PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1．We____________(交换)ouropinionsaboutthecomingdinnerpartyatthemeeting.2．Itisan________(丑陋的)place.3．Somevillagesare____________(消失)．4．Ifyouhaveanyquestion，youcanc________mebyemailorjustgivemeatelephonecall.5．Onlyasmallnumberofanimalscans______inthedesertonverylittlewaterandveryfewplants.6．Wecan’ta________togoabroadthissummer.Maybenexttimewewillhaveenoughmoney.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1．用anumberof或thenumberof填空(1)Ihaveseenthemovie____________times.(2)______________thestudentsinmyclassis52.(3)____________teachersarepresenttoday，and______________themis200.2．用suchas或forexample填空(1)Ilikedrinks__________teaandjuice.(2)Ihavebeentomanycities，__________，Beijing.(3)Boysinmyclass__________TomandJackareverykind.Ⅲ.完成句子1．随着房价的不断上涨，工薪阶层根本买不起新房子。Withthepriceofthehouse________________，theworkingclasscan’t____________buyanewhouse.2．大量的大学生自愿到中国西部去工作。____________________________havevolunteeredtoworkinthewesternpartofChina.3．在离家几千英里外的沙漠里，他们挣扎着生存。Beingthousandsofmilesawayfromhome，they________________inthedesert.4．找到了赚钱的好门路，他很高兴。Hewasdelightedtofindagoodway______________.5．他会说很多种语言，例如英语和法语。Hecanspeakmanylanguages，________________EnglishandFrench.6．很多问题有待于解决。Manyproblems__________________________.Ⅳ.单项填空1．Alotofpeoplehere，________，John，arefortheplanthatwewillgotothebeachonfoot.A．suchasB．forexampleC．likeD．takeforexample2．________forthefreetickets，Iwouldnothavegonetoseethefilmssooften.A．IfitisnotB．WereitnotC．HaditnotbeenD．Iftheywerenot3．Althoughhehastakenalotofmedicine，hishealth________poor.A．provesB．remainsC．maintainsD．continues4．Afteralongholiday，hefelthe________anymoretimeoffwork.A．can’taffordB．couldn’taffordC．canaffordD．couldafford5．Insuchadryplacethetreeswillhavetobewateredifthey________.A．havesurvivedB．aretosurviveC．wouldsurviveD．willsurvive6．Myfatherwassogladtomeethisoldfriendagain.Yousee，they________witheachotherfornearly30years.A．lostcontactB．hadlostcontactC．hadbeenoutofcontactD．hasbeenoutofcontact7．Thereason________hedidn’tcomewas________hewasill.A．that；thatB．why；whyC．that；whyD．why；that8—．Goodnews，Mary.Thepriceofthehouseinthedowntown________.—ButIdoubtwhetheritwillremainso.A．hasgoneoffB．wentdownC．hasgoneupD．wentup9．Nowadays，alargenumberofwomen，especiallythosefromthecountryside，________intheclothingindustry.A．isworkingB．worksC．workD．worked10．Althoughwehavemadefrequentattemptsto________hisrelatives，wehavesofarbeenunsuccessful.A．communicateB．relateC．relayD．contactⅤ.阅读理解NewEnglandisthesixnortheasternstatesoftheUnitedStates：Maine，NewHampshire，Vermont，Massachusetts，RhodeIsland，andConnecticut.Thesixstateswereamongthefirstcolonies(殖民地)inAmerica.ThecolonieswereruledbyEngland，andthisishowtheareabecameknownasNewEngland.AftertheRevolutionary(革命的)Warthecoloniesbecamestates.ManythingsaresimilarinthesixNewEnglandstates.Forexample，therearemanystonewalls，fishingvillagesandforestsinthesestates.Thehousesandbuildingsaresimilar，too.Peoplecutdowntreesfromtheforeststomakespacefortheirfarmsandvillages.Theythenusedwoodfromthetreesandstonesfromthefieldtobuildhouses，schools，andchurches(教堂)．Eventoday，mostofthehousesinNewEnglandaremadeofwood.Therear...
