课时作业(十)CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．Thenewlaw________(禁止)smokinginoffices.2．Helivesina________(多山的)district.3．It'salmostimpossibletofindhiminthe________(巨大的)ocean.4．Mailcomestothis________(遥远的)villageonlyonceaweek.5．Thishillistoo________(陡峭的)torideuponabicycle.6．Weshouldeat_________(多种多样的)foodstogetenoughvitamins.7．Justsmile________(自然地)whileItakeyourphoto.8．Fromthetopyougetabeautiful________(风景)ofthecity.9．Ichosea________(地点)wellawayfromtheroad.10．Shinethe________(手电筒)onthelockwhileItrytogetthekeyin.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Incrowdedstreets，forthesafetyofpeople，itis________todrivefasterthan20mph.A．forbiddenB．persuadedC．requiredD．demanded2．Theystoodatthetopofthehillandhaveawonderful________ofthecity.A．viewB．victoryC．opinionD．sense3．Thetouristsoftencomplainofbeing________bythelocalpeddlers(小贩)whentheybuysomesouvenirs.A．rippedoffB．rippedoutC．rippedupD．rippedway4．________，hefeltverylonelyafterhiswife'sdeath.A．InfactB．LuckilyC．UnfortunatelyD．Naturally5．Afterenteringtheconcerthall，themother________afriendandwentovertogreethim.A．searchedB．knewC．spottedD．realized6．Wewalkedalongtheseashoreandsawaship______.A．fromthatdistanceB．inthedistanceC．atadistanceofD．inadistance7．Drivingacarathighspeedgiveshera(an)________．A．beatB．excitementC．kickD．happiness8．(2013·贵阳高一检测)Nothavingfinishedhishomework，________toplaycomputergames.A．sohewasforbiddenB．hewasforbiddenC．hismotherforbadhimD．hismotherdidn'tallowhim9．________bothsidesaccepttheagreementwillalastingpeaceappearinthisregion.A．UnlessB．AslongasC．IfonlyD．Onlyif10．—Doyouenjoyreading?—Ofcourse.I________.A．havefunB．haveagreattimeC．getagreatkickoutofitD．readoccasionallyⅢ.阅读理解AOneofthemoststrikingsightsintheUnitedStatesistheGrandCanyon(大峡谷)oftheColoradoRiver.EachyearthousandsofpeoplevisitnorthernArizonatoseeit.ActuallytheGrandCanyonisreallyahugedeepvalleywhichwascutbytheColoradoRiver.Thevalleyitselfis217mileslong，anditismorethanonemiledeep.Itchangesinwidthfromfourtoeighteenmiles.TheareaaroundtheCanyonaveragesbetween5,000and10,000feetinheight.ThenorthborderoftheCanyonis1,000feethigherthanthesouthborder.Sothenorthborderhasmuchcoldertemperaturesthanthesouthborderdoes.AsfortheamountofrainfallintheGrandCanyon，thenorthborderhasanaverageyearlyrainfallofabouttwentysixincheswhilethesouthborderhasonlyaboutsixteeninches.OntheflooroftheCanyon.Thereislessthanteninchesofrainfallinayear.The_Canyon_walls_cut_by_the_Colorado_River_hold_a_long_record_of_geological_change.Youcanseemanyplantandanimalfossils(化石)inthesewalls.Today，plantandanimallifeintheCanyonisquiteplentifulandvaried.TheGrandCanyonParkhas1,000kindsofplants，morethan200sortsofbirds，andaboutsixtysevenkindsofmammals(哺乳动物)．ThefirstEuropeanstoseetheCanyonwereSpaniards.TheyweremembersofColorado'sexpedition(探险队)of1,540.ThesefirstEuropeanvisitorswereguidedbysomeIndians.TodayIndiansliveonmuchofthelandaroundtheGrandCanyon.In1919，theAmericanPresidentWoodrowWilsonsetuptheGrandCanyonNationalParkinordertoprotectthePark'slandandwildlife.PresidentWilsonsaidthattheGrandCanyonwastheonesightthateveryAmericanshouldsee.TodayAmericansandmanyforeignersvisittheGrandCanyon—oneofnature'sfinestmonuments.1．TheGrandCanyonisamongthemoststrikingsightsbecauseof________.A．itsweatherchangeB．itsnaturalc...
