课时作业(八)ReadingPractice&CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．Theyare________(尊敬)bypeoplefortheirhonestyandunselfishness.2．Heistooexperiencedaconductortomindwhatthe________(批评家)say.3．Everyonepresentatthemeetingwas________(赠送)withadictionary.4．Wedonothaveenoughmoney.________(因此)wecannotaffordtobuythenewcar.5．Wewere________(吸引)bythefriendlinessofthelocalpeople.6．Thenumber30onaroadsign________(表明)thatthespeedlimitis30milesanhour.7．Theseancientbuildingsarepartofthenational________(遗产)．8．Childrenlikethescenesfromclassical________(神话)．9．Thesnakeis________(象征的)ofevil.10．Therearedifferent________(种类，范畴)ofbooksinalibrary.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Allthe________areinterestedinthe________.A．presentstudents;presentsituationB．presentstudents;situationpresentC．studentspresent;presentsituationD．studentspresent;situationpresent2．Theyoungmanrushedtothehospital________heheardtheterriblenews.A．atthemomentB．foramomentC．inamomentD．themoment3．Everythinghasgoneverywellasexpectedsofar.________，wehavenodoubtthatwe'llfinishthetaskontime.A．OtherwiseB．BesidesC．ThereforeD．However4．________hisdiligenceandgoodluck,herealizedhisdreamatlast.A．PuttingonB．DrawingonC．CarryingonD．Callingon5．Theyheldaceremony________thosekilledinthebattle.A．insteadofB．infavorofC．bymeansofD．inhonourof6．Itiscommonknowledgethatwashingwoolinhotwaterwillmakeit________.A．changeB．shrinkC．slimD．drop7．(2013·淄博高二检测)________quitewellintheimportantexam,hecamebackhome________andsmiling.A．Havingdone;relaxedB．Havingdone;relaxingC．Havingbeendone;relaxingD．Done;relaxed8．Iwassittingquietlyreadingwhen________astonecamehurlingthroughthewindow.A．attimesB．allofasuddenC．asamatteroffactD．ontheotherhand9．—Haveyouany________room?—Sorry,butwe'refullybooked.A．hollowB．bareC．blankD．vacant10．Toour________，Franklin'sillnessprovednottobeasseriousaswehadfeared.A．anxietyB．reliefC．viewD．judgmentⅢ.阅读理解APublicschoolsinWashington,D．C.providestudentswithmusicalinstrumentsforfree.Whensomethinggoeswrongwithaninstrument,CharlesWestandLarryJernigandotherepairs.Bothmenapproachtheirworkwithapassion(激情).Forthem,it'simportantthatstudentshaveajoyfulexperiencewithmusic.Thetwohaveworkedtogetherforalmost20years.Thisyearalone,they'vefixedabout450instruments.Bothmenaremusiciansandmusiclovers,solearningtodorepairscamenaturally.“Ihavebeenamusicianallmylife，”saysWest.“Iplayedinanorchestrahereinthecity.Imajoredinmusicincollege.Iplayedinanarmyband.”Jernigan'smusicalinterestsarevaried.“Iwasformerlytrainedinthepianoandguitar.Thealtosaxandtheflute,Ipickedupwhileworkinghere.”Inadditiontofixinginstruments,thetwoalsogotoschoolstoinstructteachersandstudentsonhowtomakeminorrepairsontheirown.Westbelievesifchildrenstartearlyandstayinvolvedwithmusic,itenrichesotherareasoftheirlives.“Iseethatinotherkids.Iseeitinmyself.Ihaveseenithundredsoftimesanditworks，”hesays.“Theylearnteamwork.Theylearnpatienceandrespect.”ButWesthasconcernsaboutthefutureofmusicintheelectronicage.“Thisinstantagehastakenawayfromthesitdown,thepatience.Andtolearntoplayaninstrument,ittakespatience,ittakesdiligenceandittakestime.”Beingabletoenjoymusiconthejobisoneofthebenefitsofthejob.Bothmenagreetheirbestrewardsarethestudents'performances.1．What'sthejobofWestandJerniganatschool?A．Teachingmusic.B．Writingmusic.C．Makingm...
