PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1.Mostbuses________(运营)fromabout5∶00a.m.tomidnight.2.Thelocal________(政府)istakingactivemeasurestosolvethewaterpollution.3.InFebruarytheMayorofLondon,KenLivingstone,introduceda“________(交通拥挤)charge”—ataxforcarsenteringthecentreofthecity.4.Driverscanpaythe________(费用)atanyof10,000paypointsinthecapitalbefore10p.m..5.Itnever________(想到)tomethathemightbeintrouble.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1.用suffer或sufferfrom的适当形式填空(1)She________________abadcold,soshedidn’tgotowork.(2)Thestormmadethecompany________________agreatloss.(3)Becareful,orourworkwill________________.2.用charge...for...或chargesb.with...的适当形式填空(1)Thestore________fiveyuan________delivery.(2)Hewas________________stealing.(3)Thepolice________her________theft.Ⅲ.完成句子1.InordertogohometospendtheSpringFestivalwithherparents,shespentsixhours________________(排队)tobuythereturnticket.2.________________(即使)treatedunfairly,hedidn’tlosehope.3.Ihadsomedifficultyin________________(执行,实施)theplan.4.Please________________________(把这只猫挡在房间外面).5.Youshould________________(付费)beforeparking.Ⅳ.单项填空1.Whathedidsuggestedthathe________littleeducation.A.receiveB.receivedC.shouldreceiveD.receives2.Everythingseemedtogosmoothly________acarefulplanhadbeenmadebeforehand.A.thatB.asthoughC.evenifD.because3.Thethiefstolethelights,________thestairsevendarker.A.makeB.tomakeC.makingD.andmake4.Inthosedaystheycouldn’t________adoctor.A.affordB.affordtocallonC.affordtocallinD.AorC5.________,Iwillnotbuyit.A.IlikeitmuchB.LikethoughIitmuchC.IlikeiteventhoughD.EventhoughIlikeitverymuch6.Theengineersaresobusythattheyhavezerotimeforoutdoorsportsactivities,________theyhavetheinterest.A.whereverB.wheneverC.evenifD.asif7.________fromhearttroubleforyears,ProfessorWhitehastotakesomemedicinewithhimwhereverhegoes.A.SufferedB.SufferingC.HavingsufferedD.Beingsuffered8.—Areyouhappywithyournewcomputer?—No,itis________mealotoftrouble.A.showingB.leavingC.givingD.sparing9.WhilelearningEnglish,weshouldreadandwritemore.________,wecanlistentoEnglishsongsandprogrammes.A.InotherwordsB.InawordC.What’smoreD.Forexample10.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeoutⅤ.阅读理解It’snotthefleshiestcarintheworld.Notevenclose.Butthe1971VolkswagennamedHelioscandosomethingmostcarscan’trunonsolarenergy—energyfromthesun’slightandheat!JoshuaBechtold,14,andtheotherstudentsattheRiversideSchoolinLyndonville,Vermont,workedmanymonthstogetHeliosreadyforthe1999AmericanTourdeSol(“Sol”istheLatinwordfor“sun”).TheynamedtheircarafterHelios,thesungodinGreekmythology(神话).The4yearoldTourdeSolencouragestheuseof“green”,orenvironmentallyfriendly,carstohelpreducepollutionandsaveenergy.It’snotarace.Carsarejudgedonfuelefficiency(耗油量)ratherthanspeed.Intheweeklongevent,44carstookthe350miletourfromWaterbury,Connecticut,toLakeGeorge,NewYork.Ofthe23studentcars,Helioswastheonlyonebuiltbymiddleschoolstudents.AteacherdroveHelios,butthechildrentalkedwithpeoplewherevertheystoppedalongtheroad.“Thatwasmyfavoritepart,”saysAnnaBrowne,15.“Weexplainedhowthecarruns.”Dueinparttoold,inefficientbatteries(电池),Heliosfinishedfourth—outoffour—initskin...