Unit 2 The United Kingdom .阅读理解A2018山东泰安模拟Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade, UK scientists will report today.Wide uptake of cholesterolbusting statin drugs (降胆固醇药), healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular (心血管的) problems.However, heart disease remains Britains biggest killer.The new study, by experts at Oxford University, shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011.The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe. They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe, with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100,000 men in 2011, and 232 per 100,000 women.Some nationsincluding Ukraine, Macedonia and Moldovasee more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100,000 of the population.Overall, heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe, but only 27 percent in the UK. The study, led by Dr Nick Townsend, showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age.But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4 million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700,000 deaths in under 65s. Dr Townsend said, “Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 percent among men.”篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。英国的心脏病死亡率在近十年来下降了百分之四十多，但心脏病仍然是英国国民健康的最大杀手。1From the text we can know _.Aheart disease no longer threatens the BritishBthe heart death rate among British men is lower than among womenCthe old mainly dies of stroke in EuropeDthe heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than that in Britain答案：D 推理判断题。由第五段第二句可知，英国男人在2011年因心脏疾病致死的死亡率是十万分之342，女人的死亡率是十万分之232。由第六段可知，乌克兰的死亡率是十万分之一千多。故选D项。2What does the word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AStroke.BCardiovascular disease.CLung disease.DHeart attacks.答案：B 指代判断题。由倒数第二段第二句可知，研究表明，心血管病是种老年病。再根据最后一段首句可知，it指的就是心血管疾病。故选B项。3How does the author support his idea?ABy analyzing data.BBy following processes.CBy describing his own experiences.DBy discussing research experiments.答案：A 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，该研究结果及作者的观点都是通过分析数据得出的。故选A项。B2018湖北华中师大一附中月考British Women Writers in Different Periods of TimeThe English RenaissanceThe English Renaissance began in the later part of the fifteenth century and lasted until the early seventeenth century. Among the most famous women writers of this period is Aphra Behn, who is seen as one of the first professional women writers in English. She wrote a number of plays that dealt with topics such as racism and slavery. A good example is Oroonoko published in 1688. Aphra Behns works include also the plays The Amorous Prince, The Town Fop, The Dutch Lover and her only tragedy, Abdelazer. The Neoclassical periodAmong the wellknown women in British literature during the Neoclassical period, from 1660 to the end of the eighteenth century, is Anne Finch. She wrote poetry and tried to express all that she saw and experienced. Two other women are recognized for their contributions to neoclassical British literature: Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Mary Astell was a philosopher and a feminist writer. She is best known now for her theories on the education of women. The Romantic periodJane Austen is one of the most famous women writers during the Romantic period (17981832). Her works include several novels, most of which focus on marriage as a way for young women to secure social standing and economic security. Her most famous novels are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Another famous woman writer from the English Romanticism is Mary Shelley. She is the author of Frankenstein, History of a Six Weeks Tour and The Last Man.The Victorian periodThe Victorian period, between the 1830s and 1901, was the time when the Bronte sisters, George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell lived and wrote. Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte and Anne Bronte produced many British literary classics. Charlottes novels include Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette and The Professor. Mary Anne Evans adopted the male pen name George Eliot as she wanted to set herself apart from the feminine genre of cookbooks and domestic moral tales. Her most famous novel is The Mill on the Floss published in 1860.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英国不同历史时期有代表性的几位女作家。4According to the passage, Aphra Behn was famous for _.Anovels BpoetryCplays Dcookbooks答案：C细节理解题。根据“The English Renaissance”部分第三句可知，她以戏剧闻名。故选C项。5In which period can readers find works about racial discrimination written by women?AIn the English Renaissance.BIn the Neoclassical period.CIn the Romantic period.DIn the Victorian period.答案：A细节理解题。根据“The English Renaissance”部分第三句可知，在文艺复兴时期，女作家Aphra B