课时作业(十二)CulturalCorner&WritingⅠ.单词拼写1．Thechildrenarefindingithardto________(适应)totheirnewschool.2．Theshipsseemtohave________(消失)offthefaceoftheearth.3．Ifwecontinuetodestroythecountrysidemanymoreanimalswillbecome________(绝种)．4．ManypeoplewereshockedbytheideathatManhad________(进化)fromlowerformsoflife.5．IhavereadanarticleaboutYaoMing，onewithgood________(名誉)athomeandabroad.6．Hundredsofpeopleleavetheirvillagetoseektheir________(运气)incities.7．He________(暗示)thatinfactyourhelpwasnotwelcome.8．Atpresenttheexpertsarestilluncertainofskeleton's(尸骨)________(身份)．9．Thefirewhichbrokeoutlastweekcausedthe________(毁坏)ofourbookstore.10．Ihadwantedtoborrowhisbikeforanouting，buthegavemea________(正面的)refusal.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Look！Theblackcloudsaregathering，which________thatitwillrainsoon.A．indicatesB．explodesC．claimsD．thinks2．Withoutnaturereserves，moreanimalsarelikelytobecome________，whichisknowntousall.A．preciousB．valuableC．extinctD．common3．Thesefindings________theburialcustomsoftheancientIndiantribeofthatarea.A．throwlightonB．haveawordwithC．setfootinD．lightup4．Theinformation，whichshethought__________，was________tome.A．novalue；veryusefulB．ofnovaluable；veryusefulC．novaluable；ofgreatuseD．ofnovalue；ofgreatuse5．It'sbadnewsthatquiteafewrareanimals________eachyear.A．dieofB．dieoutC．diefromD．diedown6．________theheavyrainandflooding，tenmillionpeoplehavebeenforcedtoleavetheirhomes.A．AsaresultB．BecauseC．ThankstoD．Dueto7．(2013·太原高一检测)The________causedbytheearthquakeinYa'anwasserious，whichleftthousandsofpeoplehomeless.A．offerB．forceC．strengthD．destruction8．—Howdotheseinsects________themselvestonewenvironments?—Itisjustwhatthescientistswanttofindout.A．adaptB．applyC．reactD．spread9．Afteralonginvestigation，the________ofthemurderedmanhasbeenconfirmed.A．evidenceB．abilityC．fortuneD．identity10．—Mom.I'vewonthefirstplaceinthesingingcontest.—________！Congratulations!A．That'squitesomethingB．That'ssomethinggoodC．GoodluckD．ThatsoundsfineⅢ.阅读理解AMorethanoneslippery(狡猾的)creaturesaresaidtobelivingintheLochNess.Inmanycases，peoplehavereportedseeingahumped(背部隆起的)“whatis-it”forover30years.Foralongtimethemysteriousmonsterwasconsideredjustajoke.Butthingschangedin1966.Then，somephotoexpertsoftheRoyalAirForcereportedontheirstudyofafilmofthe“monster”．TheysaidthattherereallywassomehugeobjectintheLochNessandit'sprobablyalive!Themanwho“caught”NessieonfilmwasTimDinsdale.Onedayin1960，hewasdrivingslowlyalongaroadabovetheblackwateroftheLochNess.Suddenly，hespottedareddishbrown，humpbackedobjectfloatingabout1,600yardsaway.Hehurriedlystoppedhiscarandgrabbedhiscamera.Thethingbeganmovingtowardthefarshore.Dinsdalefilmedwhathewassurewasthebackofahugeanimal.Itwashalfinandhalfoutofthewater.Thecreatureswamawayinaslowzigzag(之字形)course.Soonitdisappearedinagiantsplashoffoam(泡沫)．ButTimDinsdalehadNessie'spictureon40feetoffilm!ThefilmwasshownonTVprogramsallovertheworld.Unfortunately，scientistswhostudyanimals(zoologists)stilllaughedaboutNessie.Butasmallgroupofinterestedpeopledecidedtoinvestigatefurther.TheysetuptheLochNessPhenomenaInvestigationBureau.In1964，thegroupgaveDinsdale'sfilmtothephotoexpertsoftheRoyalAirForce.“Here'safilm，”saidthegroup.“Telluswhat'sonit.”The1966reportoftheRAFmade“Nessie”respecta...
