CultrualcornerⅠ.单词拼写1．Allourt______talkaboutdealingwiththeunioncametonaught.2．ThenewCongressd______astateofwarwithGermany.3．Thetwofriendswerec______fortheclasspresidency.4．The________(最后的)outcomeisquiteunexpected.5．They________(抗议)aboutthebadfoodatthehotel.6．Agrand________(胜利)banquetwasservedintheroyaldiningroom.答案：1.tough2.declared3.competitors4.ultimate5.protested6.victoryⅡ.用适当的介词填空1．Thewatchisstill________guarantee.2．Incommon________otherstudents,Tomisoftenlateforschool.3．Therewere16votesinfavorofmysuggestionand15________.4．Thestoresinthedowntownareahavetocompete________customersintheChristmasseason.5．Weshallhavetodress________ineveningclothestogotothegalaperformance.6．Imeetanddiscover________chancethattheyarestealingmyapples.7．It'sup________youtodecidewhichadvicetotake.8．Youshouldtakeadvantage________alleducationalopportunitiestoimproveyourself.9．Theoldmanslowlyrose________hisfeetandleftthemeetingroomwithoutsayingaword.10．Thedemandforprimaryproductsis________theincreaseinEuropeanmarket.答案：1.under2.with3.against4.for5.up6.by7.to8.of9.to10.onⅢ.单项填空1．—We'dbetterhurryup;we'llbelate.—________？Doyoureallywanttolistentotheboringlecture?A．WhatforB．OrwhatC．WhatnextD．Sowhat答案：DSowhat“那又如何？”，符合题意。Whatfor“为了什么？”；Orwhat“还是别的什么？”；Whatnext“还有呢？”。2．Germany________waronFranceon1August1914,whichstartedtheWorldWarI.A．declaredB．announcedC．broadcastD．advertised答案：Adeclare“宣布”；decarewaron“对……宣战”，为固定搭配。3．Wehavetokeepprotesting________humanrightsviolations.A．thatB．withC．againstD．of答案：Cprotestagainst“抗议/反对……”，为固定搭配。4．Wewonthecontractbutonlythroughalotof________negotiating.A．easyB．toughC．satisfyingD．rough答案：Btough“棘手的；困难的”；easy“容易的”；satisfying“令人满意的”；rough“(人)粗野的；(东西)粗糙的”。5．Joan________whenshesawthevisitorscamein.A．setonfootB．setfootonC．rosetohisfeetD．struggledtofeet答案：Csetonfoot“开始，着手”；setfooton“登上，踏上”；risetoone'sfeet“站起身来”；D项应改为struggletoone'sfeet“挣扎着站起来”，故选C项。6．Itisour________destinationtobuildawonderfulcountry,astrong,rich,andharmoniouscountry.A．completeB．ultimateC．correctD．remote答案：B句意：建立一个美好的国家，一个富强、和谐的国家是我们的最终目标。complete“完整的”；ultimate“最终的；根本的”；correct“正确的”；remote“遥远的”，故选B项。7．—________doyouwritetoyourparents?—Mostlyonceamonth,butthismonthIhaven'tdonethat,becauseI'llgobackthisweekend.A．HowlongB．HowfarC．HowoftenD．Howsoon答案：Chowlong指“多久”；howfar指“多远”；howoften指“多久一次”；howsoon指“多久以后”。8．—Goforapicnicthisweekend，OK?—________.Ilovegettingclosetonature.A．Icouldn'tagreemoreB．I'mafraidnotC．IbelievenotD．Idon'tthinkso答案：A考查交际用语。句意：——这个周末去野餐，好不好？——我非常同意，我喜欢和大自然接近。只有A项表示同意的意思，故选A项。9．—DidyoureturnFred'scall?—Ididn'tneedto________I'llseehimtomorrow.A．thoughB．unlessC．whenD．because答案：D本题考查了连词的用法。由句意可知我没有给Fred回电话，是因为我明天将要去看他，构成因果关系。而though“尽管”；unless“除非”；when“当……时候”；均与题意不符。10．Itisoften________thathumanbeingsarenaturallyequippedtospeak.A．saidB．tosayC．sayingD．beingsaid答案：A句意：人们常说，人天生就会说话。Itissaidth...
