1、UnitedKingdomcouldbreakup,warnsex-leader英國(guó)脫歐鬧劇AformerprimeministeroftheUnitedKingdom,GordonBrown,haswarnedthattheunionofEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandissleepwalkingintooblivion.HealsowarnedofaseriouseconomicdisasteraheadaftertheUKleavestheEuropeanUnion.HewroteaboutthedangersoftheUKleavingt

2、heEUafterBrexit.TheUKwillleavetheEuropeanUniononOctober31st(whichisalsoHalloween).MrBrownbelievesthatiftheUKleavestheEUwithoutadeal,thefournationsoftheUKcouldbeintrouble.Heisblamingnationalistthinking.Hesaidmanypeopleineachcountrywanttheirindependence.HesaidtheUnitedKingdomisnolongeratotallyunitedki

3、ngdom.TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourcountries-thethreenationsofGreatBritain(England,ScotlandandWales)andthefourthbeingNorthernIreland.ThefulltitleforallfourcountriesisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GordonBrownbelievesthatBrexithasmadepeopleineachcountrywantindependence.Mostpeoplein

4、ScotlandvotedagainstBrexit.TheywanttostayintheEU.TherearetalksofavoteforindependenceforScotland.TherearealsoworriesoverapossiblephysicalborderbetweenNorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland.PeoplearetalkingaboutapossiblereunitedIreland.MrBrownsaid:WemustrecognizethatnationalismisnowdrivingBritishpolit

5、ics.材料來(lái)源：https:/ AformerleadersaidtheUKwouldbeintroublewithano-dealBrexit.4. AformerprimeministersaidtheUKisnotaunitedkingdom.5. TheUnitedKingdomisaunionofthreecountries.6. GordonBrownsaidBrexithasincreasedScottishcallsforindependence.7. TherearenoworriesaboutanIrishborder.8. GordonBrownsaidglobaliz

6、ationwasdrivingBritishpolitics.IIGAPFILL詞填空dealoblivionblamingunionleavetotallyformerdangersA(1)primeministeroftheUnitedKingdom,GordonBrown,haswarnedthatthe(2)ofEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandissleepwalkinginto(3).HealsowarnedofaseriouseconomicdisasteraheadaftertheUKleavestheEuropeanUnion.H

7、ewroteaboutthe(4)oftheUKleavingtheEUafterBrexit.TheUKwill(5)theEuropeanUniononOctober31st(whichisalsoHalloween).MrBrownbelievesthatiftheUKleavestheEUwithouta(6),thefournationsoftheUKcouldbeintrouble.Heis(7)nationalistthinking.Hesaidmanypeopleineachcountrywanttheirindependence.HesaidtheUnitedKingdomi

8、snolongera(8)unitedkingdom.borderconsistsdrivingbeingeachpossiblevotetitleTheUnitedKingdom(9)offourcountries-thethreenationsofGreatBritain(England,ScotlandandWales)andthefourth(10)NorthernIreland.Thefull(11)forallfourcountriesisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GordonBrownbelievesthat

9、Brexithasmadepeoplein(12)countrywantindependence.MostpeopleinScotlandvotedagainstBrexit.TheywanttostayintheEU.Therearetalksofa(13)forindependenceforScotland.Therearealsoworriesoverapossiblephysical(14)betweenNorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland.Peoplearetalkingabouta(15)reunitedIreland.MrBrownsaid

10、:Wemustrecognizethatnationalismisnow(16)Britishpolitics.IIIMULTIPLECHOICE)讀理解1) WhatisthenameoftheformerUKprimeministerinthearticle?A.TonyBlairB.GordonBrownC.TheresaMayD.MargaretThatcher2) WhatdidtheformerleadersaytheUKwassleepwalkinginto?A.theseaB.alamppostC.abrightfutureD.oblivion3) WhenwilltheUKl

11、eavetheEU?A.October31stB.November30thC.September30thD.December12th4) WhatisthereadangeroftheUKleavingtheEUwithout?A.moneyB.insuranceC.adeal5) WhatdidtheformerleadersaytheUKwasnolonger?A.agreatBritainB.aunitedkingdomC.GreatBritainD.England6) HowmanycountriesistheUKmadeupof?A.fourB.threeC.sixD.five7)

12、WhatdidtheformerleadersayBrexithadmadepeoplewant?A.moneyB.freedomC.independenceD.morepolice8) WhatdidmostpeopleinScotlandvoteagainst?A.BrexitB.EnglandD.Europe9) WhatmighttherebebetweenIrelandandNorthernIreland?A.aborderB.peaceC.atradedealD.mountains10) WhatdidtheformerleadersaywasnowdrivingBritishpo

13、litics?A.apopularleaderB.globalizationC.multiculturalismD.nationalismIVCLOZE完形填空A(1)primeministeroftheUnitedKingdom,GordonBrown,haswarnedthattheunionofEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandissleepwalkinginto(2).Healsowarnedofaseriouseconomicdisaster(3)aftertheUKleavestheEuropeanUnion.Hewroteaboutt

14、hedangers(4)theUKleavingtheEUafterBrexit.TheUKwillleavetheEuropeanUniononOctober31st(whichisalsoHalloween).MrBrownbelievesthatiftheUKleavestheEUwithouta,thefournationsoftheUKcouldbeintrouble.Heisblamingnationalistthinking.Hesaidmanypeopleineachcountrywanttheirindependence.HesaidtheUnitedKingdomisno(

15、6)atotallyunitedkingdom.TheUnitedKingdom(7)offourcountries-thethreenationsofGreatBritain(England,ScotlandandWales)andthefourth(8)NorthernIreland.ThefulltitleforallfourcountriesisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GordonBrownbelievesthatBrexithasmadepeoplein(9)countrywantindependence.Mo

16、stpeopleinScotlandvotedagainstBrexit.TheywanttostayintheEU.Thereare(10)ofavoteforindependenceforScotland.Therearealsoworriesoverapossiblephysicalborder(11)NorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIreland.PeoplearetalkingaboutapossiblereunitedIreland.MrBrownsaid:Wemustrecognizethatnationalismisnow(12)Britishpo

17、litics.Putthecorrectwordsfromthetablebelowintheabovearticle.1. A.framerB.firmerC.farmerD.former2. A.obligingB.obliviousC.obligeD.oblivion3. A.preB.aheadC.forwardD.future4. A.onB.atC.ofD.by5. A.dealB.dealtC.dealerD.deals6. A.longerB.longingC.lengthenD.long7. A.desistsB.insistsC.resistsD.consists8. A.beingB.beenC.beD.become9. A.allB.eachC.wholeD.single10. A.speaksB.speechesC.talksD.discusses11. A.amongB.middleC.betweenD.edge12. A.sailingB.driv