课时精练:Unit1reading课时检测一、单词拼写1.Ifyouwanttobookaroominahotel,youshouldfirstgotothe______(接待)desk.2.FewbuildingsinBeichuanCounty______-(幸存)thebigearthquakeonMay12,2008.3.Christmasiscoming.Peoplearebusy_______(装饰)theirhouses.4.Herbrotherboughthera_______(贵重的)watchasabirthdaypresent.5.Anewhighwaybetweenthetwocitiesisbeing________(设计).6.Thereisabeautifulgardenoverthere.Doyouknowwhomit______(属于)to?7.They______(选择)thatvillageasthebasefortheexperiment.8.TherearemanybuildingsinRoman_______(风格)inthiscity.二、多项选择1.—Whatdoyouthinkofmyarticle,professor?—The________partiswellwritten,butthelatterisjustsoso.A.formerB.backC.earlierD.past2.—Congratulationsonyourbeingthebestplayer!—Thanksalot,butthehonor________allthepeoplecaringaboutme.A.listenstoB.belongstoC.preferstoD.getsto3.PolandandRussia,whichwerestill________in1920,havebecomegoodtradepartnerstoday.A.inwarB.atwarC.atpeaceD.inpeace4.Remembernotto_____thedishesfromthetablebeforethecustomersleave.A.fetchB.removeC.getD.bring5.Thewoodsandthenewlydugriverthroughthecampus________thebeautyofthisworldknownuniversity.A.belongtoB.addtoC.devotetoD.getto6.Ihaveno________thathewillpasstheexam,butIstillthinkthereissomethingaboutwhetherhehasreallygoteverythingready.A.doubtB.wonderC.chanceD.point7.Inasecondhandbookshop,Billycameacrossabookwhichhethoughtwascertainlya________edition.A.rareB.specialC.secretD.doubtful8.Someplantscantakeincarbondioxidewebreatheoutandgive________oxygentous.A.incaseB.inturnC.inreturnD.inaddition9.Itmust________asecretortheplanwillneverwork.A.remainB.keepC.leaveD.stay10.Manypoorfamilieslosttheirfarmsbecauseofstorms.SotheytraveledwesttoCalifornia________abetterlife.A.inhonorofB.insearchofC.indangerofD.inmemoryof三、阅读理解ATheLeshanGiantBuddhaisastatueofMaitreya(弥勒大佛)insittingposture.TheBuddhaislocatedinSichuanProvince,facingMinRiver,QingyiRiver,andDaduRiver.InDecember,1996,theBuddhawasincludedbyUNESCOonthelistoftheWorldHeritage(世界遗产录).Thestatuewasbegunintheyear713intheTangDynasty,andfinishedintheyear803.TheBuddhais71metershigh.Theeightmeterlonginstep(脚背)isbigenoughforonehundredpeopletositonandthe28meterwideshoulderislargeenoughtobeabasketballplayground.AmonkcalledHaiTongisconnectedwiththeBuddhaforever.Atthattime,wildwatersbroughtoutmanyboataccidentsandpeoplejustputthedisasterdowntothepresenceofawaterspirit.SoHaiTongdecidedtomakeastatuebesidetheriverthinkingthattheBuddhawouldbringthewaterspiritundercontrol.After20years'beggingfromdoortodoor,hefinallycollectedenoughmoneyfortheplan.Whensomelocalgovernmentofficialstriedtogetthisamountofmoney,HaiTongsaidthattheycouldgethiseyeballbutnotthemoneyraisedfortheBuddha.Afterhedugouthiseyeball,theseofficialsranawayscared.TheprojectwashalfdonewhenHaiTongpassedaway,andtwoofhisdisciples(门徒)continuedthework.Afteratotalof90years'hardwork,theprojectwasfinallycompleted.Havingsuchalonghistory,theBuddhawasnearlydestroyedbythewindandrain.TheChinesegovernmentbegantherepairingworkin1963undertheinstructionofexpertsfromUNESCO.1.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.ToexplaintheLeshanGiantBuddhabriefly.B.TotellushowtheLeshanGiantBuddhawasbuilt.C.TosaywheretheLeshanGiantBuddhais.D.TomentionhowtheLeshanGiantBuddhacameintotheWorldHeritage.2.Accordingtothepassage,theLeshanGiantBuddha________.A.wascompletedwhenHaiTongwasaliveB.didn'texistnowC.playedagoodroleincontrollingtheriverD.hasbeenaWorldHeritagesiteforovertenyears3.HaiTonghopedtobuildthestatueto________.A.makehistemplemorefamousB.showrespecttothewaterspiritC.protectthesafetyofthelocalpeopleD.getmorepeopletobelieveinBuddhism4.Inthispassage,HaiTongcanbebestdescribedas________.A.generousB.cruelC.easygoingD.longsufferingBTheHarbinIceandSnowFestivalhasbeenheldeveryyearsince1963.IthadtostopforanumberofyearsduringtheCulturalRevolution,butitwasrestartedin1985.HarbinCityisoneofthesourcesoficeandsnowcultureintheworld.ItislocatedinNortheastChinaandreceivesthecoldwinterwindfromSiberia.Theaveragetemperatureinsummeris21.2degreesCelsiusand-16.8degreesCelsiusinwinter.Itcanbeascoldas-38.1degreesCelsiusinwinter.Officially,thefestivalstartsfromJanuary5thandlastsonemonth.However,theexhibitionsoftenopenearlierandlastlonger,weatherpermitting(允许).Theicesculpturesrangefromdecorationsusingmodernlaser(激光)technologytomoretraditionalicelanterns.ThereareIceLanternparktouringactivitiesheldinmanyparksinthecity.WinteractivitiesatthefestivalincludeYabuliAlpineskiing,winterswimmingintheSonghuaRiverandtheIceLanternExhibitioninZhaolinGarden.TheHarbinfestivalisoneoftheworld'sfourlargestIceandSnowFestivals,alongwithJapan'sSapporoSnowFestival,Canada'sQuebecCityWinterCarnivalandNorway'sSkiFestival.The2007festivalhadaCanadiantheme,inmemoryofCanadiandoctorNormanBethune.ItalsowonaGuinnessRecordforthelargestsnowsculpture:250metreslong,28feethighandusingover13,000cubicmetresofsnow.Theworkconsistedoftwoparts:“NiagaraFalls”and“CrossingtheBeringStrait”.5.InthetextwearetoldthattheHarbinIceandSnowFestival________.A.startedin1963andendedin2007B.isveryfamousaroundtheworldC.doesn'tusepeopleasitsthemeD.isonlydecoratedwithicelanterns6.Harbinca