2)arrangement n. 安排；排列；布置 make arrangements for… 为……做安排
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