高三人教版英语必修五Unit2单元练习题：The United Kingdom

高三人教版英语必修五Unit2单元练习题：

The United Kingdom

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People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle(城堡). They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses ___1___ flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的) ;They can ___2___ them and change them in any way they

___3___.In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is ___4___ for himself or herself and for ___5___ friends.

People usually like to mark their space . Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your ___6___ around you; on the train you may have ___7___ your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a ___8___ to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table

between us. The man on the ___9___ side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no ___10___ on my side of the table at all. I was made rather ___11___. I thought he thought that he owned the ___12___ table.

I took various papers out of my bag and put them on ___13___! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded (侵犯) his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers ___14___ his case in order to read them. He immediately ___15___ his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me ! )

1. A. rather than B. as well as C. as a result of D. or rather

2. A. buy B. leave C. paint D. offer

3. A. make B. clear C. like D. prepare

4. A. only B. already C. ever D. even

5. A. unwanted B. unexpected C. sick D. invited

6. A. towels B. sands C. papers D. flags

7. A. find B. give C. put D. store

8. A. plane B. train C. way D. street

9. A. opposite B. back C. wrong D. good

10. A. matter B. weight C. light D. space

11. A. angry B. hurt C. fearful D. busy

12. A. right B. only C. small D. whole

13. A. the table B. his case C. the seat D. his side

14. A. into B. for C. off D. out of

15. A. hid B. set C. moved D. kept

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