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TheUKTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(UK)wascreatedbytheActofUnion1800andconstitutes①thegreatestpartoftheBritishIsles,agroupofislandslyingoffthenorthwestcoastofEurope.ThelargestoftheislandsisGreatBritain,whichconsistsof②England,WalesandScotland.NextlargestisIreland,comprising③NorthernIreland,whichispartoftheUnitedKingdom,and,inthesouth,theRepublicofIreland.CultureintheUnitedKingdomisrichanddiverse④,withastrongtraditionofliterature,theatre,popularandorchestral(管弦乐队的)musicandtheperformingarts.These,togetherwithcollections⑤inUKmuseumsandgalleries⑥,actasamagnet⑦foroverseasvisitorsandmakeasubstantial(可观的)contributiontotheeconomy.Colourbrochures⑧areavailablehereonvariousaspectsofUKculture,includingthearts,architecture⑨,dance,thevisualarts,literatureandpoetry.TheUnitedKingdomisindeedawonderfulplaceforvisitorsfromallovertheworld.[多积词汇]①constitutevt.构成;建立②consistof组成③comprisevt.包含,包括④diverseadj.不同的;多种多样的⑤collectionn.收藏品⑥galleryn.画廊;美术馆⑦magnetn.磁铁;有吸引力的人(或物)⑧brochuren.小册子⑨architecturen.建筑艺术SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现]PUZZLES①INGEOGRAPHYPeoplemaywonderwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethesefourcountries:England,Wales②,Scotland③andNorthernIreland④.Youcanclarify⑤thisquestionifyoustudyBritishhistory.[读文清障]①puzzlen.谜;难题②Wales[weIlz]威尔士(英)③Scotland['skɒtlənd]苏格兰(英)④NorthernIreland['aIələnd]北爱尔兰(英)⑤clarify['klærIfaI]vt.澄清;阐明[原文呈现]FirsttherewasEngland.Waleswaslinkedto⑥itinthethirteenthcentury.Nowwhenpeoplereferto⑦EnglandyoufindWalesincluded⑧aswell⑨.NextEnglandandWaleswerejoinedto⑩Scotlandintheseventeenthcenturyandlaterthenamewaschangedto“GreatBritain”.Thiswasaccomplished⑪whenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWales.FinallytheEnglishgovernmenttriedintheearlytwentiethcentury⑫toformtheUnitedKingdombygettingIrelandconnectedinthesamepeacefulway⑬.However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwilling⑭andbrokeaway⑮toformitsowngovernment.SoonlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwith⑯England,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUnitedKingdom⑰andthiswasshowntotheworldinanewflagcalledtheUnionJack⑱.[读文清障]⑥linkAtoB把A与B连接、联合起来,此处为被动语态。⑦referto提及;涉及⑧findWalesincluded为“find+宾语+宾补”结构,过去分词included充当宾补。⑨aswell也;还;而且⑩joinAtoB把A与B连接、联合起来,此处为被动语态。⑪accomplish[ə'kʌmplIʃ]vt.实现;完成;达到⑫intheearlytwentiethcentury在20世纪初⑬bygetting...为方式状语,其中gettingIrelandconnected为“get+宾语+宾补”结构,过去分词connected作宾补。⑭unwilling[ˌʌn'wIlIŋ]adj.不愿意(的);不乐意(的)beunwillingtodosth.不愿意做某事⑮breakaway(from)挣脱(束缚);脱离⑯joinwith联合⑰动词不定式短语tobecome...作结果状语。⑱theUnionJack英国国旗地理学的困惑[第1~2段译文]对于用不同词汇来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家,人们或许感到很奇怪。如果你学习英国历史,你就可以弄清楚这个问题。首先是英格兰。