PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.单词拼写1.Thecarwasrunningslowlyalongthe________(弯曲的)roadsinthemountains.2.Weneedtomake________(基本的)changestothewayinwhichwetreatourenvironment.3.Thefilm“Frankenstein”isthemost________(可怕的)filmthatIhaveeverseen.4.She________(相似)hersisterineverything.5.Weare________(相同的)inourviewsofwhatshouldbedone.6.Stablesocietywillbe________(有益的)tothedevelopmentofeconomy.7.The________(暴力)andbadlanguageintheprogramshockedmanyoftheviewers.8.That’sthemost____________(难以置信的)coincidenceI’veeverheardof!Ⅱ.同义词辨析1.用reason,cause填空(1)What’sthe________ofthefire?(2)Therewasno________forcominglate.(3)Forthis________,hedidn’tattendthemeeting.2.用suchas,forexample填空(1)Whatwouldyoudoifyoumetawildanimal—alion,__________________.(2)Thefarmergrowsvariouskindsofcrops,________corn,wheat,riceandcotton.(3)Mattermaybeinvisible:air,__________,isthiskindofmatter.Ⅲ.完成句子1.Canyou________________________________________________________________________(想像在太空旅行)?2.Ifyou______________________(允许我去那里),I______________________(将非常感激).3.Theathleteran__________________________(向相反的方向),sohefailedanddidn’tgetthegoldmedal.4.____________________(难以置信的)thatsuchathingshouldhappeninyourschool.5.Hecameawakesuddenly,______________________(感到害怕)atwhathehaddreamedinthenightmare.6.Ithoughthewasacriminal;____________________(相反的),hewasapoliceman.Ⅳ.单项填空1.Sorry,Itookyourbook________mistakewhenIleft________ahurry.A.by;onB.by;inC.with;toD.for;in2.Althoughwedon’thavemuchmoney,Ican’t______thetemptationtobuythatnicefurcoat.A.refuseB.rejectC.insistD.resist3.Marialayonthebed,________inherbook.A.absorbedB.toabsorbC.absorbingD.wasabsorbed4.Thebestwaytodealwithcomplexproblemsisto________them________intosmallerproblems.A.break;downB.break;inC.break;outD.break;through5.Althoughwehadmadecarefulpreparations,unexpecteddifficulties________inthecourseofourexperiment.A.roseB.aroseC.raisedD.lifted6.Mary________metothedoctor’sthismorning.________aresult,shemissedMr.Black’slecture.A.accompanied;AsB.advised;AsC.took;WithD.sent;To7.She’sgotno________overthatchild—it’sterrible.A.holdB.ruleC.controlD.regulation8.Though________money,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtocollege.A.lackedB.lackingofC.lackingD.lackedin9.Researchershavenotfounda________,buttheyaredevelopingabetterunderstandingofthedisease.A.treatmentB.cureC.medicineD.method10.Alargenumberofpeoplethinkthetruthhasbeencoveredup________.A.bychanceB.byaccidentC.onpurposeD.forthepurposeⅤ.阅读理解HowtoapplyforanIDPAnInternationalDrivingPermit(IDP)isvalid(有效的)for12monthsfromthedateofissue.Recognizedinternationally,itnormallyallowstheholdertodriveaprivatemotorvehiclewhenaccompaniedbyavalidUKdrivinglicense.Mostcountriesrequirea1949ConventionIDPbutforcertaincountries,a1926ConventionIDPisnecessary.TheAAisauthorized(特许的)toissueboththe1926and1949ConventionIDPstoapplicants18yearsoldandoverwhoholdavalidUKdrivinglicense.AnIDPisapermitforusetogetherwithyourdrivinglicense,notinplaceofit.Insomecountries,youriskbeingfinedorworsefordependingonlyonanIDP.BeforeapplyingforanIDPyoumust:ChecktheIDPrequirementsbycountrytoseewhichtypeofIDPyouneedandcheckforanyspecialconditions.Readtheimportantnotesbelow:·IDPapplicationscanonlybemadeuptothreemonthsinadvance.AnIDPmaybepostdateduptothreemonthsinadvancebut,bynomeanscanitbebackdated.·Ifthere’reanyerrorsaboutyourpersonalinformationonyourdrivinglicenseoryouhaveachangeofnameoraddress,youshouldimmediatelyinformtheauthoritythatissuedyoulicense.·Whenhiringacaroverseas,rememberthatdrivinglicenserequirementsworldwidedovary.·ANIDPISSUEDINTHEUKISN’TVALIDFORUSEINTHEUK.WaysyoucanapplyforanIDP:Applybypost.Ifit’snotconvenientforyoutogettoapostoffice,youmayapplybyposttotheAA.Applyatselectedpostoffices.PersonalapplicationsforanIDPcanbemadeatselectedpostofficebranches.ApplyatAAPortTravelshops.YoumayapplyatAADoveror,iftravelingviaEurotunnel,AAFolkestone.1.Accordingtothetext,IDPis________.A.akindofvalidUKdrivinglicenseB.apermittohelpyouowntherighttodriveC.akindofdrivingexaminationD.apermitissuedbyBritishgovernment2.HavinganIDPmeansthatitsholder________.A.doesn’tneedadrivinglicenseatallB.canavoidtheriskofbeingfinedC.canuseanycarrunninginthestreetD.isagedeighteenorover3.Whichofthefollowingisn’tthewaytoapplyforanIDP?A.Applyingatselectedpostofficebranches.B.Bypost.C.Bytelephone.D.ApplyingatAAPortTravelshops.4.ItcanbeinferredthattheIDPisintendedfor________.A.theBritishpeopletogoabroadB.theforeignpeopleinBritainC.theforeignersinanycountryD.theChinesepeopleinBritainThereasonwhy...is/wasthat...Thereasonwhyhedidn’tattendthemeetingwasthathemissedhisflight.他没参加会议的原因是他误了航班。Thereasonwhyhedidn’tpasshisexamwasthathedidn’tprepareforit.他没通过考试的原因是他没做准备。答案Ⅰ.1.twisting2.fundamental3.terrifying4.resembles5.identical6.beneficial7.violence8.incredibleⅡ.1.(1)cause(2)reason(3)reason解析(1)reason是对某件事情的解释,往往是该事发生以后才提出的理由。reason后常跟介词for。(2)cause指会产生结果的原因,一般不用于人。cause后常跟介词of。2.(1)forexample(2)suchas(3)forexample解析(1)suchas用来列举同类事物中的几个例子,不用于句首,不跟句子,后面不跟逗号。后面列举的事物的数量不能等于它前面所提到的事物的总和。(2)forexample用来举例说明某一论点或情况,一般只举同类人或事物中的一个为例,作插入语,可位于句首、句中或句末。Ⅲ.1.imaginetraveling