PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1．Theparkisonlyfiveminutes’walkfrom__________(市中心)．2．Theyheldamysteriousreligious__________(仪式)．3．Richhasan__________(优势)overyousincehecanspeakGerman.4．Thepoliceareadvisingmotoriststoreduce______(速度)becauseofthefog.5．Iboughtthisbagasa__________(纪念品)ofmyvisittoLondon.6．Yesterdayatrainwasoffthe__________(轨道)．Ⅱ.完成句子1．昨天我在大街上偶然遇到一位我的老同学。YesterdayI______________oneofmyoldclassmates.2．听到这个消息，他禁不住大笑起来。__________________________，hecouldn’thelplaughing.3．他没有钱也没有食物养活自己。Hehas__________and________tosupporthimself.4．火车以每小时400公里的速度行驶。Thetrainruns____________400kilometresperhour.5．温总理出席了第16届广州亚运会的开幕式。PremierWen____________________________ofthe16thGuangzhouAsianGames.6．美国英语和英国英语的主要区别是什么？Whatare__________________betweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?Ⅲ.同义词辨析1．用power，strength，force或energy填空(1)Thedyingmangatheredhis________toturnover.(2)I’mafraiditisbeyondmy______todowhatyou’reasking.(3)Oldasheis，heisfullof________.(4)Weshouldusemilitary(军事的)________inthissituation.(5)Asweallknow，knowledgeis________.2．用fast或quick填空(1)Thetrainisrunningvery__________.(2)Theteacherexpecteda__________answer.(3)Mywatchistwominutes__________.Ⅳ.单项填空1．Healwaysworksatafast________.A．speedB．rateC．stepD．pace2．________automatically，theemailwillbereceivedbyalltheclubmembers.A．MailedoutB．MailingoutC．TobemailedoutD．Havingmailedout3．Thestormleft，________alotofdamagetothisarea.A．causedB．tohavecausedC．tocauseD．havingcaused4．Ifyou________anyproblemswhenyouarriveattheairport，givemearing.A．comeupwithB．setaboutC．runintoD．putaside5．Noteacherandnostudent________toenterthelab.A．allowsB．allowC．isallowedD．areallowed6．Thecarisrunning________speedof160kilometresperhour.A．inaB．withtheC．ataD．forthe7．XingHuinawonthewomen________raceatAthensOlympicGames.A．10,000metreslongB．10,000metrelongC．10,000metreslengthD．10,000metrelength8．AsanativespeakerofEnglish，hehasanadvantage________otherapplicants.A．ofB．overC．toD．at9．Oilpriceshaverisenby32percentsincethestartoftheyear，________arecordUS$57.65abarrelonApril4.A．havereachedB．reachingC．toreachD．tobereaching10．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin________oflittlechildren.A．handB．reachC．spaceD．distanceⅤ.阅读理解GeorgeStephenson’sfatherwasastoker(司炉)ofacoalenginenearNewcastleuponTyneinEngland.WhenGeorgewasfourteen，hebecamehisfather’sassistantatashillingaday.Helovedenginesandspentallhissparetimestudyingthem.Thatwasin1795，andinthosedaysallsteamengineswerestationary(固定的)．Theywereusedtopulltrucksalongrailswithachainorrope.In1804，RichardTrevithickbuiltanengineonwheels，andseveralotherengineersbuiltlocomotives(火车头)，astheywerecalled，eachonetryingtomakeabettermachinethantheothers.GeorgeStephensonsethimselftobuildalocomotive.Stephensonbuilthisfirstlocomotivein1814，andhekeptontryingtoimproveit.WhenthefirstpublicrailwaywasopenedbetweenStochtonandDarlingtonin1825，itwashisengine，calledLocomotion，thatpulledthefirstgoodstrainintheworld，withafewpassengersonboard.Stephenson’smostfamousenginewasTheRocket，whichhissonRoberthelpedtodesign.In1829，aprizeof500poundswasofferedtothedesignerofthebestlocomotive.Fiveenginestookpartinthetestsan...
