课时作业(十)CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．Hemadean________(最后的)decisiontogotherealone.2．Aftertwodaysofhardwork,thearmyfinallywonthe________(胜利)．3．Weallthoughtthematterwouldbeafailure,butitchanged________(戏剧性的)．4．Themayor'sremarkgaveriseto________(抗议)fromcitizens.5．Ourmain________(竞争者)inbusinessistheAAAcompany.6．Kellyhad________(得分)anaverageof147onthreeseparateIQtests.7．Heexaminedthe________(品质)ofthefurniturecarefully.8．Idon'tknowhewasonceaboxing________(冠军)．9．Mr.Whiteoccupiesanimportantpositioninthe________(部)ofEducation.10．Conditionsarerather________(困难)here.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Wewillaccept________responsibilityforwhateverhappens.A．ultimateB．availableC．specificD．determined2．—Whatdoyouthinkofyournewmanager?—Oh，heis________todealwith，fornothingIdosatisfiedhim.A．easygoingB．friendlyC．toughD．lively3．Hearingthenews,theyoungmanjumped________hisfeet.A．inB．onC．atD．to4．Manypeopleprotest________killingwildanimalsforfood.A．forB．/C．againstD．on5．Henrypushedtheblanketasideand________.WhichoneisWRONG?A．hadhisfeetonthegroundB．rosetohisfeetC．gottohisfeetD．gotup6．Thiscompanyvaluesmuch________ratherthan________，sothatitsproductsareverypopular.A．quantity；qualitiesB．qualities；quantityC．quantity；qualityD．quality;quantity7．In1939,Hitler________waragainstPoland,whichstartedtheSecondWorldWar.A．declaredB．announcedC．broadcastD．advertised8．It'snotsurprisingthatMr.Johnsonsuddenlyfellill.________，heisalreadyattheageofninety.A．InallB．AboveallC．AfterallD．Atall9．Afterstayinginhospitalforlong,thepatientwasadvisedtogototheseasideto________hishealth.A．takeupB．pickupC．carryonD．makeup10．LeonardodaVinci(1452－1519)________birdskeptincagesinordertohavethepleasureofsettingthemfree.A．issaidtobebuyingB．issaidtohaveboughtC．hadsaidtobuyD．hassaidtohaveboughtⅢ.阅读理解AInthepast10years,America'sNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)hasgrownincreasinglydependentontherestoftheworldtosupplyplayers.WhenMichaelJordanandLarryBirdwongoldinBarcelonain1992，theAmericanswerepraisedforteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Thisseason,however,20percentofNBArosters(花名册)willbefilledbynon-Americans.NBAcommissionerDavidSternhappilyembracesthetrend.OnavisittoParisinOctober,Sternoutlinedhisvisionforthefuture,whichislikelytoseeEuropehostingNBAgamesby2010.TheNBAisnowplanningtotake_China_by_storm.“OurexperienceinChinahasbeenthatitisgoingtobeexplosiveinitsgrowth，”saidStern.ThestrategyinChinaisTV.“We'vemade14dealsinChinawithlocalandnationalnetworksoncableandsatellite.ThesuccessChinesecentreYaoMinghaspavedthewayfortheNBAmarketingblitzinChina.TheNBA,whichisbroadcastedinmorethan200countriesin42languages,willputthattothetestinOctober2004whentheHoustonRocketsplaytwopreseasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijingmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil.”“Itdoesn'tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom,alltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout(寻找)internationally，”saidTerryLyons,theNBA'svicepresidentofinternationalpublicrelations.Ithasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionhere.”AsFrenchmanTonyParkerandArgentineEmanuelGinobilishowedinwinningchampionshipringswiththeSanAntonioSpurslastseason,manypeoplecanearntherespectoftheirAmericanpeers.Others,suchasHoustonRockets'ChinesecentreYaoMing—No.1draftpickin2002—andtheDetroitPistons'18yearoldSerbDarkoMilicic—numbertwoo...
