2017-2018学年高中英语 大题精做02 The United Kingdom（含解析）新人教版必修5.docVIP

Unit 2 The United Kingdom I. 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项 (A、B、CD) 中，选出最佳选项。There are usually parents and two children in a typical British family. In most British families both parents 　 1　. Very young children go to nursery schools or stay at home with a child minder(照顾者).2　 people usually live in their own homes or a nursing home if they cannot look after themselves. British parents 　3　 to spend their free time with their children going to the cinema, museums or parks. During the weekend they　 4　 have dinner together. Americans often 　5　 from city to city or from state to state. For this reason American 　6　 live far away from their relatives. However, 　7　 keep in touch with each other by telephone or letter. During holidays or at celebrations like Thanksgiving, families often visit each other. A(n) 　8　 American family is the same as a British family. Both parents work. 　9　 British families, American parents try to spend time with their children at weekends. They often 　0　 museums. They also go to the cinema or the park. There are many 　1　 kinds of houses in the UK. In the countryside you can see small, pretty houses, and in the towns and cities you can see many 　2　 of flats. More than half of the people in the UK 　3　 their houses. Other people rent houses or flats. British people like to feel 　4　 and safe in their homes. They like to make their homes and gardens look attractive. Perhaps that’s 5　 gardening and DIY are the most popular pastimes. ZThe buildings in American cities are 　6　 to those in British cities. There are tall tower blocks, skyscrapers and large brick buildings. 7　, the houses are very different in the suburbs. A lot of Americans live in wooden houses with front and back 　8　. Two thirds of Americans own their homes. Other Americans 　9　 houses, apartments or rooms. Americans are usually very house-proud and 　0　 their homes very well. 3. A. pretend B. offer C. agree D. try 4. A. usually B. seldom C. hardly D. never 5. A. buil