威尔士在公元13世纪时与英格兰是一体的。如今只要有人提起英格兰,你就会发现威尔士也是被包括在内的。接着英格兰和威尔士在17世纪同苏格兰合并,后来更名为“大不列颠”。这是在苏格兰的詹姆斯国王成为英格兰和威尔士的国王时完成的。最后在20世纪初,英国政府试图以同样的和平方式把爱尔兰联合起来以形成联合王国。然而,爱尔兰的南部不愿意(组建联合王国),它分离出去并建立了自己的政府。因此,只有北爱尔兰同英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰联合起来组成了联合王国,从向世界展示的新的英国国旗上就可以看出来。[原文呈现]Totheircredit⑲thefourcountriesdoworktogether⑳insomeareas(eg,thecurrency○21andinternationalrelations),buttheystillhaveverydifferentinstitutions○22.Forexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferenteducational○23andlegal○24systemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup![读文清障]⑲credit['kredIt]n.信任;学分;赞扬;信贷toone'scredit为……带来荣誉;值得赞扬;在……名下⑳doworktogether中do表示强调,意为“确实;的确”。○21currency['kʌrənsI]n.货币;通货○22institution[ˌInstI'tjuːʃn]n.制度;机制;公共机构○23educational[ˌedjʊ'keIʃənl]adj.教育的○24legaladj.法律的;合法的[第3段译文]值得赞扬的是,虽然这四个国家的确在某些领域共同合作(比如,在货币和国际关系上),但它们在制度上仍存在着很大的区别。例如,北爱尔兰、英格兰和苏格兰有不同的教育及司法体系,它们也有各自的足球队去参加像世界杯这样的比赛![原文呈现]Englandisthelargestofthefourcountries,andforconvenience○25itisdividedroughly○26intothreezones.ThezonenearestFranceiscalledtheSouthofEngland,themiddlezoneiscalledtheMidlands○27andtheonenearestto○28Scotlandisknownas○29theNorth.Youfindmostofthepopulationsettledinthesouth○30,butmostoftheindustrialcitiesintheMidlandsandtheNorthofEngland.Although,nationwide○31,thesecitiesarenotaslargeas○32thoseinChina,theyhaveworldfamousfootballteamsandsomeofthemevenhavetwo!Itisapitythattheindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenineteenthcenturydonotattract○33visitors○34.Forhistorical○35architecture○36youhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownsbuiltbytheRomans○37.ThereyouwillfindoutmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture.[读文清障]○25convenience[kən'viːnIəns]n.便利;方便forconvenience为了方便起见○26roughly['rʌflI]adv.粗略地(=about);粗糙地○27Midlands['mIdləndz]英格兰中部地区(英)○28nearestto...靠……最近的,用作后置定语,修饰theone。○29beknownas作为……而为人所知○30find...为“find+宾语+宾补”结构,过去分词短语settledinthesouth作宾补。○31nationwide[ˌneIʃən'waId]adj.全国性的;全国范围的adv.在全国范围内;就全国而论○32notaslargeas(=notsolargeas)不如……那么大○33attract[ə'trækt]vt.吸引;引起注意○34在句子Itisapitythat...中,it为形式主语,that从句为真正的主语。在从句中,过去分词短语builtinthenineteenthcentury作后置定语,修饰theindustrialcities。○35historical[hIs'tɒrIkl]adj.历史(上)的;有关历史的○36architecture['ɑːkItektʃə]n.建筑学;建筑艺术○37过去分词短语built...作后置定语,修饰towns。[第4段译文]在这四个国家中,英格兰是最大的。为方便起见,它大致可以划分为三个地区。最靠近法国的是英格兰南部,中部地区被称为英格兰中部,最靠近苏格兰的称为英格兰北部。你可以看到大多数人口定居在南部,但多数的大型工业城市在英格兰的中部和北部地区。虽然全国范围内,这些城市都不如中国的城市那样大,但是它们都有着世界闻名的足球队,有的城市甚至还有两个!可惜的是这些建于19世纪的工业城市对游客并没有吸引力。想游览古代建筑你得去那些最初由罗马人建造的更古老但是更小的城镇。在那儿你会了解更多的关于英国历史和文化的东西。[原文呈现]ThegreatesthistoricaltreasureofallisLondonwithitsmuseums,artcollection
本文标题:2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Section
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