课时作业(十二)CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．TheYangtzeRiverhasmany________(支流)alongbothsides.2．ThefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandforthefive________(洲)．3．Lookatthepicture!Obviously,itisoutof________(焦点)．4．Neverwaste________(能源)．Itisquitelimited.5．Thedoctorhasbeen________(监控)thetinychangesofthepatient.6．Paintingtheroom________(包括)movingoutthepiano.7．Therewasalookof________(惊奇)inhiseyes.8．She________(目标)toachievehergoalaftertwoyears.9．WhileIwasworkingasawaiterlastmonth,myfriendwas________(躺)onthebeach.10．Ibelieveheis________(关心)aboutallthosemattersyoumention.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Allherenergiesare________uponherchildrenandsheseemstohavelittletimeforanythingelse.A．absorbedB．devotedC．directedD．focused2．ForalltheseyearsIhavebeenworkingforothers.I'mhopingI'll________myownbusinesssomeday.A．turnupB．fixupC．setupD．makeup3．Intheeyesofthenewlyelectedprimeminister,thereisnevertoosmallathingasfarasthefarmers________.A．areconcerningB．concernC．areconcernedD．concerned4．—MynameisDeanE．Beller.—WhatdoestheE________？A．standforB．standbyC．standinD．standout5．Haveyouheardofonekindofanimalthat________eggs,but________itsyoung________itsmilk?A．laid；feeds；withB．lay；feed；onC．lays；feed；withD．lays；feeds；on6．________bothsidesaccepttheagreementwillalastingpeacebeestablishedinthisregion.A．UnlessB．AslongasC．IfonlyD．Onlyif7．Themessageisveryimportant,soitissupposed________assoonaspossible.A．tobesentB．tosendC．beingsentD．sending8．—Helenhasbeenworkingatalocallanguageschoolfor3years.—________sheissofamiliarwiththecity.A．NodoubtB．NowonderC．NowthatD．Asaresult9．Don't________mewhenyoumakemistakesandarescolded.A．goinforB．goinwithC．goforD．goafter10．Artilleryandaircraftwere________intheaction,whichis________ourimagination.A．lost；underB．involved.beyondC．absorbed.beyondD．joining；underⅢ.阅读理解AAtthebeginningofthe20thcenturythereweremorethanamillionlionsworldwide.Todaytherearelessthan30,000inthewild.Theremaininglionsareincreasinglythreatenedbyhabitatloss,huntingactivitiestoprotectfarmsandcattle.Forgenerations,MasaitribesmenonthelargeAfricanplainsinsoutheasternKenyahavehuntedlionstoprotecttheirfarmsandcattle.Todaytheycelebratethelions'life.NoahisanelderintheMasaicommunity.“WehavedecidedasacommunityoftheMasaitolaydownourspears,andtherewillbenomorekillingoflionsinourcommunity.”HeispartofagroupofMasaivisitingtheUnitedStatespromoting(推广)thePredator(捕食性动物)CompensationProgram.ConservationInternational'sFrankHawkinsexplains,“TheMasaihavebeenlivingwithwildlifeformanygenerationsandithasbeenaconflictingrelationshipinmanyways.Theycompetewiththeanimalsforfoodaslionseattheircattle.We'retryingtofindwaysinwhichthewildlifewillbecomesomethingusefultothem.”TheyhadthePredatorCompensationFundfoundedin2003.Aftermuchdiscussion,agroupofMasaifarmersagreedtoprotectlions.Inturn,iflionsorotherpredatorskilltheircattle,theMasaiownerwillbepaidmarketvalueforthedeadanimalsfromthefund.Onemansaidthatinthepast,whenalionkilledcattle,theykilleditonthespot.Andnow,afterthestartoftheprogram,theMasaiseethelionpopulationgrowing.Since2003，onlyfourlionshavebeenkilledhere.1．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thewildlifeintheworld.B．LionsandtheMasai.C．Thereasonwhylionsarekilled.D．ThelivingwaysoftheMasai.2．WhatistheaimofthePredatorCompensationProgram?A．Toprotect...
