PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1．Theillnesshaslefthiminratherpoor____________(体形)．2．Hobbieshelppeople________(放松)．3．Therearemanykindsof________(木材)growinginthisforest.4．Thereport________(预言)thatmorejobswouldbelostinthecoalindustry.5．Australiausedtobeoneofthe____________(殖民地)oftheUK.6．Atthemeeting，he________(拒绝)myplan.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1．用true或real填空(1)Isita________goldringorsomethingmadetolooklikegold?(2)It’s________thathewenttoAmerica.(3)Thispictureis________tolife.2．用reject或refuse的适当形式填空(1)Myboss________________myrequestforapayrise.(2)She________________togooutwithme.(3)Theyounggirl________________myoffertohelp.Ⅲ.完成句子1．Hisdreamofbeingateacher________________(将会成为现实)inthefuture.2．Thedressshewears________________(由……制成的)silk.3．Don’t________________(扔掉)suchagoodchancetogoabroad.4．Shevisitshermother____________________(一月两三次)．5．Workis________________(在进行中)andweneedtowait.6．Hiscar________________(需要修理)．Ⅳ.单项填空1．AgroupofItaliansoldiersarrivedatafarmhouse，infrontof________.A．itsatasmallboyB．whichasmallboysatthereC．whichsatasmallboyD．itasmallboysatthere2．Thequestion________upatthemeetingyesterday.A．comeB．comesC．wascomeD．came3．Youshouldthrow________thesechairsandbuynew________.A．away；onesB．away；oneC．off；onesD．out；one4．—Tonysaidhecouldfixmybicycle，butIreallydoubtit.—________.He’sverygoodatthissortofthing.A．Don’tworryB．Icouldn’tagreemoreC．OfcourseD．Apieceofcake5．Thescientificresearchonhowtoprotecttherareanimalsis________.Manyscientistsareworkinghardtofindnewwaystoraisetheanimalsbyman.A．indangerB．incontrolC．inorderD．inprogress6．—Haveyou________somenewideas?—Yeah.I’lltellyoulater.A．comeaboutB．comeintoC．comeupwithD．comeoutwith7．Thetrees________inthestormhavebeenmovedofftheroad.A．beingblowndownB．blowndownC．blowingdownD．toblowdown8．Itisrequiredthateverystudent________theirhomeworkontime.A．willhandinB．musthandoverC．handsoutD．handin9．Somepeople________thatItalywouldremaintobethewinnerintheFIFA，buttheir________didn’tcometrue.A．predict；predictionsB．predicted；predictionsC．hadpredicted；predictionD．waspredicting；prediction10．People’spoliticalbeliefsareoften________bywhattheyreadinnewspapersorwatchonTV.A．madeB．producedC．shapedD．tookⅤ.阅读理解Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerful，problemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouri(MU)researchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmaller，lighterandmoreefficient.“Toprovideenoughpower，weneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity(密度)，”saidJaeKwon，assistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU.“Theradioisotope(放射性同位素)batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthanchemicalbatteries.”Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbattery，presentlythesizeandthicknessofapenny，intendedtopowervariousmicro/nanoelectromechanicalsystems(M/NEMS)．Althoughnuclearbatteriescancauseconcerns，Kwonsaidtheyaresafe.“Peopleheartheword‘nuclear’andthinkofsomethingverydangerous，”hesaid.“However，nuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevices，suchaspacemakers，spacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.”Hisnewideaisnotonly...
