PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1.________(一般地)speaking,it’squiteafairsettlement.2.PabloPicasso,wasthegreatestwesternartistinthe________(第二十)century.3.Ilikewatchingtelevision________(系列).4.Picassohadhisfirst________(展览)attheageof16.5.Picasso________(发起)animportantnewartisticmovementcalledCubismwithSpanishartistGeorgeBraque.6.Theenemy________(毁坏)thecity.Ⅱ.选词填空1.HebegantolearnFrench______________________.2.Tomalwaysaskshisteacher____________________questions.3.Herillness________________ahighfever.4.Hisbirthdayjust________________bethesamedayasmine.5.Thepoliceman________________________adrugbuster.6.I________________whatyouhavesaid.Ⅲ.同义词辨析1.用happen或takeplace的适当形式填空(1)TheOlympicGames________________everyfouryears.(2)Whatdoyouthinkhas________________tohim?(3)May4thMovement________________in1919.2.用agreewith,agreeon或agreeto的适当形式填空(1)Theclimateheredoesn’t________________me.(2)Mostpeople________________thisarrangement.(3)We________________apriceforthesecondhandcar.(4)They________________us.Ⅳ.单项填空1.Becauseoftheheavysnow,aseriousaccident______tothefamily.A.occurredB.happenedC.washappenedD.tookplace2.MydeskmateleftforJapan________.A.onhistwentiesB.athistwentiesC.inhistwentiesD.inhistwenty3.Thecity________offiercefightsbetweenblacksandwhitesinthe1960sandDr.Kingwasshotandkilledin1968.A.sawseriesB.sawaseriesC.hasseenseriesD.hasseenaseries4.Heseemedtobelookingforthewords________hecouldexpresshisidea.A.forwhichB.withwhichC.forthatD.withthat5.Beforetheyfledthecountry,theenemyattemptedto________allthefactories.A.destroyB.damageC.hurtD.injure6—.Whatterribleweather!Isimplycan’tgetmycar________.—Whynot________theenginewithsomehotwater?A.starting;trytofillB.started;tryfillingC.tostart;tryingfillingD.started;tryingtofill7.Aseriesofdebatesbetweenthemajorcandidates________scheduledfortheLaborDaylastweek.A.isB.areC.wasD.were8.Abombdestroyedtwobuildingsand________severalothers.A.damagedB.harmedC.hurtD.injured9.Onelearnslanguagebymakingmistakesand________them.A.correctB.correctingC.correctsD.tocorrect10.Thetrees________inthestormhavebeenmovedofftheroad.A.beingblowndownB.blowndownC.blowingdownD.toblowdownⅤ.阅读理解Fortheearlyyears,say,kindergartenthroughfourthgrade,youcangetbywithnotechnologyatall.Evenifyouhaveacomputer,it’sagoodideatogetchildrenfamiliarwithlibraries.Atthisage,tripstothelibraryarelikefamilyoutings.Butasyougetclosertomiddleschool,theInternetbecomesmoreofanecessity.TeacherswilloftengivehomeworkthatrequiresastudenttousetheInternetforresearch.AfterthecomputerandtheInternet,technologychoicesforstudentsbecomehardertomakeespeciallywhenitcomestocellphones.Kidswillbegtheirparentsforacellphone,especiallyinmiddleschool.Formanyparents,it’sasafetyissue:Theywanttoknowthattheirkidscanreachthem(orviceversa)quicklyifnecessary.Butmanyteachersdislikecellphones.Theysaymorekidseventhinktheycanhaveaconversationduringaclass.Theytexteachotherandtakephotos.Textingalsoraisesproblemsofcheating.SeveralarticlesIreadwhileresearchingthistopicmentionedthatmoreschoolsarebanningcellphonesforthisreason.Thenthereisthe“coolness”factor.ManykidsseeiPodsasanecessity.iPodsaregreatformusic,butdotheydoanythingforyourchild’seducation?ButDougJohnson,aneducatorfor30years,saysthat...