PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1．Rocketswerealsousedinfireworkdisplaystocelebratethenew________________(千年)intheyear.2．Whentheboiler________________(爆炸)，manypeoplewereinjured.3．Thesoldier________(逃跑)fromtheenemy’sprison.4．Hedrewa________(直的)lineonthepaper.5．She________(收拾)theleftoversfromthetable.6．Timeflieslikean________(箭)．Ⅱ.同义词辨析1．用explode，burst或erupt的适当形式填空(1)Anactivevolcanomay________atanytime.(2)Therewasahugebangasifsomeonehad________arocketoutside.(3)Thedam________undertheweightofwater.(4)He______________withangerafterhearingthenews.2．用lead，guide或direct的适当形式填空(1)________bytheboy，wesoonfoundthevillage.(2)Theroadsignswill________youtothecity.(3)Ayounglady________usonatourofthemuseum.(4)Thevolunteer________theblindacrossthestreet.Ⅲ.完成句子1．________________(奥运会)areheldeveryfouryears.2．ImetTominthestreet________________(碰巧)yesterday.3．Thehospital________________(附属于)themedicalcollege.4．Atthattimethetwocountrieswere______________________(和……处于交战状态)eachother.5．________________(团团浓烟)rosefromthefactory.Ⅳ.单项填空1．Ithasbeenrainingforthreedays.Ihope________.A．itwillcleanupB．itwillclearupC．ittoclearupD．ittobeclearedup2．Eachplayerofchessistryingtotraptheotherplayer’skingintoaposition________escapeisimpossible.A．whenB．thatC．inwhichD．fromwhich3．Allofusstillremembertheterribleearthquakethat________Sichuanin.A．attackedB．struckC．knockedD．occured4．Youshouldputthe________theoryintopractice.A．advanceB．advancedC．advancingD．advancedly5．Idon’tthinkthetelephonewasinvented________.A．bychanceB．byachanceC．byaccidentsD．byanaccident6．Luckily，thelittleboyescaped________inthefightinginthestreet.A．ofbeingkilledB．frombeingkilledC．ofkillingD．fromkilling7．“Nopraiseattaches________him________thegooddeed.”meansheisn’tpraisedfordoingthegooddeed.A．for；toB．to；forC．on；forD．on；to8．Helen______withangerwhenshesawaflyinhersoup.A．explodedB．explainedC．expressedD．said9．Lotsofrescueworkerswereworkingaroundtheclock，________suppliestoYushu，QinghaiProvinceaftertheearthquake.A．sendingB．tosendC．havingsentD．tohavesent10．Listen！Doyouhearsomeone________forhelp?A．callingB．callC．tocallD．calledⅤ.阅读理解ThomasEdisonwasoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallhistory，whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius，”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachild，hewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Hetriedtounderstandthem；then，hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisoncouldnotknowhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink，healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold，someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work，”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.Edisonwasalwayspoor，andoftenunsuccessfulinhisearlylife.Butheneverallowedtroubleorfailuretomakehimsorryforhimself.Healwayslikedtothinkaboutthehappythingsinlife.Hesaidthathisdeafnesshadhelpedhiminhiswork，becauseithadsavedhimfromhearingalotoffoolishtalkthatwouldhavemadehimdifficulttothink.Ed...
