课时作业(八)CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．Chinahasbeen________(贸易)withIndiaformanyyears.2．Everyonewantstohaveenough________(自由),butatthesametimewehavetoobeycertainlaws.3．Japanisacountrydependingmuchon________(进口)goodsfromothercountries.4．Trainsplayanimportantpartin________(运输)goodsandpassengersinChina.5．Slaverywas________(废除)intheUSinthe19thcentury.6．ManywordsintheEnglishlanguageareFrenchin________(起源)．7．Herubbedoutthe________(记号)onhisbook.8．It's________(放松)tolistentomusicafteraday'swork.9．Wemust________(团结)asmanypeopleaspossible.10．The________(庆祝)willrunfromnextMonday.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Blakeroaredwithdelightashe________thewin,whichhedescribedasacareerhighlight.A．celebratedB．congratulatedC．greetedD．toasted2．Thiskindofapplesisquiteexpensivebecausetheyare________abroad.A．importedtoB．importedfromC．exportedtoD．exportedfrom3．Itisreportedthataforeigncompanywill________thesmallfactory.A．thinkoverB．takeoverC．turnoverD．handover4．Gaillookedvery________andhappyaftera________afternoon.A．relaxed；relaxedB．relaxed；relaxingC．relaxing；relaxingD．relaxing；relaxed5．Localresidentgroupshave________inoppositiontotheplan.A．joinedB．unitedC．connectedD．combined6．Hehasn'tsleptatallforthreedays.________heistiredout.A．ThereisnopointB．ThereisnoneedC．ItisnowonderD．Itisnoway7．OnethirdofthepupilsareofAsian________inthisinternationalschool.A．sourceB．originC．resourceD．standard8．—DoesRitafeelbettertoday?—Herconditionhas________improved,butitwillbesometimebeforeshereturnstoschool.A．soonerorlaterB．moreorlessC．nowandthenD．onceinawhile9．Fromtheschoolname________onthepackage,weguessedthatitmightbelongtoastudentofourschool.A．tomarkB．markingC．markedD．havingbeenmarked10．Thesesuperstitious(迷信的)practicesshouldbe________assoonaspossible.A．hiddenB．wanderedC．masteredD．abolishedⅢ.阅读理解AIfthereisonethingI'msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration(一代人)．Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstories,thecoverage(报导)ofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It'salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegenetic(基因)engineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It'squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted(传送)electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I'mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu,makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnews,etc.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia.Theyactuallyfeed_offeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn'thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it'sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.1．WhatistheBESTtitleforth...